DuMAF_DuTween

Duduf Tweener for Maya

DuTween is a Tween Machine for Autodesk Maya working with all versions of Maya, in either Python 2 or Python 3. It is very simple and focuses on ease of use and performance.

Install

• Copy DuTween.py to a plug-ins folder in Maya. It can be in the installation folder of Maya for all users, or simply in the maya subdirectory of your documents.
  e.g. on Windows: C:\users\yourName\documents\maya\plug-ins.

• Restart Maya if it was running.

• Enable the plugin via Windows ► Settings/Preferences ► Plug-in Manager.

You can also simply open and run the script without installation if you prefer. Just open the script in the script editor and run it.

Use

Tweening is available via a Maya command which you can add to any shelf, or assign a shorcut. You can also simply open and run the script without installation.

An icon dutween.png is provided to be used in shelves if you wish.

The command is dutween.

When used without parameters, it shows a simple user interface with a slider and a value to tween the selected objects. If some attributes are selected in the attribute editor, only these attributes are tweened. To improve performance, don't add too many keyframes: the less keyframes there are, the quicker it will be.

# Python
import maya.cmds as cmds
cmds.dutween()

// Mel
dutween

You can also use some parameters to automatically add a keyframe without showing the interface, for example to use it in your own scripts, or to add buttons with predefined values in a shelf.

• ratio or r: a value in the range [0.0, 1.0]. Sets the tweening ratio.

# Python
import maya.cmds as cmds
cmds.dutween(r=0.75)

// Mel
dutween -r 0.75