The sites back up - I still can't see a download link - I get the option to order one on CD, and then get told the download will be available in fall 2003.

Am I looking in the wrong place?

np -I have a MEL script written that converts the selected objects to a set, adds the scale, package and group attributes etc, setting the scale to 16 automatically.

Edit:
@Dann - there is a...

Where the hell do I get MAYA 5 PLE? The downlaod link on the AW site says available in fall 2003, and I can't find any other location to dload from. Is it available in US only? Am in UK.

OK here is a picture: (btw - MEL scripting IS just automation of existing tools)
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~rmf33/maya.jpg

Most of those tuts apply only to MAYA 4.5. I have PLE 4.

Whats a MEL script, and could that solve my problem? Is it just an automation of the existing tools, or could I write a short extension to...

I'm not worried about overall size - thats the easy part, UEd has a drawscale attribute for that.

I'm griping about moving parts of the model around to get the shape right. If the whole model is...

Ah. So same problem as before.......

Since they are for a game, they really need to be an exact size. Grrrrrr......

Ah well, thanks for your help.

What is the X key supposed to do? It doesn't seem to have any effect.

@R-Tillery
Yep - this is my problem, doing that just moves it without the grid.

@mtmckinley,
Hmmm - I am using MAYA 4 PLE, which dosn't seem to have that option. I just get a choice between...

:banghead: This is really annoying me now ->

I have a very simple polygon model, looks like a pillar with two flared ends - I want to make the pillar taller by moving the vertices/faces of one...