ShapeObject Class Reference

Class Description

An open or closed hierarchical shape made up of one or more parts such as bezier splines or poly lines.

Inheritance diagram for ShapeObject:

Public Member Functions
def	AttachShape
def	CanMakeBezier
def	CopyBaseData
def	CurveClosed
def	GenerateMesh
def	GetAngle
def	GetDispRenderMesh
def	GetGenUVs
def	GetLengthOfCurve
def	GetMatID
def	GetNumberOfCurves
def	GetNumberOfPieces
def	GetNumberOfVertices
def	GetObjectDisplayRequirement
def	GetRenderable
def	GetShapeObjValidity
def	GetSides
def	GetThickness
def	GetUsePhysicalScaleUVs
def	GetUseViewport
def	GetViewportAngle
def	GetViewportOrRenderer
def	GetViewportSides
def	GetViewportThickness
def	InterpCurve3D
def	InterpPiece3D
def	MakeBezier
def	MakePolyShape
def	PrepareDisplay
def	SetAngle
def	SetDispRenderMesh
def	SetGenUVs
def	SetRenderable
def	SetSides
def	SetThickness
def	SetUsePhysicalScaleUVs
def	SetUseViewport
def	SetViewportAngle
def	SetViewportOrRenderer
def	SetViewportSides
def	SetViewportThickness
def	TangentCurve3D
def	TangentPiece3D
def	UpdatePerNodeItems
def	UpdatePerViewItems
Public Member Functions inherited from GeomObject
def	CanDoDisplacementMapping
def	IsInstanceDependent
def	NumberOfRenderMeshes
Public Member Functions inherited from Object
def	ApplyUVWMap
def	AsTriObject
def	BranchDeleted
def	CanCacheObject
def	CanConvertToType
def	CheckObjectIntegrity
def	CollapseObject
def	ContainedShapeSelectionArray
def	ConvertToDerivedObject
def	ConvertToType
def	CopyAdditionalChannels
def	CopyChannelLocks
def	DeleteAllAdditionalChannels
def	DoOwnSelectHilite
def	Eval
def	FindBaseObject
def	FreeChannels
def	GetBranchINode
def	GetChannelLocks
def	GetChannelValidity
def	GetContainedShape
def	GetContainedShapeMatrix
def	GetDeformBBox
def	GetExtendedProperties
def	GetNoEvalInterval
def	GetNumContainedShapes
def	GetNumFaces
def	GetNumMapChannels
def	GetNumMapsUsed
def	GetNumPipeBranches
def	GetNumPoints
def	GetNumSurfaces
def	GetNumVerts
def	GetObjectValidity
def	GetPipeBranch
def	GetPoint
def	GetSubselState
def	GetSurfacePoint
def	GetWeight
def	GetWorldSpaceObjectNode
def	HasUVW
def	HasWeights
def	InitNodeName
def	IntersectRay
def	InvalidateChannels
def	IsBaseClassOwnedChannel
def	IsDeformable
def	IsManipulator
def	IsMappable
def	IsObjectLocked
def	IsParamSurface
def	IsParticleSystem
def	IsPointSelected
def	IsRenderable
def	IsShapeObject
def	IsWorldSpaceObject
def	LockChannels
def	LockObject
def	MakeShallowCopy
def	MergeAdditionalChannels
def	NewAndCopyChannels
def	NormalAlignVector
def	PointSelection
def	PointsWereChanged
def	PreferredCollapseType
def	ReadyChannelsForMod
def	ReduceCaches
def	SetChannelLocks
def	SetChannelValidity
def	SetNoEvalInterval
def	SetPoint
def	SetSubSelState
def	SetWeight
def	ShallowCopy
def	SurfaceClosedU
def	SurfaceClosedV
def	TopologyChanged
def	UnlockChannels
def	UnlockObject
def	UpdateValidity
def	UseSelectionBrackets
def	UsesWireColor
def	WSStateInvalidate
Public Member Functions inherited from BaseObject
def	ActivateSubSelSet
def	ChangeTopology
def	ClearSelection
def	ForceNotify
def	GetLocalBoundBox
def	GetNamedSelSetName
def	GetNumNamedSelSets
def	GetNumSubObjTypes
def	GetObjectName
def	GetSubObjectLevel
def	GetSubObjType
def	GetSubObjTypeName
def	GetWorldBoundBox
def	HasUVW
def	HasViewDependentBoundingBox
def	HitTest
def	InvertSelection
def	Move
def	NewSetFromCurSel
def	OKToChangeTopology
def	RemoveSubSelSet
def	Rotate
def	Scale
def	SelectAll
def	SetGenUVW
def	SetNamedSelSetName
def	SetupNamedSelDropDown
def	SupportsNamedSubSels
def	TransformCancel
def	TransformFinish
def	TransformHoldingFinish
def	TransformHoldingStart
def	TransformStart
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 GeomObject
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 Object
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 BaseObject
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 AttachShape	(		self,
			args
	)

