Starts and stops server side device recording. The data is recorded at the device rate. Once recorded, the data may be brought into Maya with the applyTake command. See also: enableDevice, applyTake, readTake, writeTake In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
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cleanup / c | bool | ![]() |
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data / da | bool | ![]() |
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device / d | unicode | ![]() |
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Specifies which device(s) to start record recording. The listed device(s) will start recording regardless of their record enable state. C: The default is to start recording all devices that are record enabled. |
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duration / dr | int | ![]() ![]() |
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Duration (in seconds) of the recording. When the duration expires, the device will still be in a recording state and must be told to stop recording. C: The default is 60. Q: When queried, this flag returns an int. |
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playback / p | bool | ![]() ![]() |
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If any attribute is connected to an animation curve, the animation curve will play back while recording the device(s) including any animation curves attached to attributes being recorded. C: The default is false. Q: When queried, this flag returns an int. |
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state / st | bool | ![]() ![]() |
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wait / w | bool | ![]() |
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Derived from mel command maya.cmds.recordDevice
Example:
import pymel.core as pm
# Record the clock device for 30 seconds and apply the data.
#
import time
pm.recordDevice( device='clock', duration=30 )
time.sleep( 30 )
pm.recordDevice( device='clock', state=False )
pm.applyTake( device='clock' )