PythonGeek: Coming soon - Variables

PythonGeek has been slow, I admit it. I’ll have my first post on variables up soon. There is a lot going on at work. I am currently writing a ton of Python for Motion Builder and Maya with the very generous help of John Hood, Mike G and Jason Parks as well as KxL over at the Area Forums.

On the home front, . Sophia started preschool again today and we think shes already settling in (read: running the joint).

Sam is doing well, he’s saying a new word or two every day and he really is a little one man wrecking crew.

Emily does an outstanding job blogging about the kids and other stuff over at the cuppamo.

I have an interesting freelance gig developing, more on that when the time is appropriate.

There just isn’t enough time in the day.

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Published:: 02.26.08 / 8pm

Category:: Python, Technical Art, family

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George Castro 03.01.08 / 12am

Hey dude,

Hope things going well. Sound like they are. Your kids are so big. It’s amazing.

I look forward to pythonGeek. I really want to get into python considering i’m getting into houdini and modo. Not to mention the app i already use, maya, motionbuilder which also uses python hehe. Talk to you later buddy.

-George
Chad 03.01.08 / 2pm

Hey George,

Yeah things are going well. Although we have had a lot of snow this year. He had 5 inches last night alone. The kids love it and we built a 6 foot tall snowman this morning, so it ain’t all bad

Seems like all the 3D apps are implementing python. How are you liking Houdini?

Seeya,
Chad
George Castro 03.04.08 / 12am

Chad,

What is this snow you speak of? That’s a great looking snow man! Very impressive.

I just starting looking at some fundamental videos on houdini. Starting to ramp up. Hey, have you heard of PYMEL? and have you used it? Also, is Jason Parks still at sony? i wanted to contact him. Talk to you later buddy.

-George

p.s. learned about Relation constraints in motionbuilder last week. Great stuff!
Chad 03.04.08 / 6am

I have heard of pymel, although I haven’t used it yet. I am not exactly sure of what advantages/disadvantages it has. I’ll be looking at it later this week or early next. Jparks is still at sony, coding like a crazy man. If you need his contact info, send me an email. chad (at) chadmoore (dot) net

Relations are crazy, very powerful, but also not well documented. They can be very very hard to use with the damn interface to edit them. The UI just gets clogged with all the connections. But, again, they are extremely powerful. The “scale and offset” node can do a lot of the operations of Maya’s math nodes all in one fell swoop.

Seeya,
Chad

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