Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with
complex objects.
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Is anyone using MEL?
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Is there a particular question you had in mind?
If so, this Mel section is moderated by Kal, so feel free to post more questions
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And Kevin, I'll see if I can come up with something to fill up this forum.
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I enjoy the use of Mel when I use it like a Photoshop action, but to actually script from scratch is just too boring for me
If there was a way to make it more interesting and accesible I would love it! Some people are artistic and some are technical, I can make music or 3d, but I can't make heads or tails of this techno-babble I'm reading.I would really appreciate some help as I do realize the power of Mel, just can't break through the wall of the language
I think it's the same for a lot of people...I always wondered why programming was done in so called "secret" languages
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Realistically, I think most people use Mel primarily as "macroscripts", and there's nothing wrong with that. Most times, you don't need to write scripts from scratch, especially if someone's already done it. You really only need to understand the basics of Mel and how it functions.
There are two books coming out very soon that might be of interest to people here:
Complete Maya Programming: An Extensive Guide to MEL and the C++ API by David Gould
MEL Scripting for Maya Animators by Mark Wilkins
Both authors are Maya experts and well-respected in the 3D community. David Gould is an artist and programmer at Weta Digital, and Mark Wilkins has a long history as technical director on everything from Dinosaur to Minority Report. David Gould's book is probably more programming and tools oriented for the techie types. Mark Wilkins' book is probably going to more artist-friendly. I'll most likely end up getting both for my library.
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Like most people reading the mel docs that come with maya bores me to tears, so hopefully this book is going to offer a new and interesting perspective
Will add a little mini review in here when it arrives and had a chace to work through some of it.
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So a basic C/C++ user guide could also help newbies to learn MEL as well...
Just my $0.02.
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Anyone know when it's comin out?
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By extension, if you've worked with Flash ActionScript or JavaScript (both very similar), then you can probably pick up MEL fairly quickly as well. Foundations in C/C++ are very helpful, but if you've scripted before, you've got the basics down for MEL.Originally posted by kbrown
I think the first obstacle to cross when learning MEL is the syntax. If you've programmed with C or C++ before you'll understand MEL pretty well. If not, it may seem like swahili language
So a basic C/C++ user guide could also help newbies to learn MEL as well...
Just my $0.02.
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