[Maya-Python] Socket errors on maya2010 64bit \ Vista
I'm trying something I've used for years, on Maya2008\win2k: In maya: commandPort -n :6000 -echoOutput; In Python (external to Maya): import socket maya = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) maya.connect((127.0.0.1, 6000)) But I now get his error in Maya2010 64bit \ Vista socket.error: [Errno 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it Any ideas? thx --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Maya-Python] sys.argv[0] not returning correct value in Maya
In Python external to Maya, I'm used to doing this in a module, which is a really convenient way to know the location the module is being executed in. For a module living here: #-- # c:/temp/spam.py import os import sys print Module Save Location:, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv [0])) #-- Would print if executed outside of Maya-Python: c:/temp Makes it easy to find relative data. But when I do this in Maya, no matter what, sys.argv[0] is always: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2010\bin\maya.exe Any module I put that code in returns back the Maya executable dir. Driving me nuts! :) Anyone know a way around this? thanks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Maya-Python] Re: 'Pickeling' pymel objects?
I don't use pymel, but I do use Python and pickle in Maya ;) From your above example, it looks like x is a tuple with two strings in it? Or is pymel storing more complex objects as the name representation of the nodes rather than strings? I'm not sure why this would choke (if it's just a tuple of strings), since on reload it's simply regenerating a tuple object with two string values that variable x points to, it should be independent from any Maya nodes in the scene itself. Would be interesting to do: type(x[0]) and see what it returns back? When you pickle.load, in that module, do you have pymel imported? If not that could cause a problem. On the other hand, if I misunderstood your question, like Chad said, unpickling he saved file isn't going to rebuild any Maya nodes, so if you're expecting that to happen, that could be the issue as well ;) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Maya-Python] Re: Maya UI - I'm sure it's easy once one knows how.
Just to add a bit more: The below block of code is one I just stick
on my shelf, and drag it down to the script editor any time I want to
start a new window. Like Seth, I just modified it to add a button to
close the window as well.
The finicky bit are button commands, or any command executed from a
control: They only expect to execute a string, or a function *name*,
without args. Things get more complex if you want want to pass args
from your button to your command/method, and like Seth showed you can
use *args to help capture them on the method side. Furthermore, even
if you don't want to capture args from your command execution, Maya
likes to pass out a default value upon execution which your command
must be able to intercept, again, via *args. If you're interested in
the specifics of that, I have a couple tutorials\notes here:
http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#[[Positional%20args%20in%20Python%20authored%20UI%27s]]
http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#[[Executing%20external%20functions%20via%20UI%27s%20authord%20in%20Python]]
Which basically show how to use lambda or functools.partial
__version__ = '0.1'
import maya.cmds as mc
class App(object):
def __init__(self):
self.name = pyWin
self.title = Python Window
if mc.window(self.name, exists=True):
mc.deleteUI(self.name)
self.window = mc.window(self.name, title=self.title+ - v
+__version__, resizeToFitChildren=True)
self.rootLayout = mc.columnLayout(adjustableColumn=True,
columnAttach=('both', 5))
self.button = mc.button(label=Close Window,
command=self.buttonCmd)
mc.showWindow()
def buttonCmd(self, *args):
mc.deleteUI(self.name)
App()
On Jan 20, 9:48 pm, Chris Mills c...@lizardlounge.com wrote:
Thank you Seth!
Kind regards,
Chris
Lizard Lounge Graphics, LTD.
Wellington, NZhttp://lizardlounge.com
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Seth Gibson wrote:
Try this. It's not very elegant and there are probably better
architectural decisions you could make, but it should get you pointed in
the right direction:
--
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[Maya-Python] Re: Maya UI - I'm sure it's easy once one knows how.
Yeh, you know, lambdas work often, but not always. I've found that if
I have a procedurally generated UI... say, looping to make a lot of
buttons, and each should have some unique argument passed into the
executed command, lambda will assign the same args to every button
(bad), but functools.partial will pass in the uniqe args (good). So I
sort of use a mix of the two depending on the situation. I haven't
tried troubleshooting why that is though ;)
On Jan 21, 1:49 pm, ryant ad...@rtrowbridge.com wrote:
I guess you can use a lambda also which I didnt know Eric. I gave you
a seventh solution to put on your site.
Ryan
Character TDwww.rtrowbridge.com/blog
NaughtyDog Inc.
On Jan 21, 1:25 pm, ryant ad...@rtrowbridge.com wrote:
I have not seen it posted so I thought I would mention there are other
options for passing callable functions as well. You can use a partial
function to create a callable function to a command.
Example:
from functools import partial
def myfunc(does, some=1, stuff='test'):
print does
print some
print stuff
part = partial(myfunc, 10, some=10, stuff='ten')
part()
# Result #
10
10
ten
# End Result #
By using the partial function you can pass a button a partial function
with whatever arguments you need to pass:
self.button = mc.button(label=Close Window, command=partial
(self.buttonCmd, 'pass', my='arguments', into='something')
Ryan
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NaughtyDog Inc.
On Jan 21, 8:34 am, AK Eric warp...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Just to add a bit more: The below block of code is one I just stick
on my shelf, and drag it down to the script editor any time I want to
start a new window. Like Seth, I just modified it to add a button to
close the window as well.
The finicky bit are button commands, or any command executed from a
control: They only expect to execute a string, or a function *name*,
without args. Things get more complex if you want want to pass args
from your button to your command/method, and like Seth showed you can
use *args to help capture them on the method side. Furthermore, even
if you don't want to capture args from your command execution, Maya
likes to pass out a default value upon execution which your command
must be able to intercept, again, via *args. If you're interested in
the specifics of that, I have a couple tutorials\notes
here:http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#[[Positional%20args%20in%20Python%20authored%20UI%27s]]http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#[[Executing%20external%20functions%20via%20UI%27s%20authord%20in%20Python]]
Which basically show how to use lambda or functools.partial
__version__ = '0.1'
import maya.cmds as mc
class App(object):
def __init__(self):
self.name = pyWin
self.title = Python Window
if mc.window(self.name, exists=True):
mc.deleteUI(self.name)
self.window = mc.window(self.name, title=self.title+ - v
+__version__, resizeToFitChildren=True)
self.rootLayout = mc.columnLayout(adjustableColumn=True,
columnAttach=('both', 5))
self.button = mc.button(label=Close Window,
command=self.buttonCmd)
mc.showWindow()
def buttonCmd(self, *args):
mc.deleteUI(self.name)
App()
On Jan 20, 9:48 pm, Chris Mills c...@lizardlounge.com wrote:
Thank you Seth!
Kind regards,
Chris
Lizard Lounge Graphics, LTD.
Wellington, NZhttp://lizardlounge.com
Int'l: +644-977-5400 / +642-174-8770
NZ local: 04-977-5400 / 021-748-770
Seth Gibson wrote:
Try this. It's not very elegant and there are probably better
architectural decisions you could make, but it should get you pointed
in
the right direction:
--
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[Maya-Python] Re: Maya UI - I'm sure it's easy once one knows how.
Hey, nice! Mystery solved ;) On Jan 21, 3:04 pm, damon shelton damondshel...@gmail.com wrote: sorry, y = i not y == i On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:02 PM, damon shelton damondshel...@gmail.comwrote: Eric, here is how you can handle the looping lambda issue set one of your lamdas (eg. y in this case to equal the argument) import maya.cmds as cmds class lambdaLoop(): def __init__(self, values = ['a', 'b', 'c']): self.window = 'lambdaLoop_win' self.vals = values def Window(self): if cmds.window(self.window, ex = True): cmds.deleteUI(self.window) self.window = cmds.window(self.window, w = 200, h = len(self.vals * 20)) layout = cmds.columnLayout(p = self.window, adj = True) for i in xrange(0, len(self.vals)): cmds.button(p = layout, l = self.vals[i], c = (lambda x, y = i:self.command(arg = y))) cmds.showWindow(self.window) def command(self, arg): print self.vals[arg] -Damon -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
[Maya-Python] Re: Get selection by selection order?
