#include <MFnSubdNames.h>

Class Description

Manipulate Subdivision Surface vertex, edge and face ids.

This function set provides some simple utilities for the interpretation and manipulation of the subdivision surface vertex, edge and face ids.

Public Member Functions
	MFnSubdNames ()
	Class constructor.

	~MFnSubdNames ()
	Class destructor.

Static Public Member Functions
static int	base (MUint64 id)
	Given a 64-bit name, return the base mesh face. More...

static int	first (MUint64 id)
	Given a 64-bit name, return the index of the first child of the base face. More...

static int	level (MUint64 id)
	Given a 64-bit name, return the level of the component. More...

static int	path (MUint64 id)
	Given a 64-bit name, return from level 1 face down to the face in question. More...

static int	corner (MUint64 id)
	One of the 4 possible choices of the vertex or an edge once we're at the particular face. More...

static MStatus	fromMUint64 (MUint64 id, int &base, int &first, int &level, int &path, int &corner)
	Given a 64-bit name, compute the base face, first level face index, level, path to the face and the corner choice at the finest face. More...

static MStatus	toMUint64 (MUint64 &id, int base, int first, int level, int path, int corner)
	Compute the 64-bit name given the base face index, first level face index, level, path to the finest face and the corner choice. More...

static MUint64	baseFaceId (MUint64 id)
	Given a 64-bit name, return the 64-bit name of the base face that is the parent of the given component. More...

static long	baseFaceIndex (MUint64 id)
	This method is obsolete. More...

static unsigned int	baseFaceIndexFromId (MUint64 id)
	Same as ::base(). More...

static MUint64	levelOneFaceId (MUint64 id)
	Given a 64-bit name, return the level one face that is the parent for the given component. More...

static long	levelOneFaceAsLong (MUint64 id)
	This method is obsolete. More...

static unsigned int	levelOneFaceIndexFromId (MUint64 id)
	Given a 64-bit name, return the level one mesh face as an integer, instead of 64-bit name. More...

static MUint64	levelOneFaceIdFromLong (long one)
	This method is obsolete. More...

static MUint64	levelOneFaceIdFromIndex (unsigned int index)
	Given a level 1 face name as integer, return it as a 64-bit name. More...

static MUint64	baseFaceIdFromLong (long base)
	This method is obsolete. More...

static MUint64	baseFaceIdFromIndex (unsigned int index)
	Given the index of the base face (0, 1, ... More...

static MUint64	parentFaceId (MUint64 id)
	Given a 64-bit name of the face, return its parent face id. More...

static MStatus	nonBaseFaceVertices (MUint64 id, MUint64 &vertex1, MUint64 &vertex2, MUint64 &vertex3, MUint64 &vertex4)
	Return the four vertices on the given face. More...

static MStatus	nonBaseFaceEdges (MUint64 id, MUint64 &edge1, MUint64 &edge2, MUint64 &edge3, MUint64 &edge4)
	Return the four edges on the given face. More...

static MStatus	fromSelectionIndices (MUint64 &id, unsigned int firstIndex, unsigned int secondIndex)
	Given the two integers that would show as selection indices for the subd component, return the 64-bit name for that component. More...

static MStatus	toSelectionIndices (MUint64 id, unsigned int &firstIndex, unsigned int &secondIndex)
	Given a 64-bit name, return the two integers that will show up as selection indices for that subd component. More...

static const char *	className ()
	Returns the name of this class. More...

Member Function Documentation

int base ( MUint64 id )

static

Given a 64-bit name, return the base mesh face.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

int first ( MUint64 id )

static

Given a 64-bit name, return the index of the first child of the base face.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

int level ( MUint64 id )

static

Given a 64-bit name, return the level of the component.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

int path ( MUint64 id )

static

Given a 64-bit name, return from level 1 face down to the face in question.

Two bits per level for the four possible choices.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

int corner ( MUint64 id )

static

One of the 4 possible choices of the vertex or an edge once we're at the particular face.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

MStatus fromMUint64	(	MUint64	id,
		int &	base,
		int &	first,
		int &	level,
		int &	path,
		int &	corner
	)

static

Given a 64-bit name, compute the base face, first level face index, level, path to the face and the corner choice at the finest face.

Parameters

[in]	id	The 64-bit name of the component
[in]	base	Base face index
[in]	first	First level face choice
[in]	level	Level
[in]	path	Path to the finest level
[in]	corner	Corner choice at the finest level

MStatus toMUint64	(	MUint64 &	id,
		int	base,
		int	first,
		int	level,
		int	path,
		int	corner
	)

static

Compute the 64-bit name given the base face index, first level face index, level, path to the finest face and the corner choice.

