MtlLib Class Reference

#include <MtlLib.h>

Class Description

See also
Class ReferenceTarget, Class MtlList.

Description:
A materials library. All methods of this class are implemented by the system.
+ Inheritance diagram for MtlLib:

Public Member Functions

 MtlLib ()
 
CoreExport SClass_ID SuperClassID ()
 Retrieves a constant representing the type of the plugin. More...
 
CoreExport Class_ID ClassID ()
 Retrieves a constant that uniquely identifies the plugin class. More...
 
CoreExport void DeleteAll ()
 
CoreExport void GetClassName (MSTR &s)
 Retrieves the (localizable) name of the plugin class. More...
 
CoreExport ~MtlLib ()
 
int NumSubs ()
 
AnimatableSubAnim (int i)
 
CoreExport MSTR SubAnimName (int i)
 
virtual CoreExport void Remove (Mtl *m)
 
virtual CoreExport void Add (Mtl *m)
 
RefResult AutoDelete ()
 Deletes the object when it has no more real dependents. More...
 
CoreExport void DeleteThis ()
 Deletes an instance of this class. More...
 
int NumRefs ()
 Returns the total number of references this ReferenceMaker can hold. More...
 
RefTargetHandle GetReference (int i)
 Returns the 'i-th' reference. More...
 
CoreExport RefTargetHandle Clone (RemapDir &remap)
 This method is used by 3ds Max to clone an object. More...
 
CoreExport RefResult NotifyRefChanged (const Interval &changeInt, RefTargetHandle hTarget, PartID &partID, RefMessage message, BOOL propagate)
 Receives and responds to messages. More...
 
CoreExport IOResult Save (ISave *isave)
 Called for saving data. More...
 
CoreExport IOResult Load (ILoad *iload)
 Called for loading data. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from ReferenceTarget
virtual BOOL IsRefTarget ()
 Checks if this is a ReferenceTarget. More...
 
CoreExport RefResult TestForLoop (const Interval &refInterval, RefMakerHandle hmaker)
 Tests for a cyclical reference. More...
 
CoreExport BOOL HasDependents ()
 Checks if a ReferenceTarget has references. More...
 
CoreExport BOOL HasRealDependents ()
 Checks if this has Real (Strong) Dependents. More...
 
void BeginDependencyTest ()
 Starts Dependency Test. More...
 
BOOL EndDependencyTest ()
 Ends Dependency Test. More...
 
virtual void RefAdded (RefMakerHandle rm)
 Called after a reference is made to a target. More...
 
virtual void RefAddedUndoRedo (RefMakerHandle rm)
 Called after a reference is made to a target because of undo or redo. More...
 
virtual void RefDeleted ()
 Called after a references to this is deleted. More...
 
virtual void RefDeletedUndoRedo ()
 Called after a references to this is deleted because of undo or redo. More...
 
CoreExport RefResult DeleteAllRefsToMe ()
 Deletes all references to this ReferenceTarget. More...
 
CoreExport RefResult TransferReferences (RefTargetHandle oldTarget, BOOL delOld=FALSE)
 Transfers all the references from oldTarget to this. More...
 
CoreExport int DoEnumDependents (DependentEnumProc *dep)
 Begins an enumeration that searches back in the dependency network. More...
 
virtual CoreExport void BaseClone (ReferenceTarget *from, ReferenceTarget *to, RemapDir &remap)
 This method copies base class data from an object to its clone. More...
 
virtual CoreExport RefResult NotifyDependents (const Interval &changeInt, PartID partID, RefMessage message, SClass_ID sclass=NOTIFY_ALL, BOOL propagate=TRUE, RefTargetHandle hTarg=NULL, NotifyDependentsOption notifyDependentsOption=REFNOTIFY_ALLOW_OPTIMIZATIONS)
 Notify all dependent RefMakers concerned with the message. More...
 
void FlagDependents (TimeValue t, PartID which=PART_PUT_IN_FG)
 This sends the REFMSG_FLAGDEPENDENTS message up the pipeline. More...
 
virtual void NotifyForeground (TimeValue t)
 This method is called to flag dependents into the FG. More...
 
virtual void NotifyTarget (int message, ReferenceMaker *hMaker)
 Sends messages to ReferenceTargets. More...
 
virtual CoreExport voidGetInterface (ULONG id)
 Inherited from Animatable. More...
 
virtual CoreExport BaseInterfaceGetInterface (Interface_ID id)
 Inherited from Animatable. More...
 
CoreExport ReferenceTarget ()
 Constructor. More...
 
CoreExport RefResult MaybeAutoDelete ()
 Deletes the object when it has no more real dependents. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from ReferenceMaker
CoreExport RefResult ReplaceReference (int which, RefTargetHandle newtarg, BOOL delOld=TRUE)
 Used when cloning reference makers. More...
 
