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Flags. Python
examples.
enableDevice([apply=boolean], [device=string], [enable=boolean], [monitor=boolean], [record=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
enableDevice is undoable, queryable, and NOT
editable.
Sets (or queries) the device enable state for actions involving the
device.
- -monitor
- affects all assignInputDevice and attachDeviceAttr actions for
the named device
- -record
- controls if the device is recorded (by default) by a
recordDevice action
- -apply channelName [channelName ... ]
- controls if data from the device channel is applied (by
default) by applyTake to the param curves attached to the named
channel.
Disabling a channel for applyTake cause applyTake to ignore the
enable state of all "child" channels -- treating them as disabled.
None
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
applyTake, defineDataServer, defineVirtualDevice, filter, movIn, movOut, readTake,
recordDevice, writeTake
apply, device,
enable, monitor, record
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
device(d) |
string |
  |
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specifies the device to change |
|
enable(en) |
boolean |
|
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enable (or disable) monitor/record/apply |
|
monitor(m) |
boolean |
|
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enables/disables visible update for the device (default) |
|
record(rec) |
boolean |
|
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enable/disable "recordDevice" device recording |
|
apply(a) |
boolean |
|
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enable/disable "applyTake" for the specified channel(s) |
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| 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. |
import maya.cmds as cmds
# Enables all assignInputDevice and attachDeviceAttr actions for the
# device named "clock"
cmds.enableDevice( enable=True, d='clock' )
# Stops applyTake (with no arguments) from updating param curves
# attached to the minutes and hours channels of device named "clock"
cmds.enableDevice( 'minutes', 'hours', enable=False, d='clock', apply=True )