topic Re: Project Directory with Python? in Maya Programming Forum

Project Directory with Python?

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:45:31 GMT

Hi,

I'm currently working on a Python based simulation project for my university degree. Part of this project involves saving a proprietary file in the user's current project directory. Now I've searched high and low to find the answer, but as of yet cannot: is there any way to query the Maya API and return the currently selected project directory?

os.getcwd() only ever returns the Maya binary folder (since that's where the OS is running Maya from) and whilst a setProject command exists, there's no getProject alternative.

It seems a bit odd that there's no exisiting commands to bring up the project directory, as I'd imagine thats a fairly obvious step for a lot of custom tools...

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Re: Project Directory with Python?

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:17:38 GMT

workspace

Re: Project Directory with Python?

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:22:28 GMT

Genius, thanks.

I can't believe it was as simple as that, I feel a little bit dumber for not finding that now!

Re: Project Directory with Python?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:11:09 GMT

Actually, having tested out this command, cmds.workspace( q=True, dir=True ) only returns the directory at which Maya expects to find projects (i.e /username/documents/maya/projects) rather than the actual set project directory (for example in this case /username/my projects/project_name).

Any other suggestions?

Re: Project Directory with Python?

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:45:10 GMT

import maya.cmds as cmds
import os.path

projectDirectory = cmds.workspace(q=True, rd=True)
currentScene = os.path.abspath(cmds.file&#40;q=True, sn=True&#41;)
if 'scene' in cmds.workspace(q=True, frl=True):
       sceneDirectory = os.path.join(projectDirectory, cmds.workspace(fre='scene'))

Re: Project Directory with Python?

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:16:35 GMT

Is there any other way? cause the workspace command, when it's called in python code without Maya GUI, doesn't give back any other workspace beside the default one?

Re: Project Directory with Python?

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:01:00 GMT

when you say without maya GUI is you're doing stuff with maya batch? you could always setup an optionvar with your working directory and synchronize it whenever the workspace changes