simpleSolverNode/simpleSolverNode.cpp

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// DESCRIPTION:
//
// Registers the IK solver "simpleSolverNode".
// This is a single-bone, single-plane IK solver.
//
// This plugin demonstrates how to create and register an IK solver.
// Due to the complex nature of IK solvers, this plug-in only 
// works with 2-joint skeletons (1 bone) in the x-y plane.
//
// To use the solver:
//  (1) Create a single IK bone with 2 joints using the Joint tool.
//  (2) Enter the following command in the command window to create
//      an IK handle which uses the new solver:
//
//      ikHandle -sol simpleSolverNode -sj joint1 -ee joint2
//
// This creates a handle that can be dragged around in the x-y
// plane. Moving the handle in the x-y plane will rotate the joint.
//
// The following command can be used to determine which solver a handle is using: 
//
//  ikHandle -q -sol handleName 
//

#include <maya/MIOStream.h>

#include <maya/MPxIkSolverNode.h>
#include <maya/MString.h>
#include <maya/MFnPlugin.h>
#include <maya/MObject.h>
#include <maya/MIkHandleGroup.h>
#include <maya/MFnIkHandle.h>
#include <maya/MDagPath.h>
#include <maya/MVector.h>
#include <maya/MPoint.h>
#include <maya/MDoubleArray.h>


#define MAX_ITERATIONS 1
#define kSolverType "simpleSolverNode"

//
// Class declaration
//
class simpleSolverNode : public MPxIkSolverNode {

public:
                    simpleSolverNode();
    virtual         ~simpleSolverNode();

    virtual MStatus doSolve();
    virtual MString solverTypeName() const;

    static  void*   creator();
    static  MStatus         initialize();

    static  MTypeId id;

private:
    MStatus         doSimpleSolver();

};

MTypeId simpleSolverNode::id( 0x80100 );


//
// Implementation
//
simpleSolverNode::simpleSolverNode()
    : MPxIkSolverNode()
{
    // setMaxIterations( MAX_ITERATIONS );
}

simpleSolverNode::~simpleSolverNode() {}

void* simpleSolverNode::creator()
{
    return new simpleSolverNode;
}

MStatus simpleSolverNode::initialize()
{ 
    return MS::kSuccess;
}

MString simpleSolverNode::solverTypeName() const
//
// This method returns the type name used to identify this solver.
//
{
    return MString( kSolverType );
}

MStatus simpleSolverNode::doSolve()
//
// This is the core solver.
//
{
    doSimpleSolver();
    return MS::kSuccess;
}

MStatus simpleSolverNode::doSimpleSolver()
//
// Solve single joint in the x-y plane
//
// - first it calculates the angle between the handle and the end-effector.
// - then it determines which way to rotate the joint.
//
{
    MStatus stat;

    // Get the handle and create a function set for it
    //  
    MIkHandleGroup * handle_group = handleGroup();
    if (NULL == handle_group) {
        return MS::kFailure;
    }
    MObject handle = handle_group->handle( 0 );
    MDagPath handlePath = MDagPath::getAPathTo( handle );
    MFnIkHandle fnHandle(handlePath, &stat);


    // Get the position of the end_effector
    //
    MDagPath end_effector;
    fnHandle.getEffector(end_effector);
    MFnTransform tran( end_effector );
    MPoint effector_position = tran.rotatePivot( MSpace::kWorld );


    // Get the position of the handle
    //
    MPoint handle_position = fnHandle.rotatePivot( MSpace::kWorld );


    // Get the start joint position
    //
    MDagPath start_joint;
    fnHandle.getStartJoint( start_joint );
    MFnTransform start_transform( start_joint );
    MPoint start_position = start_transform.rotatePivot( MSpace::kWorld );


    // Calculate the rotation angle
    //
    MVector v1 = start_position - effector_position;
    MVector v2 = start_position - handle_position;
    double angle = v1.angle( v2 );



    // -------- Figure out which way to rotate --------
    //
    //  define two vectors U and V as follows
    //  U   =   EndEffector(E) - StartJoint(S)
    //  N   =   Normal to U passing through EndEffector
    //
    //  Clip handle_position to half-plane U to determine the region it
    //  lies in. Use the region to determine  the rotation direction.
    //
    //             U
    //             ^              Region      Rotation
    //             |  B           
    //            (E)---N            A          C-C-W
    //         A   |                 B           C-W
    //             |  B
    //             |
    //            (S)
    //
    #define CW       rot = -1.0 * angle;    // clockwise
    #define CCW      rot = angle;           // counter-clockwise

    double rot = 0.0;   // Rotation about Z-axis


    // U and N define a half-plane to clip the handle against
    //
    MVector U = effector_position - start_position;
    U.normalize();
    

    // Get a normal to U
    //
    MVector zAxis( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 );
    MVector N = U ^ zAxis;  // Cross product
    N.normalize();


    // P is the handle position vector
    //
    MVector P = handle_position - effector_position;


    // Determine the rotation direction
    //
    double PdotN = P[0]*N[0] + P[1]*N[1];
    if ( PdotN < 0 ) {
        CCW;
    } else {
        CW;
    }


    // get and set the Joint Angles 
    //
    MDoubleArray jointAngles;
    if ( getJointAngles( jointAngles ) ) {
        jointAngles.set( jointAngles[0] + rot, 0 );
        setJointAngles( jointAngles );
    }
    return MS::kSuccess;
}


//
// Register the solver
//
MStatus initializePlugin( MObject obj )
{
    MStatus         status;
    MFnPlugin   plugin( obj, PLUGIN_COMPANY, "3.0", "Any");

    status = plugin.registerNode("simpleSolverNode", 
                                 simpleSolverNode::id,
                                 &simpleSolverNode::creator,
                                 &simpleSolverNode::initialize,
                                 MPxNode::kIkSolverNode);
    if (!status) {
        status.perror("registerNode");
        return status;
    }

    return status;
}

MStatus uninitializePlugin( MObject obj )
{
    MStatus         status;
    MFnPlugin   plugin( obj );

    status = plugin.deregisterNode(simpleSolverNode::id);
    if (!status) {
        status.perror("deregisterNode");
        return status;
    }

    return status;
}