MEL command to change linear unit

[BadG3r]

normally you should be able to save it with your preferences... but I know that sometimes maya just doesnt want to handle it (the good old vanishing mental ray tabs .. hehe).

here is your command:

currentUnit -linear "m";

greets

[deadalvs]

heya !

yep, i have played with that command, but the general scene unit setting in the preferences is not displayed accordingly... is that just a «display issue» because the prefs window is not updated ?

it remains a bitter taste ...

[BadG3r]

you dont have to keep it open. just close it. do the change and reopen it.

i think its because the changes in preferences just effects them when saved as long you do not save it nothing will happen... or something like that. but it willl change I tested it myself.

:)

[deadalvs]

aaah, me likes...

will put this to the userSetup.mel...

thanks !

[deadalvs]

yes !

i put it like this in the userSetup.mel file:
((
from an other thread i know that at maya startup, the userSetup.mel files are executed before the actual new scene is generated.
for exaple if you add the command «sphere;» in the userSetup.mel, the sphere will not show up because it had already been deleted by the file -n command which is the last standard command at maya startup.
--> just use the evalDeferred command that waits until maya has completely started up and is IDLE for the first time.
))

-->
evalDeferred ("currentUnit -linear \"m\"");

[BadG3r]

cool... thx for sharing

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