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Flags. Python
examples.
scaleConstraint( [target...] [object] ,
[layer=string], [maintainOffset=boolean], [name=string], [offset=[float, float, float]], [remove=boolean], [skip=string], [targetList=boolean], [weight=float], [weightAliasList=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
scaleConstraint is undoable, queryable, and editable.
Constrain an object's scale to the scale of the target object or to
the average scale of a number of targets. A scaleConstraint takes
as input one or more "target" DAG transform nodes to which to scale
the single "constraint object" DAG transform node. The
scaleConstraint scales the constrained object at the weighted
geometric mean of the world space target scale factors.
| string[] |
Name of the created constraint node |
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
aimConstraint, geometryConstraint, normalConstraint, orientConstraint, parentConstraint, pointConstraint, poleVectorConstraint, tangentConstraint
layer, maintainOffset, name, offset, remove, skip, targetList, weight,
weightAliasList
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
name(n) |
string |
   |
|
Sets the name of the constraint node to the specified name.
Default name is constrainedObjectName_constraintType |
|
weight(w) |
float |
|
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Sets the weight value for the specified target(s). If not given
at creation time, the default value of 1.0 is used. |
|
remove(rm) |
boolean |
|
|
removes the listed target(s) from the constraint. |
|
targetList(tl) |
boolean |
|
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Return the list of target objects. |
|
weightAliasList(wal) |
boolean |
|
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Returns the names of the attributes that control the weight of
the target objects. Aliases are returned in the same order as the
targets are returned by the targetList flag |
|
layer(l) |
string |
|
|
Specify the name of the animation layer where the constraint
should be added. |
|
offset(o) |
[float, float, float] |
|
|
Sets or queries the value of the offset. Default is 1,1,1. |
|
maintainOffset(mo) |
boolean |
|
|
The offset necessary to preserve the constrained object's
initial scale will be calculated and used as the offset. |
|
skip(sk) |
string |
 |
|
Specify the axis to be skipped. Valid values are "x", "y", "z"
and "none". During creation, "none" is the default. This flag is
multi-use. |
|
| 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 have multiple arguments, passed
either as a tuple or a list. |
import maya.cmds as cmds
# Scale cube1 at the scale of cone1.
cmds.scaleConstraint( 'cone1', 'cube1' )
# Uses the average of the scale of cone1 and surf2.
cmds.scaleConstraint( 'cone1', 'surf2', 'cube2', w=.1 )
# Sets the weight for cone1's effect on cube2 to 10.
cmds.scaleConstraint( 'cone1', 'cube2', e=True, w=10.0 )
# Removes surf2 from cube2's scaleConstraint
cmds.scaleConstraint( 'surf2', 'cube2', e=True, rm=True )
# Adds surf3 to cube2's scaleConstraint with the default weight
cmds.scaleConstraint( 'surf3', 'cube2' )
# Constrain the x and z scale of sph2 to sph1
cmds.scaleConstraint( 'sph1', 'sph2', skip="y" )