Mel Commands

Below is a list of mel commands (and corresponding flags) that work with MtoA. These mel commands can save time when used as hotkeys in Maya to speed up your workflow for example.

Command Definition Flags
arnoldRender -b -batch
-cam -camera Name
-h -height UnsignedInt
-ofn -origFileName String
-p -port UnsignedInt
-seq -frameSequence String
-srv -saveToRenderView String
-w -width UnsignedInt
arnoldIpr -cam -camera Name
-h -height UnsignedInt
-m -mode String
-n -node String
-w -width UnsignedInt
arnoldBakeGeo -f -filename String
arnoldExportAss Exports the current scene to a .ass file. -a -asciiAss
-b -batch
-bb -boundingBox
-c -compressed
-cam -camera String
-ef -endFrame Float
-ep -expandProcedurals
-f -filename String
-fp -fullPath
-fs -frameStep Float
-fsh -forceTranslateShadingEngines
-ll -lightLinks UnsignedInt
-m -mask UnsignedInt
-o -options String
-pr -exportPrefix String
-s -selected
-sf -startFrame Float
-shg -exportAllShadingGroups
-sl -shadowLinks UnsignedInt
arnoldImportAss Imports a .ass file. -f -filename String
arnoldPlugins -aov -listAOVs
-gad -getAttrData String
-gbd -getBuildDate
-gbi -getBuildID
-gcv -getClmVersion
-gev -getExtensionApiVersion String
-las -listAOVShaders
-lcs -listCustomShapes
-le -loadExtension
-llx -listLoadedExtensions
-lnt -listAOVNodeTypes
-lop -listOperators
-lsp -listPlugins String
-lst -listTranslators String
-n -nodePlug Name
-nt -nodeType String
-sdt -setDefaultTranslator String String
-ule -unloadExtension String
arnoldListAttributes
arnoldTemperaturetoColor
arnoldFlushCache Flushes Arnold's texture caches. -fa -flushall on
-q -quads on
-s -skydome on
-st -selected_textures on
-t -textures on
arnoldCopyAsAdmin -f -file String
-o -output String
arnoldRenderView Opens the Arnold Renderview window -cam -camera Name
-get -getoption String
-h -height UnsignedInt
-m -mode String
-opt -option String String
-r -region UnsignedInt UnsignedInt UnsignedInt UnsignedInt
-st -status String
-w -width UnsignedInt
arnoldUpdateTx -f -force
arnoldScene -l -list String
-m -mode String
-q -query
arnoldLicense -cc -copyToClipboard String
-gn -getNlmServer
-gr -getRlmServer
-rs -runServerStatus
-sn -setNlmServer String
-sr -setRlmServer String
arnoldViewOverrideOptionBox -m -mode String
arnoldExportToMaterialX -f -filename String
-fp -fullPath on
-l -look String
-p -properties String
-r -relative on
-s -separator String
arnoldExportOperators -f -filename String
-sel -selection on
-shd -shaders on
aiViewRegionCmd -c -create
-d -delete