CoreExport RefResult DeleteAllRefsFromMe ()
 Deletes all references from this ReferenceMaker. More...
 
CoreExport RefResult DeleteAllRefs ()
 Deletes all references both to and from this item. More...
 
CoreExport RefResult DeleteReference (int i)
 Deletes the specified reference. More...
 
virtual BOOL CanTransferReference (int i)
 Tells whether this reference can be transfered. More...
 
CoreExport ReferenceSaveManagerGetReferenceSaveManager ()
 Access the ReferenceSaveManager of this ReferenceMaker. More...
 
virtual int RemapRefOnLoad (int iref)
 Used to load old files with references. More...
 
virtual CoreExport void RescaleWorldUnits (float f)
 Rescale size of all world units in reference hierarchy. More...
 
virtual CoreExport void EnumAuxFiles (AssetEnumCallback &assetEnum, DWORD flags)
 Enumerate auxiliary files (e.g. bitmaps) More...
 
virtual CoreExport void SaveEnum (SaveEnumProc &sep, BOOL isNodeCall=0)
 The default save enumeration. More...
 
virtual CoreExport bool SpecifySaveReferences (ReferenceSaveManager &referenceSaveManager)
 Used to specify reference slot remapping during scene file save. More...
 
CoreExport int DoEnumDependents (DependentEnumProc *dep)
 Begins an enumeration that searches back in the dependency network. More...
 
CoreExport bool EnumRefHierarchy (RefEnumProc &proc, bool includeCustAttribs=true, bool includeIndirectRefs=true, bool includeNonPersistentRefs=true, bool preventDuplicatesViaFlag=true)
 This method provides a general purpose reference enumerator. More...
 
CoreExport int FindRef (RefTargetHandle rtarg)
 Get the index of the ReferenceTarget. More...
 
virtual BOOL IsRefMaker ()
 Tells whether it is a ReferenceMaker. More...
 
virtual BOOL IsRealDependency (ReferenceTarget *rtarg)
 Returns whether this is a "real" (strong) dependency or not. More...
 
virtual BOOL ShouldPersistWeakRef (RefTargetHandle rtarg)
 Specifies whether a weak reference is to be persisted on a partial load or save. More...
 
CoreExport ReferenceMaker ()
 Constructor. More...
 
CoreExport void DeleteMe ()
 Deletes an instance of this class. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Animatable
virtual void FreeCaches ()
 
virtual int NumChildren ()
 
virtual AnimatableChildAnim (int i)
 
virtual CoreExport MSTR NodeName ()
 
virtual void EditTrack ()
 
virtual CoreExport BOOL SubAnimSetKeyBufferPresent (int subNum)
 returns true if the sub-anim has a "Set Key" buffer present More...
 
virtual BOOL SetKeyBufferPresent ()
 returns true if there is a "Set Key" buffer present More...
 
virtual CoreExport void SubAnimCommitSetKeyBuffer (TimeValue t, int subNum)
 Commit any "Set Key" buffers on the given sub-anim. More...
 
virtual void CommitSetKeyBuffer (TimeValue t)
 Commit any "Set Key" buffers. More...
 
virtual CoreExport void SubAnimRevertSetKeyBuffer (int subNum)
 Revert any "Set Key" buffers on the given sub-anim. More...
 
virtual void RevertSetKeyBuffer ()
 Revert any "Set Key" buffers. More...
 
virtual LRESULT CALLBACK TrackViewWinProc (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 This function is obsolete. More...
 
virtual bool IsParamBlockDesc2Used (ParamBlockDesc2 *desc)
 Returns true if the passed description is being used. More...
 
virtual bool GetMacroRecorderName (bool used_as_rhs_value, MSTR &objectSpecifiedName)
 This method is called to access the object specified name to use for the Maxscript macrorecorder. More...
 
CoreExport Animatable ()
 Constructor. More...
 
MSTR ClassName () const
 Returns the name of the plugin class. More...
 
virtual void BeginEditParams (IObjParam *ip, ULONG flags, Animatable *prev=NULL)
 
virtual void EndEditParams (IObjParam *ip, ULONG flags, Animatable *next=NULL)
 
virtual CoreExport void ReleaseInterface (ULONG id, void *i)
 
virtual CoreExport int SetProperty (ULONG id, void *data)
 
virtual CoreExport voidGetProperty (ULONG id)
 
CoreExport void AppendProperty (AnimProperty *prop)
 A function to directly add arbitrary properties to this object developers should ensure that the properties ID does not conflict with any Max-specific IDs. More...
 
CoreExport AnimPropertyFindProperty (DWORD id)
 Find any property. More...
 
CoreExport void AddAppDataChunk (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, DWORD sbid, DWORD len, void *data)
 Adds application/plugin specific (custom) data to an Animatable. More...
 
