zinBookmarkManager
 
 

Description:
I often use camera bookmarks inside Maya to check the differences in renders. However, there seems to be little tool for editing bookmarks. I have written this tool to help copying bookmarks from scene to scene, making assigning bookmarks more intuitive. Also, updating bookmarks with new camera location.

  
 

Installation:
Simply copy the downloaded Mel script to
C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\maya\2008\scripts\
source the script from Maya Script Editor and run it by typing zinBookmarkManager and hit enter key
Compatible to Maya 7.x and above.

  
  Usage:


Load Scene Bookmarks - Loading all bookmarks within the scene.

Load Cameras - Loading all cameras inside the same scene

Attach Bookmarks - Hit Attach Bookmarks button to assign the selected bookmarks from Scene bookmarks list to selected camera from Scene camera list.

Delete Bookmarks - Delete any selected bookmarks from Scene bookmark list.

Update Bookmark - Select a bookmark from Scene bookmark list. Next, make sure you highlight the viewport that is viewing from the camera that has the selected bookmark. Hit Update Bookmark button to update the bookmark to the current viewing coordinates as new location.

Load Camera Bookmarks - Select any camera from Scene camera list and load its bookmark into Scene bookmark list.

Tips:
To transfer bookmarks to other scenes, just select any bookmarks from Scene bookmark list then export to .ma format. Import the exported .ma file into other scene then use the Attach Bookmarks to assign them back to any camera in the scene.