def name_to_node(name):
"""Open Maya utility to convert a given node name to MObject"""
selectionList = MSelectionList()
selectionList.add(name)
node = MObject()
selectionList.getDependNode(0, node)
return node
def getNodeFromName(in_name):
selector = MSelectionList()
MGlobal.getSelectionListByName(in_name, selector)
node = MObject()
selector.getDependNode(0, node)
return node
def getDagPathFromName(in_name):
selector = MSelectionList()
MGlobal.getSelectionListByName(in_name, selector)
path = MDagPath()
selector.getDagPath(0, path)
return path
def mayaNodeGetMat44(a):
l = MSelectionList()
MGlobal.getSelectionListByName(a, l)
p = MDagPath()
l.getDagPath(0, p)
return mmatrixToMat44(p.inclusiveMatrix())