maya.cmds doesnt return anything... Im not sure about using pymel though
On Thursday, 19 December 2013 02:34:33 UTC+8, Eric Thivierge wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> Been lurking here for a long time but just now picking up some Maya
> programming for some rigging tools here at work. I've been a long time
> Softimage user and am used to the OM they have there so it's a bit of an
> uphill battle trying to make heads or tails of some of the stuff in
> OpenMaya.
>
> Is this the simplest way to get to the shape node after it's created from
> the transform node?
>
> # Sample Python
> import maya.OpenMaya as om
>
> dagModifier = om.MDagModifier()
>
> locator = dagModifier.createNode('transform')
> dagModifier.renameNode(locator, "myLocator")
> dagModifier.createNode('locator', locator) # create locator shape under
> transform
> dagModifier.doIt()
>
> locatorDagPath = om.MDagPath()
> locatorDag = om.MFnDagNode(locator)
> locatorDag.getPath(locatorDagPath)
> locatorDagPath.extendToShape()
>
> shapeDag = om.MFnDagNode()
> shapeDag.setObject(locatorDagPath.node())
> shapeNode = om.MObject()
> shapeNode = locatorDagPath.node()
>
> dagModifier.renameNode(shapeNode, "myLocatorShape")
> dagModifier.doIt()
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Eric Thivierge
> http://www.ethivierge.com
>
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