Cool, Thanks Chad. -Dave
PS, I've got pymel with git via TortoiseGit. On Mar 18, 3:13 pm, Chad Dombrova <[email protected]> wrote: > pymel 1.0 has support for python AETemplates using specially implemented > classes. there's an example included with pymel showing how to do this using > subclassing techniques. you could easily write a function that created an > AETemplate subclass for every one of your metanodes. you may even be able to > do something funky like have your MetaData classes double as AETemplates. be > sure to grab pymel from github, as there's been some work done on this very > recently. > > -chad > > On Mar 18, 2010, at 8:07 AM, thirstydevil wrote: > > > Based on the Bungee paper we've implemented a MetaData python class > > that utilises a simple MPxNode as a singleton to store the MetaData > > attributes. MetaData structures are connected together and Maya Nodes > > are tagged to the MetaData via message links. > > > for example: > > > class MetaData(obejct): > > def __init__(self, node=None, **kw): > > self,metaClass = self.__class__.__name__ > > # create the MPxNode and set the attr attaching it to Node > > > Each MetaData subclass has different methods associated with them. > > While I have a simple AETemplate for my MPxNode. It's become obvious > > that I could have a totally different template based on the metaClass > > attribute on the node. With buttons calling methods in the class that > > operate on the MetaData structure. > > > The only hacky way I have got this working is by reloading the > > AETemplate via a script job if the MetaData node is different to the > > last cached MetaData selection. This works, is slow-ish, not stable > > because the UI doesn't seem to be thread safe. > > > So, I guess I have to create a different MPxNode for every subclass > > that requires a different template. Even though my MPxNode is > > effectively a blank node? > > > Anyone? You're experience with templates would be welcome. I've just > > started to investigate them. > > > -Dave > > > -- > >http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > > -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