CoreExport AppDataChunkGetAppDataChunk (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, DWORD sbid)
 Retrieves the application/plugin specific (custom) data stored with an Animatable. More...
 
CoreExport BOOL RemoveAppDataChunk (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, DWORD sbid)
 Deletes the application/plugin specific (custom) data stored with an Animatable. More...
 
CoreExport void ClearAllAppData ()
 Deletes all application/plugin specific (custom) data stored with an Animatable. More...
 
virtual BOOL CanDeleteSubAnim (int i)
 
virtual void DeleteSubAnim (int i)
 
virtual DWORD GetSubAnimCurveColor (int subNum)
 
virtual int SubNumToRefNum (int subNum)
 
virtual BOOL CanCopyAnim ()
 
CoreExport int HasSubElements (int type=0)
 
virtual int GetSubFCurveExtents (int subNum, ParamDimensionBase *dim, float &min, float &max, DWORD flags)
 The values max and min should be initialized before calling this function. More...
 
virtual ParamDimensionGetParamDimension (int i)
 
virtual BOOL SelectSubAnim (int subNum)
 
virtual BOOL BypassTreeView ()
 
virtual BOOL BypassTrackBar ()
 
virtual BOOL BypassPropertyLevel ()
 
virtual BOOL InvisibleProperty ()
 
virtual int NumKeys ()
 
virtual TimeValue GetKeyTime (int index)
 
virtual int GetKeyIndex (TimeValue t)
 
virtual BOOL GetNextKeyTime (TimeValue t, DWORD flags, TimeValue &nt)
 
virtual void CopyKeysFromTime (TimeValue src, TimeValue dst, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void DeleteKeyAtTime (TimeValue t)
 
virtual BOOL IsKeyAtTime (TimeValue t, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int GetKeyTimes (Tab< TimeValue > &times, Interval range, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int GetKeySelState (BitArray &sel, Interval range, DWORD flags)
 
CoreExport void OpenTreeEntry (int type, DWORD tv)
 
CoreExport void CloseTreeEntry (int type, DWORD tv)
 
CoreExport int IsTreeEntryOpen (int type, DWORD tv)
 
CoreExport BOOL GetSelInTrackView (DWORD tv)
 
CoreExport void SetSelInTrackView (DWORD tv, BOOL sel)
 
CoreExport BOOL InTrackViewSelSet (int which)
 
CoreExport void SetTrackViewSelSet (int which, BOOL inOut)
 
virtual BOOL AssignController (Animatable *control, int subAnim)
 
virtual BOOL CanAssignController (int subAnim)
 Return true if we can reassign the subanim specified. More...
 
virtual BOOL CanMakeUnique ()
 
CoreExport int EnumAnimTree (AnimEnum *animEnum, Animatable *client, int subNum)
 
virtual int RenderBegin (TimeValue t, ULONG flags=0)
 
virtual int RenderEnd (TimeValue t)
 
virtual CoreExport Interval GetTimeRange (DWORD flags)
 
virtual void EditTimeRange (Interval range, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void DeleteTime (Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void ReverseTime (Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void ScaleTime (Interval iv, float s)
 
virtual void InsertTime (TimeValue ins, TimeValue amount)
 
virtual BOOL SupportTimeOperations ()
 
virtual CoreExport void MapKeys (TimeMap *map, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void DeleteKeys (DWORD flags)
 
virtual void DeleteKeyByIndex (int index)
 
virtual void SelectKeys (TrackHitTab &sel, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void SelectSubKeys (int subNum, TrackHitTab &sel, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void SelectSubCurve (int subNum, BOOL sel)
 
virtual void SelectKeyByIndex (int i, BOOL sel)
 
virtual BOOL IsKeySelected (int i)
 
virtual void FlagKey (TrackHitRecord hit)
 
virtual int GetFlagKeyIndex ()
 
virtual int NumSelKeys ()
 
virtual void CloneSelectedKeys (BOOL offset=FALSE)
 
virtual void AddNewKey (TimeValue t, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void MoveKeys (ParamDimensionBase *dim, float delta, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void ScaleKeyValues (ParamDimensionBase *dim, float origin, float scale, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void SelectCurve (BOOL sel)
 
virtual BOOL IsCurveSelected ()
 Returns TRUE if the function curve is selected; otherwise returns FALSE. More...
 
virtual BOOL IsSubCurveSelected (int subNum)
 Returns the selected state of the sub-curve whose index is passed. More...
 
