Interface: AnimLayerManager

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This Core Interface exposes the Animation Layer Manager to MAXScript.

Available in 3ds Max 9 and higher.

Properties:

AnimLayerManager.filterActiveOnly: bool : Read|Write 	 

Get/Set the state of the Filter Active Only option.

AnimLayerManager.justUpToActive: bool : Read|Write   

Get/Set the state of the Just Up To Active option.

Methods:

<void>AnimLayerManager.showAnimLayersManagerToolbar <bool>show 

Show/hide the Animation Layers Manager toolbar. When the argument is true, the toolbar will be displayed. When the argument is false, the toolbar will be hidden.

AnimLayerManager.showAnimLayersManagerToolbar true--show the toolbar
AnimLayerManager.showAnimLayersManagerToolbar false--hide the toolbar

<integer>AnimLayerManager.enableLayersDlg <&node array>nodes 

nodes is In and Out parameter 

Shows the Enable Anim Layers dialog for the specified objects.

<integer>AnimLayerManager.enableLayers <&node array>nodes pos:<boolean> rot:<boolean> scale:<boolean> ik:<boolean> object:<boolean> customAtt:<boolean> mod:<boolean> mat:<boolean> other:<boolean> 

nodes is In and Out parameter 
pos default value: true 
rot default value: true 
scale default value: true 
ik default value: false 
object default value: false 
customAtt default value: false 
mod default value: false 
mat default value: false 
other default value: false 

Enables the Animation Layers for the specified objects without user interaction via the Enable Anim Layers dialog. The optional keyword parameters can be used to enable or disable animation layers for the given track types.

<boolean>AnimLayerManager.canEnableLayer <maxObject>anim <maxObject>client <index>subNum 

Returns true if the Animation Layer can be enabled for the specified object and track, false otherwise.

<boolean>AnimLayerManager.enableLayer <maxObject>anim <maxObject>client <index>subNum 

Enables the Animation Layer for the specified object and track. Returns true on success, false on failure.

<index>AnimLayerManager.getLayerCount() 

Returns the number of layers.

<index array>AnimLayerManager.getNodesLayers <&node array>nodes 

nodes is In and Out parameter 

Returns an array of indices representing the layers used by the specified nodes.

<void>AnimLayerManager.setLayerActive <index>listIndex 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Sets the indexed layer as the current layer.

<void>AnimLayerManager.setLayerActiveNodes <index>listIndex <&node array>nodes 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 
nodes is In and Out parameter 

Sets the active nodes for the indexed layer to the by-reference array of nodes.

<index array>AnimLayerManager.getActiveLayersNodes <&node array>nodes 

nodes is In and Out parameter 

Writes the active layers nodes into the by-reference array of nodes. Returns an array of layer indices.

<void>AnimLayerManager.getNodesActiveLayer <&node array>nodes 

nodes is In and Out parameter 

Returns the nodes using the active layer into the by-reference array of nodes.

<void>AnimLayerManager.addLayer <&TSTR>name <&node array>nodes <bool>useActiveControllerType 

name is In and Out parameter 
nodes is In and Out parameter 

Adds a layer with the given name to the nodes specified by the second argument. The third argument controls whether to use the active controller type.

<void>AnimLayerManager.addLayerDlg <&node array>nodes 

nodes is In and Out parameter 

Opens the Add Layer dialog.

<void>AnimLayerManager.deleteLayer <index>listIndex 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Deletes the indexed Animation Layer.

<void>AnimLayerManager.deleteLayerNodes <index>listIndex <&node array>nodes 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 
nodes is In and Out parameter 

Deletes the indexed Animation Layer from the specified scene nodes.

<void>AnimLayerManager.copyLayerNodes <index>listIndex <&node array>nodes 

listIndex Validated by Validator function
nodes is In and Out parameter 

Copies the indexed Animation Layer from the specified scene nodes.

<void>AnimLayerManager.pasteLayerNodes <index>listIndex <&node array>nodes 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 
nodes is In and Out parameter 

Pastes the copied Animation Layer into the specified scene nodes at the indexed position.

