maya_timeline_bookmark_utils

A small, object oriented library to interact with as well as import / export Autodesk Maya's timeline bookmarks.

Import the library:

import timelineBookmarks as tbm

# optionally reload it
from importlib import reload
reload(tbm)

Examples:

Collect all bookmarks in the current scene and create the data objects

bookmarks = tbm.get_maya_bookmarks()

Frame first bookmark

bookmarks[0].frame()

Split and save Save the first two bookmarks as separate scene files

tbm.split_bookmarks_to_scenes(bookmarks[:2], scene_name="Bookmark_Split", force=True)

Import / Export

Export bookmarks to file

tbm.export_bookmarks(bookmarks)

Import bookmarks to file

imported_bookmarks = tbm.import_bookmarks()
[bm.create_maya_node(update_existing=True) for bm in imported_bookmarks] # by default, nodes are not created automatically

imported_bookmarks = tbm.import_bookmarks(create_nodes=True, force_creation=True) # alternatively you can create on load - here we are force overriding existing nodes