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object_creator_tutorial.mel

/*
object_creator_tutorial
Original file creation date: 2010-07-18

Concept and scripting by John P. Neumann (john@animateshmanimate.com) http://animateshmanimate.com
This work is licensed under the 3-clause BSD ("New BSD License") license.
Licensing information is included in the download.

What is it:

Usage:

Limitations:

Bugs:

ToDo:

Changelog:

0.1

*/


global proc objectCreator(){
	//If Maya's version is greater than or equal to 2011 go ahead
	if (getApplicationVersionAsFloat() >= 2011){
		//set the scripts directory so we can load our ui file
		string $scriptsDirectory = `internalVar -usd`;
		//load the ui file
		string $objectCreatorWindow = `loadUI -uiFile ($scriptsDirectory+"/object_creator_tutorial.ui")`;
		//show the window
		showWindow $objectCreatorWindow;
		//find all objects in the scene and load their mesh transform name
		updateObjectsInScene;
	}else{
		//You aren't using Maya 2011 if this pops up. The upgrade is worth it! :)
		print "You're using a version of Maya that is incompatible with this script.\n";
	}
}

global proc updateObjectsInScene(){
	//to get the meshes sets available
	string $listObjects[] = `ls -type mesh`;
	//get the transform node
	string $topLevelListObjects[] = `listRelatives -parent -type "transform" $listObjects`;
	//clear the scroll list so no duplicates show up
	textScrollList -e -ra objectScrollList;
	//iterate through and add all the meshes
	for($item in $topLevelListObjects){
		//update the items in the scroll list
		textScrollList -e -a $item objectScrollList;
	}
}


//change the object(s) name
global proc objectRenamer(){
	//select all the items that are active in the list
	string $sel[] = `textScrollList -q -si objectScrollList`;
	//get the users input for the new name
	string $objectNewName = `textField -q -text objectNewName`;
	//rename the object
	rename $sel $objectNewName;
	//deselect everything in the scrollList so we don't change things we don't want to next time
	textScrollList -e -deselectAll objectScrollList;
	//clear all selections
	select -cl;
	//update the scroll list since we just renamed the object
	updateObjectsInScene;
}

//create the object
global proc objectCreation(){
	//get the object we want to create
	string $createObject = `optionMenu -q -v typeOfObject`;
	//get the name of the object we want to create
	string $objectCreateName = `textField -q -text objectNewName`;
	//create the object
	eval $createObject;
	//get the selected object
	string $sel[] = `ls -sl`;
	if($objectCreateName == ""){
		//do nothing
	}else{
		//rename the selected object
		rename $sel $objectCreateName;
	}
	//update the scroll list since we just created an object
	updateObjectsInScene;
}

object_creator_tutorial.ui

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ui version="4.0">
 <class>MainWindow</class>
 <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
  <property name="geometry">
   <rect>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <width>538</width>
    <height>282</height>
   </rect>
  </property>
  <property name="windowTitle">
   <string>Object Creator</string>
  </property>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
   <widget class="QWidget" name="gridLayoutWidget">
    <property name="geometry">
     <rect>
      <x>10</x>
      <y>10</y>
      <width>511</width>
      <height>221</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
     <item row="0" column="0">
      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="objectCreator">
       <property name="title">
        <string>Object Creator</string>
       </property>
       <widget class="QListWidget" name="objectScrollList">
        <property name="geometry">
         <rect>
          <x>10</x>
          <y>40</y>
          <width>201</width>
          <height>131</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <property name="editTriggers">
         <set>QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers</set>
        </property>
        <property name="dragEnabled">
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
        <property name="dragDropMode">
         <enum>QAbstractItemView::InternalMove</enum>
        </property>
        <property name="defaultDropAction">
         <enum>Qt::MoveAction</enum>
        </property>
        <property name="alternatingRowColors">
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="geometry">
         <rect>
          <x>10</x>
          <y>20</y>
          <width>141</width>
          <height>16</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Objects In Our Scene</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="objectNewName">
        <property name="geometry">
         <rect>
          <x>310</x>
          <y>80</y>
          <width>120</width>
          <height>20</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="geometry">
         <rect>
          <x>220</x>
          <y>80</y>
          <width>91</width>
          <height>16</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Object Name:</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QComboBox" name="typeOfObject">
        <property name="geometry">
         <rect>
          <x>220</x>
          <y>40</y>
          <width>131</width>
          <height>26</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polySphere</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyCube</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyCylinder</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyCone</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyPlane</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyTorus</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyPrism</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyPyramid</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyPipe</string>
         </property>
        </item>
        <item>
         <property name="text">
          <string>polyHelix</string>
         </property>
        </item>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="createObjectButton">
        <property name="geometry">
         <rect>
          <x>220</x>
          <y>180</y>
          <width>113</width>
          <height>32</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Create Object</string>
        </property>
        <property name="-command" stdset="0">
         <string>objectCreation</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="reloadObjectsButton">
        <property name="geometry">
         <rect>
          <x>10</x>
          <y>180</y>
          <width>131</width>
          <height>32</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Reload Objects</string>
        </property>
        <property name="-command" stdset="0">
         <string>updateObjectsInScene</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="renameObjectButton">
        <property name="geometry">
         <rect>
          <x>340</x>
          <y>180</y>
          <width>121</width>
          <height>32</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Rename Object</string>
        </property>
        <property name="-command" stdset="0">
         <string>objectRenamer</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </widget>
     </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
  </widget>
  <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>538</width>
     <height>22</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
  </widget>
  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
 </widget>
 <resources/>
 <connections/>
</ui>