pymel.core.system.shotTrack

shotTrack(*args, **kwargs)

This command is used for inserting and removing tracks related to the shots displayed in the Sequencer. It can also be used to modify the track state, for example, to lock or mute a track. In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags:
Long name (short name) Argument Types Properties
insertTrack (it) int ../../../_images/create.gif
 
This flag is used to insert a new empty track at the track index specified.
lock (l) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
This flag specifies whether shots on a track are to be locked or not.
mute (m) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
This flag specifies whether shots on a track are to be muted or not.
numTracks (nt) int ../../../_images/query.gif
 
To query the number of tracksFlag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
removeEmptyTracks (ret) bool ../../../_images/create.gif
 
This flag is used to remove all tracks that have no clips.
removeTrack (rt) int ../../../_images/create.gif
 
This flag is used to remove the track with the specified index. The track must have no clips on it before it can be removed.
solo (so) bool ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
This flag specifies whether shots on a track are to be soloed or not.
swapTracks (st) int, int ../../../_images/create.gif
 
This flag is used to swap the contents of two specified tracks.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.shotTrack

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

#  Move the shot named "shot2" to track 3
#
pm.shotTrack( 'shot2', track=3 )
# Lock the track containing the shot named "shot1"
#
pm.shotTrack( 'shot1', lock=True )
# Remove any empty tracks
#
pm.shotTrack(removeEmptyTracks=True)
# shotTrack -q -track shot1;
#
pm.shotTrack( 'shot1', q=True, track=True )

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