MEL scripting for Maya animators /: Mark R. Wilkins, Chris Kazmier ; with a contribution by Stephan Osterburg.

Wilkins, Mark R.; Kazmier, Chris.; Osterburg, Stephan.

MEL scripting for Maya animators / Mark R. Wilkins, Chris Kazmier ; with a contribution by Stephan Osterburg.

Wilkins, Mark R.; Kazmier, Chris.; Osterburg, Stephan.

2005

TR897.7 .W555 2005eb

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Title

MEL scripting for Maya animators / Mark R. Wilkins, Chris Kazmier ; with a contribution by Stephan Osterburg.

Author

Wilkins, Mark R.

Edition

2nd ed.

ISBN

9780080470719 (electronic bk.)
0080470718 (electronic bk.)
0120887932
9780120887934
1280961228
9781280961229
9786610961221
6610961220
9780120887934

Imprint

Amsterdam ; Boston : Morgan Kaufmann, 2005.

Language

English

Language Note

English.

Description

1 online resource (xviii, 529 pages) : illustrations

Other Standard Identifiers

B9780120887934X50008
9780120887934

Call Number

TR897.7 .W555 2005eb

System Control No.

(OCoLC)123073022

Summary

MEL scripting for Maya animators, 2nd edition, 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--Resource description page.

Note

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note

Preface; Special Acknowledgment; Chapter 1 Maya Under the Hood; Chapter 2 The Basics of MEL Commands; Chapter 3 Using Expressions; Chapter 4 Controlling Particles with Expressions; Chapter 5 Problem Solving with MEL Scripting; Chapter 6 Variables and Data Types; Chapter 7 Using MEL Commands; Chapter 8 Manipulating Nodes in MEL; Chapter 9 Controlling the Flow of Execution; Chapter 10 Procedures and Functions; Chapter 11 Naming Nodes, Scripts, and Variables; Chapter 12 Designing MEL User Interfaces; Chapter 14 Custom Dialog Boxes; Chapter 15 Making Advanced Dialog Boxes with form Layout; Chapter 16 Making Advanced Dialog Boxes with Web Panels; Chapter 17 Improving Performance With Utility Nodes; Chapter 18 Installing MEL Scripts; Chapter 19 Examples Using MEL with Particle Dynamics; Chapter 20 Examples Using MEL with Solid Body Dynamics; Chapter 21 Example of a Simple Crowd System; Chapter 22 Examples Using MEL in Character Rigging; Index.

Copyright Information

Copyright and#169: Elsevier Science and Technology 2005

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Source of Description

Print version record.

Added Author

Kazmier, Chris.
Osterburg, Stephan.

Series

Morgan Kaufmann series in computer graphics and geometric modeling.

Available in Other Form

Print version: Wilkins, Mark R. MEL scripting for Maya animators. 2nd ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Morgan Kaufmann, 2005