virtual int GetSelKeyCoords (TimeValue &t, float &val, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void SetSelKeyCoords (TimeValue t, float val, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int SetSelKeyCoordsExpr (ParamDimension *dim, const MCHAR *timeExpr, const MCHAR *valExpr, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void AdjustTangents (TrackHitRecord hit, ParamDimensionBase *dim, Rect &rcGraph, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, int dx, int dy, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void AdjustTangents (TrackHitRecord hit, ParamDimensionBase *dim, float angle, float length, DWORD flags)
 
virtual CoreExport BOOL IsAnimated ()
 
virtual BOOL CanCopyTrack (Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual BOOL CanPasteTrack (TrackClipObject *cobj, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual TrackClipObjectCopyTrack (Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void PasteTrack (TrackClipObject *cobj, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual BOOL CanCopySubTrack (int subNum, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual BOOL CanPasteSubTrack (int subNum, TrackClipObject *cobj, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual TrackClipObjectCopySubTrack (int subNum, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void PasteSubTrack (int subNum, TrackClipObject *cobj, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int GetTrackVSpace (int lineHeight)
 
virtual int HitTestTrack (TrackHitTab &hits, Rect &rcHit, Rect &rcTrack, float zoom, int scroll, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int PaintTrack (ParamDimensionBase *dim, HDC hdc, Rect &rcTrack, Rect &rcPaint, float zoom, int scroll, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int PaintSubTrack (int subNum, ParamDimensionBase *dim, HDC hdc, Rect &rcTrack, Rect &rcPaint, float zoom, int scroll, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int PaintFCurves (ParamDimensionBase *dim, HDC hdc, Rect &rcGraph, Rect &rcPaint, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int HitTestFCurves (ParamDimensionBase *dim, TrackHitTab &hits, Rect &rcHit, Rect &rcGraph, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int PaintSubFCurves (int subNum, ParamDimensionBase *dim, HDC hdc, Rect &rcGraph, Rect &rcPaint, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int HitTestSubFCurves (int subNum, ParamDimensionBase *dim, TrackHitTab &hits, Rect &rcHit, Rect &rcGraph, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, DWORD flags)
 
virtual void EditTrackParams (TimeValue t, ParamDimensionBase *dim, const MCHAR *pname, HWND hParent, IObjParam *ip, DWORD flags)
 
virtual int TrackParamsType ()
 
virtual int GetFCurveExtents (ParamDimensionBase *dim, float &min, float &max, DWORD flags)
 This method is called to calculate the largest and smallest values of the anim. More...
 
CoreExport void AddNoteTrack (NoteTrack *note)
 
CoreExport void DeleteNoteTrack (NoteTrack *note, BOOL delNote=TRUE)
 
CoreExport BOOL HasNoteTracks ()
 
CoreExport int NumNoteTracks ()
 
CoreExport NoteTrackGetNoteTrack (int i)
 
virtual void FreeAllBitmaps ()
 
virtual void GetSystemNodes (INodeTab &nodes, SysNodeContext Context)
 
virtual BOOL IsSubClassOf (Class_ID classID)
 returns true if the animatable has sub-classed off the given class More...
 
virtual CoreExport void MouseCycleCompleted (TimeValue t)
 
virtual CoreExport void MouseCycleStarted (TimeValue t)
 
virtual int NumParamBlocks ()
 
virtual IParamBlock2GetParamBlock (int i)
 
virtual IParamBlock2GetParamBlockByID (short id)
 
CoreExport bool SvSaveData (ISave *isave, USHORT id)
 
CoreExport bool SvLoadData (ILoad *iLoad)
 
CoreExport DWORD SvGetRefIndex ()
 
CoreExport void SvSetRefIndex (DWORD i)
 
CoreExport bool SvDeleteRefIndex ()
 
virtual CoreExport SvGraphNodeReference SvTraverseAnimGraph (IGraphObjectManager *gom, Animatable *owner, int id, DWORD flags)
 
CoreExport SvGraphNodeReference SvStdTraverseAnimGraph (IGraphObjectManager *gom, Animatable *owner, int id, DWORD flags)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvCanInitiateLink (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvCanConcludeLink (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode, IGraphNode *gNodeChild)
 
virtual CoreExport MSTR SvGetName (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode, bool isBeingEdited)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvCanSetName (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvSetName (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode, const MSTR &name)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvCanRemoveThis (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvRemoveThis (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 Called when the user deletes this object in the schematic view... More...
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvIsSelected (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 Returns true if the object is selected in its schematic view. More...
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvIsHighlighted (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport COLORREF SvHighlightColor (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport COLORREF SvGetSwatchColor (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvIsInactive (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvLinkChild (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeThis, IGraphNode *gNodeChild)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvHandleDoubleClick (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport MultiSelectCallbackSvGetMultiSelectCallback (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvCanSelect (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvEditProperties (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport MSTR SvGetTip (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport MSTR SvGetRefTip (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvCanDetach (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvDetach (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
 
virtual CoreExport MSTR SvGetRelTip (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeTarget, int id, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
 Returns a string to be displayed in the tip window in the schematic view for a relationship from "gNodeMaker" to "gNodeTarget"... More...
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvCanDetachRel (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeTarget, int id, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
 Returns true if this object can respond to the SvDetachRel(...) method... More...
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvDetachRel (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeTarget, int id, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
 Detach this relationship. More...
 
virtual CoreExport bool SvHandleRelDoubleClick (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeTarget, int id, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
 Called when this relationship is double-clicked in the schematic view... More...
 
