Introduction to Python Programming for Maya Animators

About Introduction to Python Programming for Maya Animators

Introduction

Script Editor Overview

Your First Python Program: Hello Maya

Intro to cmds library and imports

Project 1 - Prop Rigging Tool: Intro

Tool Breakdown

Creating the Tool

Modifying the Control

Deep Dive - Help & Documentation

Working With Node Names and Lists

Extending the Tool with "if" Statements

Deep Dive - "if" Statements and booleans

Introduction to Functions

Turn Code Into a Function

PyCharm - Install and Setup

Creating a Module

Deep Dive - Functions

Project 2 - Pose Transfer Tool: Intro and Breakdown

Namespaces and Lists

Selection and "for" loops

"for" Loops Overview

Getting Attributes

Storing the Pose - Intro to Dictionaries

Storing the Pose - Building the Pose Dictionary

Applying the Pose

Building the Main "Transfer" Function

Intro to UIs

Creating the UI

Project Recap

Deep Dive - Strings

Deep Dive - Loops

Deep Dive - Lists, Tuples, Sets

Deep Dive - Dictionaries

Final Project - Pose Library: Intro

Creating the Python Package

Working With Files

Saving Poses to JSON Files

Reading Poses From JSON Files

Creating the UI

Connecting the Functionality and Sharing Your Tools