.. index::
    single: animClip
    single: 0x434c504e
    single: category; animation

_default - animClip (0x434c504e)
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:classification:
    
    
    animation
    
    

:plugin:
    (built-in)

:id:
    0x434c504e


:link:
    visit Autodesk Maya 2026 official reference `a link`_.

.. _a link: https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/animClip.html



Attributes (43)
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    <table class="attribute">
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <th class="attr_name">Long name (short name)</th>
                <th class="attr_type">Type</th>
                <th class="attr_default">Value</th>
                <th class="attr_minmax">Min/Max</th>
                <th class="attr_flags">Flags</th>
            </tr>
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">channel box</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="enable">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">enable (ea)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="hold">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">hold (h)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">time</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="postCycle">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">postCycle (ca)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="preCycle">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">preCycle (cb)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="scale">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">scale (sc)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="sourceEnd">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">sourceEnd (se)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">time</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="sourceStart">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">sourceStart (ss)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">time</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="startFrame">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">startFrame (sf)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">time</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="weight">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">weight (w)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="weightStyle">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">weightStyle (ws)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            From Start (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            From Zero (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Absolute From Zero (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external visible attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="absoluteChannel">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">absoluteChannel (ac)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">array, connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="clipData">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">clipData (cd)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="cycle">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">cycle (cy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozen">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozen (fzn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozenAffected">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozenAffected (fza)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, extension, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="offsetXform">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">offsetXform (oxf)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="pose">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">pose (ps)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="timeWarp">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">timeWarp (tw)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="timeWarpEnable">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">timeWarpEnable (twe)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external hidden attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="absoluteRotations">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">absoluteRotations (abro)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="channelOffset">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">channelOffset (co)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">array, connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="clip">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">clip (cl)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">message</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="clipInstance">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">clipInstance (ci)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="duration">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">duration (du)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">time</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="isHistoricallyInteresting">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">byte</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">2</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/255</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="localStartPosition">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">localStartPosition (lsp)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">compound</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="localStartPositionX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">localStartPositionX (lspx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="localStartPositionY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">localStartPositionY (lspy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="localStartPositionZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">localStartPositionZ (lspz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


    

            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="message">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">message (msg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">message</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="offset">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">offset (o)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Relative (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Absolute (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="recomputeOffset">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">recomputeOffset (roff)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="start">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">start (st)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">time</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="startPercent">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">startPercent (sp)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="startTrim">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">startTrim (str)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">time</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="useChannelOffset">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">useChannelOffset (uco)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="worldStartPosition">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">worldStartPosition (wsp)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">compound</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="worldStartPositionX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">worldStartPositionX (wspx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="worldStartPositionY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">worldStartPositionY (wspy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 last" data-attr-name="worldStartPositionZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">worldStartPositionZ (wspz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out</td>
            </tr>


    

            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">internal attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="binMembership">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">binMembership (bnm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">hidden, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="caching">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">caching (cch)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="nodeState">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">nodeState (nds)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Normal (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            HasNoEffect (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Blocking (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Normal (8)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-HasNoEffect (9)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Blocking (10)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/10</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
        </tbody>
    </table>