pymel.core.animation.readTake¶

readTake(*args, **kwargs)¶

This action reads a take (.mov) file to a defined device. See also: writeTake, applyTake

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name		Argument Types	Properties
angle / a		unicode
	Sets the angular unit used in the take. Valid strings are deg, degree, rad, and radian. C: The default is the current user angular unit.
device / d		unicode
	Specifies the device into which the take data is read. This is a required argument.
frequency / f		float
	The timestamp is ignored and the specified frequency is used. If timeStamp data is not in the .mov file, the -noTimestamp flag should also be used. This flag resample, instead the data is assumed to be at the specified frequency. C: If the take file does not use time stamps, the default frequency is 60Hz.
linear / l		unicode
	Sets the linear unit used in the take. Valid strings are mm, millimeter, cm, centimeter, m, meter, km, kilometer, in, inch, ft, foot, yd, yard, mi, and mile. C: The default is the current user linear unit.
noTime / nt		bool
	Specifies if the take (.mov) file contains time stamps. C: The default is to assume time stamps are part of the take file.
take / t		unicode
	Reads the specified take file. It is safest to pass the full path to the flag. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.readTake

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

#    Read data info the clock device and apply.
pm.readTake( device='clock', take='clock.mov' )
pm.applyTake( device='clock' )