Syllabus

Instructors	Duane Palyka,                                                Isaac Holze (TA)
Contact	Office:    7B-2286,                                                        Phone:     x5-2771,                                                        Email:      dpalyka@rit.edu,                                           iholze@rit.edu Web:        http://www.rit.edu/~dpalyka/a.html
Office Hours	TBA
Description	This course intends to familiarize students with the principles and techniques of programming, especially in the context of extending functionality of artist tool programs. There will be traditional lectures, labs, exams and classroom discussion.
Course Page	http://www.rit.edu/~dpalyka/programming.html (this page)
Prerequisites	consent of instructor
Text	Complete Maya Programming: An Extensive Guide to MEL and C++ API by David Gould (ISBN 1558608354) (Required) MEL Scripting for Maya Animators by Mark R. Wilkins, Chris Kazmier (ISBN 1558608419) (Recommended)
Grading	Your grade will be based on the following three components: Weekly labs (45%), and 3 exams (45%). class participation (10%)

Maya 4.5 MEL docs

 

Common Emacs Commands

 

David Gould MEL Scripts

 

David Gould Downloads Related to Book

 

MEL Commands

 

>>>> Lab 1

 

MEL Lecture 2

 

>>>> Lab 2

 

MEL Lecture 3

 

>>>> Lab 3

 

MEL Lecture 4: BallWorld and Frame Extension

 

>>>> Lab 4

 

MEL Test1

 

>>>> Lab 6

 

Dialog Boxes

 

>>>> Lab 7

 

MEL Lecture 8: Dialog Wheel

 

>>>> Test 2

 

MEL connectControl Command

 

MEL Lecture 9: Tricks with "connectAttr"

 

>>>> Lab 9

 

MEL File I/O