Can I freeze transform an object using MEL?

[yuno11-sanchez]

im trying to put a script toguether to automate work, I am new to mel and programing in general, but im catching on quickly, i have looke around the mel references and i dont seem to find anything about what im looking for so if anybody can help i would really apretiate it

Thanx
Yuno

[acfred]

there's a global procedure called performFreezeTransformations within a .MEL file of the same name and receives the following arguments:

// Input Arguments:
// 0 - Execute the command.
// 1 - Show the option box dialog.
// 2 - Return the command.

I think that's the easiest way. You can check out the MEL file to see what it does, otherwise, you'll probably get the results you need by executing:
performFreezeTransformations(0);

Hope that helps.

Alec

[joojaa]

Just a tip, for all mel newbies:

if you need to know some command then go to the, script editor and choose Script -> Echo all, now you can se what commands are actually called.

Now this does in most cases help you a bit but when it doesnt this command will come in handy:
whatIs obscureCommandNameHere, this will help you root some more into the script that actuely does something.

Open the factory mel in a script editor.

Hit f1 and search the help theres lots of info on functions there; or choose the MEL Command Reference. Theres a lot of examples too, test them.

To test a script paste it to the lower part of your script editor and hit the enter in the num pad to execute. (win: sometimes cut and pasting from explorer will whack the end lines so paste into a notepad and then copy again then paste to the script editor should solve the prob.)

[gdc]

the mel command you want to look into is:
makeIdentity
This is what called when you perform a freeze in maya.

Hope that helps
--g