ParticleObject Class Reference

Class Description

A particle system.

Inheritance diagram for ParticleObject:

Public Member Functions
def	ApplyCollisionObject (self, args)
def	ApplyForceField (self, args)
def	Evaluate (self, args)
def	GetNumLiveParticles (self)
def	GetNumParticles (self)
def	GetObjectDisplayRequirement (self)
def	GetParticleAge (self, args)
def	GetParticleGroupTime (self, args)
def	GetParticleLifespan (self, args)
def	GetParticleOrientation (self, args)
def	GetParticlePosition (self, args)
def	GetParticleSelected (self, args)
def	GetParticleSize (self, args)
def	GetParticleSpin (self, args)
def	GetParticleTension (self, args)
def	GetParticleTM (self, args)
def	GetParticleVelocity (self, args)
def	GetParticleXYZSize (self, args)
def	HasConstantTopology (self)
def	ParticleAge (self, args)
def	ParticleCenter (self, args)
def	ParticleLife (self, args)
def	ParticlePosition (self, args)
def	ParticleSize (self, args)
def	ParticleVelocity (self, args)
def	PrepareDisplay (self, args)
def	UpdatePerNodeItems (self, args)
def	UpdatePerViewItems (self, args)
Public Member Functions inherited from GeomObject
def	CanDoDisplacementMapping (self)
def	IsInstanceDependent (self)
def	NumberOfRenderMeshes (self)
Public Member Functions inherited from Object
def	ApplyUVWMap (self, args)
def	AsParticleObject (self, args)
def	AsShapeObject (self, args)
def	AsSplineShape (self, args)
def	AsTriObject (self, args)
def	BranchDeleted (self, args)
def	CanCacheObject (self)
def	CanConvertToType (self, args)
def	CheckObjectIntegrity (self)
def	CollapseObject (self)
def	ContainedShapeSelectionArray (self)
def	ConvertToDerivedObject (self)
def	ConvertToType (self, args)
def	CopyAdditionalChannels (self, args)
def	CopyChannelLocks (self, args)
def	DeleteAllAdditionalChannels (self)
def	DoOwnSelectHilite (self)
def	Eval (self, args)
def	FindBaseObject (self)
def	FreeChannels (self, args)
def	GetBranchINode (self, args)
def	GetChannelLocks (self, args)
def	GetChannelValidity (self, args)
def	GetContainedShape (self, args)
def	GetContainedShapeMatrix (self, args)
def	GetDeformBBox (self, args)
def	GetExtendedProperties (self, args)
def	GetNoEvalInterval (self)
def	GetNumContainedShapes (self)
def	GetNumFaces (self, args)
def	GetNumMapChannels (self)
def	GetNumMapsUsed (self)
def	GetNumPipeBranches
def	GetNumPoints (self)
def	GetNumSurfaces (self, args)
def	GetNumVerts (self, args)
def	GetObjectValidity (self, args)
def	GetPipeBranch (self, args)
def	GetPoint (self, args)
def	GetSubselState (self)
def	GetSurfacePoint (self, args)
def	GetWeight (self, args)
def	GetWorldSpaceObjectNode (self)
def	HasWeights (self)
def	InitNodeName (self, args)
def	IntersectRay (self, args)
def	InvalidateChannels (self, args)
def	IsBaseClassOwnedChannel (self, args)
def	IsDeformable (self)
def	IsManipulator (self)
def	IsMappable (self)
def	IsObjectLocked (self)
def	IsParamSurface (self)
def	IsParticleSystem (self)
def	IsPointSelected (self, args)
def	IsRenderable (self)
def	IsShapeObject (self)
def	IsWorldSpaceObject (self)
def	LockChannels (self, args)
def	LockObject (self)
def	MakeShallowCopy (self, args)
def	MergeAdditionalChannels (self, args)
def	NewAndCopyChannels (self, args)
def	NormalAlignVector (self, args)
def	PointSelection (self, args)
def	PointsWereChanged (self)
def	PreferredCollapseType (self)
def	ReadyChannelsForMod (self, args)
def	ReduceCaches (self, args)
def	SetChannelLocks (self, args)
def	SetChannelValidity (self, args)
def	SetNoEvalInterval (self, args)
def	SetPoint (self, args)
def	SetSubSelState (self, args)
def	SetWeight (self, args)
def	ShallowCopy (self, args)
def	SurfaceClosedU (self, args)
def	SurfaceClosedV (self, args)
def	TopologyChanged (self)
def	UnlockChannels (self, args)
def	UnlockObject (self)
def	UpdateValidity (self, args)
def	UseSelectionBrackets (self)
def	UsesWireColor (self)
def	WSStateInvalidate (self)
Public Member Functions inherited from BaseObject
def	ActivateSubSelSet (self, args)
def	ChangeTopology (self)
def	ClearSelection (self, args)
def	ForceNotify (self, args)
def	GetLocalBoundBox (self, args)
def	GetNamedSelSetName (self, args)
def	GetNumNamedSelSets (self)
def	GetNumSubObjTypes (self)
def	GetObjectName (self)
def	GetSubObjectLevel (self)
def	GetSubObjType (self, args)
def	GetSubObjTypeName (self, args)
def	GetWorldBoundBox (self, args)
def	HasUVW (self, args)
def	HasViewDependentBoundingBox (self)
def	HitTest (self, args)
def	InvertSelection (self, args)
def	Move (self, args)
def	NewSetFromCurSel (self, args)
def	OKToChangeTopology (self, args)
def	RemoveSubSelSet (self, args)
def	Rotate (self, args)
def	Scale (self, args)
def	SelectAll (self, args)
def	SetGenUVW (self, args)
def	SetNamedSelSetName (self, args)
def	SetupNamedSelDropDown (self)
def	SupportsNamedSubSels (self)
def	TransformCancel (self, args)
def	TransformFinish (self, args)
def	TransformHoldingFinish (self, args)
def	TransformHoldingStart (self, args)
def	TransformStart (self, args)
Public Member Functions inherited from ReferenceTarget
def	FindDependentNode (self)
def	MaybeAutoDelete (self)
def	NotifyTarget (self, args)
Public Member Functions inherited from ReferenceMaker
def	ClearFlagInHierarchy (self, args)
def	DeleteMe (self)
def	DeleteReference (self, args)
def	FindRef (self, args)
def	GetNumRefs (self)
def	GetReference (self, args)
def	NotifyChanged (self)
def	NotifyDependents (self, args)
def	ReplaceReference (self, args)
def	RescaleWorldUnits (self, args)
Public Member Functions inherited from Animatable
def	AddNewKey (self, args)
def	AssignController (self, args)
def	CanAssignController (self, args)
def	CanCopyAnim (self)
def	CanCopyTrack (self, args)
def	CanDeleteSubAnim (self, args)
def	CanMakeUnique (self)
def	ClearAFlag (self, args)
def	ClearAFlagEx (self, args)
def	ClearAllAppData (self)
def	ClearFlagBit (self, args)
def	ClearFlagInAllAnimatables (args)
def	CopyKeysFromTime (self, args)
def	DeleteAppData (self, args)
def	DeleteKeyAtTime (self, args)
def	DeleteKeyByIndex (self, args)
def	DeleteKeys (self, args)
def	DeleteSubAnim (self, args)
def	DeleteTime (self, args)
def	DoesSupportTimeOperations (self)
def	EditTimeRange (self, args)
def	FreeCaches (self)
def	GetAnimByHandle (args)
def	GetAnimHandle (self)
def	GetAppData (self, args)
def	GetClassID (self)
def	GetClassName (self)
def	GetCustomAttributeContainer (self)
def	GetHasSubElements
def	GetKeyIndex (self, args)
def	GetKeyTime (self, args)
def	GetNextKeyTime (self, args)
def	GetNodeName (self)
def	GetNumKeys (self)
def	GetNumSubAnims (self)
def	GetParameterBlock (self)
def	GetSubAnim (self, args)
def	GetSubAnimName (self, args)
def	GetSuperClassID (self)
def	GetTimeRange (self, args)
def	InsertTime (self, args)
def	IsAnimated (self)
def	IsKeyAtTime (self, args)
def	IsSubClassOf (self, args)
def	MoveKeys (self, args)
def	ReverseTime (self, args)
def	ScaleKeyValues (self, args)
def	ScaleTime (self, args)
def	SetAFlag (self, args)
def	SetAFlagEx (self, args)
def	SetAppData (self, args)
def	SetFlagBit (self, args)
def	SubNumToRefNum (self, args)
def	TestAFlag (self, args)
def	TestAFlagEx (self, args)
def	TestFlagBit (self, args)
Public Member Functions inherited from InterfaceServer
def	GetInterface (self, args)
Public Member Functions inherited from Wrapper
def	GetUnwrappedPtr (self)

