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Maya Programming with Python Cookbook

By : Adrian Herbez
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Maya Programming with Python Cookbook

By: Adrian Herbez

Overview of this book

Maya is a 3D graphics and animation software, used to develop interactive 3D applications and games with stupendous visual effects. The Maya Programming with Python Cookbook is all about creating fast, powerful automation systems with minimum coding using Maya Python. With the help of insightful and essential recipes, this book will help you improve your modelling skills. Expand your development options and overcome scripting problems encountered whilst developing code in Maya. Right from the beginning, get solutions to complex development concerns faced when implementing as parts of build.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Maya Programming with Python Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 5. Adding Controls – Scripting for Rigging

This chapter will cover how to use Python to build rigs by:

  • Creating skeletons with script

  • Setting up set-driven key relationships with script

  • Adding custom attributes and locking and hiding attributes

  • Setting up inverse kinematics (IK) with script