andrew thompson
3D GENERALIST | VISUALIZATION | RIGGING | SIMULATIONS
Animation to Curve SDK MEL SCRIPT
string $curves[] = `listConnections -type "animCurve"`;
for ($curve in $curves){
connectAttr -f controllerName.AttributeNiceName ($curve+".input");
}
print $curves
Pretty simple SDK creator. Animate and create keys like normal. With a set driven key that was created, make sure the upper and lower limits of the animation are the bounds of the SDK. Replace the ControllerName.AttributeNiceName with the controller's name and the nice name of the Attribute to transfer the animation onto a Set Driven Key.
Animation to Curve SDK
string $curves[] = `listConnections -type "animCurve"`;
for ($curve in $curves){
connectAttr -f controllerName.AttributeNiceName ($curve+".input");
}
print $curves
Pretty simple SDK creator. Animate and create keys like normal. With a set driven key that was created, make sure the upper and lower limits of the animation are the bounds of the SDK. Replace the ControllerName.AttributeNiceName with the controller's name and the nice name of the Attribute to transfer the animation onto a Set Driven Key.
Animation to Curve SDK MEL SCRIPT
string $curves[] = `listConnections -type "animCurve"`;
for ($curve in $curves){
connectAttr -f controllerName.AttributeNiceName ($curve+".input");
}
print $curves
Match Transforms
//Match Transform
​
string $MTsel[] = `ls -sl`;
string $source = $MTsel[0];
string $target = $MTsel[1];
float $m[16] = `getAttr ($source+".worldMatrix")`;
xform -worldSpace -matrix $m[0] $m[1] $m[2] $m[3]
$m[4] $m[5] $m[6] $m[7]
$m[8] $m[9] $m[10] $m[11]
$m[12]$m[13] $m[14] $m[15] $target;
Matches Transfroms based on world matrix location to world space
Animation to Curve SDK MEL SCRIPT
string $curves[] = `listConnections -type "animCurve"`;
for ($curve in $curves){
connectAttr -f controllerName.AttributeNiceName ($curve+".input");
}
print $curves
Pretty simple SDK creator. Animate and create keys like normal. With a set driven key that was created, make sure the upper and lower limits of the animation are the bounds of the SDK. Replace the ControllerName.AttributeNiceName with the controller's name and the nice name of the Attribute to transfer the animation onto a Set Driven Key.
Obj Reimporter
//OBJ export and import tool. Helps fix bad polygon geometry
​
loadPlugin objExport;
showWindow;
if (`window -exists PolyCleanWindow`)
deleteUI PolyCleanWindow;
window
-widthHeight 120 140
-title "Poly Clean"
PolyCleanWindow;
columnLayout -rowSpacing 2 -adj 1 -cat "both" 2;
text -label " Off On" -align "left";
radioCollection;
radioButtonGrp -l "Preserve Normals" -numberOfRadioButtons 2 -l1" " -l2 " " -cw 2 25 -sl 2 -cat 2 "left" 0 -cw3 120 30 30 NormalVal ;
button -label "Scene" -w 90 -command sceneExportButton;
button -label "Selection" -w 90 -command selectionExportButton;
string $fileList[] =`getFileList -fld "C:/"`;
for ($myFileListItem in $fileList)
{
if($myFileListItem == "Temp")
{
print "We have a Temp directory \n";
}
else
{
sysFile -makeDir "C:/Temp";
}
}
;
proc sceneExportButton()
{
string $scenePolymesh[] = `ls -et mesh`;
select $scenePolymesh;
pickWalk -d up;
string $scenePolymeshName[] = `ls -sl`;
for ($myScenePolymeshName in $scenePolymeshName)
{
select $myScenePolymeshName;
file -op ("groups=0;ptgroups=0;materials=0;smoothing=0;normals=" +(`radioButtonGrp -q -sl NormalVal` - 1)) -typ "OBJexport" -pr -es ("C:/Temp/" + $myScenePolymeshName);
select $myScenePolymeshName;
doDelete;
file -import -type "OBJ" -ra true -options "mo=1" -pr -loadReferenceDepth "all" ("C:/Temp/" + $myScenePolymeshName + ".obj");
rename ($myScenePolymeshName + "_Mesh") $myScenePolymeshName;
sysFile -delete ("C:/Temp/" + $myScenePolymeshName + ".obj");
}
;
}
proc selectionExportButton()
{
if ( size( `ls -sl` ) > 0 )
{
string $polymesh[] = `ls -sl -et mesh`;
for ($myPolymesh in $polymesh)
{
select $myPolymesh;
pickWalk -d up;
}
string $polymeshName[] = `ls -sl`;
for ($myPolymeshName in $polymeshName)
{
select $myPolymeshName;
file -op ("groups=0;ptgroups=0;materials=0;smoothing=0;normals=" + (`radioButtonGrp -q -sl NormalVal` - 1)) -typ "OBJexport" -pr -es ("C:/Temp/" + $myPolymeshName);
select $myPolymeshName;
doDelete;
file -import -type "OBJ" -ra true -options "mo=1" -pr -loadReferenceDepth "all" ("C:/Temp/" + $myPolymeshName + ".obj");
rename ($myPolymeshName + "_Mesh") $myPolymeshName;
sysFile -delete ("C:/Temp/" + $myPolymeshName + ".obj");
}
}
else
{
print "Nothing Selected";
};
;
}
showWindow;
​
For when Delete History is just not cutting it. This exports the selected mesh as an obj and reimports it. Completely cleans geometry to a basic state. Can be used on the entire scene or a selection.
