Autodesk Maya Developer Area:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=9469002
Maya API Help:
http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2015/ENU/?guid=__files_Maya_API_introduction_htm
<maya_root>/devkit/plug-ins
Video Tutorials:
03 Python Scripting in Maya
CGCircuit - Introduction to the Maya API
cmiVFX - PyQt4 UI Development for Maya
Digital Tutors - Creating Custom User Interfaces in Maya and Qt Designer
Digital Tutors - Getting Started with Python Scripting in Maya
Eat 3D - Autodesk Maya Scripting - An Introduction and Application
Gnomon_MEL 101_Fundamentals_repacked
Maya Programming Pack 12 Trainings For MEL Python API ( the real deal)
Apply Maya NodeIds
Go to http://www.autodesk.com/developmaya and go to the 'Register a Maya Developer Node ID Block' section. You'll find a link there to self-register your ID block.
https://linux4vfx.wordpress.com/category/maya/
maya python: http://www.pythonscripting.com
Maya plugin 下载(Bouns tools,....)
http://area.autodesk.com/downloads/plugins
Maya Help (doc)根目录
http://www.autodesk.com.cn/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=1170359&id=10473581
在线文档
2013 http://docs.autodesk.com/MAYAUL/2013/ENU/Maya-API-Documentation/index.html
2014 http://docs.autodesk.com/MAYAUL/2014/ENU/Maya-API-Documentation/index.html
2015 http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2015/ENU/
其他论坛
http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=7
http://www.creativecrash.com/forums/maya-boards
http://www.cgsir.com/phpbb/index.php?sid=b99f9a06036b56e4125e92666ee12f4a
http://www.cgskyx.com/index.php
http://tech-artists.org/
Blogs:
http://nccastaff.bournemouth.ac.uk/jmacey/RobTheBloke/www/
http://www.greggman.com/pages/mayastuff.htm
http://florian.loitsch.com/gpExport/
http://ewertb.soundlinker.com/maya.htm
http://hohehohe2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/openMaya-eng/0mokuji.html
http://www.wilygraphics.com/timingandspacing/mel_scriptingmaya_api/
http://www.wilygraphics.com/timingandspacing/
http://www.nshatter.com/index.html
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/3ddocs/mayaAPI/
mel wiki(http://mayamel.tiddlyspot.com/)
http://nathanhorne.com/ pyQT
plugin
http://blogs.oneindia.in/maya+plugins/1/showtags.html
cg相关论坛
http://cgpersia.com/ (类似51render)
http://bbs.chinadv.com/border/39/%E5%9B%BE%E5%BD%A2%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%AF/
http://www.chinavfx.net/index.php
cg ftp
http://www.cg98.cn/forum-75-2.html
qq群:Maya 研发联盟 (68118301)
教程
http://www.tvart.cn/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=5260&extra=page%3D1
melt deformer for maya 1.2.0
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/scripts-plugins/modeling/c/melt-deformer-for-maya
Simulating Musculature in Maya
http://chrisevans3d.com/tutorials/maya_muscle.htm
muscle system
http://chrisevans3d.com/tutorials/maya_muscle.htm
http://chrisevans3d.com/reference.htm
http://www.cgmuscle.com/
http://www.swcool.com/bbs/thread-16525-1-6.html
http://www.9iv.com/down/soft/4971.htm Maya 2008 Extension1 Muscle System (扩展包1-肌肤动画系统)
http://www.google.cn/search?q=+muscle+plug-in+for+maya&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:zh-CN:official&client=firefox-a
maya视频教程
http://juddsim.blogspot.com/
http://scroll-lock.eu/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=19&Itemid=28
插件供应商
http://www.potion-studios.com/index.html
骨骼插件 Advanced Skeletonv
http://www.cg98.cn/thread-1849-1-1.html
http://xidong.net/File001/File_52163.html
视频教程
http://you.video.sina.com.cn/a/1303003-1322130370.html
http://www.21edu8.com/pcnet/3d/9308/
http://www.21edu8.com/pcnet/3d/9308/show.html?9308-0-170
http://www.verycd.com/search/folders/maya?start=10
表情 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDQzNzA5NTY=.html
MR节点使用视频 http://video.hxsd.com/playlist/3571_1
Maya材质节点编辑器 ,基本节点使用 http://www.vhxsd.com/playlist/5188
Maya多通道渲染 http://www.vhxsd.com/playlist/5180
分层渲染 http://www.vhxsd.com/playlist/3830
Lighting http://www.vhxsd.com/playlist/4336
2009基础教程 http://www.vhxsd.com/playlist/3303
相机设置http://www.vhxsd.com/stbb/12792,http://www.vhxsd.com/stbb/12793
动画层 http://www.vhxsd.com/stbb/9852
动画基础http://www.vhxsd.com/stbb/9256
VeryCD http://www.verycd.com/search/folders/maya?