Years ago someone wrote a plugin to do this, it *was* here: http://www.3dhornet.eu/index.php?main_page=document_general_infocPath=63_67products_id=194 You can still download it from CreativeCrash here: http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/scripts-plugins/interface-display/c/true-selection-order-plugin But it's just the .mll, for 2008, no source. The link off that page points back to the missing one. Maybe you can contact the author of the CreativeCrash page. 2c ep On Jan 22, 3:18 am, Sune suneke...@gmail.com wrote: I had kinda hoped I could get it with an API call or something, but I guess I will have to go go the callback/scriptJob route. Thanks :-) On 22 Jan., 03:58, Paul Molodowitch elron...@gmail.com wrote: Unfortunately, maya does not save selection order information for components... which means if you want to know selection order, you'll have to install a callback which gets triggered on selection change, and keep track of it yourself. Kind of a pain, but it's the only way to do it I know of... - Paul On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Sune suneke...@gmail.com wrote: What's an easy and reliable way to gather a list of selected verts, ordered by selection order? I had a look at the scriptCtx, but this seems more complex than it need to be :-) Also the verts are already selected, before my tools is run. Cheers, Sune P.s. I use PyMel -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
[Maya-Python] Re: To select object from known skinCluster
Not the API, but I've used this in the past: string $inf[] = `listConnections mySkinCluster.matrix`; On Jan 27, 2:15 am, Subbu subbu@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Any one has faced this situation to select one object from it's known or selected skinCluster. There should be some option to select or get object info from skinCluster command. (i.e for ex: skinCluster (clustName='', q=True, object=True)) I have used connectionInfo command to get skinned object. I think there may be some other solution through api. Please reply.. Thanks Subbu -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
[Maya-Python] Re: commandPort
To my knowledge, Maya intercepts incoming commands as mel, irregardless of send methodology. You can send any type of data you want to Maya over the socket... but Maya will expect it to be mel when it receives it. I've not used MayaPad, but maybe it does something similar to what I do to work around this issue. Goes more or less like this: Open command port in Maya. In external app connect to that socket, save python code out as temp.py file. Ping Maya through command port to exec on temp.py. I do this via the API of my IDE: I can query what is hilighted, save that out as temp.py, and then have Maya execute it... lets me bypass the Maya script editor entirely. As an aside: While you can open a socket with both mel and Python... I've found that no matter what I do, if I open a socket with Python, the above solution won't work.. I have to open it with mel. Frustrating. On Feb 1, 6:27 am, Jo Jürgens jojurg...@gmail.com wrote: MayaPad does just that. Its a wxPython Python editor that can send commands to Maya. Maybe you can copy the way its done there http://code.google.com/p/mayapad/ On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Shaun Friedberg sh...@pyrokinesis.co.nzwrote: Right, perhaps I miss-spoke… I use Python to open a socket and then send Mel code. My question is does anyone know how to send Python code instead of Mel… -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
[Maya-Python] Re: commandPort
Interesting, thanks for the tip, I'll give that a shot. I'm the first to admit I'm no socket expert ;) On Feb 1, 9:41 am, Marc Downie m...@openendedgroup.com wrote: As an aside: While you can open a socket with both mel and Python... I've found that no matter what I do, if I open a socket with Python, the above solution won't work.. I have to open it with mel. Frustrating. Well, at least on the mac I can state that this doesn't happen. We open sockets (port 1024) from Python all the time and they work like sockets. Are you sure you are getting the threadding right for executing the incoming python ? It seems to me that you have to use executeInMainThreadWithResult() [1] in order to have a socket server actually run code that it recieves. Marc [1]http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2009help/index.html?url=Python_P... -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
[Maya-Python] Re: commandPort
Actually, I don't do any formatting when sending Python code from my IDE (Wing) to Maya. If anyone's interested I have the setup documented here: http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#[[How%20can%20I%20have%20Wing%20send%20Python%20or%20mel%20code%20to%20Maya%3F]] (may have to copy-paste that link) Via that method, I can send both mel and python from the IDE, prettymuch letting me bypass the script editor entirely. But I agree: It's been nice to hear about the various solutions! ;) On Feb 2, 12:36 am, Shaun Friedberg sh...@pyrokinesis.co.nz wrote: Nice tips everyone! What I have been doing works fine for sending my Mel or Python scripts to Maya from my IDE. I thought it would be nice to remove the need to format my Python using Mel when sending it to Maya. My method is similar to AK Eric. Thanks again for all the input, definitely gives me some ideas to play with. -Original Message- From: python_inside_maya@googlegroups.com [mailto:python_inside_m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of AK Eric Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:18 PM To: python_inside_maya Subject: [Maya-Python] Re: commandPort Interesting, thanks for the tip, I'll give that a shot. I'm the first to admit I'm no socket expert ;) On Feb 1, 9:41 am, Marc Downie m...@openendedgroup.com wrote: As an aside: While you can open a socket with both mel and Python... I've found that no matter what I do, if I open a socket with Python, the above solution won't work.. I have to open it with mel. Frustrating. Well, at least on the mac I can state that this doesn't happen. We open sockets (port 1024) from Python all the time and they work like sockets. Are you sure you are getting the threadding right for executing the incoming python ? It seems to me that you have to use executeInMainThreadWithResult() [1] in order to have a socket server actually run code that it recieves. Marc [1]http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2009help/index.html?url=Python_P... --http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
[Maya-Python] Re: commandPort
Unless I'm missing something about your question, you can just copy- paste them from my wiki link above. The full source is right on that page. And if you're using Wing Pro, then yes, you can use that code per the wiki to have Wing talk to Maya. On Feb 4, 10:54 pm, Subbu.Add subbu@gmail.com wrote: Where can I get wingHotkeys.py and execPythonCode.py to use Wing IDE for sending commands to Maya. Presently Am using Wing IDE professional (30 day trail version). Whether this trial version can send commands from Wing to Maya. Subbu -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
[Maya-Python] Re: commandPort
I'd recommend you contact Wing support at this point, this sounds more related to your install my implementation. They're quite helpful. Good luck! On Feb 5, 7:26 pm, Subbu.Add subbu@gmail.com wrote: Dear Mr.Eric, I have got the module wingapi in the below path, C:\Program Files\Wing IDE 3.2\bin But still it is not getting imported. Which is the right place for modules in wing to get imported? By getting the content from wingapi, executed in wing. Even same problem with: import edit.editor import command.commandmgr Please help me. Subbu On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Subbu.Add subbu@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Mr. Eric. Now Am able to send text as command to Maya. So that from wing, with string assignment to txt variable, now it is possible to create sphere in Maya from wing. txt = 'sphere()' # in def send_to_maya(language) since 'getWingText()' is not working due to wingapi module is not avilable. It is showing error: ImportError: No module named wingapi Please help me how can I get wingapi module, since Am using wing ide professional trail version. ( whether this module is not supplied with trial version?) Subbu On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 10:43 PM, AK Eric warp...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Unless I'm missing something about your question, you can just copy- paste them from my wiki link above. The full source is right on that page. And if you're using Wing Pro, then yes, you can use that code per the wiki to have Wing talk to Maya. On Feb 4, 10:54 pm, Subbu.Add subbu@gmail.com wrote: Where can I get wingHotkeys.py and execPythonCode.py to use Wing IDE for sending commands to Maya. Presently Am using Wing IDE professional (30 day trail version). Whether this trial version can send commands from Wing to Maya. Subbu -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
[Maya-Python] Undoing scripted plugin calls from MFnMesh?
