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ButtonImage Transparency

Hello! :) I'm currently making a GUI for a Maya plug-in, and I am going to have some buttons on there that has to have some transparent parts....

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by arneoog

03-08-2006|12:13 PM

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Use MEL to specify directory for File Dialog

I am working on a animation short with a group of about 8 people and we have an area where all the master files are stored. I want to keep my project...

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by discostu

14-07-2006|05:30 PM

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creating geometry out of locators?

is there a possibility to create a geometry like a topology out of bout 2000 locators imported from a tracking program? if yes, I´d be happy!

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by Falott

27-06-2006|04:26 PM

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question on expressions

when i try to write an expression in maya, i keep getting an error attributes must be of float, integer, or boolean types filmTranslate. film...

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by skywola

21-06-2006|08:47 PM

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fitPanel -selected;

fitPanel -selected; This command does not seem to work good when I use it, it puts the object in the center of the panel (in perspective view),...

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by skywola

16-06-2006|04:29 AM

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shelfButton command

I know I've used this command before, but I can't get it to work today. According to the Maya docs, the following should make a button. ...

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by skywola

09-06-2006|01:26 AM

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Does it exist?

I've written a little script that creates a master cube and a bunch of followers. Hard to explain the usage for this, but go with me. It actually...

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by Dann

08-06-2006|06:39 PM

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randomize selected vertices

how do I randomize some selected vertices with the rand-command? just need to move the verts in Y a tiny little distance.

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by Falott

01-06-2006|06:01 PM

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Query windows.

I have been working with a simple MEL script for animation. The code imports a pixel map and searches through the pixels. Sometimes the pixels...

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by mayakid14

31-05-2006|08:57 PM

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WIP: My Raytracer | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ok, this is a work in progress. I am programming a raytracer in c++. I will post a first update tonight, with diffuse shading. I will be using two...

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by MattTheMan

24-05-2006|12:13 AM

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normals [state] | Page: 1 2

is there a way to catch the state of normals? to know what direction they are facing? if they are facing away from camera or not. im tring to...

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by vladimirjp

27-04-2006|02:39 AM

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paste opposite pose script

just wondering if anyone has heard of a script in maya for "paste opposite pose"? i think this is a feature in max that many maya animators are...

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by scoonie_p

16-04-2006|04:00 PM

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Keyframe mel

I'm going to write a script that will be a great tool for animators but I could use a little guidance. Here's what I'm trying to do: Imagine...

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by Velusion

06-04-2006|04:28 PM

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String to Int

Does anyone know if there is a way to convert a string to an int or a float. Example: string $mystring = "15"; int $myint = ($mystring - 1);...

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by Alan

29-03-2006|03:12 PM

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saving as COPY????

Hi all, Does anybody know of a way to do a "save as copy" much like photoshop does, I want to be able to save my current scene out as a differnt...

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by Alan

29-03-2006|09:30 AM

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Popular MEL scripts?

What MEL scripts do you use on a regular basis and what do they perfom? Also, what is the mjpoly script?

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by BMS

29-03-2006|07:02 AM

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print system date and hour how?

what code I use to print actual date and hour of system? using this same thread, I want to ask what is the best way to store large amount of text...

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by skywola

27-03-2006|07:36 PM

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Size Of A Window

How to control the size of a window . . . string $window = `window -title "Window Sizing"`; columnLayout -adjustableColumn true; button -label...

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by skywola

25-03-2006|05:37 PM

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Editing Expressions

To create an expression in MEL, you would do this: expression -s "ls.rotateY = time;" -o expression1 -ae 1 -uc all ; // Result: expression1 // ...

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by skywola

25-03-2006|05:36 PM

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Another piece of code from Walkerman . .

This is part of the code the is used to build the sliders for various controls in the Walkerman window. First, I check to make sure that the Left...

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by skywola

25-03-2006|05:48 AM

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Joints and mel

hi, does anyone know, how to get informations like: parent, child, length, head or tail from a joint with mel? lg, leni

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by leni

24-03-2006|07:38 AM

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Walkerman's addBodyCode Procedure

This is the third procedure called, in the Walkerman program. If you are stepping thru Walkerman with the script editor, you would be doing this:...

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by skywola

10-03-2006|12:12 PM

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Walkerman's addAttributes Procedure

On this procedure, I will only list PART of it, it is very straigh-forward and relatively redundant, as far as the commands go. If you want to...

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by skywola

10-03-2006|11:19 AM

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Animation Via MEL - Coming soon

I am planning on releasing the MEL program that I described earlier as sophisticated MEL animation program that: Automatically animates both biped...

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by Falott

10-03-2006|07:29 AM

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Walkerman's addSkeleton Procedure

This is a detailed explaination of the Walkerman procedure for creating a biped skeleton . . . . If you want a procedure to only be callable...

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by skywola

10-03-2006|07:26 AM

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