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Andrew Hazelden is a Nova Scotia, Canada-based visual effects artist.

AndrewHazelden / list_icon_resources.mel

Last active December 9, 2015 11:39

Use MEL in Maya to list the active icons directories

	print "Icon folders:\n";
	print `xbmLangPathList`;

AndrewHazelden / platform_check.py

Created December 6, 2015 17:16

Use Python to check the current operating system

	# Check the operating system
	# Example: mxPlatform = getPlatform()
	def getPlatform():
	import platform

	osPlatform = str(platform.system())

	mxPlatform = ''
	if osPlatform == 'Windows':
	mxPlatform = 'Windows'

AndrewHazelden / read_directory_of_mxs_scenes.py

Created December 6, 2015 17:18

Use Maxwell Render's PyMaxwell tool to scan a folder for .mxs scene files

	from pymaxwell import *
	from math import *
	import os
	import sys
	import datetime

	mxsFileExt = 'mxs'
	mxsDirPath = '/Applications/Maxwell 3/scripts/stereo/'
	mxsFileList = getFilesFromPath(mxsDirPath, mxsFileExt)

AndrewHazelden / maxwell_lens_model.py

Last active December 9, 2015 11:39

Use Maxwell Render's PyMaxwell tool to scan the camera's lens model

	# Return the lens type name as a string
	# Example: it = CmaxwellCameraIterator(); camera = it.first(scene); cameraLens = cameraParams.getLensType(); lens = mxa_lensTypeName(cameraLens)
	def mxa_lensTypeName(cameraLens):
	lensTypeName = ''
	if cameraLens[0] == TYPE_CYLINDRICAL_LENS:
	lensTypeName = 'cylindrical'
	elif cameraLens[0] == TYPE_EXTENSION_LENS:
	lensTypeName = 'extension lens'
	elif cameraLens[0] == TYPE_FISHEYE_LENS:
	lensTypeName = 'fisheye'

AndrewHazelden / maxwell_color_space.py

Last active December 9, 2015 11:40

Use Maxwell Render's PyMaxwell tool to read the active color space

	# Get the Color Space
	# Example: scene = Cmaxwell(mwcallback); colorSpace = mxa_getColorSpace(scene)
	def mxa_getColorSpace(scene):
	colorSpace = ''

	colorSpaceValue = scene.getColorSpace()
	if colorSpaceValue == COLOR_SPACE_SRGB:
	colorSpace = 'sRGB IEC61966-2.1'
	elif colorSpaceValue == COLOR_SPACE_ADOBE98:
	colorSpace = 'Adobe RGB'

AndrewHazelden / get_filename.py

Last active December 9, 2015 11:37

Use Python to separate a filepath into the base directory, the file, and the filename without an extension

	import os

	mxsFilePath = 'C:/Program Files/Next Limit/Maxwell 3/scripts/stereo/CubeX.mxs'

	# Find out the current scene file
	dirName = os.path.dirname(mxsFilePath)
	sceneName = os.path.basename(mxsFilePath)
	scenePathNoExt = os.path.splitext(mxsFilePath)[0]

AndrewHazelden / date_time.py

Last active March 1, 2016 22:23

Use Python to generate a date and time stamp as a string

	import datetime

	# Get the current time
	now = datetime.datetime.now()

	# Make a note of the date and time in a string
	# Example: 2015-12-05 12:34:24 PM
	textDocument = '# Scene Generated: ' + now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %p') + '\n'

	print textDocument

AndrewHazelden / check_camera.py

Last active December 9, 2015 11:37

Use Maxwell Render's PyMaxwell tool to check the active camera's name and resolution settings

	from pymaxwell import *

	# Maxwell .mxs scene file
	mxsFilePath = 'C:/Program Files/Next Limit/Maxwell 3/scripts/stereo/CubeX.mxs'

	# Load the mxs scene
	scene = Cmaxwell(mwcallback)
	scene.readMXS(mxsFilePath)

	# Read the active camera's name and resolution settings

AndrewHazelden / file_exists.py

Last active December 9, 2015 11:36

Use Python to check if a file exists on disk

	import os

	# File to check
	mxsFilePath = 'C:/Program Files/Next Limit/Maxwell 3/scripts/stereo/CubeX.mxs'

	# See if the file exists
	if os.path.exists(mxsFilePath):
	print('[MXS File] ' + mxsFilePath)
	else:
	print('[MXS File Not Found] ' + mxsFilePath)

AndrewHazelden / check_batch_mode.py

Last active May 9, 2023 07:38

A python script to check if Maya is running in Batch mode or with a GUI

	# Check if Maya is running in Batch mode or with a GUI
	# A return value of 1 means Batch Mode, 0 means GUI mode
	def checkMayaGuiBatchMode():
	"""
	Maya tip on detecting Maya Batch mode is from Michael Scarpa's blog post "MEL Sillyness":
	http://www.scarpa.name/2010/12/16/mel-sillyness/
	"""

	# Check if Maya is running in batch mode or with a GUI
	import maya.OpenMaya