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# Written by Patrick Woo
# [email protected]

from pymel.core import *

def getShaders():
    for shEngine in ls(type='shadingEngine'):
        print 'shading engine:', shEngine
    
        for connection in [x for x in shEngine.listConnections()]:

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# Written by Patrick Woo
# [email protected]

from pymel.core import *
import random

def highestObjInHierarchy(objsList=[], scrambleOrder=False):
    '''
    This function returns nodes at the highest level within the pass-in list of objects.
    This is accomplished by searching upwards through all selected nodes 

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'''
Written by Patrick Woo
[email protected]

image: TVG_day.png
converted online http://base64.wutils.com/encoding-online/image-to-base64/

This code tests the ability to use base64 encoded text in a ascii python source code file.
'''
from PIL import Image

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'''
Written by: Patrick Woo
[email protected]

Run this bit of code in a python tab in Maya

Description:
this code swaps an existing reference file with another user file defined in the replaceFileFullPath variable.
the user just needs to select an object belonging to the referenced file

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'''
written by: Patrick Woo
[email protected]
'''
import sys
import os
import base64

qt=''
try:

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'''
to reference a file into the Maya scene for 20 times
'''
from pymel.core import *

sourceFile = r'E:\myTestReference.ma' # provide a full path to your reference file 
for x in range(20):
    refNode = createReference(sourceFile, namespace='')
    # refNode is a FileReference node
    print 'created refNode:', repr(refNode)

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'''
a little test to query the full path of the currently running module
'''

import os
import sys

print 'module name is', __name__ # if the module is not imported, __name__ will return '__main__'. else will return name of current module

print os.path.abspath(__file__) # returns the full path and filename of the current module

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'''
constraints objects to normal of each vertex
constraints to face normals are exactly the same procedure
'''
from pymel.core import *
def normalsTest(inObj):
    sel=inObj
    grpName = group(empty=True)
    ptsList = inObj.getShape().getPoints(space='world')
    loc = spaceLocator()

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'''
Gets the number of shapes in your selection. If a top level is selected, all the child shape nodes are calculated. 
Multiple selections are allowed.
'''
from pymel.core import *
print '\n--\nselection has %i shape nodes\n--\n' % len(listRelatives(ls(sl=True), ad=True, type='shape'))

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import os
import base64

headerImg = b'''
iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAfQAAAB/CAYAAAAZ1jAlAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAK
T2lDQ1BQaG90b3Nob3AgSUNDIHByb2ZpbGUAAHjanVNnVFPpFj333vRCS4iAlEtvUhUIIFJCi4AU
kSYqIQkQSoghodkVUcERRUUEG8igiAOOjoCMFVEsDIoK2AfkIaKOg6OIisr74Xuja9a89+bN/rXX
Pues852zzwfACAyWSDNRNYAMqUIeEeCDx8TG4eQuQIEKJHAAEAizZCFz/SMBAPh+PDwrIsAHvgAB
eNMLCADATZvAMByH/w/qQplcAYCEAcB0kThLCIAUAEB6jkKmAEBGAYCdmCZTAKAEAGDLY2LjAFAt
AGAnf+bTAICd+Jl7AQBblCEVAaCRACATZYhEAGg7AKzPVopFAFgwABRmS8Q5ANgtADBJV2ZIALC3