Did you end up figuring this out? You listed a lot of unwanted behaviours
happening, at all once. I am not sure why your UI would clear when you
create a new scene. You do seem to be using a relative root TMPDIR path, so
I am not sure of your cwd is changing over time making these paths invalid.
On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 12:39 AM dur <mart...@reto.dk> wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> So I'm creating an asset browser to filter folders and fbx files, using
> native Maya UI. I'm basically listing folders and files in a path as
> buttons, and assigning partial functions to each. Jumping between
> directories works just fine, as I initially run the script from the Script
> Editor. However, if I create a new scene, or click on an fbx(importing it),
> the content of the UI either disappears, does not react or brings me to a
> wrong folder. I was printing out the current directories and layout id, and
> it seems to be in order. So I'm quite stuck with what is happening, as I'm
> not really sure what's being changed when the scene changes.
>
> any pointers or help would really be appreciated :)
>
> Here's the code:
>
> TMPDIR = "some/initial/dir"
>
>
> def parentDirectory(in_dir, layout_id, *args):
> listFiles(os.path.dirname(in_dir), layout_id)
> print("Accessed parent dir: " + os.path.dirname(in_dir) + " with layout: "
> + layout_id)
>
>
> def childDirectory(dir_name, in_dir, layout_id, *args):
> listFiles('/'.join([in_dir, dir_name]), layout_id)
> print("Accessed child dir: " + '/'.join([in_dir, dir_name]) + " with
> layout: " + layout_id)
>
>
> def listFiles(in_dir, layout_id):
> '''List files(.fbx) and folders in a given layout'''
> #Refresh layouts with correct files/folders
> if cmds.scrollLayout(layout_id, exists=True):
> cmds.deleteUI(layout_id)
> cmds.scrollLayout(layout_id, hst=0)
> cmds.columnLayout()
> cmds.button(label='..', bgc=(0.682, 0.564, 0.298), command=partial(
> parentDirectory, in_dir, layout_id))
> dirs = cmds.getFileList(folder=in_dir, filespec='*.')
> files = cmds.getFileList(folder=in_dir, filespec='*.fbx')
> for d in dirs:
> #print("dir: " + d)
> cmds.button(label=d, bgc=(0.749, 0.647, 0.411),
> command=partial(childDirectory,
> d, in_dir, layout_id))
> for fbx in files:
> #print("fbx: " + fbx)
> cmds.button(label=fbx, bgc=(0.411, 0.749, 0.525), command=partial(importFbx,
> fbx, in_dir))
>
>
> def importFbx(fbx_name, in_dir, *args):
> '''Imports fbx for editing, given path'''
> path = '/'.join([in_dir, fbx_name])
> cmds.file(path, type="FBX", i=True)
> checkOut(path)
>
>
> def initPlugin():
> '''Initialize plugin with base path and base UI'''
> #Default check to avoid duplicate windows
> winID = 'main'
> if cmds.window(winID, exists=True):
> cmds.deleteUI(winID)
>
> cmds.window(winID, title="Asset Browser", sizeable=True)
> browserLayout = 'browserID'
> cmds.scrollLayout(browserLayout, hst=0)
> cmds.columnLayout()
> listFiles(TMPDIR, browserLayout)
>
> cmds.showWindow(winID)
> cmds.window(winID, edit=True, widthHeight=(400, 400))
>
>
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