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Valentin Svetlov CG Artist - MEL Scripts

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Downloadable mel scripts for maya.

Reference Studia

This script imports an image file directly to your maya scene and creates a polyPlane basing on selected image or reference studio basing on images folder.
You can import a single image as reference or build reference studio for blueprints you have. With this script there is no need to create any surface shaders or type proportions manually script will make it automaticly.

Download referenceStudia ver1.0.rar (5.5kb)

Cleaunup Check

Script based on standard cleanup features of Maya. Its purpose to report on geometry issues in short and interactive form.
This script was developed in order to decrease amount of time which is spend on manual check of most common issues on geometry with project's checklist.
So it works like instant checklist in maya and helps to keep your geometry clean and nice.

Download cleanupCheck ver1.0.1 beta.rar (6kb)

Toggle Object's Opacity

Simple script which allows you to switch transparency of mesh's material in toggle mode.
Its handy script when used with reference images in scene, so you see every model with the same material as transparent while your reference image stays non-transparent.

Download toggleOpacity ver1.0.0.rar (3kb)

Ultra Checker

UltraChecker script creates checker shader for your model, in toggle mode and allows you to control tiling of the checker image interactively.
You can switch between three embedded checker maps or to choose any of jpg images as your own version.
Script will store the image you selected and will use it automaticly as default, the next time you start the script

Basicly the main purpose of this script is to save your time each time when you need to check UVs of your model for any stretches.

Download ultraChecker ver1.0.rar (1.11mb)

Auto Refresh Textures

This script refreshes all texture nodes in your scene each time you switching between maya and texture editing program (e.g. Photoshop)

Download autoRefreshTextures ver1.0.rar (3.5kb)

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