#----------------------------------DIGITAL TUTORS NOTES import maya.cmds as ...

2008-07-22T00:42:21.847Z

#----------------------------------DIGITAL TUTORS NOTES
import maya.cmds as mc
mc.polyCube(w=1, h=1, d=1, sx=1, sy=1, sz=1, ax=(0,1,0), cuv=1, ch=1)
mc.scale(4,4,4, r=True) #this is how to scale an obj , use quick help for a reference
mc.polyBevel("pCube1", offset=0.5, offsetAsFraction=1, autoFit=1, segments=1, worldSpace=1, fillNgons=1, mergeVertices=1, mergeVertexTolerance=0.0001, smoothingAngle=30, miteringAngle=180, angleTolerance=180, ch=1)

#------------------------------ variables sample
import maya.cmds as mc
cubeToBevel = mc.polyCube(w=1, h=1, d=1, sx=1, sy=1, sz=1, ax=(0,1,0), cuv=1, ch=1)
mc.scale(4,4,4, r=True)
mc.polyBevel(cubeToBevel, offset=0.5, offsetAsFraction=1, autoFit=1, segments=1, worldSpace=1, fillNgons=1, mergeVertices=1, mergeVertexTolerance=0.0001, smoothingAngle=30, miteringAngle=180, angleTolerance=180, ch=1)

#------------------------------- variables types

original = "rosco"
copycat = original

# ----------------------------------------concatenating strings
print copycat
print copycat + " is the value of the string named copycat"

# -------------------------------------concatenating string+int or float or hex
intLife = 42
fPI = 3.14
hexColor = 0xFFCC00
print "The value of IntLife is ... %d" % intLife
print "The value of fPI is ... %f" % fPI
print "The value of hexColor is ... %x" % hexColor

print "My values are %d and %f" % (intLife,fPI)

# ------------------------------- selections
myFirstList = [ ] # array
myFirstList = [ "red", 21.00, 1 ] # you can create a multidimensional array ( string, float, int)
listKeys = mc.ls(sl=True) # ls -sl

#----------------------------------------- for loop
listKeys = mc.ls(sl=True)
selSize = len(listKeys)
for i in range(0,selSize,1) :     # for i in range(start,end,increment)
    rescaler = (i+1)*0.1
    mc.scale(rescaler,rescaler,rescaler, listKeys[i], r=true)
print "done"

#--------------------------------------------------- Tutorial - procedural Cog

import maya.cmds as mc

pdStatus= mc.promptDialog(message="Please imput number of teeth", button="OK")
if pdStatus == "OK": # double equal to compare
    numTeeth = mc.promptDialog(query=True, text=True)
    numTeeth = int(numTeeth) # this is a function to change a string type into an int type

pdStatus2= mc.promptDialog(message="Please imput radius", button="OK")
if pdStatus2 == "OK": # double equal to compare
    numRad = mc.promptDialog(query=True, text=True)
    numRad = float(numRad)
    gear = mc.polyPipe(subdivisionsAxis=numTeeth*2,radius=numRad, h=0.5)
    # Set tbe value of intSA to be the pipe's subdivision axis
    intSA = mc.getAttr(gear[1]+".subdivisionsAxis")
    # Use formula to derive the start and end outer faces
    intStartFace = (intSA * 2)
    intEndFace = (intSA * 3) - 1
    mc.select(clear=1)
    ### Deselect all in use for loop to select every other face
    for i in range (intStartFace, intEndFace, 2):
        mc.select(gear[0]+".f[%d]" % i,add=True)
    mc.polyExtrudeFacet(ltz=0.5)
    mc.polySmooth(gear[0],continuity=0.5)

# ----------------------------------------Tutorial - disperser

import maya.cmds as mc
import random as rnd     # help(random) to know what's inside random module

selList = mc.ls(selection=True)
for obj in selList:
    rangeX = rnd.randint (-10, 10)
    rangeZ = rnd.randint (-10, 10)
    mc.setAttr(obj + ".translateX", rangeX)
    mc.setAttr(obj + ".translateZ", rangeZ)

#---------------------------------------------- Disperser GUI

if mc.window("dWin", q=True, ex=True):
    mc.deleteUI("dWin")
dWin=mc.window(title="Disperser",wh = (256,256))
mc.columnLayout()
mc.separator(h=10)
mc.text(label=" Set X Y Z Range Values for Translation")
rangeTField = mc.floatFieldGrp(numberOfFields=3)
mc.separator(h=10)
mc.text(label=" Set X Y Z Range Values for Rotation")
rangeRField = mc.floatFieldGrp(numberOfFields=3)
mc.separator(h=30)
mc.button(label="Disperser Selected",command="disperse()")
mc.showWindow(dWin)

def disperse():
    import maya.cmds as mc
    import random as rnd     # help(random) to know what's inside random module
    selList = mc.ls(selection=True)
    rangeTX = mc.floatFieldGrp(rangeTField, query=True, value1=True)
    rangeTY = mc.floatFieldGrp(rangeTField, query=True, value2=True)
    rangeTZ = mc.floatFieldGrp(rangeTField, query=True, value3=True)
    rangeRX = mc.floatFieldGrp(rangeRField, query=True, value1=True)
    rangeRY = mc.floatFieldGrp(rangeRField, query=True, value2=True)
    rangeRZ = mc.floatFieldGrp(rangeRField, query=True, value3=True)
    for obj in selList:
        randomTX = rnd.randint (-rangeTX, rangeTX)
        randomTY = rnd.randint (-rangeTY, rangeTY)
        randomTZ = rnd.randint (-rangeTZ, rangeTZ)
        randomRX = rnd.randint (-rangeRX, rangeRX)
        randomRY = rnd.randint (-rangeRY, rangeRY)
        randomRZ = rnd.randint (-rangeRZ, rangeRZ)
        mc.setAttr(obj + ".translateX", randomTX)
        mc.setAttr(obj + ".translateY", randomTY)
        mc.setAttr(obj + ".translateZ", randomTZ)
        mc.setAttr(obj + ".rotateX", randomRX)
        mc.setAttr(obj + ".rotateY", randomRY)
        mc.setAttr(obj + ".rotateZ", randomRZ)