CoreExport ICustAttribContainerGetCustAttribContainer ()
 This method returns a pointer to the custom attributes container interface class. More...
 
CoreExport void AllocCustAttribContainer ()
 This method allocates space for a custom attributes container. More...
 
CoreExport void DeleteCustAttribContainer ()
 This method deletes space used by a custom attributes container. More...
 
void SetAFlag (DWORD mask)
 
void ClearAFlag (DWORD mask)
 Clears one or more bits in the Animatable flags. More...
 
bool TestAFlag (DWORD mask) const
 Tests one or more bits in the Animatable flags. More...
 
void SetAFlagEx (DWORD mask)
 Sets one or more bits in the Animatable extended flags. More...
 
void ClearAFlagEx (DWORD mask)
 Clears one or more bits in the Animatable extended flags. More...
 
bool TestAFlagEx (DWORD mask) const
 Tests one or more bits in the Animatable extended flags. More...
 
CoreExport bool TestFlagBit (int index)
 Tests the specified flag bit. More...
 
CoreExport void SetFlagBit (int index, bool newValue=true)
 Sets the specified flag bit. More...
 
CoreExport void ClearFlagBit (int index)
 Clears the specified flag bit. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from InterfaceServer
virtual UtilExport ~InterfaceServer ()
 Destructor. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from MtlList
CoreExport int AddMtl (Mtl *m, BOOL checkUnique=TRUE)
 
CoreExport int FindMtl (Mtl *m)
 
CoreExport int FindMtlByName (MSTR &name)
 
void RemoveEntry (int n)
 
void Empty ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Tab< MtlHandle >
 Tab ()
 Default constructor. More...
 
 Tab (const Tab &tb)
 Copy constructor. More...
 
virtual ~Tab ()
 Destructor. More...
 
void Init ()
 Initializes a Tab instance. More...
 
int Count () const
 Retrieves the number of items in the Tab. More...
 
void ZeroCount ()
 Resets the number of used items to zero. More...
 
void SetCount (int n, BOOL resize=TRUE)
 Sets the number of used items. More...
 
MtlHandleAddr (const INT_PTR i) const
 Returns the address of the i-th item. More...
 
int Insert (int at, int num, MtlHandle *el)
 Inserts items in the Tab at a specified position. More...
 
int Append (int num, MtlHandle *el, int allocExtra=0)
 Appends items at the end of the Tab. More...
 
int Delete (int start, int num)
 Deletes items from the Tab. More...
 
int Resize (int num)
 Changes the number of items allocated in memory. More...
 
void Shrink ()
 Frees unused Tab items to reduce memory footprint. More...
 
void Sort (CompareFnc cmp)
 Sorts the array using the compare function. More...
 
Taboperator= (const Tab &tb)
 Assignment operator. More...
 
MtlHandleoperator[] (const INT_PTR i) const
 Accesses the i-th Tab item. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual CoreExport void SetReference (int i, RefTargetHandle rtarg)
 Stores a ReferenceTarget as its 'i-th' reference`. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from ReferenceTarget
virtual CoreExport int DoEnumDependentsImpl (DependentEnumProc *dep)
 Method to perform an enumeration on a ReferenceTarget. More...
 
virtual CoreExport ~ReferenceTarget ()=0
 Destructor. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from ReferenceMaker
virtual CoreExport ~ReferenceMaker ()=0
 Destructor. More...
 
void BlockEval ()
 
void UnblockEval ()
 
int Evaluating ()
 
CoreExport RefResult StdNotifyRefChanged (const Interval &changeInt, RefTargetHandle hTarget, PartID partID, RefMessage message, BOOL propagate, NotifyDependentsOption notifyDependentsOption)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Animatable
virtual CoreExport ~Animatable ()=0
 Destructor. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Noncopyable
 Noncopyable ()
 
 ~Noncopyable ()
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Animatable
static CoreExport BOOL IsDeleted (Animatable *anim)
 Debug method to determine whether an object has been deleted. More...
 
static CoreExport AnimHandle GetHandleByAnim (Animatable *anim)
 Get the unique handle for an Animatable object. More...
 
static CoreExport AnimatableGetAnimByHandle (AnimHandle handle)
 Get an Animatable object from its unique handle. More...
 
static CoreExport void EnumerateAllAnimatables (EnumAnimList &enumProcObject)
 Enumerator to enumerate across all animatables. More...
 
