poseDeformer for maya 2014
I added the 2014-x64 (windows) version of Michael Comet's poseDeformer to the downloads page. I recently discovered a potential problem when using the poseDeformer in maya 2013 and 2014. The problem...
View Articleget closest vertex in maya using python
Recently I was writing a python function where I needed to find the mesh vertex closest to a locator. I already knew how to get a list of vertices from my mesh, how to get their worldspace locations...
View ArticleMFnMesh.getClosestPoint using Maya Python API 2.0
Yesterday I wrote about my experiences with the OpenMaya modules for python in maya, and showed some code to get the closest vertex on a mesh from the position of a locator. Today I'm going to show the...
View Articlemaya he3d
Since I don't get the time to update this blog much anymore, I thought I'd just drop in quickly to recommend a google groups mailing list that I have been contributing to for a while now. If you feel...
View Articlecomet poseDeformer for maya 2015
I've updated the downloads page and added my compile of the poseDeformer and poseReader for maya 2015 to the archives.
View Articlebarycentric coordinates – part 1
Barycentric coordinates are useful when you want to transfer data between meshes that have different topology because they provide the basis for some simple interpolation. Take smooth skin binding for...
View Articlebarycentric coordinates – part 2
In barycentric coordinates - part 1 I showed a way to compute the barycentric coordinates for an interior point in a triangle, and described how the result could be used in a simple constraint example....
View ArticlefStretch plugin for maya now gnu gpl
Matthieu Fiorilli from http://www.cgaddict.com has just released v2.0 of fStretch for Maya as "Donation Based" under a GNU General Public License. "The idea behind the plug-in is to be able to drive...
View Articlecomet poseDeformer for maya 2016
Another maya version, another plugin update. When I updated the archive I noticed that it contains a version from 2005 that works in maya 5. I wonder if anybody in the world is still using maya 5. From...
View ArticleposeDeformer & fstretch 2017 builds for windows
I was asked to do some poseDeformer and fstretch plugin builds for maya 2017. I've added maya 2017 builds for windows to the zip files on the downloads page. But be warned. I have not started using...
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