joints along curve script mel

 nnJointsOnCurve for Maya - Free Character Scripts / Plugins Downloads for Maya (highend3d.com)

JUST in case this vanishes... puts joints on a curve. v useful and simple

/////////////////////////////// nnJointsOnCurve /////////////////////////////////

//                              Scripted by -Nilesh Jadhav

//                                                         27-07-2010

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// -------------- This script generates joint chain on selected Curve ---------------

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//

////////////////////////// UI Designing for nnJointOnCurve /////////////////////////

if (`window -exists curveJoint`)

deleteUI "curveJoint";

    

    window -t "nnJointsOnCurve" -w 200 -h 200 -mnb 1 -mxb 0 -s 1 curveJoint;

columnLayout -adj 1 -columnAttach "both" 1 -rowSpacing 10 -columnWidth 250;

    intFieldGrp -l"Number of Joints" numberInt;

    checkBoxGrp -l"Rebuild the Curve" rebuildCheck;

    text -l "Select the Curve and press the Button" -fn "smallBoldLabelFont" ;

    button -l"<< Add Joint Chain on Curve >>" -h 30 -c ("nnJointsOnCurve()") goButton;

    text -l"Scripted by - Nilesh Jadhav" -bgc 1 1 1;

showWindow curveJoint;

/////////////////////////////////////  Procedure ////////////////////////////////////////////////

global proc nnJointsOnCurve()

{

    string $sel []=`ls -sl`;

    string $curve =$sel [0];

    string $check =`checkBoxGrp -q -v1 rebuildCheck`;

if ($check==1 )

{

rebuildCurve -rt 0 -s 25;

}

else

{

}

    string $lcr []=`spaceLocator`;

    string $loc =$lcr [0];

    string $path =`pathAnimation  -stu 1 -etu 1000 -f on  $curve $loc `; 

    int $numbers []=`intFieldGrp -q -v numberInt`;

    float $locPos []=`xform -q -ws  -t $loc`;

    int $divFacter =1000 / $numbers [0];

select -cl;

$i=`currentTime -q`;

            for ($i=1; $i<1000; $i=$i+$divFacter) //--------- Loop to make joint chain

                {

        currentTime $i;

        float $lcPos []=`xform -q  -ws -t locator1`;

        string $joints =`joint -a -p $lcPos [0] $lcPos [1] $lcPos [2]`;

}

string $selJoint []=`ls -sl`;

string $jnt =$selJoint [0]; 

    $i =1;

            for ( $i=1; $i<$numbers[0]+1; $i++) //--------- loop for getting 1st joint

                {

                    pickWalk -d up;

                }    

    

    joint -e -oj xyz -secondaryAxisOrient yup -ch -zso;

delete $path;

delete $loc;

currentTime -e 1;

}