topic Re: Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode? in Maya Modeling Forum

Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode?

The-Digital-Shaman — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 03:13:23 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible?

I mean, so I could see it.

Cheers for any info,
DS

Re: Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode?

Kahylan — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:20:12 GMT

Hi!

I assume that by "Isolation Mode" you mean "Isolate Select".

Go to your Viewports "Show" Menu and turn on the setting "Isolate Select -> Auto Load New Objects"

I hope it helps!

Re: Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode?

The-Digital-Shaman — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:24:17 GMT

Hi Kahalan,

Thanks for the reply.

I have it ticked on all the time. It's not this.

By isolation mode I mean runtime command SelectIsolate;

{ string $currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`; int $match = `gmatch $currentPanel "modelPanel*"`; if($match == 1) { string $state = `isolateSelect -q -state $currentPanel`; if ($state) enableIsolateSelect $currentPanel false; else enableIsolateSelect $currentPanel true; }}

I recorded what happens when I create a primitive while in IsolateSelect mode.

Re: Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode?

Kahylan — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 19:13:26 GMT

Hmm, sadly I couldn't reproduce the issue. Since even if I toggle isolate select with this command, the new objects show up as expected.

Now what you could try is to use the isolateSelect command instead of enableIsolateSelect which is a toggle command with no real documentation...

{ string $currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`; int $match = `gmatch $currentPanel "modelPanel*"`; if($match == 1) { string $state = `isolateSelect -q -state $currentPanel`; if ($state) isolateSelect -s false $currentPanel; else isolateSelect -s true $currentPanel ; }}

but I'm not sure if that helps, since it works for me either way, so I couldn't test it out.

Re: Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode?

amaterasu-qbb — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 09:19:42 GMT

Hi! @The-Digital-Shaman .

This is a Maya specification. I don't think you can do it, and I don't think you can change it in Preferences either.
If you isolate, it will only show the number of selected items. If you have not selected any objects (including those you have created), they will exist but will not be visible.
If you have a complex scene with many objects, it is better to hide other objects when Creating Primitives.

Re: Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode?

The-Digital-Shaman — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:39:27 GMT

Thanks Amaterasu,

That's a bummer.

3dsmax got it right long time ago.

Kahylan,
Your script just makes everything disappear, including selection.

I have made another recording.

Spheres and planes show up at the end of creation in isolateSelect mode.

Boxes, cones do not.

Maya is so inconsistent...

Re: Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode?

amaterasu-qbb — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 07:25:17 GMT

@The-Digital-Shaman wrote:
Kahylan,
Your script just makes everything disappear, including selection.

@The-Digital-Shaman wrote:
Maya is so inconsistent...

ikr? @Kahylan helps me a lot.

This Maya forum has an Idea forum. You or I can post about this instead.
I can post your request if you like.

Re: Creating Primitives In Isolation Mode?

The-Digital-Shaman — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:10:58 GMT

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-ideas/display-created-primitives-in-isolation-mode/idi-p/11706893