Just quickly tested another workflow with the new 'module' setup for Maya.
If you distribute your tool/plug-in as a maya module (with the .mod) file
you can include a userSetup.py within its own script folder.
No need to change any environment variables.
*Note I'm not sure how 'new' this module workflow exactly is with Maya; it
might only work on some of the newer versions like (2014+?)
Though they won't be copying over your 'module' into the scripts folder,
but to the designated spot for modules.
Also modules would allow you to contain your scripts, documentation,
plug-ins, icons all in its own folder not cluttering anything else of the
user.
And I think you know how to use the userSetup.py to create the menu. Aside
from getting the global mel variable: gMainWindow you don't need to use mel
commands.
I'm using maya.utils.executeDeferred() and just pass it a python function
as a reference.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the stuff you do in userSetup.py runs
in the global interpreter; if you rely on function names and someone else
overwrites it in their code in the global namespace of the interpreter it
will mess with your code.
I also tend to run the code in userSetup.py within its own function just so
I won't mess up anything globally, like so:
def __toolsetXUserInit():
print 'create menu and do awesome startup stuff'
__toolsetXUserInit()
del __toolsetXUserInit()
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Roy
On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 3:44:32 PM UTC+1, Eric Thivierge wrote:
>
> Thanks Siew, I'll have a look.
>
> Eric T.
>
> On Monday, January 19, 2015 9:17:24 PM, Siew Yi Liang wrote:
> > Hi Eric:
> >
> > Here's some code from my scripts to get you going, I had to deal with
> > this recently, though I dealt with the userSetup config differently (I
> > expected my animators to be able to do that, but I imagine it wouldn't
> > be too difficult to write a quick batch file to just append the lines
> > you need :P ):
> >
> > http://pastebin.com/5cxxU9rL
> >
> > Ignore the evalDeferred, you can just use a mel.eval() if you're going
> > to be running it after MayaWindow is already built. Really the only
> > important thing is just getting that gMainWindow var from MEL, then
> > everything else is easy. :)
> >
> > http://pastebin.com/0nd05atr
> >
> > In Maya, if I just call the rigTools.start() method, it will build it
> > into Maya, so you can just assign that to a shelf button if you want
> > and then your artists can just click that button to have the new menu
> > added to the menubar, if that's acceptable. Otherwise the only other
> > easier way I can think of is to have it as a scripted plugin like Owen
> > said.
> >
> > Hope that helps!
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Siew Yi Liang
> > On 1/18/2015 4:27 PM, Eric Thivierge wrote:
> >> Is it possible to add a menu to the top of the Maya UI from a Module?
> >> I'm trying to build a small tool that I can distribute and don't want
> >> the users to have to edit their userSetup.py or similar to have it
> >> work. I just want them to drop a module into their module path and be
> >> done with it.
> >>
> >> Haven't found any info on this being available.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
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