Trying to learn Maya programming from the documentation can be daunting whether or not you are a programmer. The first edition of MEL Scripting for Maya Animators earned the reputation as the best introductory book on MEL, Maya’s scripting language. Now fully revised and updated, the second edition also includes new features, such as a discussion of global procedures, new chapters on fixing programming bottlenecks, advanced user interface techniques, and optimizing character rigs. New chapters on utility nodes and Maya's Web Panel feature provide new ideas on how to use MEL in applications. This new edition has kept the popular style of the first edition that offered very clear explanations of programming concepts to those without programming experience. A generous collection of code examples and Maya scene files is included on the companion Web site. This is a book for animators, artists, game developers, visual effects developers, and technical directors who want to learn the fundamentals of Maya, how to automate tasks, personalize user interfaces, build custom tools, and solve problems with MEL.

MEL Scripting for Maya Animators (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)

Computers & Technology

Kazmier, Chris

Wilkins, Mark R.

Computer Science

Morgan Kaufmann

Learning how to unlock Maya's powerful programming capabilities can be a daunting task if you're not a programmer. Although the package's programming language, MEL (Maya Embedded Language), is easy to learn, virtually all available instruction assumes that the reader has some programming background-that is, until now. You hold in your hands the first MEL tutorial written especially for non-programmers. MEL Scripting for MAYA Animators will quickly show any user how to go beyond Maya's built-in tools to create customized solutions, previously accessible only to programmers. With this book, animators, artists, game developers, visual effects developers, and technical directors will master Maya's fundamentals from "under the hood;" then learn how to automate tasks, personalize user interfaces, build custom tools, and solve problems, by becoming an expert in the MEL scripting language-all with no programming experience required! * Specifically addresses Maya users who want to develop MEL scripts * Teaches only those programming concepts necessary to learning MEL * Demonstrates scores of practical examples illustrating solutions to concrete problems * Shows how to determine which problems are best solved using MEL * Addresses the needs of experienced programmers wishing to learn MEL applications * Provides numerous code segments and Maya scene files at www.melscripting.com

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MEL Scripting for Maya Animators (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)

MEL Scripting for Maya Animators (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)