@stuzzz wrote:
The studios I worked for have prohibited pymel for many reason related to the pipeline.
Maya still use python 2.7 for many reasons also.
Usually studios use cmds because that's what they have been using for a long time. And the existing setup and tools is all written in cmds. And likely the people who are responsible for the pipeline don't know pymel.
As mentioned at the end of the video, if your whole studio uses cmds you sometimes do not have much choice. But should still try to show others the benefits of what could be a better setup.
Regarding Python 2.7, that is not directly related to this video. But the sole reason for that is very similar. A lot of AAA game and film studios have their existing pipeline written in 2.7, and Autodesk has to support those studios. Upgrading worldwide to 3.0 comes at a cost and a lot of companies have been trying to postpone this as much as possible. The next release of Max will likely be supporting 2.7 and 3.0, so I would assume the same for Maya.
The take away: a lot of studios have old legacy code and the only reason is usually time and cost.