I wrote a tool (Python function, not scripted plugin) that assigns vert colors via the API, through MFnMesh.setVertexColor(). Works great, really fast. Problem is, it won't undo. Unless I'm missing something, I've deduced that when API calls modify the DG (add\delete nodes\connections, color verts, etc) unless they're authored via a scripted plugin supporting undo (via MDGModifier), you can't undo them. If anyone has a workaround for /that/, I'd love to hear it. But I digress... So I went about re-authoring this function as a scripted plugin so I can support undo. However, it's still not undoing... properly. It sort of undo's, more on that below. Other scripted plugins I've written that use the functionality of the methods on a MDGModifier (create, rename, delete, etc), I can get them to undo just fine: http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2010help/API/class_m_d_g_modifier.html But the MDGModifier has nothing for setting vert colors, that's where MFnMesh comes in obviously. MFnMesh has a setVertexColors() method: http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2010help/API/class_m_fn_mesh.html#7226f44a9d5d14689a8f1f7c822d6d0f It can optionally take a MDGModifier reference. But if I pass one in or not seems to have no effect on the undo operation: No undo whatsoever. So as a workaround, I've gone about authoring code that will remember the previous vert colors store them (during redoIt()), so that when the command is undone (and the undoIt() method is called), that state is restored. And it works... sort of. The first time yes, but after that it gets pretty hairy. Any thoughts on this? Anyone been successful at passing a MDGModifier reference to a MFnMesh.serVertexColors() method and getting undo to properly work? thanks -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe
[Maya-Python] Re: MPxCommand undoIt()
I've found that a very precarious way to work :) Whenever I'm working
on scripted plugins, I just unload\reload them between each
iteration. Here's a code chunk I use to do that, that I save in the
physical scripted plugin module itself:
import os
import maya.cmds as mc
def pluginLoader(load):
fullPath = __file__
if fullPath.endswith('.pyc'):
fullPath = fullPath [:-1]
dirPath, plugin = os.path.split(fullPath)
if load:
if not mc.pluginInfo(plugin, query=True, loaded=True):
mc.loadPlugin(fullPath, quiet=True)
mc.pluginInfo(plugin, edit=True, autoload=True)
else:
if mc.pluginInfo(plugin, query=True, loaded=True):
mc.unloadPlugin(plugin, force=True)
mc.pluginInfo(plugin, edit=True, autoload=False)
Then in the script editor I do something like this, which I can
highlight and execute as a single block:
import myPlugin
myPlugin.pluginLoader(False)
reload(myPlugin)
myPlugin.pluginLoader(True)
# Now execute the plugin code
# ...
I've also read it's a really good idea to flush your undo queue when
unloading\reloading the plugin.
On Nov 21, 1:24 am, André Adam a_adam_li...@gmx.de wrote:
Thanks for the input, I have found what makes it not work, though I
don't quite understand why. I am executing my command from a Python
tab in the script editor (for ease of handling) while still coding on
it. A simple call makes the command work as expected and correctly
triggers the undoIt(). So, this works as expected:
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[Maya-Python] Problems querying string values from MPlug
This is my first real shot at dealing with attrs and plugs in the API. I'm trying to do something pretty simple: If an attr is type string, query and print the value. I have this working with just about every other attr type, but string is causing the code to crash \exit with no errors or warnings. In the below example, I've created a simple poly plane (with only 4 verts). I then walk it's plug hierarchy for the uvSet attr. After I've collected all the plugs child plugs, I loop over them seeing if they're of type string, and if so, get their value. However, I'm failing terribly. As mentioned, whenever I comment out either of the two methods I've come up with below, the code quits running on that loop with no errors or warnings. try\except doesn't help. What am I missing people? ;) #-- import maya.OpenMaya as om attr = 'uvSet' node = pPlaneShape1 # Get an MObject by string name: selList = om.MSelectionList() selList.add(node) mObject = om.MObject() selList.getDependNode(0, mObject) # Get a plug based on the attribute name: mFnDependencyNode = om.MFnDependencyNode(mObject) rootPlug = mFnDependencyNode.findPlug(attr) plugs = [rootPlug] # get the MPlug for the compound attribute for plug in plugs: if plug.isCompound(): for i in range(plug.numChildren()): plugs.append(plug.child(i)) # Now query values: for plug in plugs: attr = plug.attribute() # MObject if attr.hasFn(om.MFn.kTypedAttribute): attrFn = om.MFnTypedAttribute(attr) attrType = attrFn.attrType() if attrType == om.MFnData.kString: val = 'I wish I knew' # Method A: #stringData = om.MFnStringData(plug.asMObject()) #val = stringData.string() # Method B: #val = plug.asString() print plug.name(), val -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe
[Maya-Python] Re: Another M3dView question
I'm not expert on this subject, but I tried the same thing in the past without any luck. My guess is you need to create an actual 'node' (like you said you didn't want to do) to pull this off. I was recently looking at Coral, and that's an external app that does all sorts of custom drawing inside of Maya, but it's via a plugin. But maybe bigger brains will prevail on the subject ;) On Dec 13, 4:26 pm, notanymike notanym...@gmail.com wrote: For no particular reason, I'm trying to find out how joints, ikHandles, LRA's, etc are rendered in the 3d viewport without the need of shapes. I want to do the same, but for now I'm trying to just get opengl to draw anything in the 3d viewport without writing my own viewport, locator shape, or any plugin of any kind. Basically, I want opengl to render something via the script editor (in python mode). I'm guessing that it requires getting the device context ( HDC ) of the viewport though pyWin32 and pyOpenGL and somehow inserting the gl draw procedure into it, but how exactly is that process (safely) achieved for Maya? -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe
Re: [Maya-Python] adjacent verticies of a face
Glad you like the site ;) FYI You can permalink to any of the tiddlers (individual subjects) via: Open the tiddler in question. Press Close Others in it's menu. Now it's the only one active Press the permaview button on the top right: The URL in the address bar will now be the full path to the subject, which you can copy. Like: http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#%5B%5BHow%20can%20I%20find%20edge-connected%20verts%20based%20on%20a%20source%20vert%3F%5D%5D I agree, it takes some time getting used to navigating them, but once you do... ;) On Thursday, October 3, 2013 5:38:29 AM UTC-7, Joe Weidenbach wrote: Just a quick answer, but check out http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com. It's a GREAT resource for python and MEL commands, that I use all the time. The navigation takes a bit of getting used to, but basically just look at the tags to the right. If you click on Vert, you'll find a list of vert related questions, and clicking one will open an answer (I don't know of anyway to permalink directly). The one you're looking for is How can I find edge-connected verts based on a source vert?. It's even got complete source code to build off of. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to python_inside_maya@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/1f6aa2a6-9f8c-4e20-8e36-89e280ac5dc9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Maya-Python] qt and pyqt
Most of the UI's I write are interacting with *other* legacy ui's (whether authored via mel, Python cmds, or PySide) , or parts of the DAG. If the only access I had to them was through the c++ api I'd probably shoot myself :P Having access to PySide (for me) makes the actual interaction part with Maya trivial, compared to jumping through all the hoops needed to do simple stuff in the api. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/5c207f32-635b-4bbd-bf83-1cd9453ee7d6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Executing code on close of a docked PySide QDialog
I've authored a window in PySide (via QDialog), and recently made it dockable by inheriting from maya.app.general.mayaMixin.MayaQWidgetDockableMixin (in 2015). Surprisingly easy. In the QDialog's closeEvent method, I do a bit of cleaning up of API callbacks. What I've found is: If the window is floating and *not docked*, the closeEvent code executes. But if the window is docked and closed (via the [x] in the corner), the closeEvent doesn't execute. Any thoughts on what I need to do to track this close state? Or possibly another method to use when closing the docked window? thanks -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/2ff28437-2151-43e4-8629-13f35ad7839e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Executing code on close of a docked PySide QDialog
I've been making maya ui's forevers (via mel at first and now python), but never really messed with docking. This is really my first attempt at doing *PySide*, and *docking* PySide, so I have on doubt that maybe some part of my setup is wrong ;) -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/76e971d6-d9bc-4db1-a980-0e8e75ef6318%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Executing code on close of a docked PySide QDialog
Timm: This is how my inheritance looks: class App(MayaQWidgetDockableMixin, QDialog): So I am overriding the closeEvent in that class with my cleanup code, but like mentioned, it's not being called when *docked*. Also: closeEvent hides the widgets instead of deleting them by default : That's what I've experienced as well: I *am *using the WA_DeleteOnClose for that class: Without it, it seems the closeEvent isn't called when closed in window form. But in docked mode, nada. Marcus: I have all my windows (to my knowledge) properly parented. But closing them doesn't seem to actually delete them (see comment above) without the WA_DeleteOnClose option. So what I need is a way to delete my QDialog correctly when it's *docked*. Currently, when docked, when I hit the [x] it just seems to hide it. It *appears* that it was deleted (since it vanishes from the scene, but in fact it's still there, just not drawing? -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/4829e0e6-0dd0-4a9e-811f-d8669d742535%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Executing code on close of a docked PySide QDialog
Tracked it down: The MayaQWidgetDockableMixin class has a dockCloseEventTriggered method: I can call to my cleanup code in there, and all is happy now. Thanks for the help! -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/8e9d38cf-b542-46bb-8245-5a94ee873070%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Setting keyframes in one shot?
