Creating Custom User Interfaces in Maya and Qt Designer
In this tutorial we will learn how to utilize Qt Designer for creating custom UIs. Software required: Maya 2012 64-bit, Qt Designer, Python 2.6, PyQt4.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial we will learn how to utilize Qt Designer for creating custom UIs. We will discover the awesome art of using Qt Designer along with Python, PyQt4 and MEL scripting to create custom UIs within Maya. We will go over the use of Qt Designer along with using Python to connect everything together. Some scripting knowledge is useful, but not necessarily needed. Everything is provided within this tutorial along with project files and scripts. Software required: Maya 2012 64-bit, Qt Designer, Python 2.6, PyQt4.
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About the author
Tim Callaway is a Character TD/Technical Director from Portland Oregon. While studying at school, he participated in Sony's Mentorship program and a handful of 3D productions for short films. After studying at The Art Institute of Portland, he had a summer internship at Laika/House for the Toys "R" Us campaign. After various work on video games and commercials, he currently works at Hive-Fx on the hit TV series Grimm on NBC.