Returning Enum Index Values

[pkatzen]

Hello all

I am new to MEL and hopefully the following question is not too obtuse. I am interested in using the eNum index value to set an attribute for a user selected group of objects. (changing the rotation order for use in rigging) I read through the Maya help docs on various eNum menu options and am able to make a simple gui window. The difficulty I am having comes when I try to capture the eNum index number to a variable for further use.

Is there more information out there about these kind of gui windows and how they work ?

(Sorry for the long windedness)

thanx

[onemoretime]

Well, no there is no direct way to go from enum to MEL. It is an actual C++ enumeration. There's probably not really not any reason to do this, though, because there are usually easier ways to do anything you want using mel but if you don't say exactly what you want to do then no one can fill in the blank for you.

[joojaa]

Make a string array with the values populated in the list and do a search for the index.

[pkatzen]

thanks for the information everyone !

What I want is really simple . I want to make a gui window that can be used to set the rotate order for a group of user selected objects. I am aiming at something in look and functionality like how the attribute editor handles making this change.

Thanks again for the advice.

I am gonna have another go at it and see what happens.

cheers

[joojaa]

Heres something to get you on your way. But yes youd need to clean the connector after you kill the gui, als the conector could work on first selected shape directly and then connect out form that. But basically thsi gui item is tied dorectly to attributes

CODE
window;
    columnLayout;
    $dummy=sets -n Dummy;
    addAttr -ln "dummy"  -at long  $dummy;
    attrEnumOptionMenuGrp
            -l "order"
            -ei 0 "xyz"
            -ei 1 "yzx"
            -ei 2 "zxy"
            -ei 3 "xzy"
            -ei 4 "yxz"
            -ei 5 "zyx"
            -at ($dummy+".dummy");
showWindow;

proc ConnectAttrs(string $dummy){
  string $conn[];
  $conn=listConnections -s 0 -d 1 -p 1"Dummy.dummy";
  for ($item in $conn)
    disconnectAttr Dummy.dummy $item;
  $conn=ls -sl;
  for ($item in $conn)
    connectAttr -f ($dummy+".dummy") ($item+".rotateOrder");
}
scriptJob -e ("SelectionChanged") ("ConnectAttrs(\""+$dummy+"\")");
ConnectAttrs($dummy);

[andyadams2]

I am a vb.net 2d barcodes programmer,I'm trying to modify the arnold common render settings of maya but I'm at the loss.

There is any function where I can call these arguments such as Image size presets, ratio and so on using python instead of MEL?

Sorry if someone already asked, but I've searched but with no avail.

[arronlee]

I am a vb.net 2d barcodes programmer,I'm trying to modify the arnold common render settings of maya but I'm at the loss.

There is any function where I can call these arguments such as Image size presets, ratio and so on using python instead of MEL?

Sorry if someone already asked, but I've searched but with no avail.

Have you ever worked it out?