AD Create Controller

🧰 Description

This tool provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for customizing and creating controllers in Maya. It offers users flexible input handling and streamlined access to core functionality.

🚀 Usage Instructions

1. Setup

Before launching the tool, follow these steps:

• Copy Icons
  Move the contents of the ad_icons directory into your Maya icons folder:
  C:\Users\YourName\Documents\maya\\prefs\icons
• Copy Scripts
  Move the ad_scripts directory into your Maya scripts folder:
  C:\Users\YourName\Documents\maya\\scripts

2. Load the Shelf

• Open Maya and click the gear icon in the top-left corner.
• Select Load Shelf, then browse to and load the Adien shelf file

🐍 Running the Tool

You can launch the tool using either of the following methods:

Option 1: Add Shelf Button via Script

Paste the following code into Maya's Python Script Editor:

import maya.cmds as mc

ad = 'Adien'

if mc.shelfLayout(ad, exists=True):
    mc.deleteUI(ad)

mc.shelfLayout(ad, parent="ShelfLayout")
mc.shelfButton(
    image="ad_icons/ad_ctrl_icon.png",
    label='Create Controller',
    command="from ad_scripts import ad_controller as ac\nac.ad_show_ui()",
    overlayLabelBackColor=(0, 0, 0, 0),
    overlayLabelColor=(0.9, 0.9, 0.9)
)

Option 2: Direct Launch

Run this command in Maya's Python tab:

from ad_scripts import ad_controller as ac
ac.ad_show_ui()

🎥 Video Tutorial

📦Version History:

0.0 - 18 Oct 2020 -  Initial release

1.0 - 18 Oct 2022 - Support Python 3 for Maya 2022

📜 Terms of Use

Licenses are valid for a single user. For multi-user licensing or inquiries, please contact:
📧 adprojects.animation@gmail.com
📧 hello@adiendendra.co