MFnSkinCluster Class Reference

#include <MFnSkinCluster.h>

Class Description

skinCluster function set

MFnSkinCluster is the function set for skinClusters. SkinCluster nodes are created during a smooth bindSkin. The purpose of the skinCluster is to store a weight per influence object for each component of each geometry that is deformed. Influence objects can be joints or any transform.

Note that unlike most deformers, a skinCluster node can deform only a single geometry. Therefore, if additional geometries are added to the skinCluster set, they will be ignored.

This function set provides methods for getting and setting weights on skin cluster nodes. It parent class, MFnGeometryFilter provides methods for accessing the skin cluster's input and output geometry.

Examples:

Inheritance diagram for MFnSkinCluster:

Public Member Functions
virtual MFn::Type	type () const
	Function set type.
virtual	~MFnSkinCluster ()
	Destructor.
	MFnSkinCluster ()
	Default constructor.
	MFnSkinCluster (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...
MStatus	getWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, unsigned int influenceIndex, MDoubleArray &weights) const
	Gets the skinCluster weights for the influence object for the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified. More...
MStatus	getWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, MDoubleArray &weights, unsigned int &influenceCount) const
	Gets the skinCluster weights for all influenceObjects for the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified. More...
MStatus	getWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, MIntArray &influenceIndices, MDoubleArray &weights) const
	Gets the skinCluster weights for the influence objects for the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified. More...
MStatus	setWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, unsigned int jointIndex, double value, bool normalize=true, MDoubleArray *oldValues=NULL)
	Sets the skinCluster weight for the influence object on the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified. More...
MStatus	setWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, MIntArray &influenceIndices, MDoubleArray &values, bool normalize=true, MDoubleArray *oldValues=NULL)
	Sets the skinCluster weight on the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified for the influence objects corresponding to the specified influence indices. More...
MStatus	getPointsAffectedByInfluence (const MDagPath &path, MSelectionList &result, MDoubleArray &weights)
	During deformation, the skinCluster algorithm is applied for a given influence object on all points in the deformer's set whose weights are non-zero. More...
unsigned int	indexForInfluenceObject (const MDagPath &path, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the logical index of the matrix array attribute where the specified influence object is attached. More...
unsigned int	influenceObjects (MDagPathArray &paths, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns an array of paths to the influence objects for the skinCluster. More...
MStatus	getWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, unsigned int influenceIndex, MFloatArray &weights) const
	This method is obsolete. More...
MStatus	getWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, MFloatArray &weights, unsigned int &influenceCount) const
	This method is obsolete. More...
MStatus	setWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, unsigned int jointIndex, float value, bool normalize=true, MFloatArray *oldValues=NULL)
	This method is obsolete. More...
MStatus	setWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, MIntArray &influenceIndices, MFloatArray &values, bool normalize=true, MFloatArray *oldValues=NULL)
	This method is obsolete. More...
MStatus	getPointsAffectedByInfluence (const MDagPath &path, MSelectionList &result, MFloatArray &weights)
	This method is obsolete. More...
MStatus	getBlendWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, MDoubleArray &weights) const
	This method returns weights from skinCluster's blend weight array. More...
MStatus	setBlendWeights (const MDagPath &path, const MObject &components, const MDoubleArray &weights)
	This method sets weights in skinCluster's blend weight array. More...
	MFnSkinCluster (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from MFnGeometryFilter
virtual	~MFnGeometryFilter ()
	Destructor.
	MFnGeometryFilter ()
	Default constructor.
	MFnGeometryFilter (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...
MStatus	getInputGeometry (MObjectArray &objects) const
	This method returns the input geometry for the deformer by traversing the graph to find upstream shape nodes. More...
MStatus	getOutputGeometry (MObjectArray &objects) const
	The output geometry is packed into the provided list of MObjects. More...
MObject	inputShapeAtIndex (unsigned int index, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the input shape corresponding to the plug index. More...
MObject	outputShapeAtIndex (unsigned int index, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the output shape corresponding to the plug index. More...
unsigned int	indexForOutputShape (const MObject &shape, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the plug index for the specified output shape. More...
MStatus	getPathAtIndex (unsigned int index, MDagPath &path) const
	The DAG path of the output geometry at the specified plug index is put in the dagPath argument. More...
unsigned int	indexForGroupId (unsigned int groupId, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the plug index corresponding to the groupId. More...
unsigned int	groupIdAtIndex (unsigned int index, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the groupId at the specified plug index. More...
unsigned int	numOutputConnections (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the number of output geometries connected to this node. More...
unsigned int	indexForOutputConnection (unsigned int connectionIndex, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the plug index corresponding to the connection index. More...
MObject	deformerSet (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the set containing the objects that are deformed. More...
