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How do you select vertices in a maya python ls command?

When using maya's ls command when I'm selecting vertices and I want a list of the vertices I'm selecting, how can I use the type option so that I only get the vertices of a mesh?

Something like:

import pymel.core as pm
verts = pm.ls(sl=True, fl=True, type=[vertex? polymeshVtx?])
Solution

  • Im giving you the method with maya.cmds The second one could be a solution in pymel but there might be another easier method.

    import maya.cmds as cmds
sel = cmds.ls(sl=True, o=True)[0]
sel_vtx = cmds.ls('{}.vtx[:]'.format(sel), fl=True)

import pymel.core as pm
obj_sh = pm.ls(sl=True, dag=True, type='mesh')[0]
vtx_nb = obj_sh._numVertices()
vtx_flatten = ['{}.vtx[{}]'.format(obj_sh,i) for i in vtx_nb]

    --- EDIT ---

    import pymel.core as pm

obj_sh = pm.ls(sl=True, dag=True, type='mesh')[0]
for v in obj_sh.vtx:
    print(v)