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applyTake([channel=string], [device=string], [filter=string], [preview=boolean], [recurseChannel=boolean], [reset=boolean], [specifyChannel=boolean], [startTime=time])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
applyTake is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
This command takes data in a device (refered to as a take) and converts
it into a form that may be played back and reviewed. The take can either
be imported through the readTake action, or recorded by the recordDevice
action. The take is either converted into animation curves or if the
-preview flag is used, into blendDevice nodes.
The command looks for animation curves attached to the target attributes
of a device attachment. If animation curves exist, the take is
pasted over the existing curves. If the curves do not exist, new
animation curves are created.
If devices are not specified, all of the devices with take data and that
are enabled for applyTake, will have their data applied.
See also: recordDevice, enableDevice, readTake, writeTake
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defineDataServer, defineVirtualDevice, enableDevice, filter, movIn, movOut, readTake, recordDevice, writeTake
channel, device, filter, preview, recurseChannel, reset, specifyChannel, startTime
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channel(c)
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string
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This flag overrides the set channel enable value.
If a channel is specified, it will be enabled.
C: The default is all applyTake enabled channels for the device(s).
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device(d)
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string
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Specifies which device contains the take.
C: The default is all applyTake enabled devices.
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filter(f)
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string
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This flag specifies the filters to use during the
applyTake. If this flag is used multiple times, the ordering
of the filters is from left to right.
C: The default is no filters.
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preview(p)
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boolean
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Applies the take to blendDevice nodes attached to the target
attributes connected to the device attachments. Animation curves
attached to the attributes will not be altered, but for the time
that preview data is defined, the preview data will be the data
used during playback.
C: The default is to not preview.
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recurseChannel(rc)
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boolean
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When this flag is used, the children of the channel(s)
specified by -c/channel are also applied.
C: The default is all of the enabled channels.
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reset(r)
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boolean
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Resets the blendDevice nodes affected by -preview. The preview data
is removed and if animation curves exist, they are used during
playback.
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specifyChannel(sc)
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boolean
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This flag is used with -c/channel flag. When used, applyTake
will only work on the channels listed with the -c/channel flag.
C: The default is all of the enabled channels.
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startTime(st)
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time
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The default start time for a take is determined at record time.
The startTime option sets the starting time of the take in the
current animation units.
C: The default is the first time stamp of the take. If a time
stamp does not exist for the take, 0 is used.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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import maya.cmds as cmds
# Apply all of the recorded data to param curves.
cmds.applyTake()
# Applies the takes from clock and ultra devices and starts the
# data at anim time 100.
cmds.applyTake( d=('clock', 'ultra'), st=100 )
# Applies the take from the ultra device and uses the euler and
# simplify filters.
cmds.applyTake( d='ultra', f=('euler', 'simplify') )
# Applies only the shoulder channel and all of its children.
cmds.applyTake( d='ultra', c='shoulder', sc=True, rc=True )