Control Class Reference

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Class Description

The base class of animation controllers. Controllers generate values at different points in time using keyframes or other methods.

Inheritance diagram for Control:

Public Member Functions
def	AppendEaseCurve
def	AppendMultCurve
def	ApplyEase
def	CanApplyEaseMultCurves
def	CanInstanceController
def	ChangeParents
def	ClearSelection
def	CommitValue
def	Copy
def	CreateLockKey
def	DeleteEaseCurve
def	DeleteMultCurve
def	EnableORTs
def	GetDOFParams
def	GetFloatValue
def	GetInheritanceFlags
def	GetInheritsParentTransform
def	GetMatrixValue
def	GetMultVal
def	GetNumEaseCurves
def	GetNumMultCurves
def	GetORT
def	GetPoint2Value
def	GetPoint3Value
def	GetPoint4Value
def	GetPositionController
def	GetQuatValue
def	GetRollController
def	GetRotationController
def	GetScaleController
def	GetScaleValue
def	GetTarget
def	GetWController
def	GetXController
def	GetYController
def	GetZController
def	InvertSelection
def	IsColorController
def	IsFloatController
def	IsKeyable
def	IsLeaf
def	IsMatrixController
def	IsPoint2Controller
def	IsPoint3Controller
def	IsPoint4Controller
def	IsQuatController
def	IsReplaceable
def	IsScaleController
def	IsVisibleInViewports
def	OKToBindToNode
def	RescaleTime
def	RestoreValue
def	SelectAll
def	SetFloatValue
def	SetInheritanceFlags
def	SetMatrixValue
def	SetMatrixValuePosition
def	SetMatrixValueRotate
def	SetMatrixValueScale
def	SetORT
def	SetPoint2Value
def	SetPoint3Value
def	SetPoint4Value
def	SetPositionController
def	SetQuatValue
def	SetRollController
def	SetRotationController
def	SetScaleController
def	SetScaleValue
def	SetTarget
def	SubMove
def	SubRotate
def	SubScale
Public Member Functions inherited from ReferenceTarget
def	NotifyTarget
Public Member Functions inherited from ReferenceMaker
def	ClearFlagInHierarchy
def	DeleteMe
def	DeleteReference
def	FindRef
def	GetNumRefs
def	GetReference
def	NotifyChanged
def	NotifyDependents
def	ReplaceReference
def	RescaleWorldUnits
Public Member Functions inherited from Animatable
def	AddNewKey
def	AssignController
def	CanAssignController
def	CanCopyAnim
def	CanCopyTrack
def	CanDeleteSubAnim
def	CanMakeUnique
def	ClearAFlag
def	ClearAFlagEx
def	ClearFlagBit
def	ClearFlagInAllAnimatables
def	CopyKeysFromTime
def	DeleteKeyAtTime
def	DeleteKeyByIndex
def	DeleteKeys
def	DeleteSubAnim
def	DeleteTime
def	DoesSupportTimeOperations
def	EditTimeRange
def	FreeCaches
def	GetAnimByHandle
def	GetAnimHandle
def	GetClassID
def	GetClassName
def	GetCustomAttributeContainer
def	GetHasSubElements
def	GetKeyIndex
def	GetKeyTime
def	GetNextKeyTime
def	GetNodeName
def	GetNumKeys
def	GetNumSubAnims
def	GetParameterBlock
def	GetSubAnim
def	GetSubAnimName
def	GetSuperClassID
def	GetTimeRange
def	InsertTime
def	IsAnimated
def	IsKeyAtTime
def	IsSubClassOf
def	MoveKeys
def	ReverseTime
def	ScaleKeyValues
def	ScaleTime
def	SetAFlag
def	SetAFlagEx
def	SetFlagBit
def	SubNumToRefNum
def	TestAFlag
def	TestAFlagEx
def	TestFlagBit
Public Member Functions inherited from InterfaceServer
def	GetInterface
Public Member Functions inherited from Wrapper
def	GetUnwrappedPtr

Static Public Attributes
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from ReferenceTarget
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from ReferenceMaker
tuple	NumRefs = _swig_property(GetNumRefs)
tuple	Refs = _swig_property(lambda self: (self.GetReference(i) for i in xrange(self.GetNumRefs())))
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from Animatable
tuple	AnimHandle = _swig_property(GetAnimHandle)
tuple	ClassID = _swig_property(GetClassID)
tuple	ClearFlagInAllAnimatables = staticmethod(ClearFlagInAllAnimatables)
tuple	GetAnimByHandle = staticmethod(GetAnimByHandle)
tuple	KeyTimes = _swig_property(lambda self: (self.GetKeyTime(i) for i in xrange(self.GetNumKeys())))
tuple	NodeName = _swig_property(GetNodeName)
tuple	NumSubAnims = _swig_property(GetNumSubAnims)
tuple	ParameterBlock = _swig_property(GetParameterBlock)
tuple	SubAnimNames = _swig_property(lambda self: (self.GetSubAnimName(i) for i in xrange(self.GetNumSubAnims())))
tuple	SubAnims = _swig_property(lambda self: (self.GetSubAnim(i) for i in xrange(self.GetNumSubAnims())))
tuple	SuperClassID = _swig_property(GetSuperClassID)
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from InterfaceServer
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from Wrapper
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')

