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findKeyframe(
[animatedObject]
, [animation=string], [attribute=string], [controlPoints=boolean], [curve=boolean], [float=floatrange], [hierarchy=string], [includeUpperBound=boolean], [index=uint], [shape=boolean], [time=timerange], [timeSlider=boolean], [which=string])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
findKeyframe is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
This command operates on a keyset. A keyset is
defined as a group of keys within a specified time range on one or
more animation curves.
The animation curves comprising a keyset depend on the value
of the "-animation" flag:
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keysOrObjects:
- Any active keys, when no target objects or -attribute
flags appear on the command line, or
- All animation curves connected to all keyframable
attributes of objects specified as the command line's
targetList, when there are no active keys.
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keys:
Only act on active keys or tangents.
If there are no active keys or tangents, don't do anything.
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objects:
Only act on specified objects. If there are no objects specified, don't
do anything.
Note that the "-animation" flag can be used to override
the curves uniquely identified by the multi-use
"-attribute" flag, which takes an argument of the form
attributeName, such as "translateX".
Keys on animation curves are identified by either
their time values or their indices. Times and indices can
be given individually or as part of a list or range.
- -time 10pal means the key at frame 10 (PAL format).
- -time 1.0sec -time 15ntsc -time 20 means the keys at
time 1.0 second, frame 15 (in NTSC format), and time 20 (in the
currently defined global time unit).
- -time "10:20" means all keys in the range from 10 to 20,
inclusive, in the current time unit.
Omitting one end of a range means "go to infinity", as in the following examples:
- -time "10:" means all keys from time 10 (in the current
time unit) onwards.
- -time ":10" means all keys up to (and including) time 10
(in the current time unit).
- -time ":" is a short form to specify all keys.
- -index 0 means the first key of each animation curve.
(Indices are 0-based.)
- -index 2 -index 5 -index 7 means the 3rd, 6th, and 8th keys.
- -index "1:5" means the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th keys of
each animation curve.
This command will return the time (in current units) of the requested
key. For the relative direction methods (next, previous) if
-time is NOT specified they will use current time.
If the specified object is not animated the command will return
the current time.
copyKey, cutKey, keyTangent, keyframe, keyframeOutliner, keyframeStats, pasteKey, scaleKey, setInfinity, snapKey
animation, attribute, controlPoints, curve, float, hierarchy, includeUpperBound, index, shape, time, timeSlider, which
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Argument types |
Properties |
attribute(at)
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string
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List of attributes to select
In query mode, this flag needs a value.
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hierarchy(hi)
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string
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Hierarchy expansion options. Valid values are "above,"
"below," "both," and "none." (Not valid for "pasteKey" cmd.)
In query mode, this flag needs a value.
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shape(s)
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boolean
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Consider attributes of shapes below transforms as well,
except "controlPoints". Default: true. (Not valid for "pasteKey" cmd.)
In query mode, this flag needs a value.
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controlPoints(cp)
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boolean
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This flag explicitly specifies whether or not to include the
control points of a shape (see "-s" flag) in the list of attributes.
Default: false. (Not valid for "pasteKey" cmd.)
In query mode, this flag needs a value.
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index(index)
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uint
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index of a key on an animCurve
In query mode, this flag needs a value.
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time(t)
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timerange
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time uniquely representing a key (or key
range) on a time-based animCurve. Valid timeRanges
include single values (-t 10) or a string
with a lower and upper bound, separated by a colon
(-t "10:20")
In query mode, this flag needs a value.
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float(f)
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floatrange
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value uniquely representing a non-time-based
key (or key range) on a time-based animCurve. Valid
floatRange include single values (-f 10) or a
string with a lower and upper bound, separated by a
colon (-f "10:20")
In query mode, this flag needs a value.
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includeUpperBound(iub)
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boolean
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When the -t/time or -f/float flags represent a range
of keys, this flag determines whether the keys at the
upper bound of the range are included in the keyset.
Default value: true. This flag is only valid when
the argument to the -t/time flag is a time range with
a lower and upper bound. (When used with the "pasteKey"
command, this flag refers only to the time range of the
target curve that is replaced, when using options such
as "replace," "fitReplace," or "scaleReplace." This
flag has no effect on the curve pasted from the clipboard.)
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animation(an)
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string
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Where this command should get the animation to act
on. Valid values are "objects," "keys," and
"keysOrObjects" Default: "keysOrObjects." (See
Description for details.)
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timeSlider(ts)
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boolean
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Get the next key time from the ticks displayed in the
time slider. If this flag is set, then the -an/animation flag
is ignored.
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which(w)
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string
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next | previous | first | last
How to find the key
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curve(c)
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boolean
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Return a list of the existing curves driving the selected object
or attributes. The which, index, floatRange, timeRange, and
includeUpperBound flags are ignored when this flag is used.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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import maya.cmds as cmds
# Find the next key from the current time, based upon the ticks
# displayed within the time slider
#
cmds.findKeyframe( timeSlider=True, which="next" )
# Find the next key for nurbsCone1 after time 25
#
cmds.findKeyframe( 'nurbsCone1', time=(25,25), which="next" )
# Find the curves driving the nurbsCone1's rotateX attribute
#
cmds.findKeyframe( 'nurbsCone1', curve=True, at='rotateX' )