Skin_Morph : Modifier

Parameters Rollout

<Skin_Morph>.bones ArrayParameter default: #() --node array; Bone_Nodes; SubAnim   

Get/set the bones array.

Selection Rollout

<Skin_Morph>.useSoftSelection BooleanClass default: false-- boolean; Use_Soft_Selection 

Get/set the state of the Use Soft Selection checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.selectionRadius Float default: 10.0 -- float; Selection_Radius 

Get/set the Soft Selection Radius value.

<Skin_Morph>.useEdgeLimit BooleanClass default: false -- boolean; Use_Edge_Limit 

Get/set the state of the Edge Limit checbox.

<Skin_Morph>.edgeLimit Integer default: 10 -- integer; Edge_Limit 

Get/set the Soft Selection Edge Limit value.

<Skin_Morph>.falloffGraphs ArrayParameter default: #() -- max objectarray; Falloff_Graphs; SubAnim 

<Skin_Morph>.softSelectionGraph CurveControl default: ReferenceTarget:Animatable -- max object; Soft_Selection_Graph; SubAnim 

Accesses the Soft Selection Curve Control.

Skin_Morph.softSelectionGraph - superclass: ReferenceMaker; super-superclass:MAXWrapper - 1:1 - classID: #(341333875, 1211792847) 

<Skin_Morph.softSelectionGraph>.curve_1 SubAnim default: SubAnim:Curve_1 -- SubAnimSkin_Morph.softSelectionGraph.curve_1 : MAXObject ; 

Accesses the curve in the Soft Selection Curve Control.

<Skin_Morph>.targetNodes ArrayParameter default: #() -- node array; Node_List; SubAnim 

Get/set the External Mesh Target nodes array.

Local Properties Rollout

<Skin_Morph>.enabled BooleanClassdefault: true -- boolean 

Get/set the state of the Enabled checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.MorphName String default: "Morph0" -- string 

Get/set the name of the Morph.

<Skin_Morph>.influenceAngle Float default: 90.0 -- float; Influence 

Get/set theInfluence Angle value.

<Skin_Morph>.falloff Integer default: 0 -- integer 

Get/set the Falloff drop-down list selection. Possible values are:

0 - Linear

1 - Sinual

2 - Fast

3 - Slow

4 - Custom Falloff

<Skin_Morph>.jointType Integer default: 0 -- integer; Joint_Type 

Get/set the Joint Type drop-down list selection. Possible values are:

0 - Ball Joint

1 - Planar Joint

<Skin_Morph>.reloadSelected BooleanClass default: false -- boolean; Only_Reload_Selected_Vertices 

Get/set the state of the "Reload only selected verts" checkbox.

Copy and Paste Rollout

<Skin_Morph>.showMirrorPlane BooleanClass default: false-- boolean; Show_Mirror_Plane 

Get/set the state of the Show Mirror Plane checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.previewBone BooleanClass default: false -- boolean;Preview_Bones 

Get/set the state of the Preview Bone checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.previewVerts BooleanClass default: false -- boolean; Preview_Verts 

Get/set the state of the Preview Vertices checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.mirrorPlane Integer default: 0 -- integer; Mirror_Plane 

Get/set the Mirror Plane axis. Possible values are:

0 - X

1 - Y

2 - Z

<Skin_Morph>.mirrorOffset Float default: 0.0 -- float; Mirror_Offset 

Get/set the Mirror Offset value.

<Skin_Morph>.mirrorThreshold Float default: 1.0 -- float; Mirror_Threshold 

Get/set the Mirror Threshold value.

Options Rollout

<Skin_Morph>.safemode BooleanClass default: true -- boolean; Safe_Mode 

Get/set the state of the Beginner Mode checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.showDriverBone BooleanClass default: true-- boolean; Show_Driver_Bone 

Get/set the state of the Show Driver Bone checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.showMorphBone BooleanClass default: true --boolean; Show_Morph_Bone 

Get/set the state of the Show Morph Bone checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.showCurrentAngle BooleanClass default: true-- boolean; Show_Current_Angle 

Get/set the state of the Show Current Angle checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.showEdges BooleanClass default:true -- boolean; Show_Edges 

Get/set the state of the Show Edges checkbox.

