Code for the "Use All Lights" and "Use Default Lighting" commands?

[Anonymous]

Hey

I'm trying to create a tick box in a window to control the “use all lights” and “use default lighting” commands under the “lights” tab in the viewport so when you check the box, the "Use All Lights in active and when you uncheck it, the "Use Default Lighting is active" But the problem is, i don’t know the code for the two operations (Use All Lights and Use Default Lighting). The script editor doesn’t show it.

Thanks.

[lee.dunham]

this script will toggle between "use default lighting" and "Use all lights"

string $currentPanel=`getPanel -withFocus` ;
string $mode="default" ;
if(`getPanel -to $currentPanel`=="modelPanel")
{
    if(`modelEditor -q -dl $currentPanel`=="default")
        $mode="all" ;
}

modelEditor -edit -dl $mode $currentPanel ;

the two commands you want are ($currentPanel is the panel name - use string $currentPanel=`getPanel -withFocus` ; to get the name of the highlighted panel - you might need to look into perhaps looping through all modelPanels instead if your running through a GUI)

//all lights
modelEditor -edit -dl "all" $currentPanel ;
//default lighting
modelEditor -edit -dl "default" $currentPanel ;

[Anonymous]

You'll have to turn on Echo All Commands in the Script Editor to see these sorts of things pop up.

It should throw back things like this:

{string $currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`;

modelEditor -edit -dl "all" $currentPanel;

modelEditor -e -dl "default" $currentPanel;}

Hopefully that'll help you out 🙂

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys, however i have a problem. I have managed to get the tick box to work for the "default lighting" but not for the "use all Lights" command.

Here is my procedure for the tick box when it is checked:

// A function to be called when the checkbox is checked. 

proc on_func() (This procedure doesn't work)
{
print("checkbox on!\n");
string $currentPanel=`getPanel -withFocus` ;
string $mode="default" ;
if(`getPanel -to $currentPanel`=="modelPanel")
{
    if(`modelEditor -q -dl $currentPanel`=="default")
        $mode="all" ;
}

modelEditor -edit -dl $mode $currentPanel ;
}

modelEditor -edit -dl $mode $currentPanel ;
}

[lee.dunham]

you have a few mistakes there, it should look like this.

proc on_func()
{
    print("checkbox on!\n");
    string $currentPanel=`getPanel -withFocus` ;
    string $mode="default" ;
    if(`getPanel -to $currentPanel`=="modelPanel")
    {
        if(`modelEditor -q -dl $currentPanel`=="default")
            $mode="all" ;
        modelEditor -edit -dl $mode $currentPanel ;
    }
}

but again, this will only work if you have the right panel highlighted.
If your using a custom window i doubt it will work as you want.
if that is the case use this (which toggles the lighting for all modelPanels)

proc on_func()
{
    string $allPanels[]=`getPanel -type "modelPanel"` ;
    string $mode="default" ;
    for($panel in $allPanels)
    {
        if(`modelEditor -q -dl $panel`=="default")
            $mode="all" ;
        modelEditor -edit -dl $mode $panel ;
    }
    print("checkbox on!\n");
}

[Anonymous]

It works. Just in time for my Uni deadline next week! Now on to the report...

Thanks!