pymel.core.animation.pose

pose(*args, **kwargs)

This command is used to create character poses.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
allPoses (ap)		bool
	This flag is used to query all the poses in the scene.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
apply (a)		bool
	This flag is used in conjunction with the name flag to specify a pose should be applied to the character.
name (n)		unicode
	In create mode, specify the pose name. In query mode, return a list of all the poses for the character. In apply mode, specify the pose to be applied.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.pose

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

# First, create a character to hold the pose. The character will be
# a 3-bone skeleton named "arm".
#
pm.select( d=True )
pm.joint( p=(0, 0, 0) )
# Result: nt.Joint(u'joint1') #
pm.joint( p=(0, 4, 0) )
# Result: nt.Joint(u'joint2') #
pm.joint( 'joint1', e=True, zso=True, oj='xyz' )
# Result: nt.Joint(u'joint2') #
pm.joint( p=(0, 8, -1) )
# Result: nt.Joint(u'joint3') #
pm.joint( 'joint2', e=True, zso=True, oj='xyz' )
# Result: nt.Joint(u'joint3') #
pm.joint( p=(0, 9, -2) )
# Result: nt.Joint(u'joint4') #
pm.joint( 'joint3', e=True, zso=True, oj='xyz' )
# Result: nt.Joint(u'joint4') #
pm.select( 'joint2', 'joint3', 'joint1', r=True )
pm.character( name='arm' )
# Result: nt.Character(u'arm') #
# Create a pose for the current joint position named "handWave"
#
pm.pose( 'arm', name='handWave' )
# Result: u'handWave' #
# Query the existing poses
#
pm.pose( 'arm', query=True, n=True )
# Result: [u'handWave'] #
# Restore the pose onto the character
#
pm.pose( 'arm', name='handWave', apply=True )