hohehohe2's OpenMaya tutorial     kotamuraa@yahoo.co.jp



sup2 : MGlobal


 Maya API has a convenient class called MGlobal. This class has global methods
that is not appropriate to be in other classes. The methods are all declared
"static", so you don't have to make an instance of MGlobal class.
The following methods are some of them.
Especially executeCommand() is very useful.

- Set the global selection list, get a copy of it, add to it, delete from it
    MGlobal::getActiveSelectionList()
    MGlobal::getActiveSelectionList()
    MGlobal::select()
    MGlobal::unselect()
    and so on

- Change the current time
    MGlobal::viewFrame()
    Somehow a method to get the current time value is not prepared.
 
- Read a MEL source file
    MGlobal::sourceFile
    Same as "source" MEL command.

- Execute a MEL command
    MGlobal::executeCommand()

- Add or Remove a DAG node to/from the scene.
    MGlobal::addToModel()
    MGlobal::removeFromModel()
    and so on.

- Delete a DG node
    MGlboal::deleteNode()

- Display a string to the Script Editor
    MGlboal::displayInfo()
    and so on.

There are other methods. Look at the manual.


Prev    Contents    Next

---

Maya is a registered trademark of Autodesk
Copyright © 2003, Koichi Tamura. All Rights Reserved.