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The MEL Companion: Maya Scripting for 3D Artists (Charles River Media Graphics)
The MEL Companion: Maya Scripting for 3D Artists (Charles River Media Graphics)
ISBN: 1584502754
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 101
Authors:
David Stripinis
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Table of Contents
BackCover
The MEL Companion Maya Scripting for 3D Artists
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Maya Embedded Language
Part I: The Maya Embedded Language
Chapter 2: A Primer on Mathematics
Numbers
Mathematical Functions and the Computer
Mathematical Disciplines
Angles and Units of Measurement
Conclusion
Chapter 3: MEL Basics
The MEL Command
Conclusion
Chapter 4: An Introduction to Programming Concepts
Statements
Loops
Command Groups
Procedures
Flow Control
Conclusion
Chapter 5: The Script File
Script Paths and the maya.env File
Scripting Style and Practices
Actions vs. Tools
The Scripting Process
Script Formatting
Debugging, Error Checking, and Naming Conventions
Conclusion
Part II: Working with MEL
Chapter 6: Geometry
Project 6.1: Creating a New Primitive
Project 6.2: The Grass Generator
Project 6.3: The Geodesic Sphere
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Animation
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Expressions
Conclusion
Chapter 9: Lighting and Rendering
Project 9.2: Rendertime Smoothing
Conclusion
Chapter 10: Creating Tools in Maya
Introduction to Maya Windows Structures
Project 10.1: A Model of Modality
Project 10.2: Dynamic UI Creation
Project 10.3: The addition of a scrollLayout.
Conclusion
Chapter 11: Customizing the Maya Interface
Menus
Project 11.1: Implementing Popups
Project 11.2: Marking Menus a Go-Go
Project 11.3: That s a Real Pane in My Window
Scripted Panels
Project 11.4: Scripted Panel Creation
Heads-Up Displays
Project 11.5: Heads Up
Conclusion
Chapter 12: File Handling in MEL
File Types and File Handling
Project 12.1: Scene Summary
Project 12.2: Skin Weight Info
Understanding the Maya ASCII File
Conclusion
Chapter 13: Your Journey Begins Here: A Final Word on MEL
Appendix A: About the CD-ROM
System Requirements
Appendix B: Web Resources
Alias Wavefront
Mathworld
ACM SIGGRAPH
Gamagroup
Highend 3D
Index
Index_B
Index_C
Index_D
Index_E
Index_F
Index_G
Index_H
Index_I
Index_J
Index_K
Index_L
Index_M
Index_N
Index_O
Index_P
Index_Q
Index_R
Index_S
Index_T
Index_U
Index_V
Index_W
Index_Special characters
List of Figures
List of Tables
CD Content
The MEL Companion: Maya Scripting for 3D Artists (Charles River Media Graphics)
ISBN: 1584502754
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 101
Authors:
David Stripinis
BUY ON AMAZON
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Exercises
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Questions and Exercises
Visual Index to Swing Components
Integrated Development Environments
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Working with Conditional Branching
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