float	envelope (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the envelope value. More...
MStatus	setEnvelope (float envelope)
	Sets the envelope value. More...
	MFnGeometryFilter (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from MFnDependencyNode
virtual	~MFnDependencyNode ()
	Destructor.
	MFnDependencyNode ()
	Default constructor.
	MFnDependencyNode (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...
MObject	create (const MTypeId &typeId, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new dependency node with the given type tag. More...
MObject	create (const MTypeId &typeId, const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new dependency node with the given type tag. More...
MObject	create (const MString &type, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new dependency node with the given type. More...
MObject	create (const MString &type, const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new dependency node with the given type. More...
MTypeId	typeId (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the type id of this node. More...
MString	typeName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the type name of this node. More...
MString	name (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the name of this node. More...
MString	absoluteName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the absolute name of this node. More...
MString	pluginName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the name of the plug-in this MFnDependendencyNode was defined in. More...
MString	setName (const MString &name, bool createNamespace=false, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Sets the name of this node. More...
MUuid	uuid (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the node's UUID. More...
void	setUuid (const MUuid &uuid, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Sets the node's UUID. More...
MStatus	getConnections (MPlugArray &array) const
	Get all of the current connections to this node as an array of plugs. More...
unsigned int	attributeCount (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the number of attributes that this node has. More...
MObject	attribute (unsigned int index, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Finds the attribute of this node at the given index. More...
MObject	reorderedAttribute (unsigned int index, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Some nodes, such as the various animCurve nodes, require that their attributes be set in a specific order for proper operation. More...
MObject	attribute (const MString &attrName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Finds the attribute of this node that has the given name. More...
MAttrClass	attributeClass (const MObject &attr, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the class (normal, dynamic, extension) of the specified attribute. More...
MStatus	getAffectedAttributes (const MObject &attr, MObjectArray &affectedAttributes) const
	Returns an array of attributes that are affected by the attribute passed in. More...
MStatus	getAffectedByAttributes (const MObject &attr, MObjectArray &affectedByAttributes) const
	Returns an array of attributes that affect the attribute passed in, attr. More...
MPlug	findPlug (const MObject &attr, bool wantNetworkedPlug, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Attempt to find a plug for the given attribute. More...
MPlug	findPlug (const MString &attrName, bool wantNetworkedPlug, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Attempt to find a plug for the given attribute. More...
MPlug	findPlug (const MObject &attr, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	This method is obsolete. More...
MPlug	findPlug (const MString &attrName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	This method is obsolete. More...
MStatus	addAttribute (const MObject &attr)
	Add a new dynamic attibute to this node. More...
MStatus	removeAttribute (const MObject &attr)
	Remove a dynamic attribute from a node. More...
MPxNode *	userNode (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	If the function set's node is a plug-in node, then this method will extract the MPxNode pointer from it. More...
bool	isFromReferencedFile (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node came from a referenced file. More...
bool	isShared (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node is shared. More...
bool	isTrackingEdits (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns whether or not edits on the given node are being tracked by the generalized edit system. More...
bool	hasUniqueName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node's name is unique within the scene. More...
MString	parentNamespace (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the name of the namespace in which this node resides. More...
bool	isLocked (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node is locked. More...
MStatus	setLocked (bool locked)
	Locks or unlocks this node. More...
bool	isNewAttribute (const MObject &attr, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not the specified attribute was added to this node within the current scene. More...
MStatus	setFlag (unsigned int flag, bool state)
	Sets the state of the specified flag for the node. More...
bool	isFlagSet (unsigned int flag, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the current state of the specified flag for a node. More...
bool	isDefaultNode (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns true if the node is a default node. More...
MStatus	setDoNotWrite (bool flag)
	Use this method to mark the "do not write" state of this node. More...
bool	canBeWritten (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the do not write state of the node. More...
bool	hasAttribute (const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns true if the node already has an attribute with the given name. More...
MObject	getAliasAttr (bool force, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Returns the node's alias attribute, which is a special attribute used to store information about the node's attribute aliases. More...