static CoreExport bool RegisterAppDataLoadCallback (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, APPDATALOADPROC proc)
 Registers a callback proc that is called when an AppDataChunk is read from a scene file. More...
 
static CoreExport bool UnRegisterAppDataLoadCallback (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, APPDATALOADPROC proc)
 Unregisters a callback proc that is called when an AppDataChunk is read from a scene file. More...
 
static CoreExport bool RegisterAppDataLoadCallback (DWORD sbid, APPDATALOADPROC proc)
 Registers a callback proc that is called when an AppDataChunk is read from a scene file. More...
 
static CoreExport bool UnRegisterAppDataLoadCallback (DWORD sbid, APPDATALOADPROC proc)
 Unregisters a callback proc that is called when an AppDataChunk is read from a scene file. More...
 
static CoreExport int RequestFlagBit ()
 Requests an unique flag bit index. More...
 
static CoreExport void ReleaseFlagBit (int index)
 Releases the flag bit index. More...
 
static CoreExport void ClearFlagBitInAllAnimatables (int index)
 Clears the specified flag bit in all Animatables. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from MaxHeapOperators
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size)
 Standard new operator used to allocate objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e)
 Standard new operator used to allocate objects if there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, const char *filename, int line)
 New operator used to allocate objects that takes the filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
 New operator used to allocate objects that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
 New operator used to allocate objects that takes the filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
 New operator used to allocate objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
 New operator used to allocate objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size)
 New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e)
 New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, const char *filename, int line)
 New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
 New operator used to allocate arrays of objects. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
 New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new[] (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
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 New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr)
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static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e)
 Standard delete operator used to deallocate an object If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, const char *filename, int line)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, unsigned long flags)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
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static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr)
 Standard delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e)
 Standard delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, const char *filename, int line)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, unsigned long flags)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
 Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown. More...
 
static UtilExport voidoperator new (size_t size, void *placement_ptr)
 Placement new operator. More...
 
static UtilExport void operator delete (void *ptr, void *placement_ptr)
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static UtilExport voidaligned_malloc (size_t size, size_t alignment)
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static UtilExport voidaligned_realloc (void *ptr, size_t size, size_t alignment)
 Reallocates memory on a specified alignment boundary. More...
 
static UtilExport void aligned_free (void *ptr)
 Frees a block of memory that was allocated with aligned_malloc/aligned_realloc. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from Animatable
static const AnimHandle kInvalidAnimHandle = 0
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from Animatable
DWORD aflag
 
AnimPropertyList aprops
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MtlLib ( )
inline
72 {}
Remarks
Destructor. All references are deleted.

Member Function Documentation

CoreExport SClass_ID SuperClassID ( )
virtual

Retrieves a constant representing the type of the plugin.

Returns
A super class id that uniquely identifies the type (category) of the plugin. Note that several plugin classes can be of the same type, thus return the same super class id. Plugins are uniquely identified by their class ids.
See also
SClass_ID

Reimplemented from ReferenceTarget.

CoreExport Class_ID ClassID ( )
virtual

Retrieves a constant that uniquely identifies the plugin class.

This method must return the unique ID for the plugin class. If two ClassIDs conflict, the system will only load the first conflicting one it finds. A program (gencid.exe) is provided to generate unique class id values.

Returns
A class id that uniquely identifies a plugin class
See also
Class ClassID, class ID definititions in plugapi.h.

Reimplemented from Animatable.

CoreExport void DeleteAll ( )
Remarks
Removes all Mtls from the library and deletes all references.
CoreExport void GetClassName ( MSTR s)
virtual

Retrieves the (localizable) name of the plugin class.

This name is usually used internally for debugging purposes. For Material plug-ins this method is used to put up the material "type" name in the Material Editor.

Parameters
sReference to a string filled in with the name of the plugin class

Reimplemented from ReferenceTarget.

int NumSubs ( )
inlinevirtual
Remarks
The system uses a virtual array mechanism to access the sub-anims of a plug-in. This method returns the total number of sub-anims maintained by the plug-in. If a plug-in is using a parameter block to manage its parameters it should just return 1 for all the parameters directed by the parameter block.
Returns
The number of sub-anims used by the plug-in.
Default Implementation:
{ return 0; }

Reimplemented from Animatable.

82  {
83  return Count();
84  }
int Count() const
Retrieves the number of items in the Tab.
Definition: tab.h:219
Animatable* SubAnim ( int  i)
inlinevirtual
Remarks
This method returns a pointer to the 'i-th' sub-anim. If a plug-in is using a parameter block to manage all its parameters it should just return a pointer to the parameter block itself from this method. This method may return NULL so developers need to check the return value before calling other sub anim methods (such as SubAnimName()).
Parameters
iThis is the index of the sub-anim to return.
Default Implementation:
{ return NULL };

Reimplemented from Animatable.