I've written a wrapper for the ol' Maya .anim format: The Maya tool by default is selection order based. But with a bit of metadata and coding our solution fully name based, supports namespaces, missing nodes on import, stores/writes non-keyed data, etc. And since the heavy lifting (import\export) is done by the plugin via the keyframe clipboard, it's pretty darn fast. I thought about doing a similar wrapper around atom (because ya, it has its issues), but we just haven't needed it, since what we have works so well. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/9dbeacec-c25a-4943-80ac-bd02841dc674%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Detects window exit in another function
You can also use the API's MUiMessage_addUiDeletedCallback. Example of that + scriptJob here: http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#%5B%5BHow%20can%20I%20execute%20code%20when%20a%20window%20is%20deleted%3F%5D%5D If the window is closed, that callback is triggered, and then you can do anything you want based on that condition. The difference I've found is, the api callback runs just before the window is deleted (allowing you to grab data from the window before it dies), the scriptJob runs just after. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/eacf8718-729c-477e-8aea-ba08d7d6c8d4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Basic Python Question
Optionally you can cut out a lot of cruft using PyMel: def redWireColour(): sel = pm.ls(selection=True) for item in sel: item.overrideEnabled.set(1) item.overrideColor.set(4) One of the nice things it does is, if it can't find an attr on the transform, it'll auto look to the shape. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/f959a043-5d3e-4808-83be-4e507e6cc727%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Basic Python Question
d'oh, I forgot the : import pymel.core as pm part... ;) On Thursday, January 8, 2015 11:04:29 AM UTC-8, AK Eric wrote: Optionally you can cut out a lot of cruft using PyMel: def redWireColour(): sel = pm.ls(selection=True) for item in sel: item.overrideEnabled.set(1) item.overrideColor.set(4) One of the nice things it does is, if it can't find an attr on the transform, it'll auto look to the shape. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/a4dc6a8c-9290-4ba8-b4d4-5ed8827878cf%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Searching for QPushButton, a-la lsUI ?
Thanks Justin : lol, I'd forgot I'd posted this and ended up coming up with the exact same solution. Which works great by the way. I'm still pretty new to the whole let's load a .ui file and play with it thing, but I've done tests where in QtDesigner I will create say, a QPush button with a given name: lsUI won't find it, but if I query it with the Maya button command by name, I can do stuff to it. Icoonnnssisteeennntt :S -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/baf2787d-75c9-4a76-9419-d55415f368ae%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Searching for QPushButton, a-la lsUI ?
Created a .ui file in QtDesigner, it shows up happily in Maya via loadUI.
I have other Maya code (based on lsUI) that can search through controls
related to buttons, and report stuff like their label, annotation, command,
etc.
However, it *appears *that lsUI ignores anything created from a .ui file.
I know the corresponding Maya controls do exist. For example, I have a
named QPushButton in qtDesigner called 'myButton'. This works in Maya:
import pymel.core as pm
b = pm.ui.Button('myButton')
print b
print b.getLabel()
But again, lsUI ignores the existence of the corresponding Maya button.
Any thoughts on how to say, just list every QPushButton in Maya? I can
sort from there. Or any other ideas?
thanks
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Re: [Maya-Python] how do you select all nurbs curves in a scene?
How about one more way? :) import pymel.core as pm curves = map(lambda x:x.firstParent().nodeName(), pm.ls(type='nurbsCurve')) This returns the string names of the parent transforms. If you want the actual PyNodes, just get rid of the nodeName() method. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/a218df4d-4ae5-4937-9a18-bd84596fd8c0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: New to PyMEL. Couple question please?
Nearly everything you need can be accessed by importing pymel.core When running this: myname = loop_anim_v001:master_ctrl pmc.objExists(myname) # True You're passing the string name to the PyMel command. Note most of their commands take either strings, or PyNodes. The reason your getPosition method is failing is that myname is a string, not a PyNode. Do this to convert to a PyNode from string: mynode = pmc.PyNode(myname) However, I'm not sure what the getPosition function\method your calling lives. You could do something like: restPos = mynode.getRestPosition() Since that's a method of a PyNode Transform (presuming myname was a transform). The reason this works: (and I added the pmc, I presume you left that off) myobj = pmc.polySphere() Is that PyMel returns PyNodes when nodes are created, rather than strings, so all the methods are available. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/328c9d7c-a9eb-49ae-83ac-6a3315a7bd06%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: New to PyMEL. Couple question please?
I tend to prototype in PyMel, just since doing stuff is easy, less typing. But like Justin said, can be slow depending on what you're doing. If I found it this is a performance critical application I move it into cmds, and if not suitable, the API. Over time you sort of learn at which point you should start. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/2e10cd67-5507-4bf7-8197-d45dbd78294a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Maya Python Event Playback get currentTime
So I gave it a shot myself, and I realized the scriptJob only fires when the playback is *over*, not during playback. That being said, scriptJobs have both a python cmd and pymel implementation, so there'd be no reason you'd need to call to the mel version. It's possible you could get away with something similar using an API MDGMessage callback: http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2015/ENU/?guid=__cpp_ref_class_m_d_g_message_html I have notes on how to use these here: http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#%5B%5BAPI%3A%20How%20can%20I%20author%20callbacks%20for%20Maya%20events%3F%5D%5D But they *may* have the same failures as the scriptJob : only executing when the playback is over. Even easier than all this though : Just make an expression: print (The Frame! + frame + \n); Totally works, and prints every frame during playback. I create and manage expressions from Python all the time: One button makes the expression node if it doesn't exist. The other button deletes it if it does. I'm still fuzzy on the how\why of all this, but I hope this helps ;) -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/f816eba4-7f6c-487b-ae20-2bc863453341%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Maya Python Event Playback get currentTime
Off the cuff: Make a method that prints the current frame (like you've done). The on button of your ui calls to a *new *method that creates a scriptJob and passes the printer method to the *timeChange* arg. The off button deletes the scriptJob. You'd want to put checks in so no more than one scriptJob gets made if the user keeps bonking 'on'. *Should* be about that simple. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/4e0fa7f4-ce4f-403b-8c98-9b6c5152a11b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Maya Python Event Playback get currentTime
If you're trying to export stuff per frame over a long sequence, then you want the calling code to control the frame step, not Maya's playback mechanism. I've authored tools that export a .obj per frame over a framerange for the selected mesh. In that case, you pass your min\max frame-range to pythons range function, and loop over those: Each loop you set Maya's frame to the given iteration, then do the export work you're after. If you're concerned about canceling the job in the middle of some super-long sequence, wrapper the whole thing in a progressWindow. I have an example of how to author a progressWindow context manager here: http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#%5B%5BHow%20can%20I%20author%20a%20progressWindow%20context%20manager%3F%5D%5D I use this all the time, and sounds like even the example code could get you what you're after, since it iterates over a frame range. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/4be104b4-a85e-4d7c-b28a-0cfd4911d4a9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Any Python IDE that works similar to Maya's script editor?
