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Setting up Visual Studio Code for Maya
- 1.Install Python, Visual Studio Code
- 2.In VSC, install MEL - Maya Embedded Language, Maya-code, Maya-Py, Maya Code
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- 4.Modify your JSON
- 5.In Maya > Script Editor > Open ports by entering these code
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import maya.cmds as cmds
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# Open new ports
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cmds.commandPort(name=":7001", sourceType="mel", echoOutput=True)
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cmds.commandPort(name=":7002", sourceType="python", echoOutput=True)
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To enable ports at startup create a file named userSetup.mel in the following folder:
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Windows: <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\maya\<Version>\scripts
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Mac OS X: ~/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/<version>/scripts.
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Linux: ~/maya/<version>/scripts.
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(where ~ is your home folder)
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In the userSetup.mel file add the following
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commandPort -name "localhost:7001" -sourceType "mel" -echoOutput;
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commandPort -name "localhost:7002" -sourceType "python" -echoOutput;
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{
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"python.pythonPath": "python",
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"python.autoComplete.extraPaths": [ "C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2019/devkit/other/pymel/extras/completion/py" ],
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​
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}
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/Applications/Autodesk/maya2020/devkit
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Part 1: Creating and Manipulating Objects
- open Script Editor to see echo MEL command
- go to Help > Python reference
- flags: ch,o,w,g,d,name
- DAG - direct acyclic graphic: transform node>shape node > data structures
- Window > Setting / Preferences > Preferences > Selection > Track Selection Order
Hotkeys
- Cmd T - new python
keyRotation
aimAtFirst
randomInstances
randomCubes.py
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import maya.cmds as cmds
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def keyFullRotation(pObjectName,pStartTime, pEndTime, pTargetAttribute):
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#print '%s type: %s' % (objectname, objectTypeResult)
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cmds.cutKey(pObjectName, time=(pStartTime,pEndTime), attribute=pTargetAttribute)
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cmds.setKeyframe(pObjectName, time= pStartTime, attribute = pTargetAttribute, value=0)
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cmds.setKeyframe(pObjectName, time= pEndTime, attribute = pTargetAttribute, value=360)
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#linear tangent
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cmds.selectKey(pObjectName, time-(pStartTime,pEndTime), attribute = pTargetAttribute
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cmds.keyTangent(inTangentType = 'linear', outTangetType='linear')
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selectionList = cmds.ls(selection=True, type = 'transform))
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if len(selectionList)>=1:
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#print 'Selected items: %s' % (selectionList)
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for objectName in selectionList:
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startTime = cmds.playBackOptions(query=True,minTime=True)
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endTime = cmds.playBackOptions(query=True,maxTime=True)
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#objectTypeResult = cmds.objectType(objectName)
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keyFullRotation(objectName, startTime,endTime,'rotateY')
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else:
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print ' Please select at least one object'
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#aimAtFirst.py
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import maya.cmds. as cmds
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selectionList = cmds.ls (orderedSelection = True)
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if len(selectionList) >=2:
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print 'Selected itesms: %s' %(selectionList)
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targetName = SelecitonList[0]
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selectionList.remove(targetName)
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for objectName in SelectionList:
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print 'Constraining %s towards %s' % (objectName, tartgetName)
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cmds.aimConstraint(targetName, objetName, aimVector = [ 0,1,0])
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else:
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print 'Please select two or more objects.'
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#randomInstances.py
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import maya.cmds as cmds
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import random
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random.seed(1234)
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# selectionOrder
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result = cmd.ls(orderedSelection = True)
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print 'result: %s' % (result) # replace string technique
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transformName = result[0]
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# create a group
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instanceGroupName = cmds.group(empty=True,name = transformName + '_instance_grp')
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#instancing with for loop
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for i in range(0,50):
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instanceResult = cmds.instance(transformName, name = transformName + ' _instance#'
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cmds.parent(instanceRsult,instanceGroupName)
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x = random.uniform(10,10)
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y = random.uniform(0,20)
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z = random.uniform(-10,10)
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cmds.move(x,y,z, instanceResult)
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#randomize rotation
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xRot= random.uniform (0,360)
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yRot= random.uniform (0,360)
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zRot= random.uniform (0,360)
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cmds.rotation(xRot,yRot,zRot, instanceResult)
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# randomize factor
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scalingFactor = random.uniform(0.3, 1.5)
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cmds.scale(scalingFactor, scalingFactor,scalingFactor, instanceResult)
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# hide original cube & center pivit
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cmds.hide(transformName)
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cmds.xform(instanceGroupName, centerPiviots=True)
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#randomCubes.py
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import maya.cmds as cmds
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import random
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random.seed(1234)
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#commenting out multiple lines
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'''
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#fetch all objects who name starts with myCube + wildcard
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cubeList = cmds.ls('myCube*')
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#delete all cube items in cubeList
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if (len(cubeList)) > 0:
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cmds.delete(cubeList)
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'''
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result = cmds.polyCube(w=9,h=9,d=9, name = 'myCube#')
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transformName = result[0]
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# create a group
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instanceGroupName = cmds.group(empty=True,name = transformName + '_instance_grp')
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#instancing with for loop
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for i in range(0,50):
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instanceResult = cmds.instance(transformName, name = transformName + ' _instance#'
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cmds.parent(instanceRsult,instanceGroupName)
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x = random.uniform(10,10)
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y = random.uniform(0,20)
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z = random.uniform(-10,10)
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cmds.move(x,y,z, instanceResult)
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#randomize rotation
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xRot= random.uniform (0,360)
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yRot= random.uniform (0,360)
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zRot= random.uniform (0,360)
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cmds.rotation(xRot,yRot,zRot, instanceResult)
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# randomize factor
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scalingFactor = random.uniform(0.3, 1.5)
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cmds.scale(scalingFactor, scalingFactor,scalingFactor, instanceResult)
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# hide original cube & center pivit
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cmds.hide(transformName)
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cmds.xform(instanceGroupName, centerPiviots=True)
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Why
- widespread
- cross platform
- cross-software
Troubleshooting
Modifying userSetup.mel
Mac: ~/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/2020/scripts
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