+1 for what Luc-Eric Said. I also like these video tutorials (part 4 deal with the UI):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXFGeZZbMzQ&feature=player_detailpage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7FIkbzB_N0&feature=player_detailpage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijMyo-6T8Ow&feature=player_detailpage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUkk7rcwtI8&feature=player_detailpage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmCYXzsCMO0&feature=player_detailpage On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Luc-Eric Rousseau <luceri...@gmail.com>wrote: > First check the SDK User Guide (not the reference), under "Maya Python > Plugin Learning Path" > http://www.autodesk.com/maya-sdkdoc-2015-enu > > if you need more complicated help, there is a "Python Inside Maya" > google group. But there is a lot of stuff in the guide, including how > to use Qt, sample plug-ins, etc. > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Tim Crowson > <tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com> wrote: > > And no this isn't the only place I'm asking this :-) > > > > I'm getting into the Maya API and I need to port some of our tools over > from > > Soft. Google gives me all kinds of interesting links, but I'm curious to > > know from people here who have done dev work for both Soft and Maya > (there's > > so many of you, I know right?) if you can recommend resources for > learning > > how to create a proper Python-based plugin in Maya. Basically, what's the > > equivalent to the XSI Addon or the self-installing plugin? Stuff like > that. > > I think I can figure out the deployment side of things. I'm just > wondering > > what's required for a Python plugin to be a python plugin in Maya. Would > be > > nice to have Ye Olde SDK Wizarde around.... > > > > > > And on another note.... > > > > I know this isn't a Maya list.... but since I'm here and you've read this > > far... here's something on the weird chance you might know... I've been > > messing around in Maya 2015 with my userSetup.py to have a custom menu > pop > > up in the menu bar at launch. But the userSetup.py file seems get run > prior > > to the Maya Window being initialized, so it fails to add my menu because > it > > can't get the main window to which it needs to add the menu. The main > window > > is simply returned as a NoneType object. The function looks something > like > > this... > > > > def buildMenu(): > > ptr = mui.MQtUtil.mainWindow() # at launch this returns None? > > mayaWindow = shiboken.wrapInstance(long(ptr), QtGui.QWidget) > > > > mainMenu = cmds.menu('MyMenu', p=mayaWindow, l='My Menu') > > cmds.menuItem(p=mainMenu, d=True, dl='Some Divider') > > cmds.menuItem(p=mainMenu, l='Some Tool') > > > > The error comes from wrapInstance(long(ptr)), because ptr is being > returned > > as None. > > > > Anyway, on the off-chance... > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Tim Crowson > > Lead CG Artist > > > > Magnetic Dreams, Inc. > > 2525 Lebanon Pike, Bldg C, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37214 > > Ph 615.885.6801 | Fax 615.889.4768 | www.magneticdreams.com > > tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com > > > > > > >
