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import os
myPath = r'W:\FROM_TVC'
# list all objects in the directory
[os.path.join(myPath, x) for x in os.listdir(myPath)][:5]
'''
# Result: ['W:\\FROM_TVC\\.DS_Store',
 'W:\\FROM_TVC\\._.DS_Store',
 'W:\\FROM_TVC\\._9430_Dynamo',
 'W:\\FROM_TVC\\._xxxx_Dig_SkyPlus',
 'W:\\FROM_TVC\\._9451_Duracell'] # 

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from pymel.core import *
def mayaArnoldSubdivSet():
    '''
    changes the subdivision type of a mesh shape for Arnold rendering in Maya. 
    Without subdivisions enabled, the mesh will not tessellate further for displacement.
    The following takes each selected object and turns the mesh subdiv type into catclark type.
    '''
    counter = 0
    for x in listRelatives(ls(sl=True), ad=True, type='shape'):
        x.aiSubdivType.set(1) # set shape node arnold subdivType to 'catclark'

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'''
---
Duplicates to Instances
version: v01_04
date: 20161031
Written by: Patrick Woo
[email protected]
---

Description:

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def uniformScaleLock(sel=ls(sl=True)):
    '''
    connects scaleX to scaleY and scaleZ, and locks scaleY and scaleZ
    run it again and it will unlock scaleY, scaleZ, and disconnect both the attrs
    '''
    if not sel:
        print 'nothing selected. quitting'
        return
    if type(sel) == type(list()):
        sel = sel[0]

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from pymel.core import
def getAttrCategories(obj=None):
    '''
    Maya attributes can have categories assigned to them
    we can implement our own categories in attributes at creation time
    this function returns a list of categories present in a Maya object's attributes
    '''
    if not obj:
        print 'getAttrCategories: no objects passed in. aborted'
        return

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'''
---
makeBoundingBoxGeo
version: v01_01
date: 2016-10-21
Patrick Woo
[email protected]
---
creates a box from selection's bounding box
'''

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import sys
print 'moduleTestSysExit running'
print __name__
print 'i am quitting'

# quitting in a module to see if it quit the main running function
# (it actually does quit the main function)
sys.exit('i quit')

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import os
import base64

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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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'''
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()