pymel.core.animation.currentTime

currentTime(*args, **kwargs)

When given a time argument (with or without the -edit flag) this command sets the current global time. The model updates and displays at the new time, unless “-update off” is present on the command line.

Modifications:

• if no args are provided, the command returns the current time

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
update (u)		bool
	change the current time, but do not update the world. Default value is true.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.currentTime

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Query the current time
#
pm.currentTime( query=True )
# Result: 1.0 #

# Change the current time to "30" in current time units
#
pm.currentTime( 30, edit=True )
# Result: 30.0 #
pm.currentTime( 30 )
# Result: 30.0 #

# Change the current time to 2 seconds
#
pm.currentTime( '2sec', edit=True )
# Result: 48.0 #

# Change the current time, but do not cause the model
# to update.
#
pm.currentTime( -10, update=False, edit=True )
# Result: -10.0 #