This script was designed for Dustin Aber. In Maya there is the built in functionality to choose a projection plane for planer projections. However, when you select to do a spherical or cylindrical projection you cannot specify a starting projection direction and have to manually rotate it with manipulators every time. It is available in the attributes however. This script loads a ui exposing that functionality making it easier for artists to project UVs quickly on non-defaultly oriented objects.
To install:
Place rotProUI.py in your C:\Users\(your user)\Documents\maya\scripts folder or equivalent location in your PYTHONPATH.
Usage:
1. In script editor run (can be added to shelf):
import rotProUI
rotProUI()
2. Select Object or set of faces
3. Select projection type from the radio buttons
4. Select rotation type
5. Click project
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