delete all annotations in maya scene

[e955...@gmail.com]

Hello all,

im trying to write some python to delete all annotations i have in my maya scene. The problem is i don't know what flag to put as 'type' so i can select all to delete.

i did cmds.objectType and found it was a 'transform' type. but this keyword doesn't work as a flag. so a bit confused

here is my current code:

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import maya.cmds as cmds

selection=cmds.select(cmds.listRelatives(cmds.ls(type='transform'), p=True, path=True), r=True)

cmds.delete()
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if anyone could tell me the correct flag to delete the annotations i have created it would be awesome,

thanks,
Sam

[Marcus Ottosson]

You can lookup the available types here:
http://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/index.html

In this case, you’re looking for “camera”. You can also see it in the attribute editor, next to it’s name.

Pro tip: for fancy code-formatting via the list or gmail, like this:

import maya.cmds as cmds
selection=cmds.select(cmds.listRelatives(cmds.ls(type='transform'), p=True, path=True), r=True)
cmds.delete()

Try Markdown Here

Best,
Marcus

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[Marcus Ottosson]

Sorry, not sure why I thought you were looking for cameras. :) Have a look at the type of annotation in the Attribute editor and put that in the type field.

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[kevco...@gmail.com]

I think the type your looking for is "annotationShape"

#========
import pymel.core as pm

pm.delete( pm.ls( type="annotationShape" ) )
#========

[e955...@gmail.com]

perfect, thanks alot guys!!