Static Public Attributes
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from GeomObject
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from Object
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from BaseObject
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from ReferenceTarget
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from ReferenceMaker
tuple	NumRefs = _swig_property(GetNumRefs)
tuple	Refs = _swig_property(lambda self: (self.GetReference(i) for i in xrange(self.GetNumRefs())))
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from Animatable
tuple	AnimHandle = _swig_property(GetAnimHandle)
tuple	ClassID = _swig_property(GetClassID)
tuple	ClearFlagInAllAnimatables = staticmethod(ClearFlagInAllAnimatables)
tuple	GetAnimByHandle = staticmethod(GetAnimByHandle)
tuple	KeyTimes = _swig_property(lambda self: (self.GetKeyTime(i) for i in xrange(self.GetNumKeys())))
tuple	NodeName = _swig_property(GetNodeName)
tuple	NumSubAnims = _swig_property(GetNumSubAnims)
tuple	ParameterBlock = _swig_property(GetParameterBlock)
tuple	SubAnimNames = _swig_property(lambda self: (self.GetSubAnimName(i) for i in xrange(self.GetNumSubAnims())))
tuple	SubAnims = _swig_property(lambda self: (self.GetSubAnim(i) for i in xrange(self.GetNumSubAnims())))
tuple	SuperClassID = _swig_property(GetSuperClassID)
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from InterfaceServer
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
Static Public Attributes inherited from Wrapper
tuple	thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')

