pymel.core.general.objectCenter

objectCenter(*args, **kwargs)

This command returns the coordinates of the center of the bounding box of the specified object. If one coordinate only is specified, it will be returned as a float. If no coordinates are specified, an array of floats is returned, containing x, y, and z. If you specify multiple coordinates, only one will be returned.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
gl (gl)		bool
	Return positional values in global coordinates (default).Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
local (l)		bool
	Return positional values in local coordinates.
x (x)		bool
	Return X value only
y (y)		bool
	Return Y value only
z (z)		bool
	Return Z value only

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.objectCenter

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# create a simple hierarchy
pm.polyCube( name='a' )
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'a'), nt.PolyCube(u'polyCube1')] #
pm.polyCube( name='b' )
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'b'), nt.PolyCube(u'polyCube2')] #
pm.parent( 'b', 'a' )
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'b')] #
pm.move( 3, 0, 0, 'a', localSpace=True )
pm.move( 2, 2, 2, 'b', localSpace=True )

X_COORD = pm.objectCenter('b',x=True)

# Get the center of the bounding box of b in local space
XYZ = pm.objectCenter('b', l=True)

# Get the center of the bounding box of b in world space
XYZ = pm.objectCenter('b', gl=True)

# Get the center of the bounding box of a in world space
XYZ = pm.objectCenter('a', gl=True)