Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 29

1 | Interface overview How do I? > Start Maya from the command line loadNewShelf "shelf_Polygons.mel"; loadNewShelf "shelf_Subdivs.mel"; loadNewShelf "shelf_Deformation.mel"; loadNewShelf "shelf_Animation.mel"; loadNewShelf "shelf_Dynamics.mel"; loadNewShelf "shelf_Rendering.mel"; loadNewShelf "shelf_Fluids.mel"; loadNewShelf "shelf_Fur.mel"; loadNewShelf "shelf_Hair.mel"; saveAllShelves $gShelfTopLevel; Related topics ™ "Main window" on page 19 ™ "Create, rename, rearrange, or delete a shelf" on page 146 ™ "Add a tool, action, or MEL script to a shelf" on page 147 ™ "Edit the contents of a shelf" on page 148 ™ "Window > Settings/Preferences > Shelf Editor" on page 307 Start Maya from the command line If you start Maya from the command line, there are various startup options you can specify. For example, you can open a file at startup using the -file flag: maya -file filename maya.exe -file filename To see the available startup flags, type the following: maya -help Running Maya in batch or prompt mode Maya can be run in several distinct modes that affect its overall manner of operation, two of which allow you to execute Maya commands without the interface, -prompt and -batch (on Windows, use mayabatch.exe instead of maya -batch). • The -prompt flag issues a MEL prompt for you to type commands as you would in the Script Editor. Some commands that require the graphical user interface are either unavailable or have no effect. Type quit to exit the prompt mode. • Use the -batch flag to run commands without user input, such as in shell or batch scripts. The -batch flag starts Maya, executes any commands you specify, and then closes Maya. For example, you could create a script to open a file from a prior version of Maya in order to update it to the current version. For Linux and Mac OS X: maya -batch -file someMayaFile.mb -command "file -save" For Windows: Basics 29