The MEL Companion: Maya Scripting for 3D Artists (Charles River Media Graphics)

A

ACM SIGGRAPH Web resources, 455-456

Action script, 67-68. See also Scripts

Adding

matrices, 26

variables , 50

vectors, 17-18, 20

Adjustability of windows in UI, 304-305

Algebra, 11-13

Alias command, 353

Alias(Wavefront Web resources, 455

Alpha software, 134

AMC SIGGRAPH proceedings , 71

Ampersands (&&) logical operator, 55

Angled brackets (<>) and vector variables, 43

Angles

trigonometry, 13-15

units of measurement, 26-27

Animation

blend shape, 371-385

cycling tool for, 172-217

Expression Editor, 221-222

flapping ball, 220-230

Animation curves, 182-183. See also Cycling tool

Animation menu global variables, 351

Appending files, 413

Arguments

command, defined, 38

converting short to long, 35-36

passing correct number, 120

Arithmetic statement, 49-52

Arrays

accessing elements of, 50

described, 45

parsing, 58, 59-60

ASCII files, 412-423

Aspect ratio and cubic reflection map, 242-243

Assignment statement, 48-49

Attachment of windows in UI, 304-305

Attributes

Attribute Editor, 402

dynamic, in flapping ball project, 223-224, 226, 228

enumerated, 42-43

Axis of motion, 224