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String manipulation

every control for a character has this naming format: "chr:_" + character's name + ":" + the control's name basically my plan is to do an "ls"...

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by Alan

01-02-2006|05:38 PM

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Variable names and variable names!!!

Ok,, MEL doesn't allow arrays/matirces of more than two dimensions.... I need a 'matrix' with 3 dimensions.....which I can't have....that...

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by MattTheMan

30-01-2006|02:11 AM

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Can MEL do this?

Just wondering if it was possible (with mel) to design this interface: http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~hbizira/dkp/charInterface_v2_body_v4.jpg

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by nnng2001

27-01-2006|08:49 PM

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Dev c++ 5 bug?

Hey, I know c++ and stuff, but in dev c++, whenever i use any thing, the window dissapears really quick: script (basic example, it does this with...

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by keef

25-01-2006|07:43 AM

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loop movie texture

hi, I have a 46frame movie texture in maya 6.5 I would like to loop. I already created a massive movie file by pasting and adding the file to itself...

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by farbtopf

16-01-2006|05:46 PM

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Game exporting

Wow, this place sure is quiet... Anyway, i wanted to ask if anyone knows of some good books or any information source on writing a game export script...

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by cris007

12-01-2006|03:41 PM

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showing the uv number

Hi there all, I wanted to know if there is a way to create a script that will display what number each uv cooresponds to? The reason why I ask...

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by vladimirjp

12-12-2005|08:44 PM

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Camera setup script finished..enjoy

here's a script I've been working on. It'll make camera animation alot easier. Some people have helped me create it when I got stuck on the coding,...

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by Grayth

25-10-2005|07:41 PM

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Rename Objects using MEL Scripts

Hi, I am quite new to MEL scripting but not new to programming. I would like to make a MEL script that works on both a single selected object as well...

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by oneshotflinch

21-10-2005|08:40 AM

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Camera set up script

Hey everyone, Ok I decided to make my camera setup that I use alot into a script and would like it to do a few things but can't figure out how to add...

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by Grayth

18-10-2005|05:23 PM

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interactive

hi guys it me Bilal i have created a complete 3D model of my university where i study in maya 5.0 and now i want to control my camera from arrow keys...

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by aleksandra

21-09-2005|09:19 AM

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Query an objects attribute

Lets say you created an float variable float $testvar; then say you create a polygon cube in your scene. polyCube; //Result: pCube1 then...

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by mayakid14

20-09-2005|12:52 PM

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particle texture expression

Hi all I'm trying to make an animation of photographs falling. I've built a simple NURBS plane and instanced the geometry to a particle system...

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by budgent

18-08-2005|09:14 AM

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get channel name?

Can anyone think of a way to select a channel in the channel box and return the name of that channel?

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by dannyngan

30-07-2005|08:48 AM

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melscripts and shelves

if u guys have any useful shelves or melscripts paste them here :). i posted my shelve

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by c3e

20-07-2005|03:55 PM

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Greeble

Guys This may have been asked before but is there a Greeble plugin for Maya or something similar? I have been gagging for this plugin for years...

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by ckyuk

10-07-2005|02:26 PM

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plug-ins

So I've grabbed all the plugins that sound good and useful (mostly weeks ago), but there's one main problem: They're all for earlier versions of...

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by Xander-0

09-07-2005|08:43 AM

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DoEvents in MEL?

Hi All, There is a command in Visual Basic called "DoEvents" this allows the system to process normally while you are waiting in a loop. I need...

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by kbrown

25-06-2005|02:25 PM

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menu help?

OK, I'm going to keep trying, and maybe I'll get this figured out. In this script, all I want to do is print which camera is selected from the...

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by Dann

14-06-2005|09:33 PM

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Oh my aching head

This is going to tax all but the best of you, so beware. Since mayabatch does not support the vector renderer and running the vectorize command...

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by vladimirjp

13-06-2005|10:50 PM

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xray script

I am working on the dragon head tutorial and I have noticed that a few times Kurt uses a shelf button for xray. I am new to maya and honestly I just...

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by uberstonks

13-06-2005|07:08 PM

Replies: 10

A dumbed down version

OK, for some reason, I can't seem to post another reply to my thread right now, so I had to start a new one. Poor etiquette I know. Sorry. Why...

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by Dann

13-06-2005|05:59 PM

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creating a MEL interface

although I don't consider myself a good programmer, I understand most syntax and similar issues. But I'm trying to create an interface for a script,...

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by Xander-0

02-06-2005|11:18 PM

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Infinite Rotation of Propeller

I'm trying to create an expression for a propeller of an airplane. I want it to have an infinite rotatation but I also want to control the speed of...

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by Alan

03-05-2005|12:14 PM

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Reading keystrokes with MEL

ive seen people making MEL scripts that read game controllors. How do you read keystrokes with MEL?

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by Immortal1490

26-04-2005|04:52 PM