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Mel scripting

Hello, I am new at mel scripting and am in need of a script that selects all faces of a polygonal object, that face the x direction. Please could...

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by bikehawk

09-03-2011|09:37 AM

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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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basic MEL help please

Hi there. I want to create the effect of sheet lightning, by randomising the intensity of a point light. I can get this to happen, but i need...

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by Binabik

27-07-2004|12:21 AM

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Bullet physics MEL expression HELP!!

Hi I have a ball in maya bullet physics, I want its velocity in (x) direction to have a certain value (-5 for example) but at frame 100 I wrote...

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by black H

22-09-2013|11:35 AM

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Change Event for Scene?

Hi, I have a list that I want to update when objects have been added or deleted from the Maya scene. Is there some kind of global event or...

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by Gen

12-10-2016|02:30 PM

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NCloth set alpha based on vertex position

I am trying the following setup: NCloth material has a) or a initial state, b) a copy of mesh in initial state NCloth is tearable and will split...

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by brandaoSA

08-06-2020|08:41 AM

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Problems with Wheel rig

Hey guys, I'm sure you've heard this problem plenty of times, however sadly google can't save me today! First off, I'm quite new to Maya, so...

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by BreakingBoom

01-03-2015|08:00 PM

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Particle Initial State in MEL

Hey guys, Trying to work with particles in MEL and I'm not sure the correct way to get my particles to the state I want to save as initial. ...

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by kbrown

16-04-2004|12:53 AM

Replies: 1

Extruding Faces over time

Hi, I'm new to this forum and am _very_ new to mel scripting. I am trying to extrude faces on a curve, but also do it over a period of time. I am...

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by strarup

01-04-2004|10:32 PM

Replies: 5

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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smooth preview tool

For those that have earlier than 2008 Maya this tool does the same thing as 'smooth preview'...I used it and assigned a hotkey for it...I take no...

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by bullet1968

03-01-2011|05:21 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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Runtime start and end?

Happy New Year all! I was wondering if there's a way of setting start and end times on a runtime expression. I mean, since a runtime expression is...

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by Calvin

15-01-2003|01:26 AM

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Expression on Bend Deformer Problem

Hello all, I recently used a bend deformer on a bunch of feathers on a bird model to simulate flying through the air without having to actually...

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by Calvin

22-08-2016|08:24 AM

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external control

ok... does anyone know of a way that you can alter the state of files outside of maya ( i.e any normal file on my hard disk ) I simply want to...

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by tariqrf

09-04-2003|03:26 PM

Replies: 1

matrix rain code

hi maya community!!!! hi i´m kinda knew in maya, i´m working in a personal proyect ( well to be honest it´s a birthday present for my girlfried)...

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by carlos

03-01-2004|06:58 AM

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Texturing based on camera direction

Does anyone know how to write a script that would planar projection map all the faces of a model visible to the camera along the direction that the...

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by hkal

14-04-2004|06:57 AM

Replies: 6

transform node quation

Hi, I am trying to understrand the transformation matrices used in "transform" node. According to maya docs, the final transformation is : matrix =...

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by catchyid

08-11-2015|12:47 PM

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Variable to implement number in object name?

Hi everyone! I have this simple task, where I want to offset the values on multiple animation curves on différent objects. Objects names are:...

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by cbernadet

29-11-2017|04:39 PM

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expression to have multiple axes controling one axis

I am making a small mechanical ladybug. Right now I can easily make one IK leg move in one axes and have that move the gear on the Y axis. however...

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by charlieNN

19-09-2016|06:33 AM

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NURBS to Poly conversion and uv layout

I'm trying to write a script where I create a NURBS sphere, do some random stuff to the isoparams and control vertices, convert it to a polygon...

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by Chirone

02-10-2012|09:59 AM

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Converting Maya 6 files to 5.01

Does anyone know how to convert maya 6 files to maya 5.01 files? I know there is a way to do it when you open the script up in the notepad and then...

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by roach105

06-10-2004|10:09 AM

Replies: 3

running scripts

why can't i run scripts in maya 2009? when i type "refplanes;" and run it I keep getting this // Error: Cannot find procedure "refplanes". I...

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by bendingiscool

05-05-2009|10:19 PM

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Expression Editor

Hello all of you;) RotoreTail small problem: Turn the wrong way, have to turn in the opposite direction in -X Unable to correct the problem ......

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by CLAUDE

24-11-2012|05:52 PM

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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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