XSI's Sticky Keys for Maya!

[goleafsgo]

Does this interfere with the fact that holding down the "w" key, for instance, and then using RMB brings up move tool options?
If you are in the scale tool, and then hold down "w" and, using RMB, switch the move tool to Local and then let go does it go back to the scale tool?

[Iconoklast]

I modified the 'w' marking menu to bring up with the middle mouse button, so it doesn't interfere. To have it work with the 'w' marking menu, do this for StickyMove:

global float $start;
global string $gMove;
global string $tool;
global string $newTool;
float $start = `timerX`;
$tool = `currentCtx`;
buildTranslateMM;
$newTool = `currentCtx`;

And do this for StickyMoveRelease:

global float $start;
global string $tool;
global string $newTool;
float $time = `timerX -st $start`;
print $time;
if ($time > 0.1)
setToolTo $tool;
else
setToolTo $newTool;
MarkingMenuPopDown;

That should make is so when you have the hotkey held down, it will allow you to MMB click and bring up the menu, and LMB will allow you to mvoe the object around. Releasing will bring you back to your previous tool. If you tap the hotkey, it will just switch you to the move tool.

[]-UnderTOW-[]

Nice idea :) I did like that feature from XSI

[roger3d]

:thumbsup: Thanks for sharing this great script!

[Iconoklast]

I created a script called stickyKeys.mel. It just basically cleans it up so you don't need to put all those commands in the command box. All you need to do now is have:

stickKeys 1 <tool>;

in the press hotkey, and:

stickyKeys 0 <tool>;

in the release hotkey.

If you want to have the marking menus, for w, r, e. Then, for example, 'w' would be

stickyKeys 1 BuildTranslateMM;

for press, and:

stickyKeys 0 BuildTranslateMM;

for release.

[vaniljus]

I love it, thanks for the script.

[Iconoklast]

I've updated the script so that it now works on commands, aswell. Previously, it just worked on tools, (move, select, scale, whatever returns when 'currentCtx' is queried).

For example, try this:

create a new command in the hotkey editor, and in the press command put:

stickyKeys 1 "snapMode -grid (!`snapMode -q -grid`)";

and in the release command put:

stickyKeys 0 "snapMode -grid (!`snapMode -q -grid`)";

bind this to the 'x' key. (make sure the release is hotkey'ed).

Now, tapping the x key will turn on and off grid snapping. Holding it down will work as normal. With the addition of remembering your current tool. For example, have the select tool enabled. Select an object, then hold down 'x' and while still holding, enable the move tool. Move the object around. Now release. It turns off grid snapping, and also switches you back to the select tool.

On that note, the command to have it work on just tools is changed slightly.

So to have it work on the move tool, you must do
stickyKeys 1 "setToolTo $gMove"; // for press
and
stickyKeys 0 "setToolTo $gMove"; // for release.

I haven't thoroughly tested the command thing on anything other than the snapping, but it should work on pretty much anything else.

[morimitsu]

thanks for sharing it!

[eatbug]

I will have a try :0, thank you :)

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