Digital Tutors - Enhancing Your Maya Toolset with MEL

Duration 1h 51m Difficulty Level Intermediate Project Files Included

Software used

Autodesk Maya 2014

What you will learn

In this set of tutorials we will learn how to work more efficiently inside of Maya using MEL. We'll start by learning how to create a tool to quickly access MEL commands. We'll then learn about global and local procedures, as well as, how to source external files using MEL. We'll learn how use MEL to export code, we'll learn how to build a tool that can trim down time on the setup process for a linear workflow, and conclude the course by learning how to create and manage a Text Scroll List in order to build a constraining tool. By the end of this course, you will have the understanding you need to improve your skill in MEL and be an even greater asset to your team.

1. Introduction and project overview 01:04

2. Creating a tool to quickly access MEL commands 12:21

3. Global procedures and sourcing external scripts 11:54

4. Global procedures vs. local procedures 05:42

5. Adding menus to a UI 09:04

6. Exporting code with MEL 11:34

7. Speeding up the setup process for a linear workflow 08:50

8. Finishing our linear workflow tool 19:23

9. Utilizing Text Scroll Lists 11:33

10. Completing our constraining tool 20:19