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OrestesMantra
07-12-2002, 02:47 PM
Help!I cant get GI_Joe to install:shrug:

Heres what I did:

-Downloaded it
-Extraced the three files into my script folder
-Opened the script file, replaced those two lines with the directory were the scripts are:I replaced the "p:/AW/Maya/scripts/sphereLight" with "C:\Documents and Settings\Orestes\My Documents\maya\4.0\scripts"
-Typed in what they said to type in the command line
-And when I type in "RetypeGI_Joe" it says it cannot find procedure retypeGI_Joe

I dont know what im doing wrong?
ACFred
07-12-2002, 02:54 PM
Just type in "GI_Joe" (without the quotes) and you're in business.

If you're still having problems, source the main GI Joe script and then type GI_Joe.
OrestesMantra
07-12-2002, 02:56 PM
Silly me:beer: Thanks a bunch!:wavey:
OrestesMantra
07-12-2002, 03:04 PM
Okay....

When I execute the script the option for "32 lights,etc" pops up.If I click on one i get the error "File not found:C:\Documents and Settings\Orestes\My Documents\maya\4.0\scripts".

That is the location of the scripts....:shrug:
wedge
07-13-2002, 12:29 PM
make sure you've used the right kind of slashes. when you put GI_Joe into your scripts folder and change the locations in the code, it won't work if you have / as opposed to \.... i can't remember which it is, so just make sure it's exactly the same as what appears in windows explorer.
OrestesMantra
07-13-2002, 03:01 PM
I jusy copy and pasted from the top of Windows Explorer.
stunndman
07-13-2002, 03:29 PM
backslahes in strings (in MEL and c) have a functional meaning - to escape a backslash make two of them - in stead of \ use \\

e.g. "\n" in a string is line feed

for paths either escape them (by doubling them) or use the slash "/"
wedge
07-13-2002, 05:35 PM
Originally posted by OrestesMantra
I jusy copy and pasted from the top of Windows Explorer.

okay, now switch the slashes and it should work.
OrestesMantra
07-14-2002, 06:58 PM
I tried that but it still didnt work.
wedge
07-15-2002, 06:45 AM
make sure you're directing GI_Joe to the files themselves, not the script directory
Neil
07-15-2002, 03:10 PM
Where did you get GI Joe. I've heard about it on cgtalk, but haven't found it. Is it a free plugin? I looked on highend.
stunndman
07-15-2002, 04:44 PM
www.pixho.com
wedge
07-15-2002, 07:04 PM
thats your first mistake. you can find it on highend3d, but the common misconception is that its a plugin. nope, its a MEL script, so you have to look under the scripts page, under rendering and texturing, and you will find it. then again, like dman said, pixho.com is probably your best choice :D
stunndman
07-15-2002, 07:24 PM
GI_Joe - http://www.highend3d.com/maya/mel/?group=melscripts&section=rendering

there are some more scripts there for lighting
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