Paste Relative

# 1 10-02-2017 , 06:56 AM

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I want to write a command that will paste animation relative to an existing key value.
This works, but if you’re pasting in the middle of a bunch of animation, it will shift the stuff on the right over… it should paste without shifting. Any ideas?

Code:

float $currentFrame = `currentTime -query`;
pasteKey -time $currentFrame -option insert -connect 1 -timeOffset 0 -floatOffset 0 -valueOffset 0;

Thank you in advance.

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# 2 11-02-2017 , 03:14 PM

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Try -option replace. Insert will shift the keys, just like you're experiencing.

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# 3 12-02-2017 , 05:17 AM

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The "replace" flag requires a time RANGE, so I can't use "-time $currentFrame".
How can I find out the time range of the data on the clipboard?

For example: I copied 3 keyframes, between frames 1 and 10.
My paste command would then be -time "1:10".... but how do I query those values?

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# 4 13-02-2017 , 10:37 PM

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You will need to jump into the Maya API for this information.

Look at: https://download.autodesk.com/us/maya...clipboard.html

Another way is to write out a file which contains the length when you copy the keys. Use "getenv TMPDIR" to get the temp directory, and store it in there. When you paste, read the data in the file, and there you go.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Last edited by NextDesign; 13-02-2017 at 10:45 PM.

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# 5 27-02-2017 , 04:02 AM

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Not sure if there's a simple solution for this.

Just to be clear, here's what I'm trying to achieve:
- Copy the red curve into green curve.
- The animation should paste-connect to key A's value (it should paste as -10, not +10).
- It should leave key B intact (don't shift it over).

I mocked up my desired outcome in Photoshop:
user added image

I appreciate the help.

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# 6 27-02-2017 , 11:35 PM

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Hmm, I see. That's a bit trickier. My first thought would be to store the time/value pairs of each key into an array, move the target curve over by the length of the array (time delta of the selected keys), then loop through each element of the array and set a key where the time is plus the offset (difference between first selected key and the target curve), and the value is plus or minus the value of the first target key.

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