deviceManager

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Synopsis

deviceManager [-attachment] [-axisCoordChanges] [-axisIndex int] [-axisName] [-axisOffset] [-axisScale] [-deviceIndex int] [-deviceNameFromIndex int] [-numAxis] [-numDevices]

deviceManager is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Return value

None

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Keywords

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-numDevices(-ndv)
Returns the number of devices currently attached.
-deviceIndex(-dvi)	int
Used usually in conjunction with other flags, to indicate the index of the device.
-axisIndex(-axi)	int
Used usually in conjunction with other flags, to indicate the index of the axis.
-attachment(-att)
Returns the plugs that a device and axis are attached to. Expects the -deviceIndex and axisIndex to be used in conjunction.
-deviceNameFromIndex(-dni)	int
Returns the name of the device with the given index.
-numAxis(-nax)
Returns the number of axis this device has. Expects the -deviceIndex flag to be used.
-axisName(-axn)
Returns the name of the axis. Expects the -deviceIndex and -axisIndex flags to be used in conjunction.
-axisScale(-axs)
Returns the scale of the axis. Expects the -deviceIndex and -axisIndex flags to be used in conjunction.
-axisOffset(-axo)
Returns the offset of the axis. Expects the -deviceIndex and -axisIndex flags to be used in conjunction.
-axisCoordChanges(-acc)
Returns whether the axis coordinate changes. Expects the -deviceIndex and -axisIndex flags to be used in conjunction.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

// query for the number of attached devices
deviceManager -numDevices -q ;