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Re: First Mel Script
The workflow to get the most out of the maya script directories is to... follow the action logic in the script editor echoes ( make sure you have "echo all" on when developing and off for performance ) Then use your editor's "find in files" function to search in those directories the relevant procedures. I use to use… -
Re: First Mel Script
Open this folder: These directories are some of the best documentation you can have as a technical artist. Open up the script editor and 90% of what is echoed will come from Maya's scripts. Dissecting those scripts will give you more power under the hood even if yer final solution is python. Although Python is extremly… -
Re: First Mel Script
I agree with haiddasalami. I think most TD work is done in python now. but maya uses mel for its interface and scripts and mel is part of the core application. from what i understand python and pymel are just a wrapper to the c++ api and the mel commands. but your going to find a huge amount of python tutorials books etc… -
First Mel Script
Hey Polycounters I recently was introduced to the world of Mel I was hoping someone could send me in the right direction to where I can find more tutorials. I've done a bunch of Google searches under the topic, but have come up short, most of the stuff online is Mel scripts tools that was created. Any resources would be… -
Re: First Mel Script
Ya I know that there moving more to Python, but don't you have to load Mel script commands in to the Python engine when your in Maya? Also don't you need to understand Mel script syntax to get the most out of Python? -
Re: First Mel Script
As a for Instance... Cross posting from another forum where the following user was using the scripteditor to make macros without referring to the actual logic in the mel files: In which case... Here is the suggested fix that examines maya's intrenal script's involved to find a real solution: ( this was back in 2007 maya… -
Re: First Mel Script
Ya I've been reading this book for a while ( [ame="https://www.amazon.com/MEL-Scripting-Character-Rig-Maya/dp/0321383532/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1328347790&sr=8-3"]Book[/ame] ), but its kind of dry and taking along time for me to go from reading it and using the concepts introduced in the book. What I'm really interested is… -
Re: First Mel Script
Thanks for the heads up I greatly value your advice. I'm just trying to get my foot into coding, because I don't have any prior experience coding. -
Re: First Mel Script
Yeah. The industry is moving fast so we have to be updated with the latest trends. -
Re: First Mel Script
I think the industry is moving more away from MEL and more to python/py-mel though knowing mel is always good.
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