Object Distance From Camera Hudobjdetdistfromcam, How to catch the actual number displayed in the UI

[Anonymous]

Hi All,
Anyone knows how to get that number? If I run the following command I get the number to be displayed in the UI, but I can't find the way to catch it:
headsUpDisplay -e -vis 1 HUDObjDetDistFromCam;
I got the command from the initHUDScripts.mel
The distance could be calculated as long as the history data hasn't been deleted. I have a scene where the history was deleted and the xyz numbers are zero for most of the elements. However, the UI is still calculating the distance. I searched for the method inside maya but I could not find anything beyond HUDObjDetDistFromCam being called in the headsUpDisplay in ...Maya2008\scripts\startup\initAfter.mel.
Thanks for in advance for any help,
Igloo

[Anonymous]

yes, just query it (the script result flag).......is that what you mean?

$result = `headsUpDisplay -q -sr HUDObjDetDistFromCam`;

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know i how does the HUD for the distance from camera calculates that number? Its a different number then if you use a distance between node. If you create a camera and locator and connect them with a distance between and move the locator 5 units away from the camera...the distance between will read 5 and the HUD will read 5. But if you move locator 2 units in X the distance between will read 5.385 but the HUD will read 5 (which is the number I want). I want to find out how the HUD is doing is calculation. I dont want to have to be looking through the camera and have the obj selected and query the HUD...I just want to calculate that number. Any ideas?

-k

[berserk04]

Hi, 7 years later.. could you solve this issue??

Thanks.