Starting in 2011, Maya's entire ui back-end was converted to Qt. You still use the same Maya commands to author UI's, but behind the scenes Qt is appearing on your screen.
This is not to be confused with PyQt, which is a Python (not Maya) implementation of Qt. You can also get PyQt working in Maya, if you jump through some hoops (shown in the PDF below).
If you actually need to download the Qt source, Autodesk has its own custom cuts for Maya downloadable here: http://www.autodesk.com/lgplsource
Qt Designer can be found here (2012):
Qt Posts:
Installing PyQt4 and running in Maya (this appears to be the same docs from 2008->2012):
Other PyQt posts:
This is not to be confused with PyQt, which is a Python (not Maya) implementation of Qt. You can also get PyQt working in Maya, if you jump through some hoops (shown in the PDF below).
- Maya 2008 -> 2010 : Qt not supported.
- Maya 2011 : v4.5.3 : http://qt.nokia.com/qt-in-use/autodesk
- Maya 2012 : v4.7.1 : Included: Maya's GUI system is based on Qt now.
If you actually need to download the Qt source, Autodesk has its own custom cuts for Maya downloadable here: http://www.autodesk.com/lgplsource
Qt Designer can be found here (2012):
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2012\bin\designer.exe
Qt Posts:
- http://www.creativecrash.com/tutorials/using-qt-designer-for-mel-interfaces
- http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/stevenr/maya_2011_highlight_qt_user_interface
Installing PyQt4 and running in Maya (this appears to be the same docs from 2008->2012):
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya20XX\devkit\other\PyQtScripts\Windows_QT_Installation.pdfGood post on getting PyQt and PySide running in Maya:
Other PyQt posts: