Generative Scripting Workshop - Spring 2008 - Nick Pisca Instructor - SCIarc. From Mid-February through March, a "Generative Scripting" workshop was conducted at SCIarc.
This was an intense study of two directives: (1) an aggressive tutorial of the scripting language Maya MEL, and (2) a brief history of computational theory and philosophy. Many topics were covered, including emergent systems programming, evolutionary design, cellular automata, optimizations, etc. Participants were required to write their OWN CODES and no copying and pasting from online resources would be allowed. The work is outstanding, especially considering most individuals had no programming experience prior to the course. Mel wiki - - Your Maya mel / Python / API / scripting resource on the web - Maya. Maya commands. Maya FBX Plug-in Help: Maya MEL Scripting.
CG References & Tutorials. Rob The Bloke. Links - msa-mel-scripting-maya - Manchester School of Architecture_ MEL Scripting Repository. Mel Scripting for Dummies. Procedural Modeling with MEL Script in Maya – Day 1. This tutorial introduces the exciting possibilities for modeling using Maya’s MEL scripting language.
In this first part, we will learn the basics of MEL commands, and create two procedural model scripts that could be useful in your own workflows. Looking Under the Hood The Maya Embedded Language (or MEL) is the command structure that Maya uses to create just about everything you see on-screen. Maya MEL scripting tutorial. FYI: up on cgpeers, Maya Programming Pack ( the real deal)
Maya Programming Pack: 13 Trainings For MEL, Python, API.