MAYA, PLUGINS - melfunctions

DESCRIPTION
mal.. mael... -wait- melfunctions is a plugin for Alias Maya that gives you access to many new mel command functions most of which are only very hard to replicate purely in MEL.  A lot of the commands are actually convenient wrapper around functionality that is already in the Maya API and melfunctions gives the script writer access to this hidden power formerly only available to C++ developers. 
Hopefully it will make it easier and faster to create more advanced solutions using Maya’s embedded scripting language.
Also included are a set of scriptable nodes (at the moment that's only one scriptable deformer, but other node types will follow), allowing you to use mel to control aspects of Maya that formerly only C++ developers had access to.

Version History

• v 0.2.0, 12/08/06
  • numerous new functions allowing you to deal with double, vector and matrix arrays (or singles)
  • changed naming convention and syntax of previous matrix commands, so this update is not backwards compatible
• v 0.1.0, 16/02/06
  • initial release with a basic set of 15 matrix functions

DOCUMENTATION
I tried to document the commands properly but have assumed basic scripting and cg related mathematics knowledge - don't be surprised if the documentation is a little short on examples and explanations!

Please read the documentation!

License
Please read carefully as this is important: melfunctions is NOT free software. melfunctions is charityware, this mean that in case you want to use this software commercially you are asked to donate an amount of money to a charity. If you are using the software for private or educational purposes then there is no obligation to donate any money, but it certainly would be appreciated!

If you are not sure which charity to donate to, I recommend the Doctors Without Borders / Medicines Sans Frontieres. Here is a webpage with a list of their national offices. It's best to donate to your national office as they can provide you with tax receipts.
As to the question how much to donate, well that is entirely up to you - please do however take into account the amount of money it would have cost you to develop a similar solution inhouse, how much money you save by using it, all donations are tax deductible and you are supporting a good cause! :-)

Please let me know if you do make a donation - I'd like to know if something like this actually works.

DOWNLOAD
Before downloading anything, please make sure you have read and understood the disclaimer and the above license!

Bug reports, feedback and suggestions are welcome!

You want melfunctions for your favorite platform? Please contact me and we'll work something out!