On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 8:59 AM I73 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey I am trying to create a method to handle creating new objects, with a
> dictionary
>
> class GenerationProperties():
> primitives = {
> 'sphere' : cmds.polySphere,
> 'geosphere' : cmds.polyPrimitive,
> 'cube' : cmds.polyCube,
> 'cylinder' : cmds.polyCylinder,
> 'cone' : cmds.polyCone,
> 'plane' : cmds.polyPlane,
> 'torus' : cmds.polyTorus,
> 'prism' : cmds.polyPrism,
> 'pyramid' : cmds.polyPyramid,
> 'pipe' : cmds.polyPipe,
> }
>
>
> def CreatePrimitive(self, primitiveType, subdivisionsX = 1,
> subdivisionsY = 1):
> prim = self.primitives[primitiveType]()
> #how can I refrence prim to change it's subdivisions after I
> created?
> # cmds.'Type?'(prim, subdivisionsX, subdivisionsY)
>
>
>
> The problem that I am having is I don't know how I can use
> cmds.poly'Type'() as a generic (cast) to change the subdivisions or edit
> after I create the primitive.
>
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
I could see two different ways. Since you already have the proper command
mapped, you can just use it in edit mode:
fn = self.primitives[primitiveType]
xform, shape = fn()
fn(shape, e=True, sx=30)
or
prim = self.primitives[primitiveType]
cmds.setAttr("%s.subdivisionHeight" % prim[1], 30)
Justin
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