Animation to Curve SDK MEL SCRIPT
string $curves[] = `listConnections -type "animCurve"`;
for ($curve in $curves){
connectAttr -f controllerName.AttributeNiceName ($curve+".input");
}
print $curves
Pretty simple SDK creator. Animate and create keys like normal. With a set driven key that was created, make sure the upper and lower limits of the animation are the bounds of the SDK. Replace the ControllerName.AttributeNiceName with the controller's name and the nice name of the Attribute to transfer the animation onto a Set Driven Key.
Vertex Weighting Copy
//Copy one point weight to another//
​
// get just the object name from selection://
string $selObj[] = `ls -o -sl`;
// get the vert name//
string $selPt[] = `ls -os`;
//get selection size
int $myPointCount = size($selPt);
// find our skindCluster://
string $scls = `findRelatedSkinCluster ($selObj[0])`;
for ($i = 1; $i <= ($myPointCount - 1); $i ++)
{
//Get the influences and paste the weight to the second selected point//
string $sourceInfluences[] = `skinPercent -q -t $scls $selPt[0]`;
string $targetInfluences[] = `skinPercent -q -t $scls $selPt[$i]`;
string $diffInfluences[] = stringArrayRemove($sourceInfluences, $targetInfluences);
for ($myDiffInfluences in $diffInfluences)
{
skinPercent -tv $myDiffInfluences 0 $scls $selPt[$i] ;
}
;
for ($mySourceInfluence in $sourceInfluences)
{
float $influenceWeight = `skinPercent -t $mySourceInfluence -q $scls $selPt[0]`;
skinPercent -tv $mySourceInfluence $influenceWeight $scls $selPt[$i] ;
refresh;
skinPercent -tv $mySourceInfluence $influenceWeight $scls $selPt[$i] ;
refresh;
skinPercent -tv $mySourceInfluence $influenceWeight $scls $selPt[$i] ;
refresh;
skinPercent -tv $mySourceInfluence $influenceWeight $scls $selPt[$i] ;
refresh;
}
}
print "Point weight copied";
;
​
Copies the weight from the selected vertices and passes the influence to other vertices
Sequence Batch Baking for Texture Baking
//Sequence batch baking
//Error trap for selecting only one object.
