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skinClusterWeights/skinClusterWeights.cpp
//
// skinClusterWeights.cpp
//
// see examples.mel in the same directory for examples
//
// skinClusterWeights -inf {"obj1", "obj2"} -sc {"skinCluster1", "skinCluster2"} {"myShape"};
// skinClusterWeights -edit -w {1, 2, 3, 4} "myShape.vtx[33]";
//
// The generic syntax is
// skinClusterWeights -q/-edit -inf/influences $influenceArray -sc/skinClusters $skinClusterArray -w/weights $weightFloatArray $objectStringArray;
//
#include <maya/MPxCommand.h>
#include <maya/MArgList.h>
#include <maya/MArgParser.h>
#include <maya/MDagPath.h>
#include <maya/MItSelectionList.h>
#include <maya/MSelectionList.h>
#include <maya/MFnPlugin.h>
#include <maya/MFnDependencyNode.h>
#include <maya/MPlugArray.h>
#include <maya/MPlug.h>
#include <maya/MItDependencyGraph.h>
#include <maya/MString.h>
#include <maya/MObjectArray.h>
#include <maya/MDoubleArray.h>
#include <maya/MDagPathArray.h>
#include <maya/MGlobal.h>
#include <maya/MFnSkinCluster.h>
#include <maya/MItMeshVertex.h>
#include <maya/MItSurfaceCV.h>
#include <maya/MItCurveCV.h>
#include <math.h>
#define kEditFlag "-e"
#define kEditFlagLong "-edit"
#define kQueryFlag "-q"
#define kQueryFlagLong "-query"
#define kInfluenceFlag "-inf"
#define kInfluenceFlagLong "-influences"
#define kSkinClusterFlag "-sc"
#define kSkinClusterFlagLong "-skinClusters"
#define kWeightFlag "-w"
#define kWeightFlagLong "-weights"
#define kAssignAllToSingleFlag "-as"
#define kAssignAllToSingleFlagLong "-assignAllToSingle"
//
// Command class declaration
//
class skinClusterWeights : public MPxCommand
{
public:
skinClusterWeights();
~skinClusterWeights() override;
MStatus doIt(const MArgList& args) override;
MStatus undoIt() override;
MStatus redoIt() override;
bool isUndoable() const override {return true;}
static void* creator();
private:
void doItEdit();
void doItQuery();
bool editUsed;
bool queryUsed;
// Return the skinCluster given a geometry
MObject findSkinCluster(MDagPath&);
void populateInfluenceIndexArray(MFnSkinCluster &skinClusterFn, MIntArray &influenceIndexArray);
// true if 1) skin cluster is not specified in the command or
// 2) MObject is one of the skin clusters specified in the command
bool isSkinClusterIncluded(MObject&);
MStatus parseArgs( const MArgList &args );
MDagPathArray influenceArray;
MObjectArray skinClusterArray;
MDoubleArray weightArray;
MStringArray geometryArray;
bool assignAllToSingle;
// data structures for undo
MDagPathArray fDagPathArray;
MObjectArray fComponentArray;
MIntArray *fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray;
MDoubleArray *fWeightsPtrArray;
};
skinClusterWeights::skinClusterWeights() : assignAllToSingle(false)
{
fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray = NULL;
fWeightsPtrArray = NULL;
}
skinClusterWeights::~skinClusterWeights()
{
if (fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray != NULL) delete [] fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray;
if (fWeightsPtrArray != NULL) delete [] fWeightsPtrArray;
}
void* skinClusterWeights::creator()
{
return new skinClusterWeights;
}
// Custom parsing to support array argument. Not using MSyntax.
