hkTools

What does it do

Tools for matchmove, layout and animation related tasks in Autodesk Maya.

Installation

Download and unzip the hkTools-#.#.#.zip file from GitHub releases.
Dead-Simple Installation. Just drag and drop the install.mel file onto the Maya viewport. That's it!

Creates Run Time Commands that you can assign hotkeys to.
1. Edit Hotkeys For: Custom Scripts
2. Assign a Hotkey for each command
Creates hkTools Shelf.

Tool List

Matchmove & Layout & Animation(Run Time Command)

Center3D
- Center the selected transform(s) onto the camera view in Maya. Just like in 3DEqualizer.
- scripts/runTimeCommand/center3d.py
  - Default Hotkey: Alt Shift C
- https://github.com/kohyuk91/center3d
Cycle Through Visible Cameras Forward & Backward
- If there is only one visible camera in the scene, jump between persp camera and the one visible camera.
- If there are more than two visible cameras in the scene, cycle through all visible cameras.
- scripts/runTimeCommand/cycleThroughVisibleCamerasForward.py
  - Default Hotkey: Alt Shift E
- scripts/runTimeCommand/cycleThroughVisibleCamerasBackward.py
  - Default Hotkey: Alt Shift Q
Reset Pan Zoom
- scripts/runTimeCommand/resetPanZoom.py
  - Default Hotkey: Alt Shift R
TLOC
- "T"riangulate "Loc"ator. TLOC helps you to triangulate points with ease.
- scripts/runTimeCommand/tloc.py
  - Default Hotkey: Alt Shift X
- https://github.com/kohyuk91/tloc
Toggle Holdout
- Toggles Hold-Out in shape node's Render Stats.
  - If nothing is selected toggle Hold-Out for all objects in scene.
  - If objects are selected toggle Hold-Out for only selected objects.
- scripts/runTimeCommand/toggleHoldout.py
  - Default Hotkey: `

Matchmove & Layout & Animation(Shelf)

Switch Hotkey Set
- Cycle through hotkey sets. No need to open the Hotkey Editor.
- scripts/shelf/_HotKey.py
Bake Cam
- Bakes the camera to world space by reparenting to world.
- scripts/shelf/bakeCam.py
Child Space
- Display object point group's rotation and position curves in child space(instead of global space).
- In child space we are able to scale the object point group without any shifting in screen space for the entire time range.(Just like scaling object point groups in 3DEqualizer.)
- Interface
- scripts/shelf/childSpace.py
Dual Image
- scripts/shelf/dualImage.py
Horizon Line
- Creates an artificial horizon line for the active cam.
- scripts/shelf/horizonLine.py
Loc Baker
- Bakes selected(or multiple) transform node's translation, rotation and scale to a locator.
- Interface
- scripts/shelf/locBaker.py
Loc Cone
- Creates a cone for each selected locator(transform node).
- scripts/shelf/locCone.py
Overscan
- scripts/shelf/overScan.py
Quick ATOM
- Quick ATOM script uses Maya's ATOM (Animation Transfer Object Model). Just tweaked it a little bit to use it in a copy & paste fashion.
- Video Overview
  
  Kila rig by antCGI(https://www.antcgi.com/)
- scripts/shelf/quickAtom.py
Switch
- Switches motion between a Static Object and a Dynamic Object.
- Video Overview
- Interface
- scripts/shelf/switch.py
YMin
- Moves selected(or multiple) object's pivot to XZ center and Y minimum of bounding box.
- scripts/shelf/yMin.py
ZLOC
- ZLOC is a 2.5D tracker system built for Science-D-Visions 3DEqualizer and Autodesk Maya. (Based on SynthPipe by Martin Kulig)
- Interface
- scripts/shelf/zloc_maya.py
- https://github.com/kohyuk91/zloc