ABSTRACT
In Chapter 7, we examined Maya’s built-in tools for creating basic windows using the cmds module. While the cmds module provides a very natural and native mechanism for creating GUIs in Maya, you can probably imagine that creating more involved windows, controls, and layouts using commands could be an arduous programming task. Fortunately, Maya 2011 and later have introduced an alternative user interface approach that not only provides more options, but also offers a set of tools that can substantially expedite the creation of a custom GUI. Specifically, Maya 2011 and later have fully integrated the Qt graphics libraries.
