> > Before someone jump in saying that maya is the worst thing in the universe > because of scripting and so on... 4 lines of code. > > from maya import cmds > from random import random > for each in cmds.ls <http://cmds.ls/>(sl=True, l=True): > cmds.setAttr(each + ".translateX", random() * 500) > > Is it better than Softimage? hell no! > Is it a big deal? not at all.
It does to me as it breaks my thinking flow and momentum, exactly the same than someone asking to jump on a meeting while you are animating, when you go back your mindset is in a different planet and takes ages to get back to the zone. It’s the Artist > technical > Artist switching that XSI does manage so well and this is one very good example of why IMO workflow in Maya is a total mess. jb
