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currentTime(
[time]
, [update=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
currentTime is NOT undoable, queryable, and editable.
When given a time argument (with or without the -edit flag) this command sets the current global time. The model updates and displays at the new time, unless "-update off" is present on the command line.time | Command result |
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
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update(u)
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boolean
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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. |
import maya.cmds as cmds # Query the current time # cmds.currentTime( query=True ) # Change the current time to "30" in current time units # cmds.currentTime( 30, edit=True ) cmds.currentTime( 30 ) # Change the current time to 2 seconds # cmds.currentTime( '2sec', edit=True ) # Change the current time, but do not cause the model # to update. # cmds.currentTime( -10, update=False, edit=True )