Maya Custom Pannel Help

Dku · Jul 2013

I am currently trying to customize my Maya layout to make my workflow better. In my work I do a lot of high-poly baking so I use Mayas Transfer Maps tool quite a lot. What I wanted to do was get this tool into a panel so I didn't have to have it as a torn off window. Dose anyone know if this is possible? I have been able to make custom panels but can find a way to assign the Transfer Maps tool to it.
Any suggestions would be great.
Thank

SanjiWhite · Jul 2013

Press CTRL+Shift and click on the tool you want in your shelf ;-)

Edit:
Ahh, I've misread your post :poly127:

Deadly Nightshade · Jul 2013

This can easily be done with dockControl:
http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/Commands/dockControl.html

dockControl -area "left"
        -content transferMapsPanel1
        -allowedArea "left"
        -allowedArea "right";

Now transferMapsPanel1 is the incorrect name, so this is what I did to find it (hopefully you learn something):

Open up script editor > History > check the top 4 checkboxes
Edit > Clear all. Then open up the transfer maps -window.

performSurfaceSampling 1; is added to the script editor. That is the call that is done when you open the window.

Ok so what is that? Lets see, by typing this in the script editor:
whatIs performSurfaceSampling
// Result: Mel procedure found in: E:/Autodesk/Maya2012/scripts/others/performSurfaceSampling.mel //

So open up that MEL-script and search for:
window

...because the window command creates the window and the window holds the name. So I found this line:

if( `window -q -exists OptionBoxWindow` )

...and there is your name. OptionBoxWindow. A quite stupid name actually.

Final code:

dockControl -area "left"
        -content OptionBoxWindow 
        -allowedArea "left"
        -allowedArea "right";

Dku · Jul 2013

Thanks for the post Nightshade .

Maya Custom Pannel Help

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