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copyClip
copyClip
- Gisela Roberts
- Ben Stanley
Owned by Gisela Roberts
Last updated: Oct 24, 2023 by Ben Stanley
Description
The copyClip command can be used to copy either selected modules and data to a specified clip or to copy specific modules and data to a specified clip.
copyClip copies only modules and data from the currently active clip.
Functional area
Data manipulators
Command syntax
Syntax
copyClip "clipName" ["module" ...][-selected] [-create] [-leaveTimeAlone] |
Arguments
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| Name | Type | Required | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
clipName | string | yes | Name of the clip you will be copying module and data to. If the -create flag is specified, then a clip with this name will be created. |
module1 | string or string array | no | Name of the module whose animation data to copy. You may pass in a string array containing a list of modules. You can also pass in multiple strings. If no strings/arrays are specified, then all modules will be copied (or selected modules, if you specify the -selected flag. |
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Flags
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| Name | Flag arguments | Argument type | Exclusive to | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
selected | 0 | — | — | If specified, and no arguments are passed in to the command, the selected modules will have their animation data copied |
create | 0 | — | leaveTimeAlone | If specified, a new clip will be created as the target clip, with the name provided by the first argument to the command |
leaveTimeAlone | 0 | — | create | If specified, the target clip will not have it`s time related attributes changed Start_Frame, Clip_Offset, and Duration) |
Return value
void
Examples
// create a Clip and a Marker create Clip "clip1"; create Marker "marker1"; // animate the marker // to represent data being copied setTime 0; setKey Translation 0 0 0; setTime 20; setKey Translation 100 100 100; // create a 2nd Clip // copy marker1 to clip2 copyClip clip2 marker1 -create;
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Additional information
Related commands
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