bool	setAlias (const MString &alias, const MString &name, const MPlug &plug, bool add=true, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Sets or removes an alias (i.e. More...
bool	findAlias (const MString &alias, MObject &attrObj, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the attribute with the given alias. More...
bool	getAliasList (MStringArray &strArray, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Returns a list of all attribute aliases for this node. More...
MString	plugsAlias (const MPlug &plug, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Returns the alias for the plug's attribute or the empty string if that attribute has no alias. More...
MStatus	setIcon (const MString &filename)
	Associates a custom icon with the node for display in the Maya UI. More...
MString	icon (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the custom icon filename associated with the node. More...
MStatus	getExternalContent (MExternalContentInfoTable &table) const
	Returns the external content (files) that this node depends on. More...
MStatus	addExternalContentForFileAttr (MExternalContentInfoTable &table, const MObject &attr) const
	Adds content info to the specified table from a file path attribute. More...
MStatus	setExternalContentForFileAttr (const MObject &attr, const MExternalContentLocationTable &table)
	Sets content info in the specified attribute from the table. More...
MStatus	setExternalContent (const MExternalContentLocationTable &table)
	Changes the location of external content. More...
MString	setName (const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus)
	OBSOLETE FUNCTION, NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...
	MFnDependencyNode (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...
bool	getPlugsAlias (const MPlug &plug, MString &aliasName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...
virtual const adsk::Data::Associations *	metadata (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	This method is not available in Python. More...
virtual MStatus	setMetadata (const adsk::Data::Associations &)
	This method is not available in Python. More...
virtual MStatus	deleteMetadata ()
	This method is not available in Python. More...
virtual MStatus	validateMetadata (MString &errors) const
	This method is not available in Python. More...
MStatus	dgTimerOn ()
	Indicates that this node should collect DG timing data whenever DG timing is enabled. More...
MStatus	dgTimerOff ()
	Indicates that this node should no longer collect DG timing data when DG timing is enabled. More...
MdgTimerState	dgTimerQueryState (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	The function returns the current on/off state of the node's timer. More...
MStatus	dgTimerReset ()
	The function resets the dependency graph timers and counters for this node to zero. More...
double	dgTimer (const MdgTimerMetric timerMetric, const MdgTimerType timerType, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	The function returns the specified timer value for the current node. More...
MStatus	dgCallbacks (const MdgTimerType type, MStringArray &callbackName, MDoubleArray &value)
	Node callbacks that occur when timing is enabled get logged with the node and can be queried via this method. More...
MStatus	dgCallbackIds (const MdgTimerType type, const MString &callbackName, MCallbackIdArray &callbackId, MDoubleArray &value)
	This method provides a further breakdown of the per-callback time returned via dgCallbacks() by returning the data on a per-callbackId basis. More...
MStatus	addAttribute (const MObject &attr, MAttrClass type)
	This method is obsolete. More...
MStatus	removeAttribute (const MObject &attr, MAttrClass type)
	This method is obsolete. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from MFnBase
virtual	~MFnBase ()
	Class Destructor. More...
bool	hasObj (MFn::Type) const
	Determines whether or not the Function Set is compatible with the specified Maya Object within the API RTTI system. More...
bool	hasObj (const MObject &) const
	Determines whether or not the Function Set is compatible with the specified Maya Object within the API RTTI system. More...
MObject	object (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the MObject that is attached to the Function Set. More...
virtual MStatus	setObject (MObject &object)
	Attaches the Function Set to the specified Maya Object. More...
virtual MStatus	setObject (const MObject &object)
	NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual const char *	className () const
	Class name.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from MFnDependencyNode
enum	MAttrClass { kLocalDynamicAttr = 1, kNormalAttr, kExtensionAttr, kInvalidAttr }
	Specifies the scope of the attribute. More...
enum	MdgTimerState { kTimerOff, kTimerOn, kTimerUninitialized, kTimerInvalidState }
	Possible states for the node's timer. More...
enum	MdgTimerMetric {   kTimerMetric_callback, kTimerMetric_compute, kTimerMetric_dirty, kTimerMetric_draw,   kTimerMetric_fetch, kTimerMetric_callbackViaAPI, kTimerMetric_callbackNotViaAPI, kTimerMetric_computeDuringCallback,   kTimerMetric_computeNotDuringCallback, kTimerMetrics }
	The different timer metrics which can be queried. More...
enum	MdgTimerType { kTimerType_self, kTimerType_inclusive, kTimerType_count, kTimerTypes }
	The types of timers which can be queried. More...
Static Public Member Functions inherited from MFnDependencyNode
static MString	classification (const MString &nodeTypeName)
	Retrieves the classification string for a node type. More...
static unsigned int	allocateFlag (const MString pluginName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Allocates a node flag for sole use by the caller. More...
static MStatus	deallocateFlag (const MString pluginName, unsigned int flag)
	Deallocates a node flag which was previously allocated by a call to allocateFlag. More...
static MStatus	deallocateAllFlags (const MString pluginName)
	Deallocates all of the node flags which are currently allocated to the specified plugin. More...
static void	enableDGTiming (bool enable)
	Globally enables or disables the DG node timing mechanism. More...
Static Public Member Functions inherited from MFnBase
static const char *	className ()
	Returns the name of this class. More...

