Maya MEL how to put name into fileDialog2 options box when the window opens.

malcolm

I'm trying to launch a export selection dialog box, but I'd like to grab my selected objects name and store that in a variable and then have that auto pasted when the dialog appears. I can't find this in the docs, is it possible. This is what I have so far, all the options are set, but I also want to set a name so the user doesn't have to type it.

$tbSaveLocation = `fileDialog2 -ff "*.fbx"`;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|SmoothingGroups -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|expHardEdges -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|TangentsandBinormals -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|SmoothMesh -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|SelectionSet -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|BlindData -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|AnimationOnly -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|Instances -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|ContainerObjects -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|Triangulate -v false;
FBXProperty Export|AdvOptGrp|Fbx|AsciiFbx -v "Binary";
FBXExport -f test $tbSaveLocation -s;

malcolm

Found the answer after searching further, sharing for others that find this thread. use the -dir flag.

$tbSaveLocation = `fileDialog2 -dir "c:/test.fbx" -ff "*.fbx"`;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|SmoothingGroups -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|expHardEdges -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|TangentsandBinormals -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|SmoothMesh -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|SelectionSet -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|BlindData -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|AnimationOnly -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|Instances -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|ContainerObjects -v false;
FBXProperty Export|IncludeGrp|Geometry|Triangulate -v false;
FBXProperty Export|AdvOptGrp|Fbx|AsciiFbx -v "Binary";
FBXExport -f test $tbSaveLocation -s;

malcolm

Spoke too soon, that hard codes the file directory as well as the name, I want the dialogue to remember the last export location and just use my provided name. Any help with that?

haiddasalami

Its probably easier to store the last export directory (either as a custom attribute on the mesh or in a variable. Depends how you want to handle different maya sessions) and then use that to generate the directory path. 

EDIT: You can query it with $currentDir = `optionVar -q $gDirRetainingOptionVar`; That will get you the last export location.

// Result: C:/Users/abraz/Desktop/DeleteMe // 

Can reference C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\scripts\others\setWorkingDirectory.mel.

Might want to check it exists first before quering it 

if (`optionVar -exists $gDirRetainingOptionVar`) {
$currentDir = `optionVar -q $gDirRetainingOptionVar`;
//Do Stuff
} 

malcolm

Thanks I'll give that a try.