AttachShape(ShapeObject self, INode thisNode, INode attachNode, bool weldEnds=True, float weldThreshold=0.0, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> bool
AttachShape(ShapeObject self, INode thisNode, INode attachNode, bool weldEnds=True, float weldThreshold=0.0) -> bool
AttachShape(ShapeObject self, INode thisNode, INode attachNode, bool weldEnds=True) -> bool
AttachShape(ShapeObject self, INode thisNode, INode attachNode) -> bool

def CanMakeBezier

(

self

)

CanMakeBezier(ShapeObject self) -> bool

def CopyBaseData	(		self,
			args
	)

CopyBaseData(ShapeObject self, ShapeObject other)

def CurveClosed	(		self,
			args
	)

CurveClosed(ShapeObject self, int curve, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> bool
CurveClosed(ShapeObject self, int curve) -> bool

def GenerateMesh	(		self,
			args
	)

GenerateMesh(ShapeObject self, int option, Mesh mesh, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
GenerateMesh(ShapeObject self, int option, Mesh mesh)

def GetAngle	(		self,
			args
	)

GetAngle(ShapeObject self, Interval ivalid=Autodesk::Max::Forever(), TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> float
GetAngle(ShapeObject self, Interval ivalid=Autodesk::Max::Forever()) -> float
GetAngle(ShapeObject self) -> float

def GetDispRenderMesh

(

self

)

GetDispRenderMesh(ShapeObject self) -> bool

def GetGenUVs

(

self

)

GetGenUVs(ShapeObject self) -> bool

def GetLengthOfCurve	(		self,
			args
	)

GetLengthOfCurve(ShapeObject self, int curve, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> float
GetLengthOfCurve(ShapeObject self, int curve) -> float

def GetMatID	(		self,
			args
	)

GetMatID(ShapeObject self, int curve, int piece, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> MtlID
GetMatID(ShapeObject self, int curve, int piece) -> MtlID

def GetNumberOfCurves

(

self

)

GetNumberOfCurves(ShapeObject self) -> int

def GetNumberOfPieces	(		self,
			args
	)

GetNumberOfPieces(ShapeObject self, int curve, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> int
GetNumberOfPieces(ShapeObject self, int curve) -> int

def GetNumberOfVertices	(		self,
			args
	)

GetNumberOfVertices(ShapeObject self, int curve=-1, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> int
GetNumberOfVertices(ShapeObject self, int curve=-1) -> int
GetNumberOfVertices(ShapeObject self) -> int

def GetObjectDisplayRequirement

(

self

)

GetObjectDisplayRequirement(ShapeObject self) -> unsigned long

def GetRenderable

(

self

)

GetRenderable(ShapeObject self) -> bool

def GetShapeObjValidity	(		self,
			args
	)

GetShapeObjValidity(ShapeObject self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Interval
GetShapeObjValidity(ShapeObject self) -> Interval

def GetSides	(		self,
			args
	)

GetSides(ShapeObject self, Interval ivalid=Autodesk::Max::Forever(), TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> int
GetSides(ShapeObject self, Interval ivalid=Autodesk::Max::Forever()) -> int
GetSides(ShapeObject self) -> int

def GetThickness	(		self,
			args
	)

GetThickness(ShapeObject self, Interval ivalid=Autodesk::Max::Forever(), TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> float
GetThickness(ShapeObject self, Interval ivalid=Autodesk::Max::Forever()) -> float
GetThickness(ShapeObject self) -> float

def GetUsePhysicalScaleUVs

(

self

)

GetUsePhysicalScaleUVs(ShapeObject self) -> bool

def GetUseViewport

(

self

)

GetUseViewport(ShapeObject self) -> bool

def GetViewportAngle

(

self

)

GetViewportAngle(ShapeObject self) -> float

def GetViewportOrRenderer

(

self

)

