some handy Maya file commands
some basic file and directory path operation commands
How to query currently opened scene name?
file -q -sceneName;
How to find directory path of the currently opened scene?
dirname(`file -q -sceneName`);
How to find path to your default projects directory?
string $path[]= `internalVar -uwd`;
uwd flag is short for user work directory
How to make directory thru mel?
depends on where you want to make first line can vary.
i will illustrate how to make folder in maya/scene folder
$currentFilePath = dirname(`file -q -sceneName`);
$folder = $currentFilePath + "/my_folder";
sysFile -makeDir $folder ;
How to export obj using file command?
for example i will use above location to create another folder name my_obj_folder
$sel = `ls -sl`;
$currentFilePath = dirname(`file -q -sceneName`);
$objfolder = $currentFilePath + "/my_obj_folder";
sysFile -makeDir $objfolder ;
string $objpath = $objfolder + "/" + $sel[0] + ".obj";
file -typ "OBJ" -pr -es $objpath;
if you want to make folder name as selected object name in maya then replace line 3 in above script with this $objfolder = $currentFilePath + "/" + $sel[0];
$sel = `ls -sl`;
$currentFilePath = dirname(`file -q -sceneName`);
$objfolder = $currentFilePath + "/" + $sel[0];
sysFile -makeDir $objfolder ;
string $objpath = $objfolder + "/" + $sel[0] + ".obj";
file -typ "OBJ" -pr -es $objpath;
How to open a file using fileDialog mel command?
string $filename = `fileDialog -m 0 -directoryMask "/home/username/maya/scenes/*.ma"`;
file -o $filename;
i have used fileDialog and file mel command here
you can replace path with whatever path you are working on.
m flag in the first line stands for mode. 0 is for opening the file.
note: if u have unsaved file opened when you run the script it will give u error.
