Sure, but that's just *yet another* proprietary expression system (not a bad one at that). Anyway, doesn't the R(a,b) fall well within the bounds of that syntax?
There's always this danger... http://xkcd.com/927/ ;) On 09 March 2015 at 11:59 Cesar Saez <cesa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps generalizing xgen expressions > <http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/maya2014/en_us/files/GUID-AFB8F7F3-DCCC-414A-9EC3-83B97FCC8C30.htm> > ? > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 10:51 PM, a...@andynicholas.com > <mailto:a...@andynicholas.com> <a...@andynicholas.com > <mailto:a...@andynicholas.com> > wrote: > > > The functionality is great and overrides any concerns I would have > > > over > > consistency. I think most of the points Luc-Eric made are quite valid, > > but for > > me they are just making a good case for improving documentation. Just > > have a > > page in the docs at the front called "Tips and Tricks for Improving > > Workflow" > > and fill it with all those hidden gems. Problem solved. > > > > But I'm genuinely interested to know what Luc-Eric would suggest to get > > the same > > functionality but removing the issue with consistency? I would hate to > > have to > > enter python into a parameter. I'm occasionally doing it in Houdini and > > it's > > just too long winded. A right click menu with various options would seem > > to be > > the obvious way, even if it just acts as a reminder for the inconsistent > > syntax. > > > > A > > > > >
