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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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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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Forcing a check box to be checked.

What is the mel command to ensure that a checkbox is always checked in the options dialog box of a command. Ie, in the duplicate options box, how...

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by gster123

12-02-2006|10:32 PM

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nprs script not working!!

Please I need some help here. I download the nprs.mel script and paste it in the script folder like the tut says, to make a cell shaded character in...

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by kazama

06-02-2006|11:31 PM

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time delay

Hi, I tried to follow the instructions in a tutorial about the making of a tail which uses a mel needed to delay the movement of joints, but when...

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by skywola

15-02-2006|03:18 AM

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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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Toggling a button ON - OFF

In another thread, JDigital did me the favor of mentioning the jsOrientJointUI script. . . . I had been looking for a script that could use a toggle...

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by skywola

09-03-2006|06:09 AM

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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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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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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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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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need a mel script

Can anyone provide me with the "detachSurface" melscript which works in maya 6.5.This melscript cuts any polygonal object into any no.of desired...

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by lalit_wani

14-08-2006|12:42 AM

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Rotating faces randomly

Hi I am very new to mel commands, I have split my polygon faces in to single pieces.now i have more the 1000 faces. I want to animate them...

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by Weyu

23-02-2008|07:50 AM

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mel for MR render?

so i'm new to using MEL but i've read alot of ppl saying to use mel to render with MR so maya isn't really running and MR can use the freed...

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by adamranders

09-03-2008|12:39 PM

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by t1ck135

02-04-2008|01:46 AM

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Automated unwrapping of multiple objects using scripting

I have a quick question, that hopefully someone on here can help me with. I have a lot of small objects that I would like to unwrap (250 or so)...

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by bendingiscool

19-05-2008|03:12 AM

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asign sliderFunction to costum window

first of all - please dont kick my ass. I know this is a very basic question where one usually would point to the docs. fact is - maya´s helpfiles...

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by Falott

31-07-2008|12:07 AM

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closestPointOnMesh node

Hi, I'm having problems with the closest/nearestPointOnMesh (depending on Maya version). I want to collect the nearest face on the mesh to the...

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by bendingiscool

01-11-2008|03:19 AM

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getAttr and setAttr in an array

lets say I have a pointlight I want to query the colorRGB values from and copy those values into a spotlights colorRGB. (I need to use an array...

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by Falott

22-03-2010|06:43 AM

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Creating vertices

Hi I'm a MEL noob, so be kind! I'm wondering whether it's possible to create vertices in Maya using a MEL script. I want to be able to use a...

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by NextDesign

06-11-2012|04:04 AM

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Flow Animation script

Ive installed and tried to run a script called Flow Animation v1.2. Apparently its made for maya 2009 I have 2011 x64. I keep getting an error that...

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by clocker1

28-04-2012|04:59 PM

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"Variable variable names"?

I'm writing an expression to take care of a "chasing lights" effect. Each row of lights has its own surfaceShader, and the expression uses a sine wav...

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by NextDesign

13-02-2012|08:42 PM

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Append the "usersetup.mel" file ...

I just purchased MentalCore for Maya and I've run into a roadblock ... for me anyway. It appears I need to append the usersetup.mel file and this is...

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by NextDesign

01-02-2012|05:10 AM

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Toggle Resolution Gate

It's always bugged me that you can't get a hotkey or shelf button for stuff like toggling the Resolution gate on and off. And it's a major pain with...

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by stwert

30-10-2011|01:53 PM

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One attr key script

I've posted a script for keying only one selected attribute. Very useful for animators. Not dealing with all the attributes and messing their graph....

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