[Maya-Python] Docking Panels

2015-06-10 Thread Christopher.
I want to dock the outliner (MEL). I know there is code online that can do this, I want to do it my way. The following code doesn't work, I'm thinking I have the wrong name for the outliner ? dockControl -area "left" -content "outliner" -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

[Maya-Python] Re: Delete Face Maya API

2015-06-10 Thread Dilen Shah
Hey Janos, I am using Maya 2014, and it doesnt do it for me, I tried it on a plane and tried to deleteFace, deleteEdge but it didnt do it for me and I am using normal viewport and not viewport 2.0. I am using Python API. I got no clue why it isnt doing it for me. D. On Tuesday, June 9, 2015

[Maya-Python] UI question

2015-06-10 Thread Todd Widup
stupid question for some throw away work I am prototyping a GUI using the standard Maya commands Is it possible to get a UI element as a PyMel object? what I mean is I am creating it via pymel in one part of the GUI, and then in a separate function that I am accessing it, I am only able to retri

[Maya-Python] Re: UI question

2015-06-10 Thread Todd Widup
got it with PyUI On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Todd Widup wrote: > stupid question for some throw away work > > I am prototyping a GUI using the standard Maya commands > > Is it possible to get a UI element as a PyMel object? > > what I mean is I am creating it via pymel in one part of the G

Re: [Maya-Python] Docking Panels

2015-06-10 Thread Justin Israel
string $panel = `outlinerPanel`; dockControl -area "left" -content $panel; On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 3:16 AM Christopher. wrote: > I want to dock the outliner (MEL). I know there is code online that can do > this, I want to do it my way. The following code doesn't work, I'm thinking > I have the

Re: [Maya-Python] Docking Panels

2015-06-10 Thread Christopher.
Syntax error, my guess is you need to know the exact outliner window you want to dock, can you find out the name of the window you want to dock ? On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 5:11:30 PM UTC-4, Justin Israel wrote: > > string $panel = `outlinerPanel`; > dockControl -area "left" -content $panel;

Re: [Maya-Python] Docking Panels

2015-06-10 Thread Justin Israel
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:14 AM Christopher. wrote: > Syntax error, my guess is you need to know the exact outliner window you > want to dock, can you find out the name of the window you want to dock ? > Are you saying my suggestion was a syntax error? You do you have to pass it a valid name of

Re: [Maya-Python] seqls: A tool for listing file sequences

2015-06-10 Thread Justin Israel
Hi All, If anyone has found my seqls tool useful for listing file sequences (and files), I have some new updates to announce since the 0.9.1 was first mentioned https://bintray.com/justinfx/utils/seqls/_latestVersion https://github.com/justinfx/gofileseq Changes: *1.0.0* cmd/seqls - Large

[Maya-Python] shorten or stretch curve.

2015-06-10 Thread Jung Hun
Hello There, I'm wondering if there is anyway to shorten or stretch nurbs curve with sliding button instead of scaling whole curve. for example if I put slide button to 0, the curve would have original length. and if I put slide button to -1, it would have original leghth * 0.9, if I put slide

Re: [Maya-Python] Docking Panels

2015-06-10 Thread Crest Christopher
I know, that is what I'm forgetting, how do I find the correct name of the panel, regardless if it has "1" added on it it or not (outliner1 example), that is what I said, how do I find out the name of the window ? Justin Israel wrote: On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:14 AM Christopher. mailto:cre

[Maya-Python] A way to find out if there are more than one shape on a Transform / Mesh

2015-06-10 Thread WKeel
Hey guys, I am more a programmer so my understanding Maya is limited. So I am making a Validator for my scenes and I need to clean up the Geo, right now I am noticing that there are mesh's that have duplicated shapes that rename themselves to 'polySurfaceShape6432' and this is conflicting seein

Re: [Maya-Python] Docking Panels

2015-06-10 Thread Justin Israel
In my example...I created the Outliner panel and saved the name in a string. Then I used the name in the dock command. You can list all of the outliner panels: getPanel -type "outlinerPanel" On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 12:05 PM Crest Christopher < crestchristop...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know, t

Re: [Maya-Python] Docking Panels

2015-06-10 Thread Christopher.
Thanks ! On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 8:53:17 PM UTC-4, Justin Israel wrote: > > In my example...I created the Outliner panel and saved the name in a > string. Then I used the name in the dock command. > > You can list all of the outliner panels: > > getPanel -type "outlinerPanel" > > > O

Re: [Maya-Python] Re: Any Python IDE that works similar to Maya's script editor?

2015-06-10 Thread AK Eric
I use Wing, like Joe mentioned above. I have a # of examples showing how you can use it as a Script Editor replacement: Highlight code in it, it executes in Maya, just like the Script Editor, either mel or Python. A 'very live' coding environment. Same functionality as the SE, + s much