Control the MoveSettings of MoveTool with MEL

[tim-turner]

Someone tell me how to control the settings of Move/Rotate Tools (Object; Local; Global; World / Local; Global; Gimbal) with MEL.

[ame]

To change the setting for the standard maya move tools you might would like to try:

manipMoveContext -e -mode 0 Move; //Object Axis
manipMoveContext -e -mode 1 Move; //Local Axis
manipMoveContext -e -mode 2 Move; //World Axis
manipMoveContext -e -mode 3 Move; //Normal Axis

Hope this help.

Later,

-a

[jeffd]

hmmm, now if I could only select/highlight an axis so I don't need to use manipulator...

--JeffD

[ame]

you can try this: (to move use the middle mouse button [mmb[).

Translate X - setToolTo manipTXContext
Translate Y - setToolTo manipTYContext
Translate Z -setToolTo manipTZContext

you should take a look to the traslate marky menu (w+left mouse button). they have all this function.

Later,

-a

[macaronikazoo]

you should be able to select an axis through mel. there is a default (I think) hotkey for it. I believe it is alt-. (period). so have a look.

ok, just had a look myself. the command is: shuffleManipHandleIndex -next