Analysis of the 2019 Performative Computation Symposium
Thanks to co-curator Selwa Sweidan, I was invited to attend the 2019 Performative Computation...
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Finding the Center of a Circle from Three XYZ Points
Here’s the problem: Given any three non-collinear coordinates in three-dimensions, find the circumcenter xyz coordinates in only simple arithmetic or parametric notation. A collaboration with Clare Hemenway and Paul Martin....
Read MoreBuy the scripting book YSYT, and get free ground shipping!
Looking to learn how to script for the spring semester or supplement your work knowledge? Then you should look into a copy of YSYT – Maya MEL Basics for Designers, which has free shipping today! Just use the coupon code...
Read MoreBuy YSYT-Maya MEL Scripting Book for 35% off by December 28!
For all of those who want to get a jump start on the spring semester and learn how to script, this is the deal for you. If you hurry, you can buy the scripting book YSYT-Maya MEL Basics for Designers for 35% off if you order on...
Read MoreBuy YSYT Maya MEL scripting book for 30% off by December 7!!
Great news! If you act now (before and on December 7) you can get the YSYT Maya MEL Scripting Book for 30% off!!!! Click here to get the book: LINK Just use the Coupon Code WINTERSAVE305 Some background…. YSYT –...
Read MoreSPECULATIS workshop
Hi all. Sorry for the delay on posts recently, but there have been a lot of changes. But back to the digital realm… I just received a note from Carla and Ezio about their upcoming SPECULATIS workshop. Here is a quick...
Read MoreCustom Maya MEL Text File Procedures
Recently, I’ve been using an outside file to do my Maya MEL rendering process. There are some benefits to this technique. First, you can always have a dedicated counter integer number no matter how many times you render a...
Read MoreGenotower showcased on new Evolo website
This was a pleasant surprise. Back in 2006, I submitted my Genotower to the first evolo competition, where it didn’t place. However, it was published in their book and now has been showcased as “Special...
Read MoreRounding Vectors in MEL Scripting
Here’s a simple code for getting the center of gravity or average center of several vectors. This comes in handy when you are trying to find a centroid of a cluster of vertexes of polygons, control vertices of nurbs...
Read MoreIntensive Fields Comments and Reception
Hats off to Neil Leach, Roland Ritter, and Dean Ma for the best conference of 2009. I was on the second panel responding to the mini-presentations on “Parametric Techniques.” This consisted of myself, Marcos Novak,...
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Still wondering what to give your significant other and friends for the holidays? Give the gift that keeps on giving: “YSYT – Maya MEL Basics for Designers.” Click here to pick up a few...
Read MoreAutomated Map Placement on Surfaces with MEL
I’ve had some questions about the placement of bitmaps on surfaces in Maya, and it was about time I make this process more portable. So, I packaged a new subroutine called “PlaceImageAndMaterialOnObject” and it...
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