Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold
This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i
# 1 15-12-2011 , 10:09 PM
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python question re: exporting

Is it possible to write a python script that opens (when a gui button is pressed) the "export selection" dialogue box? Basically I just need to create a shortcut so that a user wouldn't have to open the "file" dropdown menu in Maya. Can this be done? If so, how?

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# 3 15-12-2011 , 11:13 PM
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Hmm...The article is poorly written but if I understand it correctly, it uses MEL and python to create a shelf button, which isn't quite what I need.

We've got a GUI (just a simple window) with a button labeled "export," and we need this button, when pressed, to open up the "export selection" dialogue box. Basically it would be a shortcut to going file > export selection.

# 4 16-12-2011 , 12:18 AM
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Sorry for getting it wrong, but why the hell would you need a button for that. dont you trust your people to just export selected.............dave




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# 5 16-12-2011 , 12:22 AM
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Normally I would agree, trust me :\ It's just what the assignment calls for.

# 6 16-12-2011 , 07:39 AM
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Assignment? Is this for a class? If not, I can give you the code. Or better yet, I can tell you how to get the code for yourself; that way you can learn how to automate a huge amount of things!


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# 7 19-12-2011 , 03:31 AM
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It was for a class, yes. The command I wanted turned out to be cmds.ExportSelection.

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