MStatus skinClusterWeights::parseArgs( const MArgList& args )
{
MStatus status = MS::kSuccess;
MObject node;
MDagPath dagPath;
MSelectionList selList;
editUsed = true;
queryUsed = false;
unsigned int i, nth = 0;
unsigned int numArgs = args.length();
while(status == MS::kSuccess && nth < numArgs-1) {
MString inputString = args.asString(nth, &status);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) {
MGlobal::displayError("skinClusterWeights syntax error");
return status;
}
if (inputString == kEditFlag || inputString == kEditFlagLong) {
editUsed = true;
queryUsed = false;
nth++;
continue;
}
if (inputString == kQueryFlag || inputString == kQueryFlagLong) {
queryUsed = true;
editUsed = false;
nth++;
continue;
}
if (inputString == kInfluenceFlag || inputString == kInfluenceFlagLong) {
nth++;
MStringArray stringArray = args.asStringArray(nth, &status);
selList.clear();
for (i = 0; i < stringArray.length(); i++) {
selList.add(stringArray[i]);
}
for (i = 0; i < selList.length(); i++) {
status = selList.getDagPath(i, dagPath);
if (status == MS::kSuccess && dagPath.hasFn(MFn::kTransform)) {
influenceArray.append(dagPath);
} else {
MGlobal::displayError(inputString + " is not a valid influence object.\n");
return status;
}
}
nth++;
continue;
}
if (inputString == kSkinClusterFlag || inputString == kSkinClusterFlagLong) {
nth++;
MStringArray stringArray = args.asStringArray(nth, &status);
selList.clear();
for (i = 0; i < stringArray.length(); i++) {
selList.add(stringArray[i]);
}
for (i = 0; i < selList.length(); i++) {
status = selList.getDependNode(i, node);
if (status == MS::kSuccess && node.hasFn(MFn::kSkinClusterFilter)) {
skinClusterArray.append(node);
} else {
MGlobal::displayError(inputString + " is not a valid skinCluster.\n");
return status;
}
}
nth++;
continue;
}
if (inputString == kWeightFlag || inputString == kWeightFlagLong) {
nth++;
weightArray = args.asDoubleArray(nth, &status);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) {
MGlobal::displayError("error while parsing weight array");
}
nth++;
continue;
}
if (inputString == kAssignAllToSingleFlag || inputString == kAssignAllToSingleFlagLong) {
assignAllToSingle = true;
nth++;
continue;
}
MGlobal::displayError("invalid command syntax at " + inputString);
return MS::kFailure;
}
// parse command objects
// nth should equals to numArgs-1 at this point
geometryArray = args.asStringArray(nth, &status);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) {
MGlobal::displayError("Command object invalid");
return status;
}
if (queryUsed) {
if (assignAllToSingle) {
MGlobal::displayWarning("-as/-assignAllToSingle is ignored with query flag");
}
if (weightArray.length() > 0) {
MGlobal::displayWarning("-w/-weights is ignored with query flag");
}
}
return status;
}
MStatus skinClusterWeights::doIt( const MArgList& args )
//
// Description
//
{
MStatus status = parseArgs(args);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) return status;
if (editUsed) {
redoIt();
} else if (queryUsed) {
doItQuery();
}
return MS::kSuccess;
}
MStatus skinClusterWeights::redoIt()
{
MStatus status;
unsigned int ptr = 0;
MSelectionList selList;
int geomLen = geometryArray.length();
fDagPathArray.setLength(geomLen);
fComponentArray.setLength(geomLen);
fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray = new MIntArray[geomLen];
fWeightsPtrArray = new MDoubleArray[geomLen];
for (int i = 0; i < geomLen; i++) {
MDagPath dagPath;
MObject component;
selList.clear();
selList.add(geometryArray[i]);
MStatus status = selList.getDagPath(0, dagPath, component);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) {
continue;
}
if (component.isNull()) dagPath.extendToShape();
MObject skinCluster = findSkinCluster(dagPath);
if (!isSkinClusterIncluded(skinCluster)) {
continue;
}
MFnSkinCluster skinClusterFn(skinCluster, &status);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) {
continue;
}
MIntArray influenceIndexArray;
populateInfluenceIndexArray(skinClusterFn, influenceIndexArray);
unsigned numInf = influenceIndexArray.length();
if (numInf == 0) continue;
unsigned numCV = 0;
if (dagPath.node().hasFn(MFn::kMesh)) {
MItMeshVertex polyIter(dagPath, component, &status);
if (status == MS::kSuccess) {
numCV = polyIter.count();
}
} else if (dagPath.node().hasFn(MFn::kNurbsSurface)) {
MItSurfaceCV nurbsIter(dagPath, component, true, &status);
if (status == MS::kSuccess) {
while (!nurbsIter.isDone()) {
numCV++;
nurbsIter.next();
}
}
} else if (dagPath.node().hasFn(MFn::kNurbsCurve)) {
MItCurveCV curveIter(dagPath, component, &status);
if (status == MS::kSuccess) {
while (!curveIter.isDone()) {
numCV++;
curveIter.next();
}
}
}
unsigned numEntry = numCV * numInf;
if (numEntry > 0) {
MDoubleArray weights(numEntry);
unsigned int numWeights = weightArray.length();
