diskCache

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Synopsis

diskCache([append=boolean], [cacheType=string], [close=string], [closeAll=boolean], [delete=string], [deleteAll=boolean], [empty=string], [emptyAll=boolean], [enabledCachesOnly=boolean], [endTime=time], [frameRangeType=string], [overSample=boolean], [samplingRate=int], [startTime=time], [tempDir=boolean])

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

diskCache is NOT undoable, queryable, and NOT editable.

Return value

None

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

Keywords

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
frameRangeType(frt)	string
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.)
startTime(st)	time
Specifies the start frame of the cache range.
endTime(et)	time
Specifies the end frame of the cache range.
samplingRate(sr)	int
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 sr frames, where sr is the value specified to this flag.
enabledCachesOnly(eco)	boolean
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.
emptyAll(ea)	boolean
Clear the content of all disk caches. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is "true" only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
empty(e)	string
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.
deleteAll(da)	boolean
Delete all disk cache files. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is "true" only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
delete(d)	string
Delete the cache given the disk cache node name. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is "true" only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
closeAll(ca)	boolean
Close all disk cache files. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is "true" only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
close(c)	string
Close the cache given the disk cache node name. If -eco/enabledCachesOnly is "true" only enabled disk cache nodes are affected.
append(a)	boolean
Append at the end and not to flush the existing cache
overSample(os)	boolean
Over sample if true. Otherwise, under sample.
cacheType(ct)	string
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.
tempDir(tmp)	boolean
Query-only flag for the location of temporary diskCache files.

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

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