<Skin_Morph>.matrixSize Float default: 10.0 -- float; Matrix_Size 

Get/set the matrix size value.

<Skin_Morph>.boneSize Float default: 1.0 -- float; Bone_Size 

Get/set the bones size value.

Additional Options not exposed to the UI

<Skin_Morph>.showLimitAngle BooleanClass default: false-- boolean; Show_Limit_Angle 

When set to true, shows the Limit Angle in the viewport.

<Skin_Morph>.showDeltas BooleanClass default:true -- boolean; Show_Deltas 

When set to true, shows the Deltas in the viewport.

<Skin_Morph>.showX BooleanClass default: true -- boolean; Show_X 
<Skin_Morph>.showY BooleanClass default: true -- boolean; Show_Y
<Skin_Morph>.showZ BooleanClass default: true -- boolean; Show_Z 

Selection Rollout

<void>resetSelectionGraph()

Resets the Soft Selection graph. Corresponds to pressing the Reset Graph button in the Selection rollout.

<void>ring() 

Corresponds to pressing the Ring button in the Selection rollout.

<void>loop() 

Corresponds to pressing the Loop button in the Selection rollout.

<void>shrink() 

Corresponds to pressing the Shrink button in the Selection rollout.

<void>grow() 

Corresponds to pressing the Grow button in the Selection rollout.

Local Properties Rollout

<void>createMorph <node>node 

Corresponds to pressing the Create Morph button.

<void>removeMorph <node>node <string>morphName 

Corresponds to pressing the Delete Morph button.

<void>editMorph <boolean>edit 

Corresponds to pressing the Edit button.

<void>clearSelectedVertices() 

Corresponds to pressing the Clear Verts button.

<void>resetOrientation <node>node <string>morphName 

Affects the specified node and morph. Corresponds to pressing the Reset Orient. button with the corresponding morph and node selected.

<void>deleteSelectedVertices() 

Corresponds to pressing the Remove Verts button.

<void>editFalloffGraph <node>node <string>morphName 

Corresponds to pressing the G button next to the Falloff drop-down list when in Custom Falloff mode for the specified node and morph. Opens a Custom Falloff curve editor.

$Cylinder01.modifiers[1].editFalloffGraph $Bone01
-->"Morph 0"
--Cylinder01 is the node the Skin_Morph is assigned to --Bone01 is the bone node --"Morph 0" is the name of the morph

<void>setExternalNode <node>morphnode <string>morphName <node>externalnode 

Sets the external Mesh for the specified node and morph to the supplied externalNode. Corresponds to using the External Mesh button.

<void>reloadTarget <node>node <string>morphName 

Corresponds to pressing the Reload Target button for the specified node and morph.

Copy and Paste Rollout

<void>mirrorPaste <node>node 

Corresponds to pressing the Paste Mirror button for the specified node.

Transformation Methods

<void>moveVerts <point3>vec 

Moves the selected vertices by the specified vector.

<void>transformVerts<<matrix3>tmMotion <matrix3>tmToLocalSpace 

Transforms the verticesiusing the given matrices.

<matrix3>boneGetInitialNodeTM <node>node 

Returns the initial node transformation matrix of the specified bone node.

<void>boneSetInitialNodeTM <node>node <matrix3>tm 

Sets the initial node transformation matrix of the specified bone node to the supplied matrix value.

<matrix3>boneGetInitialObjectTM <node>node 

Returns the initial object transformation matrix of the specified bone node.

<void>boneSetInitialObjectTM <node>node <matrix3>tm 

Sets the initial object transformation matrix of the specified bone node to the supplied matrix value.

