Overview
A continuation of the first volume in the series, further demonstrating the process of porting Python plugins -- from the Maya Python API series -- to C++.
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Course Outline
10 Videos (1 hour 28 minutes)
00 - Introduction
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A short overview of the series, the course requirements and what viewers can expect in the upcoming lessons.
01 - Simple Deformer (Part 1)
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A port of the simple deformer node example demonstrating the creation of a custom deformer node using Maya's C++ API.
02 - Simple Deformer (Part 2)
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Wrapping up the simple deformer node example, the remaining code, required to deform the geometry, is implemented.
03 - Blend Deformer (Part 1)
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A port of the blend deformer node example demonstrating the process for creating a custom blend deformer using Maya's C++ API.
04 - Blend Deformer (Part 2)
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Continuing on from the previous lesson, the blending operation is implemented in the node's deform method.
05 - Blend Deformer (Part 3)
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Wrapping up the blend deformer example, the logic required to enable weight painting using the Paint Attribute tool is added.
06 - Attract Deformer (Part 1)
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A port of the optimized Attract Deformer node from the Maya Python API series.
07 - Attract Deformer (Part 2)
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The implementation of the the node's deform method -- responsible for "pulling" vertices to the target position.
08 - Callbacks (Part 1)
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A detailed look at the process for setting up callbacks, for Maya events, in a C++ plugin.
09 - Callbacks (Part 2)
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Building on the previous example, this lesson focuses on the the other MMessage classes and the differences between them.
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