[Maya-Python] Google Wave

I just found out this morning that I can add google groups to a Wave... anyopne in this group using wave? I have a few invites if anyone would like to get on the Wave bandwagon. Cheers -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya

[Maya-Python] logging and mayaHandler

Hi guys, I have setup this logging setup in the __init__.py file of my mfxMaya package # setup logging import logging import maya.OpenMaya as OpenMaya MAYA_LOGGING_SETUP = False class MayaLogHandler(logging.Handler): def emit(self, record): if record.levelno logging.ERROR:

[Maya-Python] python logging and maya

Hi, I have been experimenting with the python logging module... for some reason the debug and info level of the logging are not printed in Maya.. Here is a simple example: import logging def go(): logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG) logger1 = logging.getLogger('package1.module1')

[Maya-Python] userSetup.py location

Hi, I have this setup for Maya 2009 My user Pref are localed on the network m:\profiles\sylvain.berger\maya \... in these user pref I have a maya.env file that add a network MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH=m:\library\maya\scripts\ when I put the userSetup.py in the MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH location it doesn't get

[Maya-Python] menu created in python

So I created this menu in the main menubar in python...the commands attached to these python menuItem are python commands. When select the item in the menu, the python command execute correctly... when I do a shift+CTRL click an item to make a shelf button, it create a mel shelf button!!!

[Maya-Python] list booleans

Hi guys, i would to know if there is already function in python to perform list booleans. For example, given those list listA = [1,2,3] listB = [2,3,4,5] performing these operation would give the result listB-listA would give [4,5] listA+listB would give [1,2,3,4,5] etc.. thanks

[Maya-Python] using partial in window classes

Hi guys, I found this trick for Maya. When you create a window class, I can use the partial function to build my commands sent to my buttons. The problem is I can only manage to make this work with one arguments, when I send 2 or more arguments i get errors. Here is the code: from functools

[Maya-Python] pyqt and maya 2009 64 bit

Hi guys, I am currently trying to install pyqt for maya 2009... I am now trying to get the 32 bit version working... 64 bit is always a pain in python in my experience. I would like to know if anyone where sucessful at getting pyqt GPL 4.4.4 to work in maya. The doc in maya 2009 for pyqt refers

[Maya-Python] drag and drop from custom window to main maya window

Hi, I am trying to make a drag and drop function to be able to drag an icon or image from my window into the main maya window... So far I was able to drag and drop an icon from one part of my window to another part of the same window... but I can't figure out how to drag and drop from the window

[Maya-Python] unittest in maya

Hi, anyone have examples of how to use unittest in maya, I read on the subject and it seems like a really good way to test code... the problem is I can't figure out how to make it work properly in Maya... Thanks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

[Maya-Python] python modules setup

Hi, I have this folder structure where I put all my python scripts. myPythonScript modeling pyScript1.py pyScript2.py animation pyScript1.py shading pyScript1.py pyScript2.py pyScript3.py etc.. In these script when I need a function from another script I import it like so: from

[Maya-Python] pymel getTransform() question

Hi, I want to get the transform node from a mesh, but the getTransform () method is not included in the mesh class. So I am using the degNode.getParent() method instead which work fine. Would it make sense to have the getTransform() method from the shape class included in the mesh. Same for

[Maya-Python] nodeType of vertex

Hi, I am wondering why the nodeType() method of a vertex return mesh instead of meshVertex type? # run this code to repro sphere = pm.polySphere()[0] pm.select('%s.vtx[0:10]' %sphere, r=True) sel = pm.ls(sl=True, fl=True) for i in sel: print 'nodeType:', i.nodeType() print

[Maya-Python] Re: bug in pymel

On the same line, I found another problem with UV component. Basically I figured that there is no pymel polygon UV nodeType. This example crash at the polyUVs command: Create a poly shape, select a few UVs and run the getPolygonUVs() function... it will fail. the other 3 polygon components work

[Maya-Python] problem with undo in pymel window

Hi, I am using pymel to build this window. in my Apply button I am using lambda in the command flag: applyButton = pm.button( height=buttonHeight, label='Apply', command=lambda *args: _windowApply(window, False) ) In the aply function, I grab values from the window and use these values to call

[Maya-Python] pymel mesh uv function

Hi, I have a few question on the getAssignedUVs() function. I would like to understand what is the return of that function... I don't understand the return. import pymel as pm plane = pm.polyPlane(sw=2, sh=2)[0] print 'plane:', plane, '|type', type(plane) shape = plane.getShape() print

[Maya-Python] bug in pymel

I'm not sure if I should post it here ... if not please let me know where I should post for pymel bugs please. here is the bug. selecting a uv point and running the following command crashes: import pymel as pm sel = pm.selected() thanks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

[Maya-Python] Pymel comments and questions

So I finally took the time to look at pymel ... WOW! I mean WOW! I had no Idea it was this powerful! I knew it would be nice, but not like that. I am extremely impressed and pleased. Great work guys...really great! Now for my question. I am looking at a way of getting all the poly shells from a

[Maya-Python Club:1457] supress warning message

Hi, I am trying to suppress maya warning message, but the try:/except: clause don't supress it. Anyone know how to do this? Here is a peice of code that repro the problem import maya.cmds as cmds circle_X = cmds.circle(c=(1.1,0,0), nr=(0,1,0), s=8)[0] circle_Y = cmds.circle(c=(-1.1,0,0),