Re: [Maya-Python] sel.getDagPath(0,dag) meaning....

2014-10-14 Thread e9554564
ah, that explains alot ha. thanks!. Do you think its better to use the 2.0 api? -- 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 python_in

Re: [Maya-Python] sel.getDagPath(0,dag) meaning....

2014-10-13 Thread kevcortez99
You seem to be importing the python version 2.0 api, but are using methods as if they're from version 1.0 for 2.0, it would be dag = sel.getDagPath(0) for version 1.0, you would write it like you have it, but you need to be importing maya.OpenMaya not maya.api.OpenMaya hope that helps. --

Re: [Maya-Python] sel.getDagPath(0,dag) meaning....

2014-10-13 Thread e9554564
not sure what that means. this? import maya.cmds as cmds import sys, math import maya.api.OpenMaya as om Sam -- 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

Re: [Maya-Python] sel.getDagPath(0,dag) meaning....

2014-10-13 Thread 33thirds
Which api are you importing? -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view thi

Re: [Maya-Python] sel.getDagPath(0,dag) meaning....

2014-10-13 Thread e9554564
thanks Justin, here is an example of the code i have: def returnCollisionPoints(point=(point), dir=(-newX,-newY, -newZ)): sel = om.MSelectionList() dag = om.MDagPath() sel.add("pSphereShape1") sel.getDagPath(0,dag) mesh = om.MFnMesh(dag)

Re: [Maya-Python] sel.getDagPath(0,dag) meaning....

2014-10-13 Thread Justin Israel
Which class are you dealing with when you call getDagPath? The docs explain the usage: http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2010help/API/class_m_selection_list.html#e2c80bef6a4c0c23fdba1bba25bc31c5 http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/API/class_m_it_selection_list.html#47eaf93b417b90d4f0

[Maya-Python] sel.getDagPath(0,dag) meaning....

2014-10-13 Thread e9554564
hello everyoneee i have a script which works fine when i run it in the script editor, but when i add it to part of my larger script and run it, it has this error: formLayout.py line 215: getDagPath() takes exactly one argument (2 given) this is line 215: sel.getDagPath(0,dag) Im still not very