Interface: CATNodeControlFPInterface

This Function Publishing Interface is exposed by various components of 3ds Max CAT.

Properties:

.NumArbBones: integer : Read

Contains the number of arbitrary bones in the CATRig.

Read-only.

.Node: node : Read

Contains the node the controller is assigned to.

Read-only.

.Address: String by value : Read

Contains the address of the bone.

Read-only.

FOR EXAMPLE:

$[3].Address --get the address from the transform controller of a selected bone:
 "SceneRootNode.Hub.Limb[0].LimbBone[0].BoneSeg[1]"

.SetupTM : matrix3 by value : Read|Write

Get/set the Setup Transformation Matrix.

.BoneDimensions : point3 by value : Read

Contains the Bone's Dimensions (Length, Widht and Height).

Read-only.

.Stretchy : boolean : Read|Write

REMOVED in 3ds Max 2015: Get/set the Stretchy property of the Bone in versions prior to 3ds Max 2015. Replaced by the two methods below:

.SetupStretchy : boolean : Read|Write

NEW in 3ds Max 2015: Get/set the Stretchy property of the Bone for setup mode.

.AnimationStretchy : boolean : Read|Write

NEW in 3ds Max 2015: Get/set the Stretchy property of the Bone for animation mode.

.EffectHierarchy: boolean : Read|Write

Get/set whether changes to the Bone will affect the hierarchy or not.

.ApplyTransforms: boolean : Read|Write

Get/set whether to apply transforms to the Bone.

.NumLayerFloats: integer : Read

Contains the number of LayerFloat Controllers.

Read-only.

.SetupModeLocks: bitArray : Read|Write|Validated by Validator function

Get/set the bitarry of Setup Mode Locks.

.AnimationLocks: bitArray : Read|Write|Validated by Validator function

Get/set the bitarry of Animation Locks.

.MirrorBone: node : Read|Write

Get/set the mirror bone node.

Methods:

<Interface>AddArbBone AsNewGroup:<boolean> 
   AsNewGroup default value: false

Adds an arbitrary Bone to the Rig.

Returns the new Bone's CATNodeControlFPInterface Interface since 3ds Max 2013. In previous versions, it used to return the bone's ArbBone controller

You can use the Interface's .Node property to access the actual node of the new arbitrary Bone (see top of this page).

NEW in 3ds Max 2015: The AsNewGroup: optional argument can be set to True to add the bone to a new group. It defaults to False.

<Interface>GetArbBone <index>index

Returns the CATNodeControlFPInterface Interface of the indexed Arbitrary Bone since 3ds Max 2013. In previous versions, it used to return the bone's ArbBone controller.

<control>CreateLayerMatrix3 AsNewGroup:<boolean>
   AsNewGroup default value: false

Creates and returns a new LayerMatrix3 Controller.

NEW in 3ds Max 2015: The AsNewGroup: optional argument can be set to True to add the controller to a new group. It defaults to False.

<control>CreateLayerFloat()

Creates and returns a new LayerFloat Controller.

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