Mel Script to Toggle Edge Constraint

Justo

I have no idea how to check the current state the contraints are in, so as to make some simple if commands, and assign this script to a hotkey. Just in case, I'm talking about Maya 2016's new edge constraint feature found in the tool panel (I think they were in the modeling toolkit in previous versions, but broken).

I know the key lines here are "manipScaleSetXformConstraint none;" and "manipScaleSetXformConstraint edge;" to set the edges...

Could anyone provide any help or point me in the right direction?  

Treidge

I've made this script to toggle between Slide Edge, Slide Surface and Off states consequentially with a single hotkey. Feel free to modify it to suit your needs or to make your own from a scratch. The command you were looking for is `xformConstraint -query -type`.

string $SlideStatus = `xformConstraint -query -type`;

if ($SlideStatus == "none") {
dR_DoCmd("slideEdge");
inViewMessage -smg "Slide Edge is On" -pos topCenter -bkc 0x00000000 -fade;
}

else if ($SlideStatus == "edge") {
dR_DoCmd("slideSurface");
inViewMessage -smg "Slide Surface is On" -pos topCenter -bkc 0x00000000 -fade;
}

else if ($SlideStatus == "surface") {
dR_DoCmd("slideOff");
inViewMessage -smg "Slide Transform is Off" -pos topCenter -bkc 0x00000000 -fade;
}

Justo

B-bless you Treidge!! Have a great Sunday! You are the man! Thanks Sergey! 

Treidge

You're welcome

jayantbhatt007

Treidge said:

I've made this script to toggle between Slide Edge, Slide Surface and Off states consequentially with a single hotkey. Feel free to modify it to suit your needs or to make your own from a scratch. The command you were looking for is `xformConstraint -query -type`.

string $SlideStatus = `xformConstraint -query -type`;

if ($SlideStatus == "none") {
dR_DoCmd("slideEdge");
inViewMessage -smg "Slide Edge is On" -pos topCenter -bkc 0x00000000 -fade;
}

else if ($SlideStatus == "edge") {
dR_DoCmd("slideSurface");
inViewMessage -smg "Slide Surface is On" -pos topCenter -bkc 0x00000000 -fade;
}

else if ($SlideStatus == "surface") {
dR_DoCmd("slideOff");
inViewMessage -smg "Slide Transform is Off" -pos topCenter -bkc 0x00000000 -fade;
}

I removed slide constraint after this script is not working why  ( I don't use that)

string $SlideStatus = `xformConstraint -query -type`;

if ($SlideStatus == "none") {

dR_DoCmd("slideEdge");

inViewMessage -smg "Slide Edge is On" -pos topCenter -bkc 0x00000000 -fade;

}

else if ($SlideStatus == "edge") {

dR_DoCmd("slideSurface");

inViewMessage -smg "Slide Surface is On" -pos topCenter -bkc 0x00000000 -fade;

}