pymel.core.system.exportSelected¶

exportSelected(exportPath, **kwargs)¶

Export the selected items into the specified file. Returns the name of the exported file.

Flags:

• force:

  Force an action to take place. (new, open, save, remove reference, unload reference) Used with removeReference to force remove reference namespace even if it has contents. Cannot be used with removeReference if the reference resides in the root namespace. Used with unloadReference to force unload reference even if the reference node is locked, without prompting a dialog that warns user about the lost of edits.

• constructionHistory:

  For use with exportSelected to specify whether attached construction history should be included in the export.

• channels:

  For use with exportSelected to specify whether attached channels should be included in the export.

• constraints:

  For use with exportSelected to specify whether attached constraints should be included in the export.

• expressions:

  For use with exportSelected to specify whether attached expressions should be included in the export.

• shader:

  For use with exportSelected to specify whether attached shaders should be included in the export.

• preserveReferences:

  Modifies the various import/export flags such that references are imported/exported as actual references rather than copies of those references.

• type:

  Set the type of this file. By default this can be any one of: mayaAscii, mayaBinary, mel, OBJ, directory, plug-in, audio, move, EPS, Adobe(R) Illustrator(R), imageplug-ins may define their own types as well.Return a string array of file types that match this file.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.file