1) you can launch softimage code from a pyqt app, so use a normal pickelement, pickobject, or pickposition. then process the return values in your python code.
2) i haven't done enough development using uic files so i haven't the experience with this but could you instead use the pyqt_example.py way of using uic files and let me know if that refreshes? https://github.com/caron/PyQtForSoftimage/blob/master/src/pyqt_example.py s On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Tim Crowson <tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com > wrote: > Finally found some time to get Steve Caron's PyQtForSoftimage plugin up > and running. Working great so far! Big thanks to Steve and any other > contributors! Among other things, I'm impressed with how much more > responsive PyQt is in pulling data from Shotgun. > > I have two questions: > > 1) Are Pick Sessions possible? > > 2) I'm having an issue where my PyQt UIs don't refresh unless I restart > Soft. Instead of compiling a .ui file, or even coding the UI by hand in the > constructor, I'm using Pyqt4.uic to interpret the UI at runtime. Like so... > * > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------- > from PyQt4 import uic > from PyQt4.QtGui import QMainWindow > > form_class = uic.loadUiType(r"Path\to\my\uiFile.ui") > > class MainWindow( QMainWindow, form_class ): > def __init__(self, parent): > QMainWindow.__init__(self, parent) > self.setupUi(self) > > def XSILoadPlugin( in_reg ): > in_reg.Name = "someTool" > in_reg.Author = "Tim Crowson" > in_reg.RegisterCommand( "someTool" ) > > def someTool_Execute(): > import sip > sianchor = Application.getQtSoftimageAnchor() > sianchor = sip.wrapinstance( long(sianchor), QMainWindow ) > ui = MainWindow( sianchor ) > ui.show()* > *------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------- > * > So far, this works really well. I'm getting my form_class outside any > class or function definition, so Softimage runs this at startup. But this > means that my form_class does not get updated by simply 'Reloading' the > plugin or running 'Update All' from the plugin manager (should it?). I have > to actually restart Softimage to see any UI updates. I'm wondering how I > can go this route and update my UI without having to restart Soft. > > -- > > > *Tim Crowson > **Lead CG Artist* > > *Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio, Inc. > *2525 Lebanon Pike, Building C. Nashville, TN 37214 > *Ph* 615.885.6801 | *Fax* 615.889.4768 | www.magneticdreams.com > tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com > > >
