TriObject Class Reference

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Class Description

A triangle mesh object. All geometric objects should be able to be converted to TriObjects.

Inheritance diagram for TriObject:

Public Member Functions
def	ApplyUVWMap
def	ChannelValidity
def	CheckObjectIntegrity
def	ConvertValidity
def	CreateTriObjRep
def	Eval
def	FreeChannels
def	GetDeformBBox
def	GetDisableDisplacement
def	GetMesh
def	GetNumMapChannels
def	GetNumMapsUsed
def	GetNumTriFaces
def	GetNumTriVerts
def	GetObjectDisplayRequirement
def	GetSplitMeshForDisplacement
def	GetSubDivideDisplacement
def	GetSubselState
def	HasUVW
def	InvalidateChannels
def	IsMappable
def	IsPointSelected
def	MakeShallowCopy
def	NewAndCopyChannels
def	PointSelection
def	PointsWereChanged
def	PrepareDisplay
def	SetChannelValidity
def	SetDisableDisplacement
def	SetDisplacmentApproxToPreset
def	SetSplitMeshForDisplacement
def	SetSubDivideDisplacement
def	SetSubSelState
def	ShallowCopy
def	TopologyChanged
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	GetNumTriFaces = staticmethod(GetNumTriFaces)
tuple	GetNumTriVerts = staticmethod(GetNumTriVerts)
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 ApplyUVWMap	(		self,
			args
	)

ApplyUVWMap(TriObject self, int type, float utile, float vtile, float wtile, int uflip, int vflip, int wflip, 
    int cap, Matrix3 tm, int channel=1)
ApplyUVWMap(TriObject self, int type, float utile, float vtile, float wtile, int uflip, int vflip, int wflip, 
    int cap, Matrix3 tm)

def ChannelValidity	(		self,
			args
	)

ChannelValidity(TriObject self, TimeValue t, int nchan) -> Interval

def CheckObjectIntegrity

(

self

)

CheckObjectIntegrity(TriObject self) -> bool

def ConvertValidity	(		self,
			args
	)

ConvertValidity(TriObject self, TimeValue t) -> Interval

def CreateTriObjRep	(		self,
			args
	)

CreateTriObjRep(TriObject self, TimeValue t) -> Object

def Eval	(		self,
			args
	)

Eval(TriObject self, TimeValue t) -> ObjectState

def FreeChannels	(		self,
			args
	)

FreeChannels(TriObject self, ChannelMask channels)

def GetDeformBBox	(		self,
			args
	)

GetDeformBBox(TriObject self, Matrix3 tm, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool useSel=False) -> Box3
GetDeformBBox(TriObject self, Matrix3 tm, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Box3
GetDeformBBox(TriObject self, Matrix3 tm) -> Box3
GetDeformBBox(TriObject self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now(), bool useSel=False) -> Box3
GetDeformBBox(TriObject self, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> Box3
GetDeformBBox(TriObject self) -> Box3

def GetDisableDisplacement

(

self

)

GetDisableDisplacement(TriObject self) -> bool

def GetMesh

(

self

)

GetMesh(TriObject self) -> Mesh

def GetNumMapChannels

(

self

)

GetNumMapChannels(TriObject self) -> int

def GetNumMapsUsed

(

self

)

GetNumMapsUsed(TriObject self) -> int

def GetNumTriFaces

(

args

)

GetNumTriFaces(Object pObj, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> int
GetNumTriFaces(Object pObj) -> int

def GetNumTriVerts

(

args

)

GetNumTriVerts(Object pObj, TimeValue t=Autodesk::Max::Now()) -> int
GetNumTriVerts(Object pObj) -> int

def GetObjectDisplayRequirement

(

self

)

GetObjectDisplayRequirement(TriObject self) -> unsigned long

def GetSplitMeshForDisplacement

(

self

)

GetSplitMeshForDisplacement(TriObject self) -> bool

def GetSubDivideDisplacement

(

self

)

GetSubDivideDisplacement(TriObject self) -> bool

def GetSubselState

(

self

)

GetSubselState(TriObject self) -> DWORD

def HasUVW	(		self,
			args
	)

HasUVW(TriObject self) -> bool
HasUVW(TriObject self, int mapChannel) -> bool

def InvalidateChannels	(		self,
			args
	)

InvalidateChannels(TriObject self, ChannelMask channels)

def IsMappable

(

self

)

IsMappable(TriObject self) -> bool

def IsPointSelected	(		self,
			args
	)

IsPointSelected(TriObject self, int i) -> bool

def MakeShallowCopy	(		self,
			args
	)

MakeShallowCopy(TriObject self, ChannelMask channels) -> Object

def NewAndCopyChannels	(		self,
			args
	)

NewAndCopyChannels(TriObject self, ChannelMask channels)

def PointSelection	(		self,
			args
	)

PointSelection(TriObject self, int i) -> float

def PointsWereChanged

(

self

)

PointsWereChanged(TriObject self)

def PrepareDisplay	(		self,
			args
	)

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

def SetChannelValidity	(		self,
			args
	)

SetChannelValidity(TriObject self, int nchan, Interval v)

def SetDisableDisplacement	(		self,
			args
	)

SetDisableDisplacement(TriObject self, bool b)

def SetDisplacmentApproxToPreset	(		self,
			args
	)

SetDisplacmentApproxToPreset(TriObject self, int preset)

def SetSplitMeshForDisplacement	(		self,
			args
	)

SetSplitMeshForDisplacement(TriObject self, bool b)

def SetSubDivideDisplacement	(		self,
			args
	)

SetSubDivideDisplacement(TriObject self, bool b)

def SetSubSelState	(		self,
			args
	)

SetSubSelState(TriObject self, DWORD s)

def ShallowCopy	(		self,
			args
	)

ShallowCopy(TriObject self, Object fromOb, ChannelMask channels)

def TopologyChanged

(

self

)

TopologyChanged(TriObject self)

def UpdatePerNodeItems	(		self,
			args
	)

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

def UpdatePerViewItems	(		self,
			args
	)

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