Installing the frame counter script

Right click on the file and open it with Wordpad. It will give you this:

/* This file downloaded from Highend3d.com
''
'' Highend3d.com File Information:
''
'' Script Name: frameCounter v1.0
'' Author: Patrick McNabb
'' Last Updated: December 31, 2002
'' Update/Change this file at:
'' http://www.highend3d.com/maya/mel/?section=interface#2079
''
'' Please do not alter any information above this line
'' it is generated dynamically by Highend3d.com and will
'' be changed automatically on any updates.
*/

//stick this file in your My Documents/maya/4.0/scripts directory and rename it to: userSetup.mel
//it'll give you a framecounter display menu item
//if you already have a userSetup.mel file add this stuff to it:

headsUpDisplay
-section 8
-block 0
-blockSize "medium"
-dfs "large"
-command "currentTime -q"
-atr
HUDFrameCount;



// Adds menu items to control the framecounter - it'll be under display-headsupdisplay

global string $gHeadsUpDisplayMenu;

menuItem
-parent $gHeadsUpDisplayMenu
-checkBox true
-label "Frame Counter"
-command "headsUpDisplay -e -vis #1 HUDFrameCount"
-annotation "Frame Counter: Toggle the display of frame counter";

The important part is this section:

//stick this file in your My Documents/maya/4.0/scripts directory and rename it to: userSetup.mel
//it'll give you a framecounter display menu item
//if you already have a userSetup.mel file add this stuff to it:

headsUpDisplay
-section 8
-block 0
-blockSize "medium"
-dfs "large"
-command "currentTime -q"
-atr
HUDFrameCount;


Depending on what Maya you're using, the path could look like this:

My Documents/maya/8.5/scripts/

Don't forget to rename the script.