On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 4:21 PM Crest Christopher <[email protected]> wrote:
I know, I've been told this, then on the other hand, I've been told, learn both. It's a tug-of-war ! MEL isn't useful outside of Maya. You can use Python beyond just the Maya platform. And if for some reason Maya's python commands API really isn't fast enough for a given problem, then you can move to a C++ plugin. <img src=" https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=a7eb1b7682&attid=0.1.1&th=14deb2678fd6616f&view=fimg&rm=14deb2678fd6616f&sz=w1600-h1000&attbid=ANGjdJ_LUgFom3LQVbdV3uti_asHljmHPjtKf0f0KRxilYjbHWAH6Ul3xUZPOZsqjPpkAi7TXxYjO4IlWl_Kmp9M9OZFHZMrpSAAqOjPHWO_9gmQCrXrEFPH0DZraaE&disp=emb&zw "> Justin Israel <[email protected]> Friday, June 12, 2015 11:44 PM Really, there is no reason to learn and study MEL. Just do python training. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/python_inside_maya/Ns8YMlWFwyk/unsubscribe . 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The book comes across as though you are calling me stupid ? ;-) A ten plus year old book still costs almost $60, and the kindle is the same. I suppose I should know a little C++ if I get this book. I highly doubt Marcus was trying to insult your intelligence by suggesting a book. He is one of the most helpful members of this group. The intent, as I saw it, was to offer you ways to improve your foundation in programming. We are all happy to help with questions, but we can't always teach from scratch when there are tons of resources to get a baseline in Mel or python. But if you ask very clear detailed questions, you will get clear and detailed answers (hopefully) In the meantime, instead of me waiting to buy a book, if I buy the book, someone willing to give me a clue on what I'm doing wrong, yes I may ask novice questions, I do appreciate the help. On Friday, June 12, 2015 at 12:53:21 PM UTC-4, Marcus Ottosson wrote: The american site seems to have more favourable reviews. - http://amzn.com/1558608354 On 12 June 2015 at 17:51, Marcus Ottosson <[email protected]> wrote: I’d suggest you have a glance at this book, it covers both basics and advanced use of MEL, and is a good introduction to programming with Maya overall. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Maya-Programming-Extensive-Kaufmann/dp/1558608354 On 12 June 2015 at 17:34, Christopher. <[email protected]> wrote: Do you not make objects as strings in MEL ? For example; string $one = "pSphere1"; string $two = "pCube1"; Or just alone var as such; $one = "pSphere1"; -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. <img src=" https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=a7eb1b7682&attid=0.1.2&th=14deb2678fd6616f&view=fimg&rm=14deb2678fd6616f&sz=w1600-h1000&attbid=ANGjdJ82f9wWyO9SkLf_BYT9nUQAetj91kN3irCTPpclmaU7ji85Wvw37-pUpFaxD4KG9tE1lWQ17QdhD3z3M0-MFZcKgzz5RM-Gl8kf9rN-xJsnoJIBCzF9pS6Gcok&disp=emb&zw "> Christopher. <[email protected]> Friday, June 12, 2015 9:21 PM I have documentation on MEL. Did you read this book ? The book comes across as though you are calling me stupid ? ;-) A ten plus year old book still costs almost $60, and the kindle is the same. I suppose I should know a little C++ if I get this book. In the meantime, instead of me waiting to buy a book, if I buy the book, someone willing to give me a clue on what I'm doing wrong, yes I may ask novice questions, I do appreciate the help. 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