The Maya Embedded Language is a scripting programming language used to simplify tasks in Alias Systems Corporation 3D Graphics Software Maya (software). Most tasks that can be achieved through Maya s GUI can be achieved with MEL, as well as certain tasks that are not available from the GUI. MEL offers a method of speeding up complicated or repetetitive tasks, as well as allowing users to redistribute a specific set of commands with others that may find it useful.

MEL is syntactically similar to the C programming language, although it is much more limited. It provides some memory management and dynamic array-allocation, and offers and extensive set of functions specific to Maya.

Maya also offers an expression language that is a superset of MEL, and results in nodes that are executed as part of Maya dependency graph. Expressions are developed with Maya s Maya Expression Editor, and allow scripts to act while Maya evaluates the scene file, to simulate complex behaviors or perform other useful tasks.

See also: Computer programming

= References =

= External links =