pymel.core.context.artPuttyCtx

artPuttyCtx(*args, **kwargs)

This is a context command to set the flags on the artAttrContext, which is the base context for attribute painting operations. All commands require the name of the context as the last argument as this provides the name of the context to create, edit or query. This command is used to modify NURBS surfaces using a brush based interface (Maya Artisan). This is accomplished by moving the control vertices (cvs) under the brush in the specified direction. In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
accopacity (aco)		bool
	Sets opacity accumulation on/off. C: Default is false (Except for sculpt tool for which it is true by default). Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
activeListChangedProc (alp)		unicode
	Accpts a string which contains a MEL command that is invoked whenever the active list changes. There may be some situations where the UI, for example, needs to be updated, when objects are selected/deselected in the scene. In query mode, the name of the currently registered MEL command is returned and this will be an empty string if none is defined.
afterStrokeCmd (asc)		unicode
	The passed string is executed as a MEL command immediately after the end of a stroke. C: Default is no command. Q: When queried, it returns the current command
alphaclamp (alc)		unicode
	Specifies if the weight value should be alpha clamped to the lower and upper bounds. There are four options here: none- no clamping is performed, lower- clamps only to the lower bound, upper- clamps only to the upper bounds, both- clamps to the lower and upper bounds. C: Default is none. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
alphaclamplower (acl)		float
	Specifies the lower bound for the alpha values. C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
alphaclampupper (acu)		float
	Specifies the upper bound for the alpha values. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
attrSelected (asl)		unicode
	Returns a name of the currently selected attribute. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
autosmooth (asm)		bool
	Sets up the auto smoothing option. When the brush is in the smooth mode, adjusting the strength will adjust how fast the surfaces is smoothed out. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
beforeStrokeCmd (bsc)		unicode
	The passed string is executed as a MEL command immediately before the start of a stroke. C: Default is no command. Q: When queried, it returns the current command
brushalignment (bra)		bool
	Specifies the path brush alignemnt. If true, the brush will align to stroke path, otherwise it will align to up vector. C: Default is true. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
brushfeedback (brf)		bool
	Specifies if the brush additional feedback should be drawn. C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
clamp (cl)		unicode
	Specifies if the weight value should be clamped to the lower and upper bounds. There are four options here: none- no clamping is performed, lower- clamps only to the lower bound, upper- clamps only to the upper bounds, both- clamps to the lower and upper bounds. C: Default is none. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
clamplower (cll)		float
	Specifies the lower bound for the values. C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
clampupper (clu)		float
	Specifies the upper bound for the values. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
clear (clr)		bool
	Floods all cvs/vertices to the current value.
collapsecvtol (clc)		float
	Specifies the tolerance for the collapse cv detection. C: Default is 0.005 cm. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
colorAlphaValue (cl1)		float
colorRGBAValue (cl4)		float, float, float, float
colorRGBValue (cl3)		float, float, float
colorRamp (cr)		unicode
	Allows a user defined color ramp to be used to map values to colors.
colorfeedback (cf)		bool
	Sets on/off the color feedback display. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
colorfeedbackOverride (cfo)		bool
colorrangelower (crl)		float
	Specifies the value which maps to black when color feedback mode is on C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
colorrangeupper (cru)		float
	Specifies the value which maps to the maximum color when color feedback mode is on C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
dataTypeIndex (dti)		int
	When the selected paintable attribute is a vectorArray, it specifies which field to paint on.
disablelighting (dl)		bool
	If color feedback is on, this flag determines whether lighting is disabled or not for the surfaces that are affected C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
dispdecr (dde)		bool
	Decreases a maximum displacement by 10%. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
dispincr (din)		bool
	Increases a maximum displacement by 10%.
dragSlider (dsl)		unicode
	Sets the current brush drag state for resizing or offsetting the brush (like the ‘b’ and ‘m’ default hotkeys). The string argument is one of: radius, lowradius, opacity, value, depth, displacement, uvvectoror none. C: Default is none.
duringStrokeCmd (dsk)		unicode
	The passed string is executed as a MEL command during the stroke, each time the mouse is dragged. C: Default is no command. Q: When queried, it returns the current command
dynclonemode (dcm)		bool
erasesrfupd (eut)		bool
exists (ex)		bool
	Returns true or false depending upon whether the specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
expandfilename (eef)		bool
	If true, it will expand the name of the export file and concatenate it with the surface name. Otherwise it will take the name as it is. C: Default is true.
