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rah3000

06-09-2002, 05:52 AM

i am using maya 4 unltd...win 2k

ok i have two questions. the first is a very general one, as i have never used plugins before, and the second deals with the "flockingHell" plugin which creates an AI scheme to control nodes...i am trying to create a school of fish...here we go:

the <b>first</b> is...i have successfully loaded the plugin through my directories and the plugin manager, but how do i access the menu or ui for plugins?

the <b>second</b> is: has anyone ever used this AI plugin before or anything similar to it (ie "AI implant," etc)? if so any tips or advice on where to begin?

thanks for your time!

here is the readme file for the plugin...attached below

-wT-

06-09-2002, 12:49 PM

You forgot to attach ;)

1. The UI/menu thing highly depends on the plugin itself. Some plugins may create their own tools to access by a MEL command, some make new i.e. material nodes which can only be created with the MEL command "createNode xxx", some make their own menus to the appropriate menuset, some make their own shelf buttons to the current shelf, and so on... You should see what the readme says, it should give you some hints of which kind of a menu/UI you should be getting after loading the plugin.

2. Sorry, haven't used any AI plugins yet

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