Pivot

Download ml_pivot.py

Description

Change the rotate pivot of animated nodes. This is not a pivot switcher, it changes the pivot for the whole animation but preserves position by baking translation on ones. Eventually I’d like to make it a bit smarter about how it bakes.

Installation

Copy this file into your maya scripts directory, for example:

C:/Documents and Settings/user/My Documents/maya/scripts/ml_pivot.py

Run the tool in a python shell or shelf button by importing the module, and then calling the primary function:

import ml_pivot
ml_pivot.ui()

Usage

Run the UI. Select a node whose pivot you’d like to change, and press Edit Pivot. Your selection with change to handle, position this where you’d like the pivot to be and press Return. Or press ESC or select something else to cancel.

Installation

Copy this file into your maya scripts directory, for example: C:/Documents and Settings/user/My Documents/maya/scripts/ml_pivot.py Run the tool in a python shell or shelf button by importing the module, and then calling the primary function: import ml_pivot ml_pivot.ui()

Ui

[Edit Pivot] : Creates a temporary node to positon for the new pivot. [Reset Pivot] : Rest the rotation pivot to zero.

Requirements

This script requires the ml_utilities module, which can be downloaded here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/morganloomis/ml_tools/master/ml_utilities.py

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