SkinningTools.Maya.tools.holdFetch

Module Contents

Functions

cleanupFetch(topLevelDagObjects, remainingTopDagNodes)	clean the connections and objects fetched
fetch()	fetch the holded objects
hold(Force=False)	hold the current selected objects
removeSelectionFromAttrs(nodes)	cleanup identifying attributes to the objects about to be stored
saveSelectionToAttrs()	add identifying attributes to the objects about to be stored
selectFromAttrs(topNodes)	based on top nodes imported we are going to check what is added to the scene

SkinningTools.Maya.tools.holdFetch.cleanupFetch(topLevelDagObjects, remainingTopDagNodes)

clean the connections and objects fetched

Parameters

• topLevelDagObjects (list) – all objects that are part of the root of the scene before fetch

• remainingTopDagNodes (list) – all objects that are part of the root of the scene after fetch

Returns

newly added top level nodes

Return type

list

SkinningTools.Maya.tools.holdFetch.fetch()

fetch the holded objects this is an override function for the paste (ctrl+v) function it forces only clean connections to be pasted in the current scene without making a mess out of it

Returns

created nodes

Return type

list

SkinningTools.Maya.tools.holdFetch.hold(Force=False)

hold the current selected objects this is an override function for the copy (ctrl+c) function it forces only clean connections to be copied and stored somewhere else so when pasted the scene isn’t a mess

Parameters

Force (bool) – if True forces the export of selected object to take place ,if False it will not force the action (might break in some cases)

SkinningTools.Maya.tools.holdFetch.removeSelectionFromAttrs(nodes)

cleanup identifying attributes to the objects about to be stored

Parameters

nodes (list) – the nodes that are imported into the new scene will have their attribute removed

SkinningTools.Maya.tools.holdFetch.saveSelectionToAttrs()

add identifying attributes to the objects about to be stored

Returns

the current selection we want to hold

Return type

list

SkinningTools.Maya.tools.holdFetch.selectFromAttrs(topNodes)

based on top nodes imported we are going to check what is added to the scene

Parameters

topNodes (list) – the topnodes that are imported into the new scene

Returns

all new added nodes

Return type

list