85  {
86  return (*this)[i];
87  }
CoreExport MSTR SubAnimName ( int  i)
virtual
Remarks
This method returns the name of the 'i-th' sub-anim to appear in track view. The system has no idea what name to assign to the sub-anim (it only knows it by the virtual array index), so this method is called to retrieve the name to display. Developer need to make sure the 'i-th' SubAnim() is non-NULL or this method will fail.
Parameters
iThe index of the parameter name to return
Returns
The name of the 'i-th' parameter.

Reimplemented from Animatable.

virtual CoreExport void Remove ( Mtl m)
virtual
Remarks
Removes the specified material from the library.
Parameters:
Mtl *m

The material to remove.
virtual CoreExport void Add ( Mtl m)
virtual
Remarks
Adds the specified material from the library.
Parameters:
Mtl *m

The material to add.
RefResult AutoDelete ( )
inlinevirtual

Deletes the object when it has no more real dependents.

This function is called by 3ds Max in order to delete a plugin object when its last real dependent has been deleted. It also allows derived classes to control the lifetime of their instances. The default implementation of this method will drop the references this object makes to other objects, and if the undo system is engaged (holding) it will ensure that the deletion is undo/redo-able. Override this method only if you don't want instances of your plugin to be automatically deleted when the last reference to them is deleted. Most subclasses of class ReferenceTarget will not need to override this method. Plugins should call ReferenceTarget::MaybeAutoDelete() or ReferenceMaker::DeleteMe() to delete instances of plugin objects. For more information on how 3ds Max deletes reference targets, see ReferenceTarget::MaybeAutoDelete()

Returns
Default implementation always returns REF_SUCCEED. Overwrites should also always return REF_SUCCEED.
Note
Classes that overwrite this method to prevent deletion of their instances, should be deleted by calling ReferenceMaker::DeleteMe() on them.

Reimplemented from ReferenceTarget.

101 { return REF_SUCCEED; }
The operation succeeded.
Definition: ref.h:745
CoreExport void DeleteThis ( )
virtual

Deletes an instance of this class.

3ds Max calls this method when it needs to delete a plugin object (an instance of a class derived from Animatable). Similarly, plugins that need to delete instances of an Animatable or a class directly derived from it via an Animatable pointer, should call this method instead of calling directly operator delete. Following these rules will ensure that the same memory manager is used to allocate and deallocate the object. The default implementation of this method deletes the object. Plugin instances that never need to be deleted from the heap can overwrite this method to do nothing.

Note
See the method ClassDesc::Create() for details on how Max allocates plugin objects.
See ReferenceMaker::DeleteMe() and ReferenceTarget::MaybeAutoDelete() for information on how plugin instances are deleted by the system.
Remarks
See Memory Management.

See also
Required DLL Functions, Class ClassDesc.

Reimplemented from Animatable.

int NumRefs ( )
inlinevirtual

Returns the total number of references this ReferenceMaker can hold.

The plugin implements this method to indicate the total number of of references it can make. This includes all references whether they are NULL (inactive) or non-NULL (active) at the time when this method is called. A plugin can hold a variable number of references, thus the return value of this method is not to be cached and reused by client code.

Returns
The total number of references this plugin can hold. The default implementation is return 0.

Reimplemented from ReferenceMaker.

103 { return Count();}
int Count() const
Retrieves the number of items in the Tab.
Definition: tab.h:219
RefTargetHandle GetReference ( int  i)
inlinevirtual

Returns the 'i-th' reference.

The plugin implements this method to return its 'i-th' reference. The plug-in simply keeps track of its references using an integer index for each one. This method is normally called by the system.

Parameters
i- The index of the reference to retrieve. Valid values are from 0 to NumRefs()-1.
Returns
The reference handle of the 'i-th' reference. Note that different calls to this method with the same 'i' value can result in different reference handles being retrieved, as the plugin changes the scene objects it references as its 'i-th' reference.

Reimplemented from ReferenceMaker.

104 { return (RefTargetHandle)(*this)[i];}
A scene entity that is being owned and listened to by other scene entities.
Definition: ref.h:1843
virtual CoreExport void SetReference ( int  i,
RefTargetHandle  rtarg 
)
protectedvirtual

Stores a ReferenceTarget as its 'i-th' reference`.

The plugin implements this method to store the reference handle passed to it as its 'i-th' reference. In its implementation of this method, the plugin should simply assign the reference handle passed in as a parameter to the member variable that holds the 'i-th' reference. Other reference handling methods such as ReferenceMaker::DeleteReference(), or ReferenceMaker::ReplaceReference() should not be called from within this method. The plugin itself or other plugins should not call this method directly. The system will call this method when a new reference is created or an existing one is replaced by calling ReferenceMaker::ReplaceReference().

