[maya][python] findRelatedskinCLuster

Coding
#1

a simple newb question…how do I use findRelatedSkinCluster in python?

#want name of skin cluster on  selection
import maya as cmds
selection = cmds.ls(sl=True)
item= selection[0]
print cmds.eval('findRelatedSkinCluster'+item)

esult:

Error: TypeError: Object is invalid

#2

i think your after maya.mel.eval rather than maya.cmds.eval.
(and add a space between the command string and the object)

#3

what Lee said or if you want to traverse to find it you could pymel and make it easy


import pymel.all as pm

jnt = pm.ls(sl=True)[0]
skinCluster = None
for node in jnt.connections():
    if node.nodeType() == 'skinCluster':
        skinCluster = node
        break
#4

thanks! this is what worked:

#want name of skin cluster on  selection
import maya as cmds
selection = cmds.ls(sl=True)
item= selection[0]
print cmds.mel.eval('findRelatedSkinCluster '+item)
#5

I usually import cmds and mel separately. Here’s the way I would have done it (though I don’t know what the “preferred” way is.)

#want name of skin cluster on  selection
import maya.cmds as cmds
import maya.mel as mel
selection = cmds.ls(sl=True)
item= selection[0]
print mel.eval('findRelatedSkinCluster '+item)

On another note, I’m surprised your code isn’t giving an error on the second line. Wouldn’t it have to be the following to work?

selection = cmds.cmds.ls(sl=True)
#6

you’re right. my typo bad.