I use Wing, like Joe mentioned above. I have a # of examples showing how you can use it as a Script Editor replacement: Highlight code in it, it executes in Maya, just like the Script Editor, either mel or Python. A 'very live' coding environment. Same functionality as the SE, + s much more: http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#%5B%5BInteraction%20between%20Wing%20and%20Maya%5D%5D -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/cb4a28f9-5146-48df-9ddf-3e370326c925%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Scripts and Management
tl;dnr this whole thread. But you'd need to: import SuperScript.myModule SuperScript.myModule.myFunc() That's executing the myFunc function in the my myModule.py module living under /SuperScript dir. x:/../../pythonscripts/SuperScript/myModule.py Generally, I don't often put any code in the __init__.py (I do occasionally for very specific reasons). In general they're just there to get your package paths setup right, so you can import everything correctly without any fuss. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/c0949574-6c1c-43a8-9429-263e5b5b1649%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Convert GPU cache back to mesh?
Just exported some high-res scan mesh via the GPU Cache menu, then had a modeler import that back into their scene as a GPU cache for modeling reference. They moved it in worldspace, and now want to to 'turn it back into normal (editable) mesh' at that new location. I figured this would be a no-brainer, but I can't find any menu to do this. Am I missing something? :) thanks -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/14351e92-2404-438a-af7f-51c77445f883%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Convert GPU cache back to mesh?
That's great, thanks Roy: Ironically I found a script someone here at work wrote that basically did the same thing ;) On Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 3:03:46 PM UTC-7, Roy Nieterau wrote: > > I don't think that's a one-button thing. > > Try this: > > import maya.cmds as mc > > # Get selected leaf shapes (so we can filter to gpuCaches) > selShapes = mc.ls(sl=1, dag=1, leaf=1, shapes=1, long=True) > > # Filter to gpuCache (doesn't work as one-liner above) > gpuCacheShapes = mc.ls(selShapes, long=True, type='gpuCache') > > for gpuCacheShape in gpuCacheShapes: > transform = mc.listRelatives(gpuCacheShape, parent=True, fullPath=True > )[0] > filepath = mc.getAttr(gpuCacheShape + '.cacheFileName') > > # Import everything from filepath and reparent under the transform > mc.AbcImport(filepath, mode="import", reparent=transform) > > # Hide the original gpuCache shape? > mc.setAttr(gpuCacheShape + '.visibility', 0) > > #(Or delete it?) > #mc.delete(gpuCacheShape) > > > > On Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 9:34:45 PM UTC+1, AK Eric wrote: >> >> Just exported some high-res scan mesh via the GPU Cache menu, then had a >> modeler import that back into their scene as a GPU cache for modeling >> reference. >> >> They moved it in worldspace, and now want to to 'turn it back into normal >> (editable) mesh' at that new location. I figured this would be a >> no-brainer, but I can't find any menu to do this. >> >> Am I missing something? :) >> >> thanks >> > -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/c2584280-89be-4826-ba01-6da0e3841199%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Integrating custom c++ code into Python scripted plugin?
Asking for an engineer, since this isn't something I've ever tried: He wants to integrate some custom (non-Maya) c++ code into a Maya plugin. I have experience doing scriptedPlugins in Python, but not c++ ones. Obviously if you make a c++ plugin it'd be easy to integrate this other code. So the question is: Can you call to custom c++ code from a Python scripted plugin? Or wrapper it somehow... or ? Any thoughts? thanks! -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/f3be53da-1894-4b77-8645-f60d2d8d74cf%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Integrating custom c++ code into Python scripted plugin?
Thanks everyone, I'll pass that along. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/f35f2163-476e-40c7-ba38-fc170f9a5da5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] AnimLayers pain
I've done something similar that has worked well: curves = mc.ls(mc.listHistory(myNodes), type = 'animCurve') -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/e685377a-dc56-413a-ad82-7e83d06d8982%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: QStringListModel missing in PySide2?
Disregard, guess I had a typo in my code, this actually works: from PySide2.QtGui import QStringListModel -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/2e2b261f-6773-4f08-86fa-4e7f2838f122%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Tagging MB files with metadata
Another great solution, thanks! -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/9c3a1378-c862-4987-a4f2-0e5412d217a8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] VertexConstraint
"Python as CPython implements it simply isn't multithreaded ;-) " Right, I should have been more specific ;) -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/f7414e90-55b8-4635-904b-b2e0a2437ae4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] VertexConstraint
Having been in touch with the Autodesk devs directly, I no longer use *any *Python-base scripted-plugin-based *nodes *since Maya 2015 (Maya 2016 introduced the multithreaded evaluation graph): Per discussion above, from 2016-on, they've confirmed (and I've seen first hand) they drop the evaluation graph back to a single thread during evaluation (which you can confirm for yourself by profiling the evaluation of your rig), based on Python's GIL : I still make scripted plugin based *commands*, they're fine. But if you want a performant plugin-based *node*, you needs to be making it via the c++'s. BTW, this makes me personally sad since I love Python, but I completely understand the reason behind it: Python as Maya implements it simply isn't multithreaded. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/ce992caf-1964-4e7d-a96d-b126c8e5a923%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Maya, Euler Rotation and Gimbal lock
I wouldn't say gimbal *lock *more as a function of how Euler rotations work within the gimbal system that constrains them: You can have the exact same "heading" of the local axis between to objects, but they got there by rotating in completely opposite directions. For example, one rotated with all positive values, and the other rotated with all negative values, but ultimately they keep rotating until they line up. Or in your case, one rotated -122 on z, while the other spun all over the place to get to the same heading. Both legit. You said "identical rotation but difference rotate-value": I'd rephrase that: "Identical *orientations *(meaning, same worldspace matrix values), but different rotate values" -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/f7d0b89f-0592-48fa-8126-0632e10f260e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Maya, Euler Rotation and Gimbal lock
If you're applying the same worldpsace matrix to two nodes, but they give different rot values yet have the same heading, I would infer that each of the nodes *parent's *have different orientations, and you're seeing that expressed as different rot values on the two nodes. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/81974ef1-1e32-4c49-aec0-083c070eb39a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Build Mesh from point cloud using MayaAPI
It's also worth noting you can call to meshlab on the commandline, via meshlabserver. It has it's own internal convex hull filter that's super easy to use via the gui or commandline if as a saved filter script. Some examples here: https://www.mankier.com/1/meshlabserver I have my own Python module that wrappers it's commandline usage callable from Maya, quite handy when needed. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/07859ceb-ec02-45ed-afbe-df7fb9332e7a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] get scene data python
Revive this old thread: I tried using the mayabinary module, and, I'm getting no love, just running the built in example. It seems like the mayabinary reader actually expects an *iff *(image) file instead. > python mayabinary.py metaTest.mb > ValueError: The file "C:\temp\maya\metaTest.mb" is not a Maya IFF file. If I then go into the code and disable that check, I get this error: > ValueError: The file "metaTest.mb" is not a Maya file. Anyone got that code working? -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/428feaab-7ae0-49c6-b36e-a9aa3da60cf2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Tagging MB files with metadata
Thanks Alok & Marcus: I tried that code and it does indeed work. Nice job on the scenefile parser Marcus! -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/6c44d89c-d1c5-4c93-9ffa-d2466b6b9617%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] get scene data python
Thanks, I'll take a look at that too. I'm on 2016, so yah, maybe the file format has changed since then. This is actually related to another issue, I'll start a new thread for it. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/74e791c2-c84a-4fd6-a53c-abf5e1ec1f2b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Tagging MB files with metadata
It would be of great use if I could (somehow) tag mb files with metadata that could be read at system level, never having to open the mb itself in Maya. I already have a solution that will save out a json/xml next to the file whenever the users saves, with queryable info. But this is lossy, can decouple from the file if it's ever moved, etc. Being able to tag an actual mb with data would be great (in the same way you can say, check exif data on an image). I've tried some examples doing this in Python with pickle, on both ma & mb files, but... it corrupts the files. Ironically, I can store and retrieve metadata, it just wrecks everything else in the file :P Maybe not possible. But I thought I'd see if someone actually had a more elegant solution for this. thanks -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/3132cfc8-55bb-4bdc-b031-d47689b1a136%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Tagging MB files with metadata
Marcus: MA not an option, so no comment blocks, but thanks, good idea. However, I like your idea of just writing data to somewhere on the server that corresponds to the Maya file in question. That could be a legit answer. not tagging the file with metadata itself, but the data isn't living next to the Maya file itself, which I find scary :P Juan: Your thought has merit, and technically I could do it with a pre-scene-open callback. Would be worth a test to prove out, but it's a little scary that unless that callback fires, your scene is garbage. However, it does make for an interesting way to copy-protect in-house data -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/4485d4ba-a768-4116-a1da-87445e01da69%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Tagging MB files with metadata
Right on, credit :) FYI, I figured out you can use cpickle.dumps to embed arbitrary python data straight into the value of fileInfo, allowing you to query it outside of Maya, powerful. However, on large files (200+megs) it can still take a good 20 seconds to parse. I may end up just storing all this data to a folder on a server for easy/fast lookup, but it was still a fun exercise. Thanks for the help everyone. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/563ef7ef-a5a4-4007-aa2d-f978cf569aff%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: change Renderable Camera ?