Member Function Documentation

def ApplyCollisionObject	(		self,
			args
	)

ApplyCollisionObject(ParticleObject self, CollisionObject * co) -> BOOL

def ApplyForceField	(		self,
			args
	)

ApplyForceField(ParticleObject self, ForceField * ff)

def Evaluate	(		self,
			args
	)

Evaluate(ParticleObject self, INode node, TimeValue t)

def GetNumLiveParticles

(

self

)

GetNumLiveParticles(ParticleObject self) -> int

def GetNumParticles

(

self

)

GetNumParticles(ParticleObject self) -> int

def GetObjectDisplayRequirement

(

self

)

GetObjectDisplayRequirement(ParticleObject self) -> unsigned long

def GetParticleAge	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleAge(ParticleObject self, int i) -> int

def GetParticleGroupTime	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleGroupTime(ParticleObject self, int i) -> int

def GetParticleLifespan	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleLifespan(ParticleObject self, int i) -> int

def GetParticleOrientation	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleOrientation(ParticleObject self, int i) -> Point3

def GetParticlePosition	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticlePosition(ParticleObject self, int i) -> Point3

def GetParticleSelected	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleSelected(ParticleObject self, int i) -> bool

def GetParticleSize	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleSize(ParticleObject self, int i) -> float
GetParticleSize(ParticleObject self) -> float

def GetParticleSpin	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleSpin(ParticleObject self, int i) -> AngAxis

def GetParticleTension	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleTension(ParticleObject self, int i) -> float

def GetParticleTM	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleTM(ParticleObject self, int i) -> Matrix3

def GetParticleVelocity	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleVelocity(ParticleObject self, int i) -> Point3

def GetParticleXYZSize	(		self,
			args
	)

GetParticleXYZSize(ParticleObject self, int i) -> Point3

def HasConstantTopology

(

self

)

HasConstantTopology(ParticleObject self) -> BOOL

def ParticleAge	(		self,
			args
	)

ParticleAge(ParticleObject self, TimeValue t, int i) -> TimeValue

def ParticleCenter	(		self,
			args
	)

ParticleCenter(ParticleObject self, TimeValue t, int i) -> int

def ParticleLife	(		self,
			args
	)

ParticleLife(ParticleObject self, TimeValue t, int i) -> TimeValue

def ParticlePosition	(		self,
			args
	)

ParticlePosition(ParticleObject self, TimeValue t, int i) -> Point3

def ParticleSize	(		self,
			args
	)

ParticleSize(ParticleObject self, TimeValue t, int i) -> float

def ParticleVelocity	(		self,
			args
	)

ParticleVelocity(ParticleObject self, TimeValue t, int i) -> Point3

def PrepareDisplay	(		self,
			args
	)

PrepareDisplay(ParticleObject self, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateDisplayContext const & prepareDisplayContext) -> bool

def UpdatePerNodeItems	(		self,
			args
	)

UpdatePerNodeItems(ParticleObject self, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateDisplayContext const & updateDisplayContext, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateNodeContext & nodeContext, 
    MaxSDK::Graphics::IRenderItemContainer & targetRenderItemContainer) -> bool

def UpdatePerViewItems	(		self,
			args
	)

UpdatePerViewItems(ParticleObject self, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateDisplayContext const & updateDisplayContext, MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateNodeContext & nodeContext, 
    MaxSDK::Graphics::UpdateViewContext & viewContext, 
    MaxSDK::Graphics::IRenderItemContainer & targetRenderItemContainer) -> bool