{"id":780,"date":"2019-12-09T02:38:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T02:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vertexture.org\/?page_id=780"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:06:12","slug":"ziconstraint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vertexture.org\/?page_id=780","title":{"rendered":"ziConstraint"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ziConstraint<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Compatible from Maya 2019 through 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

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A powerful C++ plug-in for snapping meshes in real-time. Suitable for retopology tasks and much more. A retopo shader is included.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Installation<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Put the plugin file in your maya plug-in path. To retrieve the path, just type in the melscript console editor:<\/span><\/p>\n

getenv MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH<\/em><\/p>\n

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C:\/Users\/user\/Documents\/maya\/mayaversion\/plug-ins <\/em><\/p>\n

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Unzip the python files in one of your maya script paths<\/span><\/p>\n

To retrieve the paths, just type in the melscript console editor:<\/span><\/p>\n

getenv MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH<\/span><\/p>\n

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C:UsersstuDocumentsmayascripts<\/em><\/p>\n

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To launch the tool<\/strong><\/p>\n

Load the plug-in with the plug-in manager then type in the script editor:<\/span><\/p>\n

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import zi_constraint<\/em><\/p>\n

zi_constraint.main()<\/em><\/p>\n

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