There are no docs, as they're intended to be implementation details, subject to change (and, in fact, their name is highly likely to change for 1.0).
- Paul On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 9:48 AM, hapgilmore <[email protected]> wrote: > I have used PyNode.__apimdagpath__() with much success! Are there > docs, or even a list for all of these api object names? I can't > remember where I found .__apimdagpath__, but I recall I just stumbled > upon it somewhere. > > -Ian > > On Dec 15, 9:59 am, Chad Dombrova <[email protected]> wrote: > > keep in mind when you have to go to maya.OpenMaya you can use the various > low-level methods for getting access to the api objects > > > > PyNode.__apimfn__, PyNode.__apiobject__, PyNode.__apimobject__, > PyNode.__apimplug__, etc > > > > just be aware that we're considering changing the names to avoid the > reserved __*__ namespace. > > > > -chad > > > > On Dec 15, 2009, at 8:52 AM, hapgilmore wrote: > > > > > I used python in maya w/o pymel for 6 months or so. Pymel was a > > > revelation when I discovered it. > > > The best part is that a PyNode gives easy access to all the associated > > > maya node's attributes, AND all the API functions related to the node > > > type. > > > > > For example, getting API info from a polymesh is as easy as > > > myMeshPyNode.numVertices() or myMeshPyNode.vtx[0].connectedEdges() > > > > > To get that in python without pymel, or MEL even, would require > > > several lines of code. Occasionally I bump into an API function that > > > doesn't work right in pymel and I have to do it old-school with > > > Maya.OpenMaya.MFn commands, but those are few and far between. > > > > > Pymel and remote debugging in WingIDE have made my job 100X easier. > > > > > On Dec 13, 7:44 pm, Pyrokinesis <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hello, > > >> I would like to gain more insight into why you would want to use Pymel > > >> in production? > > >> Would anyone mind sharing their experiances? > > >> Thanks. > > > > > -- > > >http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > > > > > > -- > http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
