bakeClip

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Synopsis

bakeClip([blend=[uint, uint]], [clipIndex=uint], [keepOriginals=boolean], [name=string])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

bakeClip is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

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Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
blend(b)	[uint, uint]
Specify the indices of the clips being blended.
clipIndex(ci)	uint
Specify the index of the clip to bake.
keepOriginals(k)	boolean
Keep original clips in the trax editor and place the merged clip into the visor. The default is to schedule the merged clip, and to keep the original clips in the visor.
name(n)	string
Specify the name of the new clip to create.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

#    First create a simple character.
#
cmds.cone( n='bakeCone' )
cmds.character( n='coneCharacter' )
#    Create some animation.
#
cmds.select( 'bakeCone', r=True )
cmds.currentTime( 0 )
cmds.setKeyframe( 'bakeCone.tx', v=0 )
cmds.currentTime( 10 )
cmds.setKeyframe( 'bakeCone.tx', v=10 )
#     Make a clip.
#
cmds.clip( 'coneCharacter', startTime=0, endTime=10, name='up' )
#    Create a second clip.
#
cmds.select( 'bakeCone', r=True )
cmds.currentTime( 15 )
cmds.setKeyframe( 'bakeCone.tx', v=15 )
cmds.currentTime( 25 )
cmds.setKeyframe( 'bakeCone.tx', v=0 )
# Make a clip.
#
cmds.clip( 'coneCharacter', startTime=15, endTime=25, name='down' )
# Blend the clips, with a linear weighting function.
#
scheduler = cmds.character('coneCharacter', query=True, sc=True)
cmds.clipSchedule( scheduler, b=(0, 1) )
blendNode = cmds.clipSchedule( scheduler, q=True, bn=(0, 1))
cmds.setKeyframe( blendNode[0], at='weight', t=0.0, v=0.0 )
cmds.setKeyframe( blendNode[0], at='weight', t=1.0, v=1.0 )
#    Bake out the two clips and the blend.
#
cmds.bakeClip( 'coneCharacter', ci=[0, 1], name='bakedUpAndDown' )