exportaspectratio (ear)		float
exportfilemode (efm)		unicode
	Specifies the export channel.The valid entries here are: alpha, luminance, rgb, rgba. C: Default is luminance/rgb. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
exportfilesave (esf)		unicode
	Exports the attribute map and saves to a specified file.
exportfilesizex (fsx)		int
	Specifies the width of the attribute map to export. C: Default width is 256. Q: When queried, it returns an integer.
exportfilesizey (fsy)		int
	Specifies the width of the attribute map to export. C: Default width is 256. Q: When queried, it returns an integer.
exportfiletype (eft)		unicode
	Specifies the image file format. It can be one of the following: iff, tiff, jpeg, alias, rgb, fitpostScriptEPS, softimage, wavefrontRLA, wavefrontEXP. C: default is tiff. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
filterNodes (fon)		bool
	Sets the node filter.
history (ch)		bool
	If this is a tool command, turn the construction history on for the tool in question.
image1 (i1)		unicode
image2 (i2)		unicode
image3 (i3)		unicode
	Contexts support up to three icons that represent the tool associated with the context.
importfileload (ifl)		unicode
	Load the attribute map a specified file.
importfilemode (ifm)		unicode
	Specifies the channel to import. The valid entries here are: alpha, luminance, red, green, blue, and rgbC: Default is alpha. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
importreassign (irm)		bool
	Specifies if the multiply atrribute maps are to be reassigned while importing. Only maps previously exported from within Artisan can be reassigned. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
interactiveUpdate (iu)		bool
	Specifies how often to transfer the painted values into the attribute. TRUE: transfer them continuously(many times per stroke) FALSE: transfer them only at the end of a stroke (on mouse button release) C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
invertrefvector (irv)		bool
	Sets the invert of the reference vector option when the reflection is ON. If it is true, the reference vector for the reflected stroke is negated with respect to the original one. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
lastRecorderCmd (lrc)		unicode
lastStampName (lsn)		unicode
lowerradius (lr)		float
	Sets the lower size of the brush (only apply on tablet).
makeStroke (mst)		int
mappressure (mp)		unicode
	Sets the tablet pressure mapping when the table is used. There are four options: none- the pressure has no effect, opacity- the pressure is mapped to the opacity, radius- the is mapped to modify the radius of the brush, both- the pressure modifies both the opacity and the radius. C: Default is none. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
maxdisp (md)		float
	Defines a maximum displacement ( maxDisp in [0.0..5.0] ). C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
maxvalue (mxv)		float
	Specifies the maximum value for each attribute. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
minvalue (miv)		float
	Specifies the minimum value for each attribute. C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
mouldtypehead (mth)		unicode
mouldtypemouse (mtm)		unicode
	Specifies the putty operations/mode (push- pushes cvs along the given direction (see refvector flag), pull- pulls cvs along the specified direction, smooth- smooths the sculpt, erase- erases the paint). C: Default is push. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
mouldtypetail (mtt)		unicode
name (n)		unicode
	If this is a tool command, name the tool appropriately.
objattrArray (oaa)		unicode
	An array of all paintable attributes. Each element of the array is a string with the following information: NodeType.NodeName.AttributeName.MenuType *MenuType: type(level) of the item in the Menu (UI). Q: When queried, it returns a string.
opacity (op)		float
	Sets the brush opacity. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
outline (o)		bool
	Specifies if the brush should be drawn. C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
outwhilepaint (owp)		bool
	Specifies if the brush outline should be drawn while painting. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
paintNodeArray (pna)		unicode
	An array of paintable nodes. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
paintattrselected (pas)		unicode
	An array of selected paintable attributes. Each element of the array is a string with the following information: NodeType.NodeName.AttributeName.
paintmode (pm)		unicode
	Specifies the paint mode. There are two possibilities: screenand tangent. C: Default is screen. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
paintoperationtype (pot)		unicode
pickColor (pcm)		bool
pickValue (pv)		bool
playbackCursor (plc)		float, float
playbackPressure (plp)		float
polecv (pcv)		bool
	Pull all the pole cvs to the same position
preserveclonesource (pcs)		bool
profileShapeFile (psf)		unicode
	Passes a name of the image file for the stamp shape profile.
projective (prm)		bool
	Specifies the projective paint mode. C: Default is ‘false’. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
radius (r)		float
	Sets the size of the brush. C: Default is 1.0 cm. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
rampMaxColor (rxc)		float, float, float
	Defines a special color to be used when the value is greater than or equal to the maximum value.
rampMinColor (rmc)		float, float, float
	Defines a special color to be used when the value is less than or equal to the minimum value.
record (rec)		bool
reflection (rn)		bool