if (assignAllToSingle) {
if (numInf <= numWeights) {
for (unsigned j = 0; j < numEntry; j++) {
weights[j] = weightArray[j % numInf];
}
} else {
MGlobal::displayError("Not enough weights specified\n");
return MS::kFailure;
}
} else {
for (unsigned j = 0; j < numEntry; j++, ptr++) {
if (ptr < numWeights) {
weights[j] = weightArray[ptr];
} else {
MGlobal::displayError("Not enough weights specified\n");
return MS::kFailure;
}
}
}
// support for undo
fDagPathArray[i] = dagPath;
fComponentArray[i] = component;
fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray[i] = influenceIndexArray;
MDoubleArray oldWeights;
skinClusterFn.getWeights(dagPath, component, influenceIndexArray, oldWeights);
fWeightsPtrArray[i] = oldWeights;
skinClusterFn.setWeights(dagPath, component, influenceIndexArray, weights);
}
}
return MS::kSuccess;
}
MStatus skinClusterWeights::undoIt()
{
MStatus status;
for (unsigned i = 0; i < fDagPathArray.length(); i++) {
MDagPath &dagPath = fDagPathArray[i];
MObject skinCluster = findSkinCluster(dagPath);
if (!isSkinClusterIncluded(skinCluster)) {
continue;
}
MFnSkinCluster skinClusterFn(skinCluster, &status);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) {
continue;
}
MObject &component = fComponentArray[i];
if (dagPath.isValid() &&
fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray[i].length() > 0 && fWeightsPtrArray[i].length() > 0) {
skinClusterFn.setWeights(dagPath, component, fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray[i], fWeightsPtrArray[i]);
}
}
fDagPathArray.clear();
fComponentArray.clear();
delete [] fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray;
delete [] fWeightsPtrArray;
fInfluenceIndexArrayPtrArray = NULL;
fWeightsPtrArray = NULL;
return MS::kSuccess;
}
void skinClusterWeights::doItQuery()
{
MStatus status;
unsigned int i, j;
MDoubleArray weights;
// To allow "skinClusterWeights -q" to return empty double array
setResult(weights);
MSelectionList selList;
for (i = 0; i < geometryArray.length(); i++) {
MDagPath dagPath;
MObject component;
selList.clear();
selList.add(geometryArray[i]);
MStatus status = selList.getDagPath(0, dagPath, component);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) {
continue;
}
if (component.isNull()) dagPath.extendToShape();
MObject skinCluster = findSkinCluster(dagPath);
if (!isSkinClusterIncluded(skinCluster)) {
continue;
}
MFnSkinCluster skinClusterFn(skinCluster, &status);
if (status != MS::kSuccess) {
continue;
}
MIntArray influenceIndexArray;
populateInfluenceIndexArray(skinClusterFn, influenceIndexArray);
weights.clear();
skinClusterFn.getWeights(dagPath, component, influenceIndexArray, weights);
if (weights.length() > 0) {
for (j = 0; j < weights.length(); j++) {
appendToResult(weights[j]);
}
}
}
}
MObject skinClusterWeights::findSkinCluster(MDagPath& dagPath)
{
MStatus status;
MObject skinCluster;
MObject geomNode = dagPath.node();
if (!dgIt.isDone()) {
skinCluster = dgIt.currentItem();
}
return skinCluster;
}
bool skinClusterWeights::isSkinClusterIncluded(MObject &node)
{
MStatus status;
unsigned int i;
if (skinClusterArray.length() == 0) return true;
for (i = 0; i < skinClusterArray.length(); i++) {
if (skinClusterArray[i] == node) return true;
}
return false;
}
void skinClusterWeights::populateInfluenceIndexArray(MFnSkinCluster &skinClusterFn, MIntArray &influenceIndexArray)
{
MStatus status;
MIntArray allIndexArray;
MDagPathArray pathArray;
skinClusterFn.influenceObjects(pathArray, &status);
for (unsigned j = 0; j < pathArray.length(); j++) {
allIndexArray.append(skinClusterFn.indexForInfluenceObject(pathArray[j]));
}
if (influenceArray.length() > 0) {
// Add the influence indices for the influence objects specified in the cmd
for (unsigned j = 0; j < influenceArray.length(); j++) {
unsigned int index = skinClusterFn.indexForInfluenceObject(influenceArray[j], &status);
for (unsigned k = 0; k < allIndexArray.length(); k++) {
if ((int)index == allIndexArray[k]) {
influenceIndexArray.append(k);
}
}
}
} else {
// Add the influence indices for all the influence objects of the skinCluster
for (unsigned j = 0; j < allIndexArray.length(); j++) {
influenceIndexArray.append(j);
}
}
}
//
// The following routines are used to register/unregister
// the command we are creating within Maya
//
MStatus initializePlugin( MObject obj )
{
MStatus status;
MFnPlugin plugin(obj);
status = plugin.registerCommand( "skinClusterWeights",
skinClusterWeights::creator);
if (!status) {
status.perror("registerCommand");
return status;
}
return status;
}
MStatus uninitializePlugin( MObject obj)
{
MStatus status;
MFnPlugin plugin( obj );
status = plugin.deregisterCommand( "skinClusterWeights" );
if (!status) {
status.perror("deregisterCommand");
return status;
}
return status;
}