pymel.core.system.diskCache

diskCache(*args, **kwargs)

Command to create, clear, or close disk cache(s). In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags:
Long name (short name) Argument Types Properties
append (a) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Append at the end and not to flush the existing cache
cacheType (ct) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 

Specifies the type of cache to overwrite. “mcfp” for particle playback cache, “mcfi” for particle initial cache. “mcj” for jiggle cache. This option is only activated during the cache creation.

close (c) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Close the cache given the disk cache node name. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is “true” only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
closeAll (ca) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Close all disk cache files. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is “true” only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
delete (d) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Delete the cache given the disk cache node name. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is “true” only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
deleteAll (da) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Delete all disk cache files. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is “true” only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
empty (e) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Clear the content of the disk cache with the given disk cache node name. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is “true” only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
emptyAll (ea) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Clear the content of all disk caches. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is “true” only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
enabledCachesOnly (eco) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 

When present, this flag restricts the -ea/emptyAll, so that only “enabled” disk caches (i.e., disk cache nodes with the ”.enable” attribute set to “true”) are affected.

endTime (et) time ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Specifies the end frame of the cache range.
frameRangeType (frt) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 

Specifies the type of frame range to use, namely “Render Globals”, “Time Slider”, and “Start/End”. In the case of “Time Slider”, startFrame and endFrame need to be specified. (This flag is now obsolete. Please use the -startTime and -endTime flags to specify the frame range explicitly.)

overSample (os) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Over sample if true. Otherwise, under sample.
samplingRate (sr) int ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 

Specifies how frequently to sample relative to each frame. When over-sampling (-overSample has been specified), this parameter determines how many times per frame the runup will be evaluated. When under-sampling (the default, when -overSample has not been specified), the runup will evaluate only once per srframes, where sris the value specified to this flag.

startTime (st) time ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 
Specifies the start frame of the cache range.
tempDir (tmp) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif
 

Query-only flag for the location of temporary diskCache files.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.diskCache

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

# Explicitly specify the settings for disk cache
# creation: the start time to 3 and the end time to 10.
pm.diskCache( startTime=3, endTime=10 )
# Specify to use over sampling and with sampling
# rate set to 2, sampling twice for each frame.
pm.diskCache( overSample=True, samplingRate=2 )
# Delete all caches
pm.diskCache( deleteAll=True )
# Clear the cache content for diskCache3's cache.
pm.diskCache( empty='diskCache3' )
# Close all the disk caches.
pm.diskCache( emptyAll=True )

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