Mirroring Workspace Window

[MikeSSSS]

Hi,

I am currently working with the Maya C++ API, and I am wanting to 'mirror' just the workspace window so I can put it on a bigger display (i.e. a second monitor).  I've looked through some of the devkit samples (viewRenderOverride which isn't quite what I want, since I want an actual second window rather than modifying the current one), but I am wondering if anyone can give me some ideas about the approach to take?

I am thinking I either need to get a 'handle' to the viewport window somehow, and then maybe draw it again in perhaps even a separate application? Or otherwise I can use the C++ API and get the handle, and then 'showWindow'?

Thanks for any help, and I can try to provide more details if the above description does not make sense.

[jmreinhart]

when you say "workSpace" do you mean "viewPort"? 

Is this the sort of thing you are trying to do (sorry I don't have two monitors for a better example)? Or do you want to clone the entire Maya window?

[MikeSSSS]

Yes, exactly! Just trying to generate another separate window of the persepctive view (Sceneview)

[jmreinhart · Accepted solution]

if you go panels>tear off copy. That should get you what you want. The only limitation is that camera moves only occur you release the mouse in the second viewport, but everything else is an interactive duplicate.

[MikeSSSS]

Perfect, I was able to open up the script editor and enabled 'echo all commands' and figure out the MEL command for creating the panel as you said. Thank you for your help!

Any insights into how to work with the panel on the C++ end? I want to grab a handle to the second window and start modifying some properties of the cloned window.

[jmreinhart]

Sorry I don't have much experience with that part of the API. OpenMayaUI.M3dView is probably the class you'll need to look into.

[MikeSSSS]

Thank you for your help!