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Synopsis

clipEditor( editorName , [allTrackHeights=int], [autoFit=string], [clipDropCmd=string], [clipStyle=int], [control=boolean], [defineTemplate=string], [deleteCmd=string], [deselectAll=boolean], [displayActiveKeyTangents=string], [displayActiveKeys=string], [displayInfinities=string], [displayKeys=string], [displayTangents=string], [docTag=string], [exists=boolean], [filter=string], [forceMainConnection=string], [frameAll=boolean], [frameRange=[float, float]], [highlightConnection=string], [highlightedBlend=[string, string]], [highlightedClip=[string, string]], [listAllCharacters=boolean], [listCurrentCharacters=boolean], [lockMainConnection=boolean], [lookAt=string], [mainListConnection=string], [manageSequencer=boolean], [menuContext=string], [panel=string], [parent=string], [selectBlend=[string, string, string]], [selectClip=[string, string]], [selectionConnection=string], [snapTime=string], [snapValue=string], [stateString=boolean], [unParent=boolean], [unlockMainConnection=boolean], [updateMainConnection=boolean], [useTemplate=string])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

clipEditor is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Create a clip editor with the given name.

Return value

string

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

allTrackHeights, autoFit, clipDropCmd, clipStyle, control, defineTemplate, deleteCmd, deselectAll, displayActiveKeyTangents, displayActiveKeys, displayInfinities, displayKeys, displayTangents, docTag, exists, filter, forceMainConnection, frameAll, frameRange, highlightConnection, highlightedBlend, highlightedClip, listAllCharacters, listCurrentCharacters, lockMainConnection, lookAt, mainListConnection, manageSequencer, menuContext, panel, parent, selectBlend, selectClip, selectionConnection, snapTime, snapValue, stateString, unParent, unlockMainConnection, updateMainConnection, useTemplate
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
exists(ex) boolean create
Returns true|false depending upon whether the specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
defineTemplate(dt) string create
Puts a command in a mode where any other flags and args are parsed and added to the command template specified in the argument. They will be used as default arguments in any subsequent invocations of the command when templateName is set as the current template.
useTemplate(ut) string create
Force the command to use a command template other than the current one.
panel(pnl) string createquery
Specifies the panel that the editor belongs to. By default if an editor is created in the create callback of a scripted panel it will belong to that panel. If an editor doesn't belong to a panel it will be deleted when the window that it is in is deleted.
parent(p) string createqueryedit
Specifies the parent layout for this editor. This flag will only have an effect if the editor is currently un-parented.
unParent(up) boolean createedit
Specifies that the editor should be removed from its layout. This cannot be used with query.
control(ctl) boolean query
Query only. Returns the top level control for this editor. Usually used for getting a parent to attach popup menus. Caution: It is possible, at times, for an editor to exist without a control. This flag returns "NONE" if no control is present.
mainListConnection(mlc) string createqueryedit
Specifies the name of a selectionConnection object which the editor will use as its source of content. The editor will only display items contained in the selectionConnection object.
forceMainConnection(fmc) string createqueryedit
Specifies the name of a selectionConnection object which the editor will use as its source of content. The editor will only display items contained in the selectionConnection object. This is a variant of the -mainListConnection flag in that it will force a change even when the connection is locked. This flag is used to reduce the overhead when using the -unlockMainConnection , -mainListConnection, -lockMainConnection flags in immediate succession.
selectionConnection(slc) string createqueryedit
Specifies the name of a selectionConnection object which the editor will synchronize with its own selection list. As the user selects things in this editor, they will be selected in the selectionConnection object. If the object undergoes changes, the editor updates to show the change.
highlightConnection(hlc) string createqueryedit
Specifies the name of a selectionConnection object which the editor will synchronize with its highlight list. Not all editors have a highlight list. For those that do, it is a secondary selection list.
filter(f) string createqueryedit
Specifies the name of an itemFilter object to be placed on this editor. This filters the information coming onto the main list of the editor.
lockMainConnection(lck) boolean createedit
Locks the current list of objects within the mainConnection, so that only those objects are displayed within the editor. Further changes to the original mainConnection are ignored.
stateString(sts) boolean query
Query only flag. Returns the MEL command that will edit an editor to match the current editor state. The returned command string uses the string variable $editorName in place of a specific name.
unlockMainConnection(ulk) boolean createedit
Unlocks the mainConnection, effectively restoring the original mainConnection (if it is still available), and dynamic updates.
updateMainConnection(upd) boolean createedit
Causes a locked mainConnection to be updated from the orginal mainConnection, but preserves the lock state.
docTag(dtg) string createqueryedit
Attaches a tag to the Maya editor.
displayKeys(dk) string edit
on | off | tgl display keyframes in the editor
displayTangents(dtn) string edit
on | off | tgl display tangents in the editor
displayActiveKeys(dak) string edit
on | off | tgl display tangents in the editor
displayActiveKeyTangents( dat) string edit
on | off | tgl display tangents in the editor
displayInfinities(di) string edit
on | off | tgl display infinities in the editor
autoFit(af) string queryedit
on | off | tgl auto fit-to-view
lookAt(la) string edit
all | selected | currentTime fitView helpers
snapTime(st) string queryedit
none | integer | keyframe keyframe move snap in time
snapValue(sv) string queryedit
none | integer | keyframe keyframe move snap in values
highlightedBlend(hb) [string, string] query
Returns the highlighted blend, listed as scheduler and index
highlightedClip(hc) [string, string] query
Returns the highlighted clip, listed as scheduler and index
selectBlend(sb) [string, string, string] queryedit
Select the blends specified by the scheduler name and the indicies of the two clips used in the blend. When queried, a string containing the scheduler name and the two clip indicies for all of the selected blends is returned.
selectClip(sc) [string, string] queryedit
Selects the clip specified by the scheduler name and the clip index. When queried, a string containing the scheduler and clip index of all of the selected clips is returned.
deselectAll(da) boolean edit
Deselect all clips and blends in the editor.
clipDropCmd(cd) string edit
Command executed when clip node is dropped on the TraX editor
deleteCmd(dc) string edit
Command executed when backspace key is pressed
frameAll(fa) boolean edit
Frame view around all clips in the editor.
frameRange(fr) [float, float] queryedit
The editor's current frame range.
listAllCharacters(lac) boolean edit
List all characters in the editor and outliner.
listCurrentCharacters(lc) boolean edit
List only the characters in the editor and outliner.
menuContext(mc) string query
Returns a string array denoting the type of data object the cursor is over. Returned values are: {"timeSlider"} {"nothing"} {"track", "track index", "character node name", "group name"} {"clip", "clip node name"}
allTrackHeights(th) int
OBSOLETE flag. Use clipStyle instead.
clipStyle(cs) int queryedit
Set/return the clip track style in the specified editor. Default is 2. Valid values are 1-3.
manageSequencer(ms) boolean createqueryedit
Sets/returns whether the clip editor should manage sequencer nodes. If so, animation clips and characters are not represented.

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.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

cmds.clipEditor( "clipEditorName" )