Member Function Documentation

def AppendEaseCurve	(		self,
			args
	)

AppendEaseCurve(Control self, Control cont)

def AppendMultCurve	(		self,
			args
	)

AppendMultCurve(Control self, Control cont)

def ApplyEase	(		self,
			args
	)

ApplyEase(Control self, Interval valid, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> TimeValue
ApplyEase(Control self, Interval valid) -> TimeValue

def CanApplyEaseMultCurves

(

self

)

CanApplyEaseMultCurves(Control self) -> bool

def CanInstanceController

(

self

)

CanInstanceController(Control self) -> bool

def ChangeParents	(		self,
			args
	)

ChangeParents(Control self, Matrix3 oldP, Matrix3 newP, Matrix3 tm, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> bool
ChangeParents(Control self, Matrix3 oldP, Matrix3 newP, Matrix3 tm) -> bool

def ClearSelection	(		self,
			args
	)

ClearSelection(Control self, int selLevel)

def CommitValue	(		self,
			args
	)

CommitValue(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
CommitValue(Control self)

def Copy	(		self,
			args
	)

Copy(Control self, Control other)

def CreateLockKey	(		self,
			args
	)

CreateLockKey(Control self, int which, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> bool
CreateLockKey(Control self, int which) -> bool

def DeleteEaseCurve	(		self,
			args
	)

DeleteEaseCurve(Control self, int i)

def DeleteMultCurve	(		self,
			args
	)

DeleteMultCurve(Control self, int i)

def EnableORTs	(		self,
			args
	)

EnableORTs(Control self, bool enable)

def GetDOFParams	(		self,
			args
	)

GetDOFParams(Control self, Matrix3 ptm, DOFParams dofs, bool nodeSel, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> bool
GetDOFParams(Control self, Matrix3 ptm, DOFParams dofs, bool nodeSel) -> bool

def GetFloatValue	(		self,
			args
	)

GetFloatValue(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> float
GetFloatValue(Control self) -> float

def GetInheritanceFlags

(

self

)

GetInheritanceFlags(Control self) -> DWORD

def GetInheritsParentTransform

(

self

)

GetInheritsParentTransform(Control self) -> bool

def GetMatrixValue	(		self,
			args
	)

GetMatrixValue(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Matrix3
GetMatrixValue(Control self) -> Matrix3

def GetMultVal	(		self,
			args
	)

GetMultVal(Control self, Interval valid, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> float
GetMultVal(Control self, Interval valid) -> float

def GetNumEaseCurves

(

self

)

GetNumEaseCurves(Control self) -> int

def GetNumMultCurves

(

self

)

GetNumMultCurves(Control self) -> int

def GetORT	(		self,
			args
	)

GetORT(Control self, int type) -> int

def GetPoint2Value	(		self,
			args
	)

GetPoint2Value(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Point2
GetPoint2Value(Control self) -> Point2

def GetPoint3Value	(		self,
			args
	)

GetPoint3Value(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Point3
GetPoint3Value(Control self) -> Point3

def GetPoint4Value	(		self,
			args
	)

GetPoint4Value(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Point4
GetPoint4Value(Control self) -> Point4

def GetPositionController

(

self

)

GetPositionController(Control self) -> Control

def GetQuatValue	(		self,
			args
	)

GetQuatValue(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Quat
GetQuatValue(Control self) -> Quat

def GetRollController

(

self

)

GetRollController(Control self) -> Control

def GetRotationController

(

self

)

GetRotationController(Control self) -> Control

def GetScaleController

(

self

)

GetScaleController(Control self) -> Control

def GetScaleValue	(		self,
			args
	)

GetScaleValue(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> ScaleValue
GetScaleValue(Control self) -> ScaleValue

def GetTarget

(

self

)

GetTarget(Control self) -> INode

def GetWController

(

self

)

GetWController(Control self) -> Control

def GetXController

(

self

)

GetXController(Control self) -> Control

def GetYController

(

self

)

GetYController(Control self) -> Control

def GetZController

(

self

)

GetZController(Control self) -> Control

def InvertSelection	(		self,
			args
	)

InvertSelection(Control self, int selLevel)

def IsColorController

(

self

)

IsColorController(Control self) -> bool

def IsFloatController

(

self

)

IsFloatController(Control self) -> bool

def IsKeyable

(

self

)

IsKeyable(Control self) -> bool

def IsLeaf

(

self

)

