Optional viewport refresh on pointcache extraction

openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
  self.data["visibleOnly"] = False # only nodes that are visible
  self.data["includeParentHierarchy"] = False # Include parent groups
  self.data["worldSpace"] = True # Default to exporting world-space
+ self.data["refresh"] = False # Default to suspend refresh.
 
  # Add options for custom attributes
  self.data["attr"] = ""

openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py

@@ -86,13 +86,21 @@ def process(self, instance):
  start=start,
  end=end))
 
- with suspended_refresh():
+ if instance.data.get("refresh", False):
  with maintained_selection():
  cmds.select(nodes, noExpand=True)
  extract_alembic(file=path,
  startFrame=start,
  endFrame=end,
  **options)
+ else:
+ with suspended_refresh():
+ with maintained_selection():
+ cmds.select(nodes, noExpand=True)
+ extract_alembic(file=path,
+ startFrame=start,
+ endFrame=end,
+ **options)
 
  if "representations" not in instance.data:
  instance.data["representations"] = []