When I can't figure these out, I save one version of the file as an ma, then make the change and save a different version as an ma, then diff the files: This usually exposes the setAttr line that does the change, and you'er good to go. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/6a561dd9-24c6-4795-a423-307ecf0100f9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: control for colorpicker: color ring or spectrum
Have you tried the colorEditor command? The results of the selection can be easily queried in rgb(+a) and hsv. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/c4791c25-e42a-408e-b59d-24018fe9f62e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Re: PyQt5 maya 2018 tutorials/information
I recently had to port all our stuff to support both PySide *&* PySide2, ugh. Since this thread is along those lines, this is the solution I came up with at the top of my modules since we have multiple versions of Maya running: Simple example import section: > import maya.cmds as mc > MAYA_VER = int(mc.about(version=True)) > if MAYA_VER <= 2016: > from PySide.QtGui import QWidget, QMainWindow, QDialog, > QAbstractButton, QIcon > from shiboken import wrapInstance > import pysideuic > else: > from PySide2.QtGui import QIcon > from PySide2.QtWidgets import QWidget, QMainWindow, QDialog, > QAbstractButton > from shiboken2 import wrapInstance > import pyside2uic as pysideuic To make my life easier (similar to what Marcus said above) trying to figure out where the classes moved, I'd have these three tabs open: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwidgets-module.html http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtcore-module.html http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtgui-module.html So I'd select some class name, like 'QIcon', then do a search on each page looking for it: That would quickly tell me which new qt5 module it lived in for those style imports. Boy I can't wait util qt6! ;) -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/eb9f0cb8-63f0-411a-8a67-60e3fa339cf5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Maya 'thin client' startup times?
We're researching using a Maya 'thin client' distro: Running Maya off a server instead of standalone installs. I'm tired of finding out someone is 3 versions behind (or never installed the updates / patches) and *that's* why they're having so many bugs... The only major problem we've hit is startup times: Maya 2016 will have the UI launch in around 20 seconds, and it's fully usable in 30 (stops being herky-jerky in the perspective view). But the thinclient takes 45 sec for the UI to launch, and remains super herky-jerky for *another minute*: Basically, unusable for about 1:45 from launch. It's even more polarizing in batch mode: Standalone Maya will boot and be usable in 7 seconds. But the thin client still takes a min thirty. Ouch. IT has been trying to tune the server, but for all I know this is what one should expect... or not: Would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this that has a similar setup. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/6f4d0368-6526-449c-b40b-bc2fb14ebc59%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Maya 'thin client' startup times?
The first one: "serving Maya from a network filesystem mount and running it as a local user process". -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/bae8169d-2616-460a-ac4d-44855e565fd6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Is there a way of adding dict as an extra attribute to objects?
Indeed there is: Python comes with the cPickle module, that lets you
serialize any builtin Python data to disk. It has a dump method that does
that writing to your filesystem, but it also had a dumps (dump string) that
writes it as a string.
In Maya, you can make string attrs on your nodes...
pseudo code, not directly tested but you get the idea
import cPickle
data = {"a":1, "b":2}
stringData = cPickle.dumps(data)
# Add a custom string attr to your node and:
mc.setAttr("myObj.stringAttr", stringData, type='string')
# Then later to query it:
stringAttrData = str(mc.getAttr("myObj.stringAttr"))
loadedData = cPickle.loads(stringAttrData)
print loadedData
{"a":1, "b":2}
I do this *all* the time to just get away from having to deal with Maya's
own attr types. So much more flexibility in data storage on Maya nodes.
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[Maya-Python] Re: skin weight values
It's non trivial (since Maya has nothing built in to do this), but you find the 3 verts closest to your point, and their weights. If the point isn't exactly on that tri the 3 verts define, you need to use the vector maths to project it down to that plane. You can then use some (roll your own) barrycentric coordinate math to figure out what that interpolated value is. No example code since it's proprietary, but that's how I do it. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/ad33ff4a-c1f9-4334-a7f4-0c0d50799360%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Robust tools for skin weight export/import
Thanks Harshad, I'll give it a look! On Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 8:20:27 PM UTC-7, HarshadB wrote: > > I feel ngSkinTools is more of a painting weights toolset plugin than a > full-fledged tool to handle import/export skin-weights at a production > level. It's more of a user tool than a pipeline tool. Yes, it would be very > convenient to have a function to select the joints in the exported file, > that is true, but it still does a decent job the way it is by design. The > next major version in future would be awesome I presume. > > You can look at mGear Rigging Framework. It does have pretty stable > skin-weights import/export tools built in. > > -H > -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/e4b6f1c6-313b-45b2-894e-6821750fd5c6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Best way to check if current panel is viewport
I've used this for a looong time: import maya.cmds as mc modelPanel = mc.playblast(activeEditor=True) That's it: The playblast command always knows the last active panel it could use, so querying that has always worked for me. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/4f718022-a3b4-4ea0-903d-384c06e04209%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Is there a way to return selected objects in Mayas Shape editor?
Yep, it's not "obvious". My notes are here:
http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/#%5B%5BHow%20can%20I%20query%20what%20is%20highlighted%20in%20the%20Shape%20Editor%3F%5D%5D
I use pymel simply because it makes optionVars convenient.
Snip:
import pymel.core as pm
selData = [item for item in
pm.optionVar["blendShapeEditorTreeViewSelection"] if item][0].split("/")
bsIndices = []
for item in selData:
if not item:
continue
bsNode, index = item.split(".")
bsIndices.append((bsNode, int(index)))
print bsIndices
[(u'blendA', 0), (u'blendA', 1), (u'blendA', 2), (u'blendB', 0)]
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[Maya-Python] Re: Robust tools for skin weight export/import
I got mGear in and working, thanks @HarshadB : I found the api docs online, and the source, but is there any sort of overview on how the skinning import\export works? By default (at least via the ui), it seems to only import if the vert count matches, which is pretty limiting. Appreciate the info though. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/048efec2-1351-49ed-8100-61611430b18f%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: calling mel script from python
In general it's bad form to require a source of a mel script to trigger
execution. If you make a global mel proc in the script with the same name
as the script, you can just do:
mel.eval("test");
And that will execute it.