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MFnSkinCluster	(	MObject &	object,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = NULL
	)

Constructor.

Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given MObject.

Parameters

[in]	object	The MObject to attach the function set to
[out]	ReturnStatus	the return status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess if the function set is successfully attached
• MS::kInvalidParameter if the MObject does not represent a valid Maya object or if the function set is not allowed to attach to this MObject

MFnSkinCluster	(	const MObject &	object,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = NULL
	)

Constructor.

Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given MObject.

Parameters

[in]	object	The MObject to attach the function set to
[out]	ReturnStatus	the return status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess if the function set is successfully attached
• MS::kInvalidParameter if the MObject does not represent a valid Maya object or if the function set is not allowed to attach to this MObject

Member Function Documentation

MStatus getWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		unsigned int	influenceIndex,
		MDoubleArray &	weights
	)		const

Gets the skinCluster weights for the influence object for the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified.

Note that if some of components are not deformed by the skinCluster, zeros will be returned as the weights. For example, on periodic nurbs surfaces, some of the cvs enforce the periodicity of the surface. There is no weight data for these components. They do not get deformed since their position is automatically maintained by the nurb so that the periodicity of the surface will not be lost. Zeros will be returned for such components.

The influence object is specified using the physical (non-sparse) index of the influence object. This corresponds to the order the influences are returned by the influenceObjects method.

The length of the returned array will be equal to the number of specified components. The values in the returned array will be ordered in the same order as the input components.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to return weights for
[in]	influenceIndex	physical index of influence object
[out]	weights	weight values

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, shape was not attached to skinCluster, or invalid influenceIndex was specified

MStatus getWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		MDoubleArray &	weights,
		unsigned int &	influenceCount
	)		const

Gets the skinCluster weights for all influenceObjects for the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified.

Returns the weights in an array of size number of components x number of influenceObjects. The array elements are ordered by components: i.e. all of the weight values for the first component first, followed by all the weight values for the next component, and so on. For the first component, the weights are ordered by influence object in the same order that is returned by the MFnSkinCluster::influenceObjects method.

The number of influence objects is returned in influenceCount.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to return weights for
[out]	weights	weight values returned (one per component, per influence)
[out]	influenceCount	count of influence objects

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, shape was not attached to skinCluster, or invalid influenceIndex was specified

MStatus getWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		MIntArray &	influenceIndices,
		MDoubleArray &	weights
	)		const

Gets the skinCluster weights for the influence objects for the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified.

