Manage anisotropic shaders. More...

#include <MFnAnisotropyShader.h>

Inheritance diagram for MFnAnisotropyShader:

Public Member Functions
virtual MFn::Type	type () const
	Function set type. More...

virtual	~MFnAnisotropyShader ()
	Destructor.

	MFnAnisotropyShader ()
	Default constructor.

	MFnAnisotropyShader (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor. More...

MObject	create (bool UIvisible=true, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Creates a new layered shader dependency graph node and adds it to the dependency graph. More...

MColor	tangentUCamera (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "color" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setTangentUCamera (const MColor &tangu_camera)
	Sets the value of the "color" attribute of a shader node. More...

MColor	tangentVCamera (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "transparency" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setTangentVCamera (const MColor &tangv_camera)
	Sets the value of the "transparency" attribute of a shader node. More...

float	correlationX (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "spreadX" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setCorrelationX (const float &correl_x)
	Sets the value of the "spreadX" attribute of a shader node. More...

float	correlationY (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "spreadY" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setCorrelationY (const float &correl_y)
	Sets the value of the "spreadY" attribute of a shader node. More...

float	roughness (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "roughness" attribute of a shader node. More...

MStatus	setRoughness (const float &roughness)
	Sets the value of the "roughness" attribute of a shader node. More...

float	rotateAngle (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "angle" attribute of a layered shader node. More...

MStatus	setRotateAngle (const float &rotate_angle)
	Sets the value of the "angle" attribute of a shader node. More...

float	refractiveIndex (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "fresnelRefractiveIndex" attribute of a layered shader node. More...

MStatus	setRefractiveIndex (const float &refractive_index)
	Sets the value of the "fresnelRefractiveIndex" attribute of a shader node. More...

bool	anisotropicReflectivity (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Retrieves the value of the "anisotropicReflectivity" attribute of a layered shader node. More...

MStatus	setAnisotropicReflectivity (const bool &anisotropic_reflectivity)
	Sets the value of the "anisotropicReflectivity" attribute of a shader node. More...

	MFnAnisotropyShader (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	NO SCRIPT SUPPORT. 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	uniqueName (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Returns the unique 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...

bool	affectsAnimation (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	Indicates whether or not this node is allowed to animate. More...

MStatus	setAffectsAnimation ()
	Define a node can affect animation. More...

MString	setName (const MString &name, MStatus *ReturnStatus)
	This method is obsolete. More...

	MFnDependencyNode (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	This method is not available in Python. More...

bool	getPlugsAlias (const MPlug &plug, MString &aliasName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	This method is not available in Python. 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=nullptr) 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...

Static Public Member Functions
static const char *	className ()
	Returns the name of this class. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from MFnDependencyNode
static const char *	className ()
	Returns the name of this class. More...

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...

static const char *	typeString (MFn::Type)
	Returns the type string for a given type. More...

static bool	isValid (MFn::Type)
	Returns true if type is in the range of valid types. More...

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...

Detailed Description

Manage anisotropic shaders.

MFnAnisotropyShader facilitates creation and manipulation of dependency graph nodes representing anisotropy shaders.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MFnAnisotropyShader	(	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

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

NO SCRIPT SUPPORT.

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

Constructor

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

MFn::Type type ( ) const

virtual

Function set type.

Return the class type : MFn::kAnisotropy.

Returns: the class type.

Reimplemented from MFnDependencyNode.

OPENMAYA_MAJOR_NAMESPACE_OPEN const char * className ( )

static

Returns the name of this class.

Return the class name : "MFnAnisotropyShader".

Returns: Name of this class.

MObject create	(	bool	UIvisible = `true`,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = `NULL`
	)

Creates a new layered shader dependency graph node and adds it to the dependency graph.

If the UIvisible parameter is true, the new node will be connected to the shader classification node (which allows the UI to recognize the node as a shader). If UIvisible is false, the node will be created in isolation.

Parameters

[in]	UIvisible	determines whether or not the new node will be connected to the shader classification node.
[out]	ReturnStatus	return status

Returns: MObject representing the new dependency node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kInsufficientMemory ran out of memory
MS::kNoModelActive no model is currently active
MS::kLicenseFailure application not licensed for attempted operation
MS::kFailure the new node could not be created, or the new node could not be added to the dependency graph, or the new node could not be connected to the classification node.

MColor tangentUCamera ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "color" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute represents the surface color of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "color" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setTangentUCamera ( const MColor & tangu_camera )

Sets the value of the "color" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] tangu_camera value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

MColor tangentVCamera ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "transparency" attribute of a shader node.

This attribute represents the surface transparency of the shader.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "transparency" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setTangentVCamera ( const MColor & tangv_camera )

Sets the value of the "transparency" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] tangv_camera value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float correlationX ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "spreadX" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "spreadX" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setCorrelationX ( const float & correl_x )

Sets the value of the "spreadX" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] correl_x value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float correlationY ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "spreadY" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "spreadY" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setCorrelationY ( const float & correl_y )

Sets the value of the "spreadY" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] correl_y value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float roughness ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "roughness" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "roughness" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setRoughness ( const float & roughness )

Sets the value of the "roughness" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] roughness value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float rotateAngle ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "angle" attribute of a layered shader node.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "angle" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setRotateAngle ( const float & rotate_angle )

Sets the value of the "angle" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] rotate_angle value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

float refractiveIndex ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "fresnelRefractiveIndex" attribute of a layered shader node.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "fresnelRefractiveIndex" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setRefractiveIndex ( const float & refractive_index )

Sets the value of the "fresnelRefractiveIndex" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] refractive_index value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

bool anisotropicReflectivity ( MStatus * ReturnStatus = NULL ) const

Retrieves the value of the "anisotropicReflectivity" attribute of a layered shader node.

Parameters

[out] ReturnStatus return status

Returns: The value of the "anisotropicReflectivity" attribute of the shader node.

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object.

MStatus setAnisotropicReflectivity ( const bool & anisotropic_reflectivity )

Sets the value of the "anisotropicReflectivity" attribute of a shader node.

Parameters

[in] anisotropic_reflectivity value to which the attribute will be set.

Returns: Return status

Status Codes:

MS::kSuccess operation successful
MS::kFailure function set does not have a valid object,

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

MFnAnisotropyShader.h
MFnAnisotropyShader.cpp

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Member Function Documentation