DOVER STUDIOS MAYA: Hypershade Workflow
DOVER STUDIOS MAYA: Surface Materials
电子书教程
http://www.downtr.net/find/maya+studio+projects+dynamics.html
展UV的插件
Zebruv
http://203.208.37.132/search?q=cache:aDML6aAgGdEJ:hi.baidu.com/angelml/blog/item/f91b68c65a3fdc1c9c163da8.html+ABF%2B%2B+Roadkill+V1.1&cd=3&hl=zh-CN&ct=clnk&gl=cn&client=firefox-a&st_usg=ALhdy28f5CWk4qR5n8IFXLa7yaPlY0i_GA
Roadkill
http://hi.baidu.com/angelml/blog/item/5373f750e5ffd45b1138c2b5.html
http://www.pullin-shapes.co.uk/page8.htm
开源插件、项目:
liquid (doc )
melfunction, m2k, mapy, dnPtcViewerNode
maya-tweak,http://maya-tweak.sourceforge.net/
sony imageworks opensource http://opensource.imageworks.com/
http://opensourcevfx.org/(很多开源项目!!!)
field3d - A file format and data structures for storing 3D voxel and simulation data.
brainbugz , googlecode, blog,等作者的其他项目
http://tamarind.free.fr/noctua/ kdtree ,Delaunay
MRV is a python framework based on wrapping the Maya API to speed updevelopment and ease of use within pipelines using Autodesk Maya.
Ocellaris it a tools set for translating Maya scenes into Renderman and Gelato scene descriptions.
ANIM is a Public character/animation pipeline tools for Autodesk's Maya.
MayaMSI Auditor Audits MSI packages for basic issues.
maya-slight Maya lighting tool.
http://ortholab.codeplex.com/, MeshRelaxation,....
Ptex (source, forum, webpage, guide )
batchRender
lip-sync
Coral http://code.google.com/p/coral-repo/
Visualize complex shaders with GLSL code without having to write a any c++ node, just point the Shader node at the shader files and have your attributes and uniforms work with coral as native data types.
shatter
voronoi-shattering-csci-580-final-project, A maya plug-in for geometry shattering using Voronoi Diagram Alogrithm
UsefulResources
from: http://code.google.com/p/diascripting/wiki/UsefulResources
Highend3D Maya BoardsThis is the one I use the most to ask for help or search for answers towrite my scripts. Very active community, your question will (almost)always be addressed by someone!
CGTalk Maya Boards Also very active community.
Python Inside Maya: Google group. You must be a member to read and post. Quite active
Script repositories and tutorials and wikis
Highend3D Scripts Downloads Huge collection of scripts for Maya, both in Python and MEL.
TOI MEL Database MEL Database from the TU Delft.
Research Nodes Wiki set up by our former scripting tutor Tobias Schwimm, with some tutorials and scripts to download.
mel editor
ConTEXT - http://www.context.cx/
CrimsonEditor - http://www.crimsoneditor.com/
JEdit - http://www.jedit.org/
TextPad - http://www.textpad.com/
BBEdit (Mac) - http://www.barebones.com/
NotePad++ - http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/
proxy.wiki"The Proxy.wiki is a platform of sharing and discussion forcomputational techniques in architecture. Scripts and tutorials ofgeneral interest can be found here, as well as student codes and otherresources."
we work 4 her Blog written by people from ZH's research lab.
Biothing Alisa Andrasek
Axel Kilian Design Explorer
Daniel Shiffman"Daniel Shiffman works as an Assistant Arts Professor at theInteractive Telecommunications Program at NYU’s Tisch School of theArts."
theverymany"Marc Fornes, Architect DPLG, is the founder of THEVERYMANY,www.theverymany.net, a design studio and collaborative research forumengaging the field of architecture via encoded and explicit processes."
Generator.x"Generator.x is a conference and exhibition examining the current roleof software and generative strategies in art and design."
Kokkugia"kokkugia is an international design practice based in london and newyork that operates through design, research, experimentation andteaching. "
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http://data-tribe.net/wework4her/index.php?category=1
CG References & Tutorials http://www.fundza.com/
Free rigs
animation/model download
free shaders mayasoftware/mentalray
http://shadermonger.com/