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// Error: line 0: Error reading file.

Hi there. I worked on a project one week. Once I restarted my computer . When I tried to open my .mb this error showed: // Error: line 0: Error...

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by OriannaMainJack

03-08-2016|05:52 PM

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New Script REquest

Is there a script that i haven't found That allows for Mass obj export to separate files? I need something that will allow me to export every...

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by Unhurdof

06-03-2014|03:41 AM

Replies: 12

procedure within procedure.???

hi People..... please know this is my second script and am also trying to understand MEL a bit better....... i'm trying to capture the...

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by ieoie

07-10-2013|09:20 PM

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find object's material via mel

Is there a way to determine an object's material via MEL? Even better, is there a way to find the material that is assigned to a specific face? I...

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by dannyngan

14-01-2003|03:58 AM

Replies: 11

"Object's name is not unique"

Hi everyone! 'been out of touch for a time. I'm fairly new to scripting. I'm trying to create an animation friendly UI window using the textbook...

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by skyzeyez

13-05-2003|09:34 PM

Replies: 11

New series of mini-tutorials at www.melscripting.com

I'm starting a new series of mini-tutorials at www.melscripting.com to discuss topics of interest in MEL. These will be focused and short...

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by mark_wilkins

24-06-2003|08:36 PM

Replies: 11

MEL scripting for maya animators help

hey i've been doing the book's crowd system got to page 393 trying to creat the dialogue box i used this code: //Interface global proc...

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by mark_wilkins

30-08-2004|08:13 PM

Replies: 11

MEL script to test and set shader transparency

Hey all, to save time, I need a shortcut to toggle the transparency of the default shader. So I want to create a small MEL script to test and set...

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by t1ck135

01-10-2007|11:54 AM

Replies: 11

Error: Cannot convert data type float to type float

This is a script for cloning a tank tread. I got it from a tutorial but applying it on different model. I tried to make sure that names of the...

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by baguzie2

15-07-2014|11:49 PM

Replies: 11

Help with expressions for polyplanes

Due to the fact that Windows Movie Maker cannot play 15 individual images from my HD per second (trying to do a real cartoon), I have turned to Maya....

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by Darkware

16-01-2003|12:24 AM

Replies: 10

dannyUvTools -- MEL for UV layout

Those of you who have been on IRC know that I've been spending a lot of time working on a UV layout script. Well, it's finally done -- at least, I'm...

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by ragecgi

13-11-2003|03:32 AM

Replies: 10

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

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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

Replies: 10

BETA testers wanted for : Distributing scripts.

Hi, Let me introduce myself first, My name is Jouri and I enjoy programming, new challenges and to improve things. So that been said, I...

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by Jouri

07-12-2011|04:33 PM

Replies: 10

$include error

New to script writing, I tried using a script from a book and it gave me this error. What does that mean? seems "$include" is fairly common. So...

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by NextDesign

28-06-2013|04:07 AM

Replies: 10

move command in an expression?

How can I use the command "move x y z" in an expression? I created an boolean attribute "active" and in the expression editor I roughly wrote this...

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by Markuz

22-10-2002|08:03 PM

Replies: 9

Bug in MEL

I've posted this to couple of other forums too. What am I doing wrong or is there a bug in the switch statement? { int $a = -5; ...

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by kbrown

10-12-2003|09:54 PM

Replies: 9

passing a variable to a proc

I'm trying to pass a variable from one proc to another, but can't figure out the syntax. I can't seem to find the place in the docs where this would...

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