Can it be done?

[zachgrachan]

I believe it's called a scriptJob. I haven't used it before, but you can probably find info on it in the Docs, or here somewhere on cgtalk...

[mhovland]

Zach is correct.

Look into the scriptJob. It will exeute a series of mel commands or a script, based on any number of events or actions in the Maya scene. The docs give a decent example of how to set one up, the tricky part is to remove the job when you don't need it.

[john_homer]

scriptjobs are quite unrealiable... sometimes they just dont excute...

but they are wat you need to do that.
.j

[dsepshn]

I will defiantly look into that...would any of you recommend a good book? I would want something on an intermediate to advanced level. I figure I can get the basics threw the internet and the help files...
Thanx
Wes

[zachgrachan]

for general MEL I would recommend MEL Scripting for Maya Animators, by Mark Wilkins. For the C++ API stuff, check out Complete Maya Programming, by David Gould. Personally I got more out of MEL Scripting, but it does lack info on the API.

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