MAYA: save/load transforms

transform_clipboard.py

import maya.cmds as mc


if not hasattr(mc, "CLIPBOARD"):
    mc.CLIPBOARD = dict()


def saveTransforms(nodes=None):
    nodes = nodes or mc.ls(sl=True, l=True)
    for longName in nodes:
        matrix = mc.xform(longName, q=True, m=True)
        mc.CLIPBOARD[longName] = matrix

def loadTransforms(nodes=None):
    nodes = nodes or mc.CLIPBOARD.keys()
    for longName in nodes:
        matrix = mc.CLIPBOARD.get(longName)
        if not matrix:
            continue
        mc.xform(longName, m=matrix)

saveTransforms()
loadTransforms()
print(mc.CLIPBOARD)