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playbackOptions([animationEndTime=time],
[animationStartTime=time],
[blockingAnim=boolean],
[by=float], [framesPerSecond=boolean],
[loop=string], [maxPlaybackSpeed=float],
[maxTime=time], [minTime=time], [playbackSpeed=float], [view=string])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
playbackOptions is undoable, queryable, and editable.
This command sets/queries certain values associated with playback:
looping style, start/end times, etc. Only commands modifying the
-minTime/maxTime, the -animationStartTime/animationEndTime, or the
-by value are undoable.
| string |
or float Query of edited option. |
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
animationEndTime, animationStartTime, blockingAnim, by,
framesPerSecond, loop, maxPlaybackSpeed, maxTime, minTime,
playbackSpeed, view
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
loop(l) |
string |
   |
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Controls if and how playback repeats. Valid values are "once,"
"continuous," and "oscillate." Query returns string. |
|
minTime(min) |
time |
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Sets the start of the playback time range. Query returns a
float. |
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maxTime(max) |
time |
|
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Sets the end of the playback time range. Query returns a
float. |
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animationStartTime(ast) |
time |
|
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Sets the start time of the animation. Query returns a
float. |
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animationEndTime(aet) |
time |
|
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Sets the end time of the animation. Query returns a float. |
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playbackSpeed(ps) |
float |
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Sets the desired playback speed. Query returns a float. |
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maxPlaybackSpeed(mps) |
float |
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Sets the desired maximum playback speed. Query returns a float.
The maxPlaybackSpeed is only used by Maya when your playbackSpeed
is 0 (play every frame). The maxPlaybackSpeed will clamp the
maximum playback rate to prevent it from going more than a certain
amount. A maxPlaybackSpeed of 0 will give free (unclamped)
playback. |
|
framesPerSecond(fps) |
boolean |
|
|
Queries the actual playback rate. Query returns a float. |
|
view(v) |
string |
|
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Controls how many modelling views update during playback. Valid
values are "all" and "active". Query returns a string. |
|
by(by) |
float |
|
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Increment between times viewed during playback. (Default
1.0) |
|
blockingAnim(ba) |
boolean |
|
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All tangents playback as stepped so that animation can be
viewed in pure pose-to-pose form |
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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
cmds.playbackOptions( loop='continuous' )
cmds.playbackOptions( minTime='0sec', maxTime='1sec' )
# Playback every 2nd frame
#
cmds.playbackOptions( by=2 )