#---------- While loop
import maya.cmds as mc

startFrame = mc.playbackOptions(query=True, minTime=True)
endFrame = mc.playbackOptions(query=True, maxTime=True)
currentFrame = startFrame
while (currentFrame < endFrame) :
    print " The frame is currently at %d" % currentFrame
    currentFrame += 1
    #break # use break to make sure to not brake maya
# out of loop

#------------- bake animation to another obj
import maya.cmds as mc

startFrame = mc.playbackOptions(query=True, minTime=True)
endFrame = mc.playbackOptions(query=True, maxTime=True)
currentFrame = startFrame

goal = "pSphere1"
follower = "pSphere2"

while (currentFrame < endFrame) :
    print " The frame is currently at %d" % currentFrame
    goalTrans = mc.getAttr(goal + ".translate")
    #mc.setAttr(follower+".translate",goalTrans[0][0],goalTrans[0][1],goalTrans[0][2])
    mc.setKeyframe(follower, at="translateX", v=goalTrans[0][0])
    mc.setKeyframe(follower, at="translateY", v=goalTrans[0][1])
    mc.setKeyframe(follower, at="translateZ", v=goalTrans[0][2])
    mc.currentTime(currentFrame)
    currentFrame += 1

examples code from digital tutors python video tutorials notes

Useful links http://www.python.org - The Python home page http://divei...

2008-02-28T10:21:22.973Z

Useful links

http://www.python.org - The Python home page

http://diveintopython.org - A really good programmers' guide to Python

http://it.diveintopython.org/toc/index.html (italian doc)

http://docs.python.org/ref/ref.html - Python Reference Manual

http://docs.python.org/lib/lib.html - Python Library Reference

http://www.penzilla.net/tutorials/python/

http://www.effbot.org/librarybook (the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library

http://docs.python.it (italian doc) e - zona Python

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python (en doc)

http://www.pycode.com/

iwiwdsmi.blogspot.com Sofeng's Blog

This is a section to put useful links to python docs

Global Module Index

2008-06-29T19:40:33.947Z

http://docs.python.org/modindex.html

Global Module Index

2008-06-29T19:40:23.030Z

CTYPES http://python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ is an advanced ffi (Foreign F...

2008-06-26T21:02:26.692Z

CTYPES
http://python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/

is an advanced ffi (Foreign Function Interface) package for Python 2.3 and higher. In Python 2.5 it is already included.

override standard methods with maya cmds class bone: def init(self,b...

2008-06-26T20:57:56.692Z

override standard methods with maya cmds

class bone:
	def __init__(self,bone):
		self.bone=cmd.joint(n=bone)
		cmd.select(cl=True)
		return


	def __radd__(self,other):

                '''
                    override the + add function
                '''
		cmd.parent(self.bone,other.bone)
		return other.bone



	def setName(self,newName):
		'''
		set bone name
		'''
		self.bone=newName
		return cmd.rename(self.bone,newName)

		
	def getName(self):
		'''
		get bone name
		'''
		return self.bone


	def setPos(self,pos):
		'''
		set local space position
		'''
		return cmd.xform(self.bone,ws=False,t=pos)

	
	def getPos(self):
		'''
		get local space position
		'''
		return cmd.xform(self.bone,q=True,ws=False)


	def setWPos(self,pos):
		'''
		set world space position
		'''
		return cmd.xform(self.bone,ws=True,t=pos)

	
	def getWPos(self):
		'''
		get world space position
		'''
		return cmd.xform(self.bone,q=True,ws=True)


b1=bone("osso0")
b2=bone("osso1")

b1+b2

PYMEL http://code.google.com/p/pymel/ http://www.highend3d.com/maya/download...

2008-03-25T09:56:38.268Z

PYMEL
http://code.google.com/p/pymel/
http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/tools/syntax_scripting/Pymel-4844.html

Sofeng's Blog

2008-04-24T10:54:00.420Z

http://iwiwdsmi.blogspot.com/

Python Essential Reference - Google Book

2008-03-11T14:18:15.821Z

PIL - Pyhton Image Library http://www.pythonware.com/media/data/pil-handbook....

2008-03-06T18:16:20.053Z

PIL - Pyhton Image Library
http://www.pythonware.com/media/data/pil-handbook.pdf

Python Notes

#----------------------------------DIGITAL TUTORS NOTES import maya.cmds as ...

Useful links http://www.python.org - The Python home page http://divei...

Useful links

Global Module Index

Global Module Index

CTYPES http://python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ is an advanced ffi (Foreign F...

override standard methods with maya cmds class bone: def __init__(self,b...

PYMEL http://code.google.com/p/pymel/ http://www.highend3d.com/maya/download...

Sofeng's Blog

Python Essential Reference - Google Book

PIL - Pyhton Image Library http://www.pythonware.com/media/data/pil-handbook....

override standard methods with maya cmds class bone: def init(self,b...