Inserting Keyframe

[agalbrun]

Hi

Does anyone know an API equivalent to the mel command:

setKeyframe -insert -time $my_time $my_animCurve

that inserts a new keyframe and preserves the shape of the animCurve ?

I would like to avoid calling a MGlobal::executeCommand or solving the cubic bezier curves defined by the two keyframes and tangents that surronds my inserted keyframe...

Any clue?
Thanks

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Antoine Galbrun
Attitude-Studio

[rob-bateman]

just blat it into MGlobal::executeCommand(). The easiest way imo. Othewise MFnAnimCurve::addKey, using kTangentSmooth as thew tangent type. I've always found the mel method better though.

[agalbrun]

I tried the MFnAnimCurve::addKey but it does not produce good results even with smooth tangents, especially when the curve has weighted tangents.
The problem in that case is that the out tangent weight of the key just before the one that is inserted must be adjusted to preserve the curve shape as well as the in tangent weight of the key just following...

So is there is no other way, I will use the MGlobal::executeCommand()...

I could post a suggestion on the Maya8 beta forum...

Thanks Rob

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Antoine Galbrun
Attitude-Studio