[Maya-Python] Changing panels in Python

[Marcus Ottosson]

Hi all,

Within each panel, I can go:

- Panels -> Panel -> Graph Editor

..or..

- Panels -> Panel -> Script Editor

..etc.

But I can't find a way to do this programmatically, to the currently active panel. I'm looking for something like this.

```python

# psuedo code

panel = cmds.getPanel()

cmds.setPanel(panel, "GraphEditor")

```

Any ideas?

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[Carlos Rico]

Without looking anything first thing to mind is to have a look at the default Marking Menu "ChangePanelType". The thing is it is MEL.

# python code
import maya.mel as mel
mel.eval("switchPanelToType GraphEditor")

You can have a look at "switchPanelToType" maybe to see how it is done in MEL and translate to python. Cheers.

Carlos Rico Adega
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[Marcus Ottosson]

That's brilliant, thanks Carlos.

How do you find such things? I haven't customised marking menus before, where would suggest I start looking for the default scripts, such as this one?

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[Carlos Rico Adega]

Well, I use Marking Menus a lot if not always, so the 'Windows>Setting/Preferences>Marking Menu Editor' is an old friend :)

This MM is one of the first MMs in the Editor.

A simple MEL call:

whatIs switchPanelToType;

will spit out the location of that procedure (on windows for example 'C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2016/scripts/startup/HotboxSouthMenu.mel')

If you want to get more involved with MM customization this script from CC is the easiest way (I think) to do it without having to code it yourself.

http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/script/mmtokey

Glad to hear it works out for you. Cheers.

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[Marcus Ottosson]

Thanks Carlos! I'll dig into marking menus some more; and that `whatIs` command looks like it will come in handy!

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[Arvid Schneider]

While we briefly shifted to MMs..anyone an idea on how to edit the objects in the poly creation menu. Shift or ctrl right click? Would be great to add some more and remove some others..

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[Carlos Rico]

Hi Arvid,  to edit the objects in the poly creation menu you have to edit the "contextPolyToolsDefaultMM.mel" file (on windows 'c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016\scripts\others\contextPolyToolsDefaultMM.mel')

You can do this with other default Maya MMs as well dealing with other contexts such as:

contextNurbsCurveToolsMM.mel
contextPolyToolsDefaultMM.mel
contextPolyToolsEdgeMM.mel
contextPolyToolsFaceMM.mel
contextPolyToolsMM.mel
contextPolyToolsObjectMM.mel
contextPolyToolsVertexMM.mel

For the CTR +RClick context MM when a poly is selected you need to modify 'polyConvertMM.mel' (on windows 'c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2016\scripts\others\polyConvertMM.mel').

Hope It helps. Have fun modding the default Maya MMs! :D

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[Arvid Schneider]

Oh great! This is cool, thank you:)

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