<matrix3>boneGetInitialParentTM <node>node 

Returns the initial parent transformation matrix of the specified bone node.

<void>boneSetInitialParentTM <node>node <matrix3>tm 

Sets the initial parent transformation matrix of the specified bone node to the supplied matrix value.

Additional Controls

<integer>numberOfBones() 

Returns the number of bones in the modifier as integer.

<integer>boneGetNumberOfMorphs <node>node 

Returns the number of morphs for the specified bone node.

<string>boneGetMorphName <node>node <integer>index 

Returns the name of the indexed morph of the specified bone node.

<void>boneSetMorphName <node>node <integer>index <string>name 

Sets the name of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given string.

<float>boneGetMorphAngle <node>node <integer>index 

Returns the morph angle of the indexed morph of the specified bone node.

<void>boneSetMorphAngle <node>node <integer>index <float>angle 

Sets the morph angle of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given angle.

<matrix3>boneGetMorphTM <node>node <integer>index 

Returns the morph transformation matrix of the indexed morph of the specified bone node.

<void>boneSetMorphTM <node>node <integer>index <matrix3>tm 

Sets the morph transformation matrix of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given matrix3 value.

<matrix3>boneGetMorphParentTM <node>node <integer>index 

Returns the morph's parent transformation matrix of the indexed morph of the specified bone node.

<void>boneSetMorphParentTM <node>node <integer>index <matrix3>tm 

Sets the morph's parent transformation matrix of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given matrix3 value.

<boolean>boneGetMorphIsDead <node>node <integer>index 

Returns true if the indexed morph of the specified bone node is dead, false otherwise.

<void>boneSetMorphSetDead <node>node <integer>index <boolean>dead 

Sets the dead state of indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given boolean value.

<boolean>boneGetMorphNumPoints <node>node <integer>index 

Returns the number of points of the indexed morph of the specified bone node.

<void>boneSetMorphNumPoints <node>node <integer>index <integer>numPoints 

Sets the number of points of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given integer value.

<integer>boneGetMorphVertID <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex 

Returns the Vertex ID of the indexed morph of the specified bone node as integer.

<void>boneSetMorphVertID <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex <integer>index 

Sets the Vertex ID of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given integer value.

<point3>boneGetMorphVec <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex 

Returns the Morph Vector of the indexed morph of the specified bone node as Point3 value

<void>boneSetMorphVec <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex <point3>vec 

Sets the Morph Vector of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given Point3 value

<point3>boneGetMorphVecInParentSpace <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex 

Returns the Morph Vector in parent space of the indexed morph of the specified bone node as Point3 value

<void>boneSetMorphVecInParentSpace <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex <point3>vec 

Sets the Morph Vector in parent space of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given Point3 value

<point3>boneGetMorphBasePoint <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex 

Returns the Base Point of the indexed morph of the specified bone node as Point3 value

<void>boneSetMorphBasePoint <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex <point3>point 

Sets the Base Point of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given Point3 value

 <node>boneGetMorphOwner <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex 

Returns the owner node of the indexed vertex in the indexed morph of the specified bone node

<void>boneSetMorphOwner <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>ithVertIndex <node>node 

Sets the owner of the indexed vertex in the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given node.

<integer>boneGetMorphFalloff <node>node <integer>morphIndex 

Returns the falloff of the indexed morph of the specified bone node

<void>boneSetMorphFalloff <node>node <integer>morphIndex <integer>falloff 

Sets the falloff of the indexed morph of the specified bone node

<float>getWeight <node>node <string>morphName 

Returns the Weigth of the indexed morph of the specified bone node

<boolean>boneGetMorphEnabled <node>node <integer>morphIndex 

Returns the Enabled state of the indexed morph of the specified bone node

<void>boneSetMorphEnabled <node>node <integer>morphIndex <boolean>enabled 

Sets the Enabled state of the indexed morph of the specified bone node to the given boolean value.

<void>update() 

Forces an update of the Skin_Morph modifier.