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Feb 1
2 min

Be Nice to Non-Gamedev Staff

As I was writing my post on interviews (coming tomorrow), I was reminded of something that bothered me a lot when I joined the industry...

Oct 20, 2020
1 min

Changing Control Color with PyMEL | Tech Art Bites

Ever tried changing control color through code in Maya? It's specially useful when writing an autorigger! You can change the color of the...

Oct 15, 2020
3 min

Content Management Basics (Perforce) | Tech Art Bites

What is content management? At a very high level, content management refers to the administration of digital content in a project,...

Sep 1, 2020
1 min

Debugging in Maya with Stack Trace | Tech Art Bites

Did you know that having this option enabled in your script editor will make your life a lot easier? It might seem obvious to point this...

Aug 18, 2020
1 min

Search your Maya scene with itemFilter() and lsThroughFilter() | Tech Art Bites

itemFilter and lsThroughFilter are used together to look for specific things in your scene. As the name suggests, itemFilter() creates a...

Aug 4, 2020
1 min

Passing mel scripts as python in Maya | Tech Art Bites

Have you ever tried reverse-engineering a MEL command in Maya only to find the python equivalent doesn't exist? That happens to me...

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