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Table Of Contents
Enter MEL commands in the Script Editor
Create geometry with MEL commands
Modify attributes of objects with MEL commands
Interpret Script Editor history
Entering MEL commands
You can enter MEL commands in the Command Line or the Script Editor. The
Command Line can only accept single line MEL commands, while the Script
Editor provides a method to input multiple MEL commands and view the
results.
To use the Command Line to input MEL commands
1 Select Display > UI Elements.
Ensure that Command Line is checked.
2 Click in the Command Line text field to position the text cursor in the
field
By default the Command Line is in MEL script entry mode. You can
change the mode by clicking on the text in the lower left hand corner.
For this lesson, ensure the Command Line is in MEL script entry mode.
3 Type the following in the Command Line.
sphere;
All MEL and Python entries are case sensitive.
4 To execute the command, press Enter on the numeric part of your
keyboard, or press Ctrl+Enter.
5 A NURBS sphere is created at the origin.
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