Thanks guys, Saved me a lot of frustration ! I had sorted my email by conversation and did not realized I was responding to an ancient thread … lol ! Helped me anyway. =)
M From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Leo Quensel Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 10:53 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Aw: Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python I too would recommend relying on PyMel for non-performance related tasks (and even for some of those). The only time I found myself using the OpenMaya API was when setting Vertex Colors (similar to Eric's envelope weights). We are still on 2012 and the API v2 is completely unusable, don't know how much has changed over the years. Leo Gesendet: Mittwoch, 09. Juli 2014 um 16:41 Uhr Von: "Eric Thivierge" <ethivie...@hybride.com<mailto:ethivie...@hybride.com>> An: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> Betreff: Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python The OpenMaya API is pretty crippled and missing tons of stuff from what I've read, seen, and worked with. It's a lot of bloated code to just get to objects you want. As Raf mentioned before though some things need to be run through it for performance sake. Getting and setting envelope weights for example. For the majority of the stuff I'm doing in Maya for tools and scripts it's PyMel. Eric T. On Wednesday, July 09, 2014 10:35:05 AM, Mike Donovan wrote: > Hey Guys, > > I too am moving from Softimage’s Python API to Maya’s python API … its > seems pretty robust so far. Love that PySide is built in. > > I am wondering if you need to use PyMel … or if you can access > everything directly through an object model API with Python. I am > about to convert a lot of our tools this week. > > Also .. I would recommend checking out the Charcoal editor … its > really sweet and has auto-completion for much of the api. > > M > > *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Siew > Yi Liang > *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 12:10 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> > *Subject:* Re: Softimage Python versus Maya Python > > Hi Hirazi: > > It doesn't talk about PyMEL, and yes it's super-old, and it's written > in a very non-pythonic manner, but it's still a good resouce imho. > > Still, for what it is (and its price) it's about the most > comprehensive beginner's intro guide to working with Maya (and some > API stuff as well!) that I know of for now. :D > > If you prefer video tutorials, Chad Vernon's stuff on CGCircuit is > pretty nice, and he has some basic stuff on his site, too: > http://www.chadvernon.com/blog/resources/python-scripting-for-maya-artists/python-in-maya/ > > HTH! > > Yours sincerely, > Siew Yi Liang > > On 5/5/2014 8:47 AM, Leendert A. Hartog wrote: > > Thanks for the kind offer, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take > you up on that... ;) > > On the CGTalk the book you mention was said to be somewhat outdated, > which I cannot really judge for myself, lacking the necessary Maya > experience, > they advised me to wait for "Practical Maya Programming with > Python" by Robert Galanakis > but looking at the website of the publisher it is somewhat of a > mystery when it will actually be released. > And I am terrible at waiting... :D > > Greetz > Leendert > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________
