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Mel Help
Hey been working on a pivot tool for maya just so it makes it easier to put the pivot easier for common areas. I have that all up and running though where I'm running into a problem is putting the pivot on a selected vertex. I get the xform of the vertex but my problem is how would I split the selection array. Example:… -
Merged into π°w £h€ F*#% D® ] : Subdivision hard surface modelling - general talk & questions
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Custom Script Maya help - Mel/Python
I'm increasingly finding situations where it would be benefitical to pick up mel or python. I need some help with something, and hopefully I can study it.I have a few hundred objects correctly named in Maya. I need them all to have their own duplicant of the shader network, with with a name that matches the object's. An… -
[Mel][Maya] Begginer. Is it possible to convert string text back to variable name?
Hey there. Begginer question. Is it possible in MEL to convert string text back to variable name. Here is rough example: $x=smoothstep(0,30,frame); $y=smoothstep(50,60,frame); $a=$x*$y; //down the script i have this: string $a="$x*$y"; Can i convert it back from string variable to $a=$x*$y; consisting corresponding values… -
Painter 2011: Copy Merged Color Degedation
Newbie here, I've found that when I use copy merged + paste in new image to convert a RIFF into a filetype I can post, the copy's colors are not quite the same. Here's an example from my current project, a screencap of the RIFF on the left, and the copy on the right: I can't just screencap the whole image for posing 'cause… -
Mel script is it possible to query UV direction compared to world space?
After unitizing all the faces on an object sometimes the UV shells will be created facing V up, and some times they'll be created rotated 90 degrees U up in the UV editor. Is there a way in Mel to query if they got rotated so I can then rotate make them face the correct direction. I only need to do this on a single face or… -
Re: 3D Artist Portfolio Critique
Thanks a lot for your message, I found your perspective really interesting and it actually resonates a lot with my own thoughts. I didn’t mention it in my original post since I was mainly asking for portfolio feedback, but on the side of my current 3D work, I’m also building an indie game project with a friend I met… -
mel script source issue in maya
was trying to install mirrorme.mel script in maya. http://www.cedric3d.com/dl/MirrorMe.mel but source mirrorMe.mel gives me error that no file can be found. I had 3 script subfolders (one under maya folder, another under maya--->2015-x64 folder, third under maya--->2015-x64--->prefs ) all under… -
X-Men - Cerebro Realtime Environment (Unreal Engine 4)
Hello everyone, here is my second Unreal Engine project. I have recreated the Cerebro environment from the X-Men film franchise. The project took a few months to work on, and it taught me a lot about texturing and normal mapping. I did all of the modeling in Maya, textured it in Photoshop, and assembled, lit and rendered… -
[Mel Script] Dynamic Buttons causing crash
Hi, I need some help on a mel script, I hope someone can take a bit of time to look at my code and tell me why it doesn't work and how to fix it. I suspect it could even be a Maya bug... What I am trying to do it create buttons dynamically on the fly using a '+' button. The '+' button will create a new button when I click…
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