Load python script on startup

[Admiral.Pixel]

Hi all. I created my own custom window script using python and I wonder how can I LOAD it automatically everytime I open Maya? I don't want to open my script manager and load my script everytime I open Maya. I tried using the userSetup.py but it pops up as a separate window and not on Maya itself. Also, how do I turn on Antialiasing on startup as well? Please see image for clarification. Thanks in advance. 

[morten_bohne]

I'm guessing you made the ui in pyside? then you should be able to parent it to the main maya window

import maya.OpenMayaUI as omui
from shiboken import wrapInstance

def getMayaWindow():
    """pointer to the main maya window"""
    ptr = omui.MQtUtil.mainWindow()
    if ptr:
        return wrapInstance(long(ptr), QtGui.QMainWindow)

win = your_ui(parent=getMayaWindow())

as for the Antialiasing, I guess you could do something like this on startup (throw it in a script that gets run by your usersetup):

import pymel.core as pm

hwr = pm.PyNode("hardwareRenderingGlobals")
try:
    hwr.multiSampleEnable.set(1)
except:
    print("Couldn't set Anti-aliasing")

 or do the same through maya.cmds (might be faster to load?)

[Admiral.Pixel]

Hey there and thanks for replying. Yes I did put the script inside because I don't know the python procedure like in userSetup.mel wherein you just put "source examplescriptname.mel;"  From

win = your_ui(parent=getMayaWindow()) <<I don't have UI I made the GUI with Python(or should I put the name of my script here?)

[morten_bohne · Accepted solution]

you should just be able to import and run the tool from userSetup.py same way as you normally do?

something like:

import examplescriptname
examplescriptname.run_ui()

 Jeremy Ernst did some videos on fiddling with the userSetup.py a while back you could take a look at:

[Admiral.Pixel]

Hi again. I finally figured it out. I used a def function and cmds.scriptJob(event = ["NewSceneOpened", function_name]) and call the function in the end. Thanks for the video. 

[Anonymous]

Hi, where do you call the function in the end? In the userStartup.py or your custom script file?

Thank you! I have the same problem as yours.