Returns the weights in an array of size number of components x number of influence objects. The array elements are ordered by components: i.e. all of the weight values for the first component first, followed by all the weight values for the next component, and so on. For the first component, the weights are ordered by influence object in the same order as in influenceIndices.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to return weights for
[in]	influenceIndices	indices of influence objects to get
[out]	weights	weight values returned (one per component, per influence)

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, shape was not attached to skinCluster, or invalid influenceIndex was specified

MStatus setWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		unsigned int	influenceIndex,
		double	value,
		bool	normalize = true,
		MDoubleArray *	oldValues = NULL
	)

Sets the skinCluster weight for the influence object on the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified.

The influence is specified using the physical (non-sparse) index of the influence object. This corresponds to the order the influences are returned by the influenceObjects method.

In order to undo the setWeight operation, it is necessary to save the oldValues array and call setWeight with the oldValues array at the time of undo. The number of oldValues returned will be of size number of specified components x the total number of influence objects. The values in the oldValues array will be ordered with first the all the values for the first component, then all the values for the next, and so on.

Note that unlike most deformers, a skinCluster node can deform only a single geometry. Therefore, if additional geometries are added to the skinCluster set, they will be ignored, and weights cannot be set for the additional geometry.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to be weighted
[in]	influenceIndex	physical index of influence object for the weight
[in]	value	weight value
[in]	normalize	whether or not to normalize weights on other influence objects
[in]	oldValues	previous weight values, for undo

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component or influence index was invalid, or shape was not attached to skinCluster

MStatus setWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		MIntArray &	influenceIndices,
		MDoubleArray &	values,
		bool	normalize = true,
		MDoubleArray *	oldValues = NULL
	)

Sets the skinCluster weight on the specified components of the object whose dagPath is specified for the influence objects corresponding to the specified influence indices.

The influence is specified using the physical (non-sparse) index of the influence object. This corresponds to the order the influences are returned by the influenceObjects method.

If you want to set the same values on all of the specified components, the number of values in the values array should equal the number of indices in the influence indices array. If you want to specify a unique value for each component, the number of values in the values array should equal the number of components x the number of indices in the influence indices array. The ordering of the values array should be such that first all the values for the first component are listed, then the second, and so on. For example, if you want to set the weights for three components for influences 7 and 10, the influence array would contain [7,10], and the values array would contain: [component#1 weight for influence 7, component #1 weight for influence 10, component#2 weight for influence 7, component#2 weight for influence 10, ...].

In order to undo the setWeights operation, it is necessary to save the oldValues array and call setWeights with the oldValues array at the time of undo. The number of oldValues returned will be of size number of components x total number of influence objects. The values in the oldValues array will be ordered with first the all the values for the first component, then all the values for the next, and so on.

Note that unlike most deformers, a skinCluster node can deform only a single geometry. Therefore, if additional geometries are added to the skinCluster set, they will be ignored, and weights cannot be set for the additional geometry.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to be weighted
[in]	influenceIndices	physical indices of influence objects to set
[in]	values	weight values
[in]	normalize	whether or not to normalize weights on other influence objects
[in]	oldValues	previous weight values, for undo

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, or shape was not attached to skinCluster, or invalid influenceIndices were specified

MStatus getPointsAffectedByInfluence	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		MSelectionList &	result,
		MDoubleArray &	weights
	)

During deformation, the skinCluster algorithm is applied for a given influence object on all points in the deformer's set whose weights are non-zero.

This method allows the user to query the non-zero weights for a particular influence object.

Returns a selection list containing the dag path and the components that are affected by the specified influence object. To retrieve the components from the returned MSelectionList, use MSelectionList::getDagPath. Also returns the corresponding weights for the components. If no components are weighted for a specified influence, the resulting selection list will be empty.

Parameters

[in]	path	path of the influence object
[out]	result	selection list of components affected by the influence object for this skinCluster (return)
[out]	weights	weights for the affected components (return)

Returns

Return status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed, or path is not an influence object

unsigned int indexForInfluenceObject	(	const MDagPath &	mpath,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = NULL
	)		const

Returns the logical index of the matrix array attribute where the specified influence object is attached.

Parameters

[in]	mpath	path of the influence object
[out]	ReturnStatus	return status

Returns

The logical index of the influence object

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed, or transform is not an influence object

Examples:

unsigned int influenceObjects	(	MDagPathArray &	paths,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = NULL
	)		const

Returns an array of paths to the influence objects for the skinCluster.

