Python Scripting for MotionBuilder Artists

by Jason Parks

This class is intended for intermediate scripters. Python scripting in Autodesk MotionBuilder software enables users to automate almost any task. Python itself, as a generic scripting language, is very powerful and easy to use. MotionBuilder gives the Python user access to hundreds of new classes specifically coded to control MotionBuilder elements. The included documentation and sample scripts for Python in MotionBuilder are sparse, and many users cannot overcome the initial challenges of putting a script together. This course aims to illuminate the pitfalls and provide examples and sample code to enable users to write their own scripts tailored to their own workflow. This class shows you how * Create objects * Rename objects * Transform objects * Plot animation * Do rigging * Clean up . 118 page PowerPoint presentation, 72 page Full Documentation, 21 Scripts, 6 Scenes, 2 text files, 8 .mov videos capturing 1 hour 20 minute lecture.

CD-ROM

Published January 1, 2007