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"""
curves @ utils
parses paths to curve.mb's from assets/crvSrc folder

EXAMPLES:

    #imports the first curve in crvSrc folder
    mc.file(rigLib.utils.curves.curvesList[0], i=1)

    #prints a list of curves in crvSrc folder

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import maya.cmds as mc
def makeSplineStretchy(chainJoints,chainCurve,stretchAxis = 'X'):
    chainCurveShape = mc.listRelatives(chainCurve, shapes=1)[0]
    lengthNode = mc.createNode('curveInfo', n = chainCurve + '_length')
    mc.connectAttr(chainCurveShape + '.worldSpace[0]', lengthNode + '.inputCurve')
    restLength = mc.getAttr(lengthNode + '.arcLength')
    multiNode = mc.createNode('multiplyDivide', n= chainCurve + '_multiDiv' )
    mc.connectAttr(lengthNode + '.arcLength', multiNode + '.input1X')
    mc.setAttr(multiNode + '.input2X', restLength)
    mc.setAttr(multiNode + '.operation', 2)

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import maya.cmds as mc
from functools import partial

def createWindow():
    if len(mc.ls(sl=1)) is 2:
        selSource = mc.ls(sl=1)[0]
        selTarget = mc.ls(sl=1)[1]
    else:
        selSource = selTarget = 'nothing selected'
    windowName = 'Pose Driver Widget'

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import sys, os
import maya.cmds as mc
import rigit.v1_0 as rigit

mobilePath = 'C:/Users/Peter/Google Drive/projects/'  
officePath = '//MONTANA/jobs/ghost/bipedal_drone/assets/'

workingPath = officePath

assetName = 'bipod'

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import sys, os
import maya.cmds as mc
import rigit.v1_0 as rigit

mobilePath = 'C:/Users/Peter/Google Drive/projects/'  
officePath = '//MONTANA/jobs/ghost/bipedal_drone/assets/'

workingPath = officePath

assetName = 'bipod'

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def hasSkinCluster(objList = []):
    hasClusterList = []
    for obj in objList:
         objHist = mc.listHistory(obj, pdo=True)
         skinCluster = mc.ls(objHist, type="skinCluster") or [None]
         cluster = skinCluster[0]
         if cluster:
             hasClusterList.append(obj)
    return hasClusterList

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def oneChannelFalloff( ctrlAt, targetAts, stepFactor = 1 ):
    '''
    @param ctrlAt: string, attribute driving the targets
    @param ctrlAt: string, attribute driven by stepped influence from ctrlAt
    @param stepFactor: float, how much influence should the effect have
    @param preval: float, optional starting value of control Attr to be normalized
    
    '''
    preval = mc.getAttr( ctrlAt )
    step = 1.0 / len( targetAts )   

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for i in range(10):
    for j in range(10):
        coord = (i,0,j)
        print coord
        plane = mc.polyPlane()
        mc.xform(plane, t = coord, ws=1)
        mc.aimConstraint('locator1', plane)

# normal for loop iterating over string
for x in 'esteban':

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import maya.mel as mm

from rigit.v1_0.utils import hair

def makeSoftTarget(prefix, smoothness = 10, parent = None):
    
    '''
    a function for making a single transform with soft body effects
    @param prefix: str, prefix for naming objects
    @param smoothness: float, how loosely particle fallows, 10 is very loose 0 is 100% fallow

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"""
class for creating ball control object
@category Rigging @subcategory Rigbase
@tags control class
@author: petey
"""
import maya.cmds as mc
class ballControl():

    def __init__(