<Stringby value>AnimLayerManager.getLayerName <index>listIndex 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Returns the name of the indexed Animation Layer.

<void>AnimLayerManager.setLayerName <index>listIndex <Stringby value>name 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Sets the name of the indexed Animation Layer to the given string.

<float>AnimLayerManager.getLayerWeight <index>listIndex <time>atTime 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Returns the weight of the indexed Animation Layer.

<void>AnimLayerManager.setLayerWeight <index>listIndex <time>atTime <float>weight 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Sets the weight of the indexed Animation Layer to the given value.

<bool>AnimLayerManager.getLayerMute <index>listIndex   

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Returns the Mute state of the indexed Animation Layer as a boolean value.

<void>AnimLayerManager.setLayerMute <index>listIndex <bool>mute 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Sets the Mute state of the indexed Animation Layer to the given boolean value.

<bool>AnimLayerManager.getLayerLocked <index>listIndex 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Gets the Locked state of the indexed Animation Layer as boolean value.

Available in 3ds Max 2010 and higher.

<void>AnimLayerManager.setLayerLocked <index>listIndex <bool>locked 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Sets the Locked state of the indexed Animation Layer to the given boolean value.

Available in 3ds Max 2010 and higher.

<bool>AnimLayerManager.getLayerOutputMute <index>listIndex 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Returns the Output Mute state of the indexed Animation Layer as a boolean value.

<void>AnimLayerManager.setLayerOutputMute <index>listIndex <bool>mute 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 

Sets the Output Mute state of the indexed Animation Layer to the given boolean value.

<void>AnimLayerManager.collapseLayerNodes <index>listIndex <&node array>nodes 

listIndex Validated by Validator function 
nodes is In and Out parameter 

Collapses theindexedAnimation Layer of the given scene nodes.

<void>AnimLayerManager.disableLayerNodes <&node array>nodes 

nodes is In and Out parameter 

Disables the Animation Layers of the given scene nodes.

<void>AnimLayerManager.animLayerPropertiesDlg() 

Opens the Layer Properties dialog.

void>refreshAnimLayerPropertiesDlg() 

Refreshes the Layer Properties dialog.

Available in 3ds Max 2010 and higher.

<void>AnimLayerManager.SetCollapseControllerType <enum>controllerType 

controllerType enums: {#Bezier|#Linear|#Default} 

Sets the Controller Type to collapse to. Corresponds to the radio buttons in the Layer Properties dialog.

<enum>AnimLayerManager.GetCollapseControllerType() 

GetCollapseControllerType enums: {#Bezier|#Linear|#Default 

Returns the Controller Type to collapse to. Corresponds to the radio buttons in the Layer Properties dialog.

<void>AnimLayerManager.SetCollapsePerFrame <bool>keyable 

Sets whether to collapse to keys only when possible (false) or to keys per frame (true). Note that this value is the inverse of the checkbox' state in the Layer Properties dialog.

<bool>AnimLayerManager.GetCollapsePerFrame() 

Returns whether to collapse to keys only when possible (false) or to keys per frame (true). Note that this value is the inverse of the checkbox' state in the Layer Properties dialog.

<void>AnimLayerManager.SetCollapsePerFrameActiveRange <bool>activeRange 

Sets whether to collapse the active range (true) or the user-defined range (false). Corresponds to the radio buttons in the Layer Properties dialog > Per Frame Collapse Range.

<bool>AnimLayerManager.GetCollapsePerFrameActiveRange() 

Get whether to collapse the active range (true) or the user-defined range (false).Corresponds to the radio buttons in the Layer Properties dialog > Per Frame Collapse Range.

<void>AnimLayerManager.SetCollapseRange <interval>range 

Sets the Collapse Range to the given interval value. Corresponds to the value spinners in the Layer Properties dialog > Per Frame Collapse Range.

<interval>AnimLayerManager.GetCollapseRange() 

Returns the Collapse Range interval value. Corresponds to the value spinners in the Layer Properties dialog > Per Frame Collapse Range.