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[Maya-Python] Robust tools for skin weight export/import
I've recently changed companies and starting something from scratch. One of the tools I need (and we had before) is a bulletproof solution for skin weight export/import. I'm a bit out of touch with what's out there in the community since I've not had to look into this for years. Maya's built-in solutions are sorely lacking when used on any sort of complex asset. Are there any off-the-shelf tools available ($ is fine) that people would recommend? I've been looking at ngSkinTools, but it's export\import step seems pretty clunky as well. As in, you can't import weights unless the mesh is already skinned, which sort of defeats the purpose. I could introspect the json weight files and pre-skin the assets based on my own wrapper code, but... if I paid for it why should I have to do it? I figured *someone* by now has solved this problem and is trying to profit from it. Any other suggestions? Much appreciated. -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/6e771d5c-c45d-49db-9fad-9141c68c1495%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Maya-Python] Re: Robust tools for skin weight export/import
Thanks for that Andrew! The ngSkinTools dev got back with me as well with
a similar solution, although it still crashes, sigh.
I'm going to continue to investigate the ngSkinTools API, but am still open
to other solutions as well.
On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 12:53:06 PM UTC-7, Andres Weber wrote:
>
> Funny enough I actually have written those helper scripts since it was
> pretty simple as their JSON files are quite well formatted. Honestly I
> never really looked further than ngSkinTools as they're the most complete
> and functional skinning toolset I've come across and used for many years.
> Apologies as this is quite old code and not very well structured:
>
> import json
> import maya.cmds as mc
>
> def copy_bind_from_ng_file(file):
> """ Copies skinCluster from ngSkinTools JSON file to make the same
> skinCluster before importing weights.
> Args:
> file (str): file...
> Returns [str]: list of influences that we used to build the skinCluster
> Usage:
>
> copy_bind_from_ng_file('path_to_your_ng_skin_tools_weights_file.json')
> """
> influences = []
> missing_influences = []
>
> with open(file) as f:
> data = f.read()
> json_data = json.loads(data)
> f.close()
>
> for value in json_data['influences']:
> influence = json_data['influences'][value]['path'].split('|')[-1]
> if mc.objExists(influence):
> influences.append(influence)
> else:
> missing_influences.append(influence)
>
> if missing_influences:
> print 'Missing Influences from your file:
> \n{}'.format(missing_influences)
>
> result = cmds.confirmDialog(b=['OK','CANCEL'], m='You have %d missing
> influences...continue adding skin cluster from file with %d influences?' %
> (len(missing_influences), len(influences)))
>
> if result == 'OK':
> mc.skinCluster(influences, mc.ls(sl=True)[0], tsb=True)
>
> return influences
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 6:34:29 PM UTC-4, AK Eric wrote:
>>
>> I've recently changed companies and starting something from scratch. One
>> of the tools I need (and we had before) is a bulletproof solution for skin
>> weight export/import. I'm a bit out of touch with what's out there in the
>> community since I've not had to look into this for years. Maya's built-in
>> solutions are sorely lacking when used on any sort of complex asset.
>>
>> Are there any off-the-shelf tools available ($ is fine) that people would
>> recommend?
>>
>> I've been looking at ngSkinTools, but it's export\import step seems
>> pretty clunky as well. As in, you can't import weights unless the mesh is
>> already skinned, which sort of defeats the purpose. I could introspect the
>> json weight files and pre-skin the assets based on my own wrapper code,
>> but... if I paid for it why should I have to do it? I figured *someone* by
>> now has solved this problem and is trying to profit from it.
>>
>> Any other suggestions? Much appreciated.
>>
>
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[Maya-Python] Re: Robust tools for skin weight export/import
Thanks for the info: I've used deformerWeights successfully, but (like you mentioned) it still requires a large amount of wrapper code to make it functional in a real pipeline. Which I'll probably end up writing myself if I can't find anything off the shelf ;) -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/9f3fb504-3f83-4689-8396-79360218b620%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Maya-Python] Desperately trying to run matplotlib
FWIW, I've always had trouble using pip to install python packages in Python 2.7. I'm now on 2022 / Python 3.7 now, and installing packages via pip amazingly, 'just works'. I can install matplotlib, numpy, scipy, pandas, tensorflow, etc, all just via pip. Run shell as admin and: > "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2022\bin\mayapy.exe" -m pip install matplotlib --target "C:\some\optional\custom\path\if\you\want\site-packages" Autodesk themselves have updated their docs with this info: https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-72A245EC-CDB4-46AB-BEE0-4BBBF9791627 Now, this won't help you if you're *still on Python 2.7* : Just calling out that there 'is hope', somewhere in the future, once you move to Python 3. On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 1:51:56 PM UTC-7 justin hidair wrote: > Re, unfortunately those env variables are not discarding vs2008 > tried as admin, tried to restart , tried powershell as well > it's as if nothing happened at all, quite frustrating honestly > > > I don't have much experience compiling on windows so maybe a windows > user will recognize the fix. > > man you're blessed not to have to deal with such bullsh*t > > On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 9:07:15 PM UTC+2 justin hidair wrote: > >> thank you guys going to try all the suggestions >> but wouldn't it make sense to have the same MSVC version as the one they >> built their python with ? >> >> [image: cmd_uw6R7GsUGh.png] >> >> this is visual studio 2015 here not 2017, so ??? >> but yeah let's go on with the rest of the suggestions first >> >> On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 8:00:17 PM UTC+2 justin...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 25 May 2021, 5:41 am justin hidair, wrote: >>> here's the best I managed https://gist.github.com/yetigit/c2f55bdb8b1798b2936687567f9c6c1e >>> >>> >>> >>> Looks like maybe the wrong Visual Studio C++ compiler for Maya 2020? In >>> addition to C++being difficult to build, combining that with Maya on >>> Windows is even harder. >>> I don't have much experience compiling on windows so maybe a windows >>> user will recognize the fix. >>> A quick look shows that Maya 2020 says it uses Visual Studio C++ 2017. >>> >>> On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 1:59:52 PM UTC+2 Marcus Ottosson wrote: > Could you post some of those error messages? Maybe someone here > recognises and could help resolve those. > > I don’t think there’s a silver bullet, each library build has its > quirks and challenges despite the community trying to adhere to standards > there are like massive disparities on how easy it is to build something > versus how confusing and annoying it is to build another > > I think we’ve got C and C++ to thank for this haha. Or rather, thank > Python for shielding us from the horrors of compiled software out there, > it’s hard to understate how much more accessible it makes programming for > this benefit alone. I bet anyone dabbling with C++ can attest to the pain > and recurrence of dependencies in everyday life. For a modern example, > just > look at USD! > > That said, it’s certainly possible. One clue might be looking at how > the native Python packages are built for matplotlib. > >- > > https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/blob/master/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml > > > The curveball Maya throws at you is that most build scripts out there > assume a system-wide install of Python, and makes hardcoded assumptions > about where to find libraries and headers. In a CI environment like that, > it wouldn’t be unreasonable to mount Maya’s files over the native ones, > to > trick such build scripts into using the proper ones. > > On Mon, 24 May 2021 at 12:15, justin hidair > wrote: > >> re, yes forgot to mention my attempts at compiling it were made with >> mayapy.exe, still failed with opaque error messages >> >> I don't think there's a silver bullet, each library build has its >> quirks and challenges despite the community trying to adhere to standards >> there are like massive disparities on how easy it is to build >> something versus how confusing and annoying it is to build another >> >> On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 9:41:44 AM UTC+2 Marcus Ottosson wrote: >> >>> This topic is so common it really needs to be highlighted somewhere. >>> Maybe as a new Maya splash screen? xD >>> >>> [image: notcompatible] >>> >>> The problem though is that many packages *are* compatible, it’s >>> only the compiled packages that are not. So it’s understandable that it >>> keeps getting confused. Can only imagine the number of hours lost >>> trying to >>> shoehorn PyPI into Maya, and the subsequent number of hours struggling >>> with >>> random crashes due to *suceeding* to shoehorn it in; when it seems >>>
