Complete Maya Programming Volume 2

An In-Depth Guide to 3D Fundamentals, Geometry, and Modeling

By: David Gould

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Paperback | 5 August 2005

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David Gould's acclaimed first book, Complete Maya Programming: An Extensive Guide to MEL and the C++ API, provides artists and programmers with a deep understanding of the way Maya works and how it can be enhanced and customized through programming. In his new book David offers a gentle, intuitive introduction to the core ideas of computer graphics.

Each concept is explained progressively and is fully implemented in both MEL and C++ so that an artist or programmer can use the source code directly in their own programs. Geometry and modeling are covered in detail with progressively more complex examples demonstrating all of Maya's possible programming features.

David Gould's first volume is widely regarded as the most authoritative reference on Maya programming. Volume II continues this tradition and provides an unmatched guide for the artist and programmer tackling complex tasks.

Covers a spectrum of topics in computer graphics including points and vectors, rotations, transformations, curves and surfaces (polygonal, NURBS, subdivision), and modeling
Offers insights to Maya's inner workings so that an artist or programmer can design and develop customized tools and solutions
Discusses problem solving with MEL (Maya's scripting language) and the more powerful and versatile C++ API, with plenty of code examples for each

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"A great follow-up to Volume I! Volume II is an in-depth guide to the mathematical and geometric concepts indispensable to advanced Maya programmers." - Larry Gritz, Exluna/NVIDIA

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Preface	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
Example Files	p. 3
Compiling Example Plug-ins	p. 3
Sourcing Example MEL Scripts	p. 3
Executing MEL Code in the Script Editor	p. 5
Points	p. 9
Dimensions	p. 9
Cartesian Coordinates	p. 9
Homogeneous Coordinates	p. 10
Polar and Spherical Coordinates	p. 11
Conversions	p. 12
Cartesian to Homogeneous	p. 12
Homogeneous to Cartesian	p. 13
Cartesian to Polar	p. 13
Polar to Cartesian	p. 13
Cartesian to Spherical	p. 14
Spherical to Cartesian	p. 14
MEL	p. 15
C++ API	p. 16
Locators	p. 17
Vectors	p. 19
MEL	p. 19
C++ API	p. 20
Adding	p. 21
Subtracting	p. 22
Scaling	p. 22
Length	p. 23
MEL	p. 25
C++ API	p. 26
Distance Between Points	p. 26
MEL	p. 26
C++ API	p. 27
Normalizing Vectors	p. 27
MEL	p. 27
C++ API	p. 28
Dot Product	p. 28
Angle Between	p. 29
Length Squared	p. 31
Perpendicular Projection	p. 31
Cross Product	p. 35
Perpendicular Vector	p. 35
Area of Triangle	p. 38
Points Versus Vectors	p. 40
Rotations	p. 43
Angles	p. 43
MEL	p. 43
C++ API	p. 44
Rotations	p. 44
Orientation Representations	p. 47
Euler Angles	p. 47
Quaternions	p. 57
Transformations	p. 61
Matrices	p. 62
Matrix Multiplication	p. 63
Matrix Transpose	p. 65
Identity Matrix	p. 67
Inverse Matrix	p. 68
MEL	p. 69
C++ API	p. 71
Transforming Points	p. 72
MEL	p. 72
C++ API	p. 74
Transforming Vectors	p. 74
MEL	p. 74
C++ API	p. 75
Transforming Normals	p. 75
MEL	p. 77
C++ API	p. 77
Transform Nodes	p. 79
Pivot Points	p. 79
Transformation Matrices	p. 84
Querying Transformation Matrices	p. 90
Editing Transformation Matrices	p. 93
Hierarchies of Transformations	p. 97
Transformation Spaces	p. 98
MEL	p. 99
C++ API	p. 100
Coordinate Frames	p. 103
Up Axis	p. 103
MEL	p. 104
C++ API	p. 104
Handedness	p. 104
Custom Coordinate Frames	p. 106
C++ API	p. 109
Polygonal Meshes	p. 113
Displaying Meshes	p. 113
General	p. 114
Components	p. 115
Normals	p. 117
Back-face Culling	p. 118
UV Texture Coordinates	p. 118
Vertex Colors	p. 119
Nonplanar Faces	p. 120
Querying Meshes	p. 121
Vertices	p. 121
Edges	p. 132
Polygons	p. 141
Face Vertices	p. 151
Normals	p. 160
UV Texture Coordinates	p. 177
Blind Data	p. 189
Creating Meshes	p. 207
Problematic Meshes	p. 207
Creation Checks	p. 209
Moleculel Plug-in	p. 210
Molecule2 Plug-in	p. 231
Molecule3 Plug-in	p. 261
Molecule4 Plug-in	p. 276
Editing Meshes	p. 301
Construction History	p. 301
Supporting Construction History	p. 311
Supporting Tweaks	p. 313
Mesh-editing Framework	p. 313
DisplaceMesh Plug-in	p. 337
NURBS	p. 357
Concepts	p. 361
Control Vertex (CV)	p. 361
Hull	p. 361
Span	p. 362
Degree	p. 363
Order	p. 364
Edit Points	p. 365
Curve Point	p. 365
Parameterization	p. 366
Knots	p. 368
Form	p. 372
Surface Point	p. 375
Surface Isoparms	p. 376
Surface Patches	p. 377
Surface Curves	p. 378
Trimmed Surfaces	p. 379
NURBS Curves	p. 380
Displaying Curves	p. 380
Querying Curves	p. 382
Creating Curves	p. 400
Editing Curves	p. 430
NURBS Surfaces	p. 436
Displaying Surfaces	p. 436
Querying Surfaces	p. 440
Creating Surfaces	p. 459
Editing Surfaces	p. 489
Subdivision Surfaces	p. 493
Concepts	p. 494
Control Mesh	p. 494
Subdivision	p. 495
Limit Surface	p. 496
Creases	p. 497
Hierarchical Subdivisions	p. 498
Ordinary and Extraordinary Points	p. 499
Subdivision Scheme	p. 499
Displaying Subdivision Surfaces	p. 500
Querying Subdivision Surfaces	p. 503
Components	p. 503
Creases	p. 506
UV Texture Coordinates	p. 507
MEL	p. 507
C++ API	p. 519
Creating and Converting Subdivision Surfaces	p. 540
Polygonal Mesh to Subdivision Surface	p. 540
Subdivision Surface to Polygonal Mesh	p. 548
NURBS Surface to Subdivision Surface	p. 557
Subdivision Surface to NURBS Surface	p. 558
Editing Subdivision Surfaces	p. 564
MEL	p. 564
Contexts (Tools)	p. 569
SelectRingContext1 Plug-in	p. 571
Usage	p. 572
SelectRingContext2 Plug-in	p. 588
Installation	p. 589
Usage	p. 592
Select VolumeContext1 Plug-in	p. 633
Installation	p. 634
Usage	p. 635
Further Learning	p. 683
Online Resources	p. 683
Companion Web Site	p. 683
Additional Web Sites	p. 684
Maya Application	p. 685
Documentation	p. 685
Examples	p. 685
Further Reading	p. 687
Mathematics	p. 687
Programming	p. 688
General	p. 688
C++ Language	p. 688
Computer Graphics	p. 688
General	p. 688
Modeling	p. 689
Animation	p. 689
Image Synthesis	p. 689
Glossary	p. 691
Index	p. 709
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