Hi Jeremie, Nop as far I know. You need to create a custom context. But it is possible to get same behaviour for sure. Like the Maya draw joint or crv tools
Miq On Thursday, November 6, 2014, Jeremie Passerin <[email protected]> wrote: > On a related subject, > is there a PickElement and PickObject-like command in Maya ? Anyone knows > ? > > On 5 November 2014 10:56, Tim Crowson <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Thanks Cesar, >> >> This is for use in a different app, which doesn't have any mechanism like >> pick sessions. Thanks for the direction, that makes sense. >> >> -Tim >> >> >> On 11/5/2014 12:38 PM, Cesar Saez wrote: >> >> Hi Tim, >> >> Do you mean in a standalone program? >> If so, you have to compare the state of the "selection" in a while loop >> until there's a change, the tricky thing of this is that you would have to >> use threads in order to keep your software responsive during the loop. >> >> If your Qt tool is running within Softimage, you can simply rely on the >> SDK calling PickObject/PickElement command. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Cheers >> >> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Tim Crowson < >> [email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> >>> Anyone have any ideas for how to recreate XSI's Pick Session behavior >>> using Python and Qt? >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Tim Crowson **Lead CG Artist* >>> >>> >>> *Magnetic Dreams, Inc. *2525 Lebanon Pike, Bldg C, Suite 101, >>> Nashville, TN 37214 >>> *Ph* 615.885.6801 | *Fax* 615.889.4768 | www.magneticdreams.com >>> [email protected] >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>> >> >> >> -- >> > > -- ---------------------------------------------------- Miquel Campos www.miquelTD.com

