PyQt5_Maya

Built PyQt5 for Maya 2018 (Windows 64bit Only)

Notice: PyQt does not have the same licensing as Maya, Qt, or Python. Please consult the PyQt website for information about licensing for PyQt.

required for build Qt5 for Maya 2018 :

• Maya 2018 !
• visual studio 2017 + Build Tools
• PyQt5_gpl-5.9
• sip-4.19.3

Download Section :

• Autodesk Maya 2018

https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya

• visual studio 2017

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=15

• visual studio Build Tools

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools&rel=15

• PyQt5_gpl-5.9

https://datapacket.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pyqt/PyQt5/PyQt-5.11.3/PyQt5_gpl-5.11.3.zip

• sip-4.19.3

https://datapacket.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pyqt/PyQt5/PyQt-5.11.3/PyQt5_gpl-5.11.3.zip

Start : Install Maya 2018 and VS 2017 (You know).

copy zip (sip and PyQt) and Bat file to Script Directory in Maya, for example :

C:\Users\~\Documents\maya\2018\scripts

and Extract zip file, like this :

C:\Users\~\Documents\maya\2018\scripts\PyQt5_gpl-5.9
C:\Users\~\Documents\maya\2018\scripts\sip-4.19.3

Next go edit qt.conf in Maya Directory

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2018\bin\qt.conf

Notice: Please backup your qt.conf first, you’ll need to restore it after building PyQt5.

to this :

[Paths]
Prefix=$(MAYA_LOCATION)
Libraries=lib
Binaries=bin
Headers=include/Qt
Data=.
Plugins=qt-plugins
Translations=qt-translations
Qml2Imports=qml

and Extract file to :

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2018\include\qt-5.6.1_vc14-include.tar
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2018\include\Qt


C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2018\mkspecs\qt-5.6.1_vc14-mkspecs.tar
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2018\mkspecs

open CMD as administrator and go to Script Directory in maya then open buildAll.bat

Notice: if used VS 2015 you must Edit setup.bat file in Line 28 and 32.

End: Build Directory is like this !

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2018\Python\Lib\site-packages

for TEST

import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QPushButton
from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot
 
class PyQt_Maya(QWidget):
 
    def __init__(self):
        super(PyQt_Maya,self).__init__()
        self.title = 'PyQt5 Maya 2018'
        self.left = 100
        self.top = 100
        self.width = 265
        self.height = 385
        self.initUI()
 
    def initUI(self):
        self.setWindowTitle(self.title)
        self.setGeometry(self.left, self.top, self.width, self.height)
                
        button = QPushButton('Maya PyQt5 button', self)
        button.setToolTip('example button')
        button.move(68,70) 
        button.clicked.connect(self.on_click)
                                        
        self.show()
       
    @pyqtSlot()
    def on_click(self):
        print('PyQt5 button click')         
        

   
show = PyQt_Maya()