The corner is zero (ignore) if the component is to be the face.

Parameters

[in]	id	The 64-bit name of the component
[in]	base	Base face index
[in]	first	First level face choice
[in]	level	Level
[in]	path	Path to the finest level
[in]	corner	Corner choice at the finest level

MUint64 baseFaceId ( MUint64 id )

static

Given a 64-bit name, return the 64-bit name of the base face that is the parent of the given component.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

long baseFaceIndex ( MUint64 id )

static

This method is obsolete.

Deprecated:: Use MFnSubdNames::baseFaceIndexFromId instead.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

unsigned int baseFaceIndexFromId ( MUint64 id )

static

Same as ::base().

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

MUint64 levelOneFaceId ( MUint64 id )

static

Given a 64-bit name, return the level one face that is the parent for the given component.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

long levelOneFaceAsLong ( MUint64 id )

static

This method is obsolete.

Deprecated:: Use MFnSubdNames::levelOneFaceIdFromIndex instead.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

unsigned int levelOneFaceIndexFromId ( MUint64 id )

static

Given a 64-bit name, return the level one mesh face as an integer, instead of 64-bit name.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

MUint64 levelOneFaceIdFromLong ( long one )

static

This method is obsolete.

Deprecated:: Use MFnSubdNames::levelOneFaceIdFromIndex instead.

Parameters

[in] one The 64-bit name of the component

MUint64 levelOneFaceIdFromIndex ( unsigned int index )

static

Given a level 1 face name as integer, return it as a 64-bit name.

Parameters

[in] index The 64-bit name of the component

MUint64 baseFaceIdFromLong ( long base )

static

This method is obsolete.

Deprecated:: Use MFnSubdNames::baseFaceIdFromIndex instead.

Parameters

[in] base The base face name as integer 0, ... N-1

MUint64 baseFaceIdFromIndex ( unsigned int index )

static

Given the index of the base face (0, 1, ...

N-1), return its 64-bit name.

Parameters

[in] index The base face name as integer 0, ... N-1

MUint64 parentFaceId ( MUint64 id )

static

Given a 64-bit name of the face, return its parent face id.

Note that if the given face id is from a base face (ie. it is a face at level 0), the returned face will be exactly the same.

Parameters

[in] id The 64-bit name of the component

MStatus nonBaseFaceVertices	(	MUint64	id,
		MUint64 &	vertex1,
		MUint64 &	vertex2,
		MUint64 &	vertex3,
		MUint64 &	vertex4
	)

static

Return the four vertices on the given face.

Note that the face should not be a base mesh face (the level > 0).

Parameters

[in]	id	The id of the face
[in]	vertex1	The first vertex
[in]	vertex2	The second vertex
[in]	vertex3	The third vertex
[in]	vertex4	The fourth vertex

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess The method was successful.
MS::kFailure An object error has occurred.

MStatus nonBaseFaceEdges	(	MUint64	id,
		MUint64 &	edge1,
		MUint64 &	edge2,
		MUint64 &	edge3,
		MUint64 &	edge4
	)

static

Return the four edges on the given face.

Note that the face should not be a base mesh face (the level > 0).

Parameters

[in]	id	The id of the face
[in]	edge1	The first edge
[in]	edge2	The second edge
[in]	edge3	The third edge
[in]	edge4	The fourth edge

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess The method was successful.
MS::kFailure An object error has occurred.

MStatus fromSelectionIndices	(	MUint64 &	id,
		unsigned int	firstIndex,
		unsigned int	secondIndex
	)

static

Given the two integers that would show as selection indices for the subd component, return the 64-bit name for that component.

Parameters

[in]	id	The 64-bit name of the component
[in]	firstIndex	The first selection index
[in]	secondIndex	The second selection index

Examples:: pointOnSubdNode/pointOnSubdNode.cpp.

MStatus toSelectionIndices	(	MUint64	id,
		unsigned int &	firstIndex,
		unsigned int &	secondIndex
	)

static

Given a 64-bit name, return the two integers that will show up as selection indices for that subd component.

Parameters

[in]	id	The 64-bit name of the component
[in]	firstIndex	The first selection index
[in]	secondIndex	The second selection index

const char * className ( )

static

Returns the name of this class.

Returns: The name of this class.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

MFnSubdNames.h
MFnSubdNames.cpp

MFnSubdNames Class Reference

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