Parameters
i- The index of the reference to store. Valid values are from 0 to NumRefs()-1.
rtarg- The reference handle to store.

Reimplemented from ReferenceMaker.

CoreExport RefTargetHandle Clone ( RemapDir remap)
virtual

This method is used by 3ds Max to clone an object.

See also
CloneRefHierarchy(), class RemapDir This method is called by 3ds Max to have the plugin clone itself. The plug-in's implementation of this method should copy both the data structure and all the data residing in the data structure of this reference target. The plugin should clone all its references as well. Also, the plug-in's implementation of this method must call BaseClone(). In order for classes derived from this class to clone cleanly, the Clone method should just create the new instance, and then call an implementation of BaseClone that clones the references and copies any other necessary data. For example:
class MyDerivedPlugin
: public MyBasePlugin
{
const int MY_REFERENCE = 1;
{
ReferenceTarget* result = new MyDerivedPlugin();
BaseClone(this, result, remap);
return result;
}
{
if (!to || !from || from == to)
return;
MyBasePlugin::BaseClone(from, to, remap);
to->ReplaceReference(MY_REFERENCE, remap->CloneRef(from->GetReference(MY_REFERENCE)));
}
};

This method should not be directly called by plug-ins. Instead, either RemapDir::CloneRef() or CloneRefHierachy() should be used to perform cloning. These methods ensure that the mapping from the original object to the clone is added to the RemapDir used for cloning, which may be used during backpatch operations

Note
See the remarks in method BaseClone() below.
Parameters
remap- A RemapDir instance used for remapping references during a Clone.
Returns
A pointer to the cloned item.

Reimplemented from ReferenceTarget.

CoreExport RefResult NotifyRefChanged ( const Interval changeInt,
RefTargetHandle  hTarget,
PartID partID,
RefMessage  message,
BOOL  propagate 
)
virtual

Receives and responds to messages.

A plugin which makes references must implement a method to receive and respond to messages broadcast by its dependents. This is done by implementing NotifyRefChanged(). The plugin developer usually implements this method as a switch statement where each case is one of the messages the plugin needs to respond to. The Method StdNotifyRefChanged calls this, which can change the partID to new value. If it doesn't depend on the particular message& partID, it should return REF_DONTCARE.

  • For developer that need to update a dialog box with data about an object you reference note the following related to this method: This method may be called many times. For instance, say you have a dialog box that displays data about an object you reference. This method will get called many time during the drag operations on that object. If you updated the display every time you'd wind up with a lot of 'flicker' in the dialog box. Rather than updating the dialog box each time, you should just invalidate the window in response to the NotifyRefChanged() call. Then, as the user drags the mouse your window will still receive paint messages. If the scene is complex the user may have to pause (but not let up on the mouse) to allow the paint message to go through since they have a low priority. This is the way many windows in 3ds Max work.
Parameters
changeInt- This is the interval of time over which the message is active. Currently, all plug-ins will receive FOREVER for this interval, with the exception of REFMSG_FLAGDEPENDENTS notifications. In that case, changeInt.Start() is the timepoint to perform the dependency test.
hTarget- This is the handle of the reference target the message was sent by. The reference maker uses this handle to know specifically which reference target sent the message.
partID- This contains information specific to the message passed in. Some messages don't use the partID at all. See the section List of Reference Messages for more information about the meaning of the partID for some common messages.
message- The message parameters passed into this method is the specific message which needs to be handled.
propagate- If called through ReferenceMaker::NotifyDependents(), the value of 'propagate' passed to it. Used if calling NotifyDependents() from within NotifyRefChanged().
Returns
The return value from this method is of type RefResult. This is usually REF_SUCCEED indicating the message was processed. Sometimes, the return value may be REF_STOP. This return value is used to stop the message from being propagated to the dependents of the item.

Implements ReferenceMaker.

CoreExport IOResult Save ( ISave isave)
virtual

Called for saving data.

Called by the system to allow the plugin to save its data.

Parameters
isave- This pointer may be used to call methods to write data to disk. See the section on Loading and Saving Plug-in Data for an overview of the load/save process.
Returns
The default implementation is return IO_OK.
  • IO_OK means the result was acceptable, with no errors.
  • IO_ERROR This should be returned if an error occurred.

Reimplemented from ReferenceMaker.

CoreExport IOResult Load ( ILoad iload)
virtual

Called for loading data.

Called by the system to allow the plug-in to load its data. See the section on Loading and Saving Plug-in Data for an overview of the load - save process.

Parameters
iload- This interface pointer may be used to call methods to read data from disk.
Returns
The default implementation is return IO_OK.
  • IO_OK means the result was acceptable, with no errors.
  • IO_ERROR This should be returned if an error occurred.

Reimplemented from ReferenceMaker.