GetViewportOrRenderer(ShapeObject self) -> bool

def GetViewportSides

(

self

)

GetViewportSides(ShapeObject self) -> int

def GetViewportThickness

(

self

)

GetViewportThickness(ShapeObject self) -> float

def InterpCurve3D	(		self,
			args
	)

InterpCurve3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, float param, int ptype=PARAM_SIMPLE, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Point3
InterpCurve3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, float param, int ptype=PARAM_SIMPLE) -> Point3
InterpCurve3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, float param) -> Point3

def InterpPiece3D	(		self,
			args
	)

InterpPiece3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, int piece, float param, int ptype=PARAM_SIMPLE, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Point3
InterpPiece3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, int piece, float param, int ptype=PARAM_SIMPLE) -> Point3
InterpPiece3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, int piece, float param) -> Point3

def MakeBezier	(		self,
			args
	)

MakeBezier(ShapeObject self, BezierShape shape, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
MakeBezier(ShapeObject self, BezierShape shape)

def MakePolyShape	(		self,
			args
	)

MakePolyShape(ShapeObject self, PolyShape shape, int steps=PSHAPE_BUILTIN_STEPS, bool optimize=True, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
MakePolyShape(ShapeObject self, PolyShape shape, int steps=PSHAPE_BUILTIN_STEPS, bool optimize=True)
MakePolyShape(ShapeObject self, PolyShape shape, int steps=PSHAPE_BUILTIN_STEPS)
MakePolyShape(ShapeObject self, PolyShape shape)

def PrepareDisplay	(		self,
			args
	)

PrepareDisplay(ShapeObject self, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateDisplayContext const & prepareDisplayContext) -> bool

def SetAngle	(		self,
			args
	)

SetAngle(ShapeObject self, float a, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetAngle(ShapeObject self, float a)

def SetDispRenderMesh	(		self,
			args
	)

SetDispRenderMesh(ShapeObject self, bool sw)

def SetGenUVs	(		self,
			args
	)

SetGenUVs(ShapeObject self, bool sw)

def SetRenderable	(		self,
			args
	)

SetRenderable(ShapeObject self, bool sw)

def SetSides	(		self,
			args
	)

SetSides(ShapeObject self, int s, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetSides(ShapeObject self, int s)

def SetThickness	(		self,
			args
	)

SetThickness(ShapeObject self, float thick, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now())
SetThickness(ShapeObject self, float thick)

def SetUsePhysicalScaleUVs	(		self,
			args
	)

SetUsePhysicalScaleUVs(ShapeObject self, bool flag)

def SetUseViewport	(		self,
			args
	)

SetUseViewport(ShapeObject self, bool sw)

def SetViewportAngle	(		self,
			args
	)

SetViewportAngle(ShapeObject self, float a)

def SetViewportOrRenderer	(		self,
			args
	)

SetViewportOrRenderer(ShapeObject self, bool sw)

def SetViewportSides	(		self,
			args
	)

SetViewportSides(ShapeObject self, int s)

def SetViewportThickness	(		self,
			args
	)

SetViewportThickness(ShapeObject self, float thick)

def TangentCurve3D	(		self,
			args
	)

TangentCurve3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, float param, int ptype=PARAM_SIMPLE, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Point3
TangentCurve3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, float param, int ptype=PARAM_SIMPLE) -> Point3
TangentCurve3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, float param) -> Point3

def TangentPiece3D	(		self,
			args
	)

TangentPiece3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, int piece, float param, int ptype=PARAM_SIMPLE, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Point3
TangentPiece3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, int piece, float param, int ptype=PARAM_SIMPLE) -> Point3
TangentPiece3D(ShapeObject self, int curve, int piece, float param) -> Point3

def UpdatePerNodeItems	(		self,
			args
	)

UpdatePerNodeItems(ShapeObject self, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateDisplayContext const & updateDisplayContext, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateNodeContext & nodeContext, 
    MaxSDK::Graphics::IRenderItemContainer & targetRenderItemContainer) -> bool

def UpdatePerViewItems	(		self,
			args
	)

UpdatePerViewItems(ShapeObject self, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateDisplayContext const & updateDisplayContext, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateNodeContext & nodeContext, 
    MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateViewContext & viewContext, 
    MaxSDK::Graphics::IRenderItemContainer & targetRenderItemContainer) -> bool