int $selectedObjCount = size(`ls -sl`);
if ($selectedObjCount != 1 )
{
warning "Make sure that only 1 object is selected";
}
else
{
//Get selected object name
string $textFieldName[] = `ls -sl`;
//Create GUI
if (`window -exists sequenceBatchBakeWindow`)
deleteUI sequenceBatchBakeWindow;
window -w 330 -h 160 -t "Sequence Batch Bake" sequenceBatchBakeWindow ;
formLayout mainForm ;
text -l "Output File Name" txFileName ;
textField -tx ($textFieldName[0] + "BatchBake") outputFileName ;
text -l "Start Frame" txStartFrame;
textField -tx (`playbackOptions -q -ast`) startFrame ;
text -l "End Frame" txEndFrame;
textField -tx (`playbackOptions -q -aet`) endFrame;
button -l "Go!" -c ("sequenceBB();") SBBApplyButton ;
formLayout -e
-af txFileName "left" 10
-af txFileName "top" 13
-ac outputFileName "left" 10 txFileName
-af outputFileName "right" 10
-af outputFileName "top" 10
-ac txStartFrame "top" 13 txFileName
-af txStartFrame "left" 10
-ac startFrame "left" 10 txStartFrame
-ac startFrame "top" 5 outputFileName
-ac txEndFrame "top" 10 txStartFrame
-af txEndFrame "left" 10
-ac endFrame "left" 16 txEndFrame
-ac endFrame "top" 5 startFrame
-af SBBApplyButton "left" 8
-af SBBApplyButton "right" 8
-af SBBApplyButton "bottom" 8
mainForm ;
showWindow ;
proc sequenceBB()
{
//Get work space plus texture bake sub directories
string $myCurrentWorkspace = `workspace -q -rd`;
//print ("My workspace is " + $myCurrentWorkspace + "\n");
//Add texture bake sub directories
string $interimLMdir = ($myCurrentWorkspace + "renderData/mentalray/lightMap/");
//print ($interimLMdir + "\n");
string $currentLMdir;
//Get object name
string $selectedBakeObj[] = `ls -sl`;
for ($myBakeObj in $selectedBakeObj)
{
//Format name for texture baking
string $myBakeObjShapes[] = `listRelatives -s $myBakeObj`;
string $compiledName = ("|" + $myBakeObj + "|" + $myBakeObjShapes[0]);
//Get Shading group
string $selectedSG[] = `listConnections -type "shadingEngine" $myBakeObjShapes[0]`;
//Get the texture bake set name
string $bakeSetName[] = `listConnections -type "textureBakeSet" $myBakeObjShapes[0]`;
//Error trap for having only one material applied to the object.
int $selectedSGCount = size($selectedSG);
if ($selectedSGCount != 1 )
{
warning "Make sure that only 1 material is applied to the object";
}
else
{
//Get total frame count
int $startFrameVal = `textField -q -tx startFrame`;
int $endFrameVal = `textField -q -tx endFrame`;
int $totalFrameRange = ($endFrameVal - $startFrameVal);
//BakeTexture for each frame
//Set to first frame
currentTime -edit $startFrameVal;
refresh;
for ($i=0; $i<($totalFrameRange+1); $i++)
{
string $textureBake[] = `convertLightmap -camera persp -sh -bo $bakeSetName[0] $selectedSG[0] $compiledName` ;
//print ($textureBake[0] + "\n");
//Rename baked texture
//Finalize source output file name
string $currentLMdir = ($interimLMdir + $textureBake[0] + ".tga");
//print ($currentLMdir + "\n");
//Finalize destination output file name
string $finalOutputName = ($interimLMdir + `textField -q -tx outputFileName` + "." + $i + ".tga");
//print ($finalOutputName + "\n");
//Rename the file
sysFile -rename $finalOutputName $currentLMdir ;
//print ($currentLMdir + "\n");
NextFrame;
}
}
}
}
}
​
I used this script that would help create my toon look for my Gepetto piece. Needs to have Mental Ray. Used to bake animated lighting onto UV's for a frame range. Pretty simple, pretty handy if you are going to create a stylized lighting scenario.
Attach Reference to Plane
//Attach reference to a plane
//Get texture
string $refImageSelection[] = `fileDialog2 -fm 4`;
string $myRefImage;
for ($myRefImage in $refImageSelection)
{
//Create the file node and assign the texture
select -cl ;
string $newTextureNode = `createRenderNodeCB -as2DTexture "" file ""` ;
setAttr -type "string" ($newTextureNode + ".fileTextureName") $myRefImage;
//Get picture dimensions
string $xSize = `getAttr ( $newTextureNode + ".outSizeX")`;
string $ySize = `getAttr ( $newTextureNode + ".outSizeY")`;
//Convert dimesions to floats and ints scaled down by 10 percent
float $xSizeFloatTemp = $xSize;
float $xSizeFloat = ($xSizeFloatTemp * .01);
int $xSizeABS = `abs $xSizeFloat`;
float $ySizeFloatTemp = $ySize;
float $ySizeFloat = ($ySizeFloatTemp * .01);
int $ySizeABS = `abs $ySizeFloat`;
//Create the plane with found dimensions
string $referencePlane[] =`polyPlane -w $xSizeFloat -h $ySizeFloat -sx $xSizeABS -sy $ySizeABS -ax 0 0 1 -cuv 1 -ch 1`;
//Create a material for the reference plane
string $refPlaneMat =`shadingNode -asShader lambert`;
//Connect texture to the material
connectAttr -f ($newTextureNode + ".outColor") ($refPlaneMat + ".color");
//Connect the material to the reference plane
select -cl ;
select $referencePlane[0];
hyperShade -assign $refPlaneMat;
select -cl ;
}
​
Creates an image plane from Geometry.