pymel.core.context.dollyCtx

dollyCtx(*args, **kwargs)

This command can be used to create, edit, or query a dolly context.

Flags:
Long name (short name) Argument Types Properties
alternateContext (ac) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Set the ALT+LMB+MMB and ALT+CRL+LMB to refer to this context.
boxDollyType (bdt) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

Set the behavior of where the camera’s center of interest is set to after the box dolly. In surfacemode, the center of interest will be snapped to the surface point at the center of the marquee. In bboxmode, the closest bounding box to the camera will be used. Bounding box mode will use the selection mask to determine which objects to include into the calculation.

centerOfInterestDolly (cd) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

Set the translate the camera’s center of interest. Left and right drag movements with the mouse will translate the center of interest towards or away respectively from the camera. The center of interest can be snapped to objects by using the left mouse button for selection. The default select mask will be used.

dollyTowardsCenter (dtc) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 

Dolly towards center (if true), else dolly towards point where user clicks in the view.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

exists (ex) bool  
   
history (ch) bool  
   
image1 (i1) unicode  
   
image2 (i2) unicode  
   
image3 (i3) unicode  
   
localDolly (ld) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Dolly with respect to the camera’s center of interest. The camera will not pass through the center of interest. Local dolly only applies to perspective cameras.
name (n) unicode  
   
scale (s) float ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
The sensitivity for dollying the camera.
toolName (tn) unicode  
   

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.dollyCtx

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.dollyCtx( 'dollyContext', s=1.0, ac=False, ld=False, cd=False )

pm.dollyCtx( 'dollyContext', e=True, bdt='surface' )

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