	Specifies the reflection mode. C: Default is ‘false’. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
reflectionaboutorigin (rno)		bool
reflectionaxis (ra)		unicode
	Specifies the reflection axis. There are three possibilities: x, yand z. C: Default is x. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
refsurface (rs)		bool
	Sets on/off the update of the reference surface. If it is true the reference surface is automatically updated on the per stroke bases. If it is false, the user has to update the reference surface explicitly by pressing the update button (see updaterefsrf). C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
refvector (rv)		unicode
	Specifies the direction of the push/pull operation (normal- sculpt along normals, firstnormal- sculpt along the first normal of the stroke, view- sculpt along the view direction, xaxis, yaxis, zaxis- sculpt along a given axis directions, uisoparm, visoparm- sculpt along U or V isoparametric lines), uvvector- sculpt along an arbitrary vector in UV space. C: Default is normal. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
refvectoru (rvu)		float
	Specifies the U component of the UV vector to be used when -refVector is set to uvvector.
refvectorv (rvv)		float
	Specifies the V component of the UV vector to be used when -refVector is set to uvvector.
screenRadius (scR)		float
selectclonesource (scs)		bool
selectedattroper (sao)		unicode
	Sets the edit weight operation. Four edit weights operations are provided : absolute- the value of the weight is replaced by the current one, additive- the value of the weight is added to the current one, scale- the value of the weight is multiplied by the current one, smooth- the value of the weight is divided by the current one. C: Default is absolute. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
showactive (sa)		bool
	Sets on/off the display of the surface isoparms. C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
smoothiters (si)		int
	Sets the quality of the smoothing operation (number of iterations). C: Default is 3. Q: When queried, it returns an int.
stampDepth (stD)		float
stampProfile (stP)		unicode
	Sets the brush profile of the current stamp. Currently, the following profiles are supported: gaussian, soft, solidand square. C: Default is gaussian. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
stampSpacing (stS)		float
stitchcorner (stc)		bool
	Sets on/off the stitching corner mode C: Default is off. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
stitchedgeflood (sef)		bool
	Triggers postprocessing stitching edge procedure.
stitchtype (stt)		unicode
	Sets on/off the stitching mode ( off- stitching is turned off, position- position stitching is done without taking care about the tangent continuity C0, tan- C1 continuity is preserved). C: Default is position. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
strokesmooth (ssm)		unicode
surfaceConformedBrushVertices (scv)		bool
	Enables/disables the the display of the effective brush area as affected vertices.
tablet (tab)		bool
	Returns true if the tablet device is present, false if it is absent
tangentOutline (to)		bool
	Enables/disables the display of the brush circle tangent to the surface.
toolOffProc (tfp)		unicode
	Accepts a strings describing the name of a MEL procedure which is invoked whenever the tool is turned off. For example, cloth invokes clothPaintToolOffwhen the cloth paint tool is turned on. Define this callback if your tool requires special functionality when your tool is deactivated. It is typical that if you implement a toolOffProc you will want to implement a toolOnProc as well (see the -toolOnProc flag. In query mode, the name of the currently registered MEL command is returned and this will be an empty string if none is defined.
toolOnProc (top)		unicode
	Accepts a strings describing the name of a MEL procedure which is invoked whenever the tool is turned on. For example, cloth invokes clothPaintToolOnwhen the cloth paint tool is turned on. Define this callback if your tool requires special functionality when your tool is activated. It is typical that if you implement a toolOnProc you will want to implement a toolOffProc as well (see the -toolOffProc flag. In query mode, the name of the currently registered MEL command is returned and this will be an empty string if none is defined.
updateerasesrf (ues)		bool
	Updates the erase surface.
updaterefsrf (urs)		bool
	Updates the reference surface.
useColorRamp (ucr)		bool
	Specifies whether the user defined color ramp should be used to map values from to colors. If this is turned off, the default greyscale feedback will be used.
useMaxMinColor (umc)		bool
	Specifies whether the out of range colors should be used. See rampMinColor and rampMaxColor flags for further details.
usepressure (up)		bool
	Sets the tablet pressure on/off. C: Default is false. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
value (val)		float
	Specifies the value for each attribute. C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
whichTool (wst)		unicode
	The string defines the name of the tool to be used for the Artisan context. An example is artClothPaint. In query mode, the tool name for the given context is returned. Note: due to the way MEL works, always specify the -query flag last when specifying a flag which takes arguments.
worldRadius (wlR)		float

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.artPuttyCtx

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Set the brush radius to 20.0
pm.artPuttyCtx( 'artPuttyContext', e=True, radius=20.00  )

# Set the display of additional brush feedback
pm.artPuttyCtx( 'artPuttyContext', e=True, brushfeedback=True )