Maya scripts you could not live without?

# 1 25-01-2014 , 02:03 AM

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Though i'd kick this of to see what scripts / plugins everyone uses on a regular basis, I'll start the ball rolling with a couple i use all the time

Texture manager great script for organizing your textures will even convert to .map or other formats.
https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/sc...texturemanager

Another one i use all the time is spPaint3d
spPaint3d is a raycast based object placement tool.
Unlike geometryPaint, it doesn't use any UVs or a spacial grid to control the position of the placement of newly created objects.
https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/script/sppaint3d

So what do you use?
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# 2 25-01-2014 , 02:46 AM

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# 3 25-01-2014 , 06:01 AM

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Haven't worked in maya for a year now. user added image

...But I used that rename script too! (I think it was the same one).

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# 4 06-02-2014 , 12:37 AM

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A Beautifull LatticeTool

https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/sc...ce-modifier--2

i has easy options for making wireframe rendering for instance.....

next to that some nice extra options......
it uses paintFX

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# 5 06-02-2014 , 07:57 AM

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Gen put me onto spPaint a while back for water droplet placement user added image

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# 6 06-02-2014 , 06:29 PM

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ya FTM and Sp3dpaint are always up in the list with

https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/sc...etwork-renamer

and a good one i find 2 months ago

https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/sc...nderregion-mel

and another one i find yesterday this one is for maya-Vray
https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/sc...tuner-for-maya

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# 7 15-03-2014 , 07:07 PM

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Handy Scripts!

Figured I'd share some of the stuff I've written.

PMM Linear Lighting Buddy
Automates shader correction and some light and camera creation, along with some texture sharpening and renaming.

genProxyPlop
Automates the creation of generation mip_binaryProxy objects

Modified Send Job to Backburner
Added some features to the Backburner job window. More features on the way!

gen_unfilteredTextures
For the Minecrafters who are annoyed at Maya resetting the unfiltered display of realtime textures.

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spPaint3D
Awesome at scattering objects around the scene as it allows you to paint objects or a sequence of objects onto other surfaces

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# 8 16-03-2014 , 03:14 AM

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RoadKill;
Ninja_Dojo;
MaterialList;
TextureManager;
Red9;
CGMToolbox;
RiggingToolbox;
MatchPosTransform;
MatchVertexTransform;
sIBL;
LightersFriend.

I don't remember which ones I wrote or paid for so I will just give this list. Every time I open maya I use scripts. Would not be as efficient without them. I also write and take from other scripts to make my own windows and workflows. It saves clicking and streamlines work. Everyone should learn Mel or Python. Even just basic syntax knowledge allows you to do 10x more.

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# 9 16-03-2014 , 12:03 PM

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To be honest - I never use them. I make do with what comes with. I have used the bonus tools, and other renders over the years but thats it.

But its always good to share - nice thread.