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" The MEL companion : "
David Stripinis.
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BL
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985812
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b740182
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| Main Entry
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Stripinis, David.
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| Title & Author
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The MEL companion : : Maya scripting for 3D artists /\ David Stripinis.
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| Publication Statement
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Hingham, Mass. :: Charles River Media,, ©2003.
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Graphics series
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1 online resource (xi, 468 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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1584502754
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: 9781584502753
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MAYA EMBEDDED LANGUAGE -- I THE MAYA EMBEDDED LANGUAGE -- 2 A PRIMER ON MATHEMATICS -- 3 MEL BASICS -- 4 AN INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS -- 5 THE SCRIPT FILE -- II Working With MEL -- 6 GEOMETRY -- 7 ANIMATION -- 8 EXPRESSIONS -- 9 LIGHTING AND RENDERING -- 10 CREATING TOOLS IN MAYA -- 11 CUSTOMIZING THE MAYA INTERFACE -- 12 FILE HANDLING IN MEL -- 13 YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS HERE: A FINAL WORD ON MEL -- A ABOUT THE CD- ROM -- B WEB RESOURCES -- INDEX.
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| Abstract
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By learning how to script with MEL, artists can maximize the power of Maya and customize it for their own specific needs. Written from an artist's perspective, this book makes learning MEL scripting easy. It begins by introducing basic programming and scripting concepts, and explains how these concepts relate to MEL. Using practical projects, artists then learn to use the MEL language in animation, expressions, lighting, rendering, custom tool and interface creation, and file handling. A detailed appendix on the most commonly encountered vector and 3D math solutions is also included. This is the one resource for Maya users ready to master MEL.
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Computer animation.
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Three-dimensional display systems.
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Computer animation.
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Three-dimensional display systems.
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| Dewey Classification
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006.6/96
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TR897.7.S78 2003eb
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