Re: [Maya-Python] New Maya skin weight export/import tool: Skinner
Thanks for the feedback Marcus, and totally agree. It's 'on the list' in my 'copious spare time' ;) Hopefully I can eventually get some video tutorials etc. But hey, it's free, and you get what you pay for :P But to your point above, it's not the same thing as ngSkinTools: That (as you're aware, but for anyone else) helps you paint weights, but it's save/load functionality is extremely limited (last I checked, I did reach out to the author). This tool fills in that save/load import/export part of your skin weight pipeline. On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 12:03:46 AM UTC-8 Marcus Ottosson wrote: > Congrats on making it to a public release, that stuff is hard! > > I was typing up a few questions, especially on comparisons with > ngSkinTools, but as I did I came across the answers in your README already. > :D My one suggestion would be to include a gif near the top of your README, > using your tool in the way it was intended on some example asset. That can > help communicate the idea more quickly and helps it stand out amongst the > vast ocean of plain-text READMEs on GitHub already. Even taking one of > those screenshots in the middle and putting it front and center would help. > > Best, > Marcus > > On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 at 03:21, AK Eric wrote: > >> After two years of working on it in my spare time, I'm releasing my >> custom skin weight import/export tool free to the public. Happy Holidays. >> >> https://github.com/AKEric/skinner >> >> Having built holistic art -> engine pipelines for multiple studios >> (Visceral/EA, Sledgehammer Games/Activision, 31st Union/2K), part of which >> include fully procedural rigging solutions, one of the biggest areas that >> is missing in that pipeline-subset is a solid/repeatable skin weight >> export/import process in Maya. >> >> The tools that Maya provides lack features (and can be slow), and there >> isn't anything I could find (free or $paid$) that had the feature-set I >> wanted/needed. >> >> This tool aims to alleviate *any* issues for the techart team regardless >> of industry. It is in-use and proven in AAA game production. >> >> I welcome any thoughts/feedback/improvements you have via the github. >> >> I should call out this requires Python 3 + numpy & scipi : the docs >> explain how to easily install these dependencies on Maya 2022+ >> >> -- >> 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 python_inside_m...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/d6a29d0a-647e-4c3a-8ea1-de1f78de766an%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/d6a29d0a-647e-4c3a-8ea1-de1f78de766an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/4beb9a27-2b20-45ae-9e73-3ad19bdfb84cn%40googlegroups.com.
[Maya-Python] New Maya skin weight export/import tool: Skinner
After two years of working on it in my spare time, I'm releasing my custom skin weight import/export tool free to the public. Happy Holidays. https://github.com/AKEric/skinner Having built holistic art -> engine pipelines for multiple studios (Visceral/EA, Sledgehammer Games/Activision, 31st Union/2K), part of which include fully procedural rigging solutions, one of the biggest areas that is missing in that pipeline-subset is a solid/repeatable skin weight export/import process in Maya. The tools that Maya provides lack features (and can be slow), and there isn't anything I could find (free or $paid$) that had the feature-set I wanted/needed. This tool aims to alleviate *any* issues for the techart team regardless of industry. It is in-use and proven in AAA game production. I welcome any thoughts/feedback/improvements you have via the github. I should call out this requires Python 3 + numpy & scipi : the docs explain how to easily install these dependencies on Maya 2022+ -- 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 python_inside_maya+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/d6a29d0a-647e-4c3a-8ea1-de1f78de766an%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [Maya-Python] New Maya skin weight export/import tool: Skinner
PyArmor is becoming to difficult to work with, and their support is... not good. I'd rather people use this tool successfully : I've just pushed the whole open source codebase with the latest package. But I'd still appreciate tips for it's usage. For those interested, please see here : https://github.com/AKEric/skinner#donate-for-usage On Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 4:13:33 PM UTC-8 AK Eric wrote: > Per > "This would be my guess as well; there likely needs to be a version of > Skinner for each version of Maya, possibly per platform." > > That's the sinking suspicion I am having. Which makes PyArmor basically > useless as a distribution tool. I don't have a linux/Mac box, nor do I > want to maintain x# versions of Maya at the same time + have to reobfuscate > this bleh. > > I'm waiting to hear back from the devs on this. > > The recent version I obfuscated is on the current beta, which is > technically... 2024(?) > > "why so hard", lol > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 6:20 AM Dag Isaksson wrote: > >> Oh, and I'm using Windows 10 and Maya 2023 >> >> tisdag 24 januari 2023 kl. 15:18:48 UTC+1 skrev Dag Isaksson: >> >>> Thank you! >>> Yes, that fixes the problem. >>> >>> söndag 22 januari 2023 kl. 00:21:29 UTC+1 skrev AK Eric: >>> I've reobfuscated the modules and made a new release: >>> https://github.com/AKEric/skinner/releases/tag/Reobfuscate >>> >>> See if that fixes the bug? I have my doubts, but since I can't repro >>> it, it's hard to test/fix. >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 3:02 PM Eric Pavey wrote: >>> The 'Marshal loads failed' is the key : This is a bug that some people >>> get, but others (including myself) don't. I know this tool is in use >>> across multiple studios in their pipelines, so I have yet to track down why >>> for some people it fails. >>> >>> I *think *it has to do with how the code is obfuscated by pyarmor, >>> since I don't use the marshal module in any of my code, but pyarmor does. >>> I've tested it on Windows 10, Maya 2022, 2023, 2024. >>> >>> Can you let me know what version of Maya you're on, and what version of >>> Windows? >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 2:00 AM Dag Isaksson >>> wrote: >>> Hi. I just found this. Looks great. A big thanks for releasing it to the >>> public. >>> unfortunately I can't get it to start. Not sure where I'm doing wrong. >>> I put the skinner folder in my python path, I installed numpy and scipy, >>> but they were installed to where I have Python 3.9 Standalone as can be >>> seen. >>> >>> [image: skinner.JPG] >>> >>> torsdag 16 juni 2022 kl. 02:30:58 UTC+2 skrev AK Eric: >>> Not as is : I've always found UV space to be possibly buggy, since it's >>> easy to encounter bad models that have overlapping UV's, which would >>> invalidate the queried weight data. >>> >>> Not that it couldn't be a future improvement: I'll put it on the todo. >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 10:10 PM Arthur Na wrote: >>> Thank you so much for sharing this, This could be quite useful for us. >>> >>> Is there a way I can load weights in UV space? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 2:27 PM AK Eric wrote: >>> Thanks for the feedback Marcus, and totally agree. It's 'on the list' >>> in my 'copious spare time' ;) Hopefully I can eventually get some video >>> tutorials etc. But hey, it's free, and you get what you pay for :P >>> >>> But to your point above, it's not the same thing as ngSkinTools: That >>> (as you're aware, but for anyone else) helps you paint weights, but it's >>> save/load functionality is extremely limited (last I checked, I did reach >>> out to the author). This tool fills in that save/load import/export part >>> of your skin weight pipeline. >>> >>> On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 12:03:46 AM UTC-8 Marcus Ottosson wrote: >>> Congrats on making it to a public release, that stuff is hard! >>> >>> I was typing up a few questions, especially on comparisons with >>> ngSkinTools, but as I did I came across the answers in your README already. >>> :D My one suggestion would be to include a gif near the top of your README, >>> using your tool in the way it was intended on some example asset. That can >>> help communicate the idea more quickly and helps it stand out amongst the