IsLeaf(Control self) -> bool

def IsMatrixController

(

self

)

IsMatrixController(Control self) -> bool

def IsPoint2Controller

(

self

)

IsPoint2Controller(Control self) -> bool

def IsPoint3Controller

(

self

)

IsPoint3Controller(Control self) -> bool

def IsPoint4Controller

(

self

)

IsPoint4Controller(Control self) -> bool

def IsQuatController

(

self

)

IsQuatController(Control self) -> bool

def IsReplaceable

(

self

)

IsReplaceable(Control self) -> bool

def IsScaleController

(

self

)

IsScaleController(Control self) -> bool

def IsVisibleInViewports

(

self

)

IsVisibleInViewports(Control self) -> bool

def OKToBindToNode	(		self,
			args
	)

OKToBindToNode(Control self, INode node) -> bool

def RescaleTime	(		self,
			args
	)

RescaleTime(Control self, Interval oseg, Interval nseg) -> bool

def RestoreValue	(		self,
			args
	)

RestoreValue(Control self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
RestoreValue(Control self)

def SelectAll	(		self,
			args
	)

SelectAll(Control self, int selLevel)

def SetFloatValue	(		self,
			args
	)

SetFloatValue(Control self, float val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetFloatValue(Control self, float val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetFloatValue(Control self, float val)

def SetInheritanceFlags	(		self,
			args
	)

SetInheritanceFlags(Control self, DWORD f, bool keepPos) -> bool

def SetMatrixValue	(		self,
			args
	)

SetMatrixValue(Control self, SetXFormPacket val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetMatrixValue(Control self, SetXFormPacket val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetMatrixValue(Control self, SetXFormPacket val)
SetMatrixValue(Control self, Matrix3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetMatrixValue(Control self, Matrix3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetMatrixValue(Control self, Matrix3 val)

def SetMatrixValuePosition	(		self,
			args
	)

SetMatrixValuePosition(Control self, Point3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetMatrixValuePosition(Control self, Point3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetMatrixValuePosition(Control self, Point3 val)

def SetMatrixValueRotate	(		self,
			args
	)

SetMatrixValueRotate(Control self, Quat val, bool local, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetMatrixValueRotate(Control self, Quat val, bool local, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetMatrixValueRotate(Control self, Quat val, bool local)
SetMatrixValueRotate(Control self, AngAxis val, bool local, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetMatrixValueRotate(Control self, AngAxis val, bool local, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetMatrixValueRotate(Control self, AngAxis val, bool local)

def SetMatrixValueScale	(		self,
			args
	)

SetMatrixValueScale(Control self, Point3 val, bool local, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetMatrixValueScale(Control self, Point3 val, bool local, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetMatrixValueScale(Control self, Point3 val, bool local)

def SetORT	(		self,
			args
	)

SetORT(Control self, int ort, int type)

def SetPoint2Value	(		self,
			args
	)

SetPoint2Value(Control self, Point2 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetPoint2Value(Control self, Point2 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetPoint2Value(Control self, Point2 val)

def SetPoint3Value	(		self,
			args
	)

SetPoint3Value(Control self, Point3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetPoint3Value(Control self, Point3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetPoint3Value(Control self, Point3 val)

def SetPoint4Value	(		self,
			args
	)

SetPoint4Value(Control self, Point4 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetPoint4Value(Control self, Point4 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetPoint4Value(Control self, Point4 val)

def SetPositionController	(		self,
			args
	)

SetPositionController(Control self, Control c) -> bool

def SetQuatValue	(		self,
			args
	)

SetQuatValue(Control self, Quat val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetQuatValue(Control self, Quat val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetQuatValue(Control self, Quat val)

def SetRollController	(		self,
			args
	)

SetRollController(Control self, Control c) -> bool

def SetRotationController	(		self,
			args
	)

SetRotationController(Control self, Control c) -> bool

def SetScaleController	(		self,
			args
	)

SetScaleController(Control self, Control c) -> bool

def SetScaleValue	(		self,
			args
	)

SetScaleValue(Control self, ScaleValue val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool commit=True)
SetScaleValue(Control self, ScaleValue val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetScaleValue(Control self, ScaleValue val)

def SetTarget	(		self,
			args
	)

SetTarget(Control self, INode targ) -> RefResult

def SubMove	(		self,
			args
	)

SubMove(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Point3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool localOrigin=True)
SubMove(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Point3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SubMove(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Point3 val)

def SubRotate	(		self,
			args
	)

SubRotate(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Quat val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool localOrigin=True)
SubRotate(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Quat val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SubRotate(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Quat val)

def SubScale	(		self,
			args
	)

SubScale(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Point3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool localOrigin=True)
SubScale(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Point3 val, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SubScale(Control self, Matrix3 partm, Matrix3 tmAxis, Point3 val)