Parameters

[in]	paths	influence objects
[out]	ReturnStatus	return status

Returns

The number of influence objects

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

Examples:

MStatus getWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		unsigned int	influenceIndex,
		MFloatArray &	weights
	)		const

This method is obsolete.

Maya's skinCluster nodes store their weights as doubles. This method has been replaced by one which uses doubles instead of floats. This method only exists for backwards-compilability of old plug-in code.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to return weights for
[in]	influenceIndex	index of influence object
[out]	weights	weight values

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, shape was not attached to skinCluster, or invalid influenceIndex was specified

MStatus getWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		MFloatArray &	weights,
		unsigned int &	influenceCount
	)		const

This method is obsolete.

Maya's skinCluster nodes store their weights as doubles. This method has been replaced by one which uses doubles instead of floats. This method only exists for backwards-compilability of old plug-in code.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to return weights for
[out]	weights	weight values returned (one per component, per influence)
[out]	influenceCount	count of influence objects

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, shape was not attached to skinCluster, or invalid influenceIndex was specified
• MS::kInvalidParameter operation failed, nullptr MObject passed or the MObject does not support components

MStatus setWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		unsigned int	influenceIndex,
		float	value,
		bool	normalize = true,
		MFloatArray *	oldValues = NULL
	)

This method is obsolete.

Maya's skinCluster nodes store their weights as doubles. This method has been replaced by one which uses doubles instead of floats. This method only exists for backwards-compilability of old plug-in code.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to be weighted
[in]	influenceIndex	index of influence object for the weight
[in]	value	weight value
[in]	normalize	whether or not to normalize weights on other influence objects
[in]	oldValues	previous weight values, for undo

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, or shape was not attached to skinCluster, or invalid influenceIndex was specified

MStatus setWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		MIntArray &	influenceIndices,
		MFloatArray &	values,
		bool	normalize = true,
		MFloatArray *	oldValues = NULL
	)

This method is obsolete.

Maya's skinCluster nodes store their weights as doubles. This method has been replaced by one which uses doubles instead of floats. This method only exists for backwards-compilability of old plug-in code.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	components to be weighted
[in]	influenceIndices	indices of influence objects to set
[in]	values	weight values
[in]	normalize	whether or not to normalize weights on other influence objects
[in]	oldValues	previous weight values, for undo

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, or shape was not attached to skinCluster, or invalid influenceIndices was specified

MStatus getPointsAffectedByInfluence	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		MSelectionList &	result,
		MFloatArray &	weights
	)

This method is obsolete.

Maya's skinCluster nodes store their weights as doubles. This method has been replaced by one which uses doubles instead of floats. This method only exists for backwards-compilability of old plug-in code.

Parameters

[in]	path	path of the influence object
[out]	result	selection list of components affected by the influence object for this skinCluster (return)
[out]	weights	weights for the affected components (return)

Returns

Return status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed, or path is not an influence object

MStatus getBlendWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		MDoubleArray &	weights
	)		const

This method returns weights from skinCluster's blend weight array.

These weights are used to determine the blending between classical linear skinning and dual quaternion bases skinning on a per vertex basis. The function returns the weights associated with the components passed. The components are defined on the object whose dagPath is specified.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	the components to return weights for
[out]	weights	the weight values returned (one per component in the order given)

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, shape was not attached to skinCluster.

MStatus setBlendWeights	(	const MDagPath &	path,
		const MObject &	components,
		const MDoubleArray &	weights
	)

This method sets weights in skinCluster's blend weight array.

These weights are used to determine the blending between classical linear skinning and dual quaternion bases skinning on a per vertex basis. The function sets the weights for the given components of the object whose dagPath is specified. The array size should match the number of components passed. Failing this, it will set the smaller of the two.

Parameters

[in]	path	path to object deformed by the skinCluster
[in]	components	the components list for the new weight values
[out]	weights	the weight values (one per component in the order given)

Returns

The status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed
• MS::kInvalidObjectType component was invalid, shape was not attached to skinCluster.

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

• MFnSkinCluster.h
• MFnSkinCluster.cpp