On Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 6:49 AM jettam <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Justin. > > I have another related question. > Is there a way I can grow the bodyParts list by doing this > *bodyParts.extend(sl=True) > *rather than *bodyParts.extend(leftEye)* In other words, tell it the > current object should be added to the list rather than having to explicitly > give it a name ? >
The extend() method is part of the python list type, not Maya's command module. So it has no knowledge of Maya and its selection system. You can however reduce your two lines into one by passing the results of one call to another, and avoiding the temp variable bodyParts.extend(mc.polySphere(name='leftEye#',ch=0)) If you don't like how that reads, you can use another form of extending a list. The += operator on a list is actually implemented to do the extend(), with the right side extending the left bodyParts += mc.polySphere(name='leftEye#',ch=0) > bodyParts=[] > > #len(bodyParts) > # left eye > leftEye = mc.polySphere(name='leftEye#',ch=0) > > bodyParts.extend(leftEye) > > > # left proboscis > LProboscis = mc.polyCylinder(name='leftProboscis',ch=0) > > bodyParts.extend(LProboscis) > > > # left wing A > L_WingA = mc.polySphere(n='leftWingA',ch=0) > > bodyParts.extend(L_WingA) > > > # left wing B > L_WingB = mc.polySphere(n='leftWingB',ch=0) > > bodyParts.extend(L_WingB) > > > > # left wing C > L_WingC = mc.polySphere(n='leftWingC',ch=0) > > bodyParts.extend(L_WingC) > > > # Put it all in a group > insectGroup = mc.group(empty=True, name='Group_Insect_#') > > > mc.parent(bodyParts,insectGroup) > >> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/c6d164cd-0bf2-4e50-ab48-815e64014bf8%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/c6d164cd-0bf2-4e50-ab48-815e64014bf8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAPGFgA0vOcdXnPPxbmuwkXCQNWxiMJLZCHpp_sHWON%3DejhxQhA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
