I'm struggling to get (or even set) the encoding used when a byte string is printed in the maya Script Editor. I have discovered that sys.stdout has been assigned to maya.Output. …

I am using python-maya standalone, and I want to prevent the stdout of maya commands when I run a maya command. i.e. if I run, maya.cmds.file(open=True, "somefile.ma") I don't wa …

Hello there, i am looking for a good and fast antivirus solution for our workstations. I am thinking about Nod32 but before i buy some licenses i'd ask for some experiences. Is t …

Hi What are my options for cutting geometry into pieces ? I remember seeing some scripts/plugins showing up recently - but I haven't tried anything. I'd prefer smth free/opensource …

I need to create some directable lightning effects. Unfortunatly it has to be in 3d, so I cannot use afterEffects or other compositing solutions. Any ideas?

Hi Most of the times when opening Maya, Hyperhsade´s interface is totally empty ,the only thing that displays is the main menu. One workaround is to source the "HypershadePanel.me …

What would be the way to ensure each new camera has some default settings applied? Specifically gate settings. Probably possible with a scriptJob node, but maybe it's burried somew …

Instead of installing an application on C:\program files ... it would be desirable to install on a server and run from it. If the environment for the application is setup correctly …

Hi, How to resolve this. Following error occurs from maya. I am doing the following in Filemenu.mel file. this runs at the startup. python("import saveCentral_fromPath"); . . …

Maya Version 2009 (though earlier and later solutions might work) I've got a script which renders 10 smallish images using Playblast. For hundreds of animations. In Playblast usin …

I'm doing some terrain modeling and I'm using textures to displace a soft body mesh. This is fine when I use 2D textures and "colorAtPoint". But when I wanted to use some solid t …

Greetings - I'm wondering if it is possible to use particle systems with namespaces. THe problem arises when using PP attributes that supply data to specific dynamic nodes... Wit …

Hi, I am developing a undo-redo frame work using python. There is bit of confusion and I tried similar approach in Maya but even in Maya I won't able to understand it's undo-redo …

Here's the camera data taken from the LightStage knight's head data set (source http://gl.ict.usc.edu/Data/LightStage/) #focal length 24745.1 24731.5 #principal point 1962.85 1167 …

Hi, I need to copy a huge chunk of folders from local to server while working on an application ( maya 3d ). How is it possible. specifically. Brgds, kNish