def on_reference( self, theFile ): api.referenceFile( theFile, 'ref' )
def buildRigForModel( scene=None, referenceModel=True, deletePlacers=False ):
'''
given a model scene whose skeleton is assumed to have been built by the
skeletonBuilder tool, this function will create a rig scene by referencing
in said model, creating the rig as best it knows how, saving the scene in
the appropriate spot etc...
'''
#if no scene was passed, assume we're acting on the current scene
if scene is None:
scene = filesystem.Path( cmd.file( q=True, sn=True ) )
#if the scene WAS passed in, open the desired scene if it isn't already open
else:
scene = filesystem.Path( scene )
curScene = filesystem.Path( cmd.file( q=True, sn=True ) )
if curScene:
if scene != curScene:
mel.saveChanges( 'file -f -open "%s"' % scene )
else: cmd.file( scene, f=True, open=True )
#if the scene is still none bail...
if not scene and referenceModel:
raise SceneNotSavedError( "Uh oh, your scene hasn't been saved - Please save it somewhere on disk so I know where to put the rig. Thanks!" )
#backup the current state of the scene, just in case something goes south...
if scene.exists:
backupFilename = scene.up() / ('%s_backup.%s' % (scene.name(), scene.getExtension()))
if backupFilename.exists: backupFilename.delete()
cmd.file( rename=backupFilename )
cmd.file( save=True, force=True )
cmd.file( rename=scene )
#finalize
failedParts = finalizeAllParts()
if failedParts:
confirmDialog( t='Finalization Failure', m='The following parts failed to finalize properly:\n\n%s' % '\n'.join( map( str, failedParts ) ), b='OK', db='OK' )
return
#delete placers if desired - NOTE: this should be done after after finalization because placers are often used to define alignment for end joints
if deletePlacers:
for part in SkeletonPart.IterAllParts():
placers = part.getPlacers()
if placers:
delete( placers )
#if desired, create a new scene and reference in the model
if referenceModel:
scene.editoradd()
cmd.file( f=True, save=True )
cmd.file( f=True, new=True )
api.referenceFile( scene, 'model' )
#rename the scene to the rig
rigSceneName = namingHelpers.stripKnownAssetSuffixes( scene.name() )
rigSceneName = '%s_rig.ma' % rigSceneName
rigScene = scene.up() / rigSceneName
cmd.file( rename=rigScene )
rigScene.editoradd()
cmd.file( f=True, save=True, typ='mayaAscii' )
else:
rigScene = scene
buildRigForAllParts()
setupMirroring()
return rigScene