Mel Script

Here's script for parenting any prop

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///////////////////////////Run script : "setparent" /////////////////////////////////////
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global proc setparent()
{
string $sel[]=`ls -sl`;
string $child=$sel[0];
string $parent=$sel[1];
select -r $child;
string $rt[]=`pickWalk -d up`;
string $root=$rt[0];
if ($root==$child)
{
select -cl ;
$root=`group -em`;
xform -os -piv 0 0 0;
select -cl ;
select -r $child ;
select -add $root;
string $pc[]=`parentConstraint -weight 1`;
delete $pc[0] ;
select -r $child ;
select -add $root ;
parent;
}
select -cl ;
string $group;
if (!objExists("Parent_Group"))
{
$group =`group -em -n Parent_Group`;
}
else { $group="Parent_Group"; }
$pnull=`group -em`;
select -r $pnull;
select -add $group;
parent;
select -cl ;
select -r $parent;
select -add $pnull;
parentConstraint -weight 1;
select -r $pnull;
select -add $root;
$pc=`parentConstraint -mo -weight 1`;
string $list[]=`parentConstraint -q -wal $pc[0]`;
int $n=`size($list)`;
if ($n > 1)
{
setAttr ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-2]) 0;
setKeyframe ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-2]);
setKeyframe ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-1]);
int $ct=`currentTime -query`;
currentTime -edit ($ct-1);
setAttr ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-2]) 1;
setAttr ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-1]) 0;
setKeyframe ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-2]);
setKeyframe ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-1]);
currentTime -edit $ct;
}
else
{
setKeyframe ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-1]);

int $ct=`currentTime -q`;
currentTime -edit ($ct-1);
setAttr ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-1]) 0;
setKeyframe ($pc[0] + "." + $list[$n-1]);

currentTime -edit $ct;

}
select -cl ;
select -r $child;
}


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Here's the script for quicktime framecounter:
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{timescale: 15}
{font: Arial}
{bold}
{justify: center}
{size: 22}
{backColor: 0, 0, 0}
{width: 60}
{height: 30}
{timeStamps: relative}
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