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The following example will print the name of the simulator (node) , the current time (t) and the current time step (dt). The The if() statement is used to stop the simulation if the current frame is 2.

You can save the script below to a test.py file for Python or test.mel file for MEL and load it from Phoenix Simulator → Simulation → Scripting → Script File. 

 

for Python or test.mel file for MEL and load it from Phoenix Simulator → Simulation → Scripting → Script File. 

 

 

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PYTHON 3 (used for Maya 2022 and newer):

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import maya.cmds as cmds
import phxfd

def OnNewFrame(node, t, dt):
    print (node)
    print (t)
    print (dt)

    if( cmds.currentTime(query = True) == 2 ):
        phxfd.stop()
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PYTHON 2 (used for Maya 2021 and older)

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PYTHON:

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import maya.cmds as cmds
import phxfd

def OnNewFrame(node, t, dt):
    print node
    print t
    print dt

    if( cmds.currentTime(query = True) == 2 ):
        phxfd.stop()
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MEL:

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global proc OnNewFrame(string $node, float $t, float $dt) {
    print $node;
    print $t;
    print $dt;

    $now = `currentTime -q`;

    if($now == 2){
        phxfdSim -n $node -a "stop";
    }
}

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Function Declaration
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Example MEL function declaration:
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