Gnomon Workshop - MEL 101 Fundamentals

In this two-disc set on MEL, Kevin Mannens introduces the rich possibilities of Maya's Embedded Language. With over ten hours of lecture, Kevin creates a well-structured foundation for Maya's scripting language. Through an in-depth look at what goes on under Maya's hood, he leads you to a firm understanding of commands, syntax and procedures. Based on real-life production examples of MEL scripts, the second disc of this set delves right into advanced scripting methods. By carefully dissecting every line of code in an existing script, you will learn about each command, Kevin's scripting workflows, tricks and common pitfalls.


Chapters: Disk One



1. Introduction

2. What Is MEL and What Can I Do with It?

3. Looking at Maya with Different Eyes

4. Using MEL Commands

5. Variables and Data Types

6. Conditional Statements

7. Looping Statements

8. Procedures

9. Strategies for Designing MEL Scripts

10. Environment Variables and userSetup.mel



Chapters: Disk Two



1. Top Down Design of km_bookmarkManager

2. Creating a UI with formLayout

3. Populating Cameras & Bookmark textScrollLists

4. Renaming Elements in the TSL

5. Remaining RMB-functionality of Camera TSL

6. lookThroughBookmark & deleteBookmark

7. Copying Bookmarks

8. The "Add Bookmark" Button

9. Adding New Cameras with scriptJob

10. The Help Window





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