pymel.core.general.createNode

static general.createNode(*args, **kwargs)

This command creates a new node in the dependency graph of the specified type.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
name (n)		unicode
	Sets the name of the newly-created node.
parent (p)		unicode
	Specifies the parent in the DAG under which the new node belongs.
shared (s)		bool
	This node is shared across multiple files, so only create it if it does not already exist.
skipSelect (ss)		bool
	This node is not to be selected after creation, the original selection will be preserved. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.createNode

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.createNode( 'transform', n='transform1' )
# Result: nt.Transform(u'transform1') #
pm.createNode( 'nurbsSurface', n='surface1', p='transform1' )
# Result: nt.NurbsSurface(u'surface1') #
pm.createNode( 'camera', shared=True, n='top' )

# This transform will be selected when created
pm.createNode( 'transform', n='selectedTransform' )
# Result: nt.Transform(u'selectedTransform') #

# This will create a new transform node, but 'selectedTransform'
# will still be selected.
pm.createNode( 'transform', ss=True )
# Result: nt.Transform(u'transform2') #