glmExportCharacter
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The glmExportCharacter command allows to export a gcha file from a root joint.
string[] glmExportCharacter [-characterFile string] [-rootJointName string]
Flags
| Long name (short name) | Argument types | Properties | Description |
| -characterFile (-cf) | string | mandatory | Name of the character file to export (example : c:/temp/myCharacter.gcha) |
| -rootJointName(-rjn) | string | mandatory | Name of the root joint to build the character to export. Information is extracted from this root joint, its children and its linked meshes (in hierarchy or via skinCluster). Meshes are configured but not that the asset file is NOT exported by this command. |
Return Value
This command the file path of the exported Character File or nothing if the export failed
MEL Examples
glmExportCharacter -cf "c:/temp/example.gcha" -rjn "Reference";
// Result: the path of the exported character file
Python Examples
import maya.cmds as cmds
cmds.glmExportCharacter(cf="c:/temp/example.gcha", rjn="Reference")
// Result: the path of the exported character file