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Synopsis

pointConstraint [-maintainOffset] [-name string] [-offset float float float] [-remove] [-skip string] [-targetList] [-weight float] [-weightAliasList] [target ...] [object]

pointConstraint is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Constrain an object's position to the position of the target object or to the average position of a number of targets. A pointConstraint takes as input one or more "target" DAG transform nodes at which to position the single "constraint object" DAG transform node. The pointConstraint positions the constrained object at the weighted average of the world space position target objects.

Flags

maintainOffset, name, offset, remove, skip, targetList, weight, weightAliasList
Long name (short name) [argument types] Properties
-name(-n) string createqueryedit
Sets the name of the constraint node to the specified name. Default name is constrainedObjectName_constraintType

In query mode, this flag needs a value.
-weight(-w) float createqueryedit
Sets the weight value for the specified target(s). If not given at creation time, the default value of 1.0 is used.

In query mode, this flag needs a value.
-remove(-rm) edit
removes the listed target(s) from the constraint.
-targetList(-tl) query
Return the list of target objects.

In query mode, this flag needs a value.
-weightAliasList(-wal) query
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

In query mode, this flag needs a value.
-offset(-o) float float float createqueryedit
Sets or queries the value of the offset. Default is 0,0,0.

In query mode, this flag needs a value.
-maintainOffset(-mo) create
The offset necessary to preserve the constrained object's initial position will be calculated and used as the offset.
-skip(-sk) string createedit
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 be used more than once in a command

Return value


[string [] ] ( name of the created constraint node)

Related

aimConstraint, geometryConstraint, normalConstraint, orientConstraint, parentConstraint, poleVectorConstraint, scaleConstraint, tangentConstraint

MEL examples

// Position cube1 at the location of cone1.
pointConstraint cone1 cube1;

// Uses the average of the position of cone1 and surf2.
pointConstraint -w .1 cone1 surf2 cube2;

// Sets the weight for cone1's effect on cube2 to 10.
pointConstraint -e -w 10. cone1 cube2;

// Removes surf2 from cube2's pointConstraint
pointConstraint -e -rm surf2 cube2;

// Adds surf3 to cube2's pointConstraint with the default weight
pointConstraint surf3 cube2;

// Constrain the y & z translation of sph2 to sph1
pointConstraint -skip x sph1 sph2;