def save( node, filepath=None ):
'''Save the following attributes from the joint: translate, rotate, scale, rotateAxis, rotateOrder, jointOrient, radius, drawStyle, parent
.. python ::
save( 'joint1' )
# Result: "/var/tmp/joints.pyson"
save( cmds.ls( type='joint'), '/var/tmp/bipedSkeleton.joints' )
# Result: "/var/tmp/bipedSkeleton.joints"
:param node: Node(s) you want to export
:type node: **str** or **list**
:param filepath: Filepath to save the file. If None will use the OS temporary directory.
:type filepath: **str** or **list**
'''
# Get filepath
if filepath == None:
filepath = os.path.join( tempfile.gettempdir(), 'joints.pyson' )
# Get nodes
data = ordereddict.OrderedDict()
nodes = common.toList( node )
# Loop through nodes
for node in nodes:
# Check object
if not cmds.objectType( node ) == 'joint':
continue
# Node entries
data[node] = ordereddict.OrderedDict()
data[node]['parameters'] = ordereddict.OrderedDict()
# Store transformation
for attr in ['translate', 'rotate', 'scale', 'rotateAxis', 'jointOrient', 'rotateOrder', 'radius', 'drawStyle']:
if attribute.isCompound(attr, node ):
data[node]['parameters'][attr] = attribute.getValue( attr, node )[0]
else:
data[node]['parameters'][attr] = attribute.getValue( attr, node )
# Store parent
data[node]['parent'] = common.getParent( node )
# World Position
data[node]['worldPosition'] = cmds.xform( node, q=True, ws=True, rp=True )
# Save data
pyon.save( data, filepath )
return filepath
