Could you guys give me some practical applications of python in FX? I keep hearing this but I really havn't found a situation where I couldn't just write a mel script for something I wanted to do over and over, or make a GUI of things I use often.
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:48 AM, <sh...@pyrokinesis.co.nz> wrote: > > There are many advantages to using python over mel for maya. > > Object Oriented > Lists & Dictionaries > Access to the API without C++ > Access to a multitude of external modules > create and manipulate xml > plugs into your pipeline > QT > and more... > > Mel still has its place, yet Python is much more robust. If you are > interested in FX you will find that Python is becoming a necessity. > > Once you take Python beyond the basics, you will come to the conclusion > that with Python you can find more elegant solutions to more complex > problems. > > > > > I think you should look more into MEL if you are interested in learning > > python for maya. Once you get the basics of python you'll realize that it > > just wraps around MEL. > > > > I found this book very useful: > > > http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-3rd-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596513984/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232524679&sr=1-1 > > > > > > This is the book we got in school. > > > http://www.amazon.com/Scripting-Animators-Kaufmann-Computer-Graphics/dp/0120887932/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232524424&sr=1-1 > > > > > > Chris Maraffi ( former teacher ) wrote this book but it might be kinda > > outdated. The scripting stuff should still apply but the rig is wack. > > > http://www.amazon.com/MEL-Scripting-Character-Rig-Maya/dp/0321383532/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a > > > > > > -- > > Matthew Thorson | VFX Student | Full Sail University | Computer Animation > > > > > > > > > > -- > Shaun Friedberg > http://www.pyrokinesis.co.nz > "Fire Is Fun, When You Think About It" > > > > > -- Matthew Thorson | VFX Student | Full Sail University | Computer Animation --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Yours, Maya-Python Club Team. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
