maya.core.node

Base Node wrapper around Maya dependency nodes.

This module is also a fallback for all unregistered node types.

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Node	Base wrapper around a Maya dependency node or DAG node.

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class Node(long_name, **kwargs)

Base wrapper around a Maya dependency node or DAG node.

add_attr(attr_name, **kwargs)

Add a new attribute to the node.

Args:

attr_name (str): The name of the attribute to add. **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to cmds.addAttr.

Returns:

Plug: A Plug instance representing the newly added attribute.

classmethod create(cmd, name=None, parent=None)

Create a node using a maya.cmds command name.

Example: ‘joint’, ‘polySphere’.

delete()

Delete the node from the scene.

delete_attr(attr_name)

Delete an attribute from the node.

Args:

attr_name (str): The name of the attribute to delete.

delete_history()

Delete the construction history of the node.

duplicate(**kwargs)

Duplicate the node in the scene.

Returns:

Node: A new Node instance representing the duplicated node.

exists() → bool

Return True if the wrapped node still exists in the scene.

has_attr(attr_name)

Check if the node has the given attribute.

Args:

attr_name (str): The name of the attribute to check.

Returns:

bool: True if the attribute exists, False otherwise.

rename(new_name)

Rename the node.

is_dag = False

property long_name

The full DAG path of the node.

property m_obj

Return valid MObject, re-resolving from UUID if stale.

property name

The name of the node.

property type

The type of the node.

property uuid

The UUID of the node.

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