Adding MEL Scripts

# 1 18-01-2006 , 02:15 PM

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I've just downloaded from SM the Xray toggle script. I have copied the *.mel into program files/alias/maya... /scripts along with the other mel files now do I have to trigger it to appear in the shelf somehow? as it currently isn't in the shelf.

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# 2 18-01-2006 , 05:56 PM

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go to that file double click the xray icon and it should open maya
open script editor (bottom left of screen)
it should say
toggleXray;
selct this and middle mouse button drag it onto what shelf u want e.g. cutom.
on that shelf it shold have an icon sayin mel
and that icon will toggle - from there u can edit it so it has a diff pic or wording
hope this helps
reply if u get stuck

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# 3 19-01-2006 , 09:32 AM

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Thanks for the response. I followed what you said, but there appears to be an error as follows:

file -f -o "C:/Program Files/Alias/Maya6.0/scripts/startup/X_Ray.mel";
// Error: } //
// Error: "C:\Program Files\Alias\Maya6.0\scripts\startup\X_Ray.mel" line 42.1: Syntax error //
// Error: Error reading file. //
// Error: //

Maybe the file is corrupt, has anyone else had any probs recently with the xray toggle from this site before?

Any ideas?

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# 4 19-01-2006 , 10:10 AM

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I had a couple of problems using X-ray MEL scripts that I came across - until I used Danny Ngan's excellent script.

You can find it on his site www.dannyngan.com

Give it a try.......

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