Get and Set parameters with Python

What to do when you need to set and get a parameter

Once you have access to an element and want to change one of it’s parameters using the usual print(dir(myLayer)) method or use Oil.docMe() to get a view of the possibilities. Here are a few properties of interest.

• For example we can set the label of the element, the code below will rename the first layer in the Elements Tree :

myLayer = script.parentElement.layers[0]
myLayer.label = "myLayer"

• The code below will deactivate the layer :

myLayer = script.parentElement.layers[0]
myLayer.activation.set(False)

• The first layer named “myLayer” could also be retrieved with :

myLayer = script.rootElement.layers["myLayer"]