C++ API Reference

drawing and selection for user defined shapes More...

#include <MPxSurfaceShapeUI.h>

Public Types

enum  UVSelectionType { kSelectMeshUVs, kSelectMeshVerts, kSelectMeshFaces, kSelectMeshEdges }
 Selection modes for UVs. More...
 

Public Member Functions

 MPxSurfaceShapeUI ()
 Class constructor.
 
virtual ~MPxSurfaceShapeUI ()
 Class destructor.
 
void getDrawData (const void *geom, MDrawData &)
 This method is obsolete. More...
 
virtual void getDrawRequests (const MDrawInfo &, bool objectAndActiveOnly, MDrawRequestQueue &requests)
 This method is obsolete. More...
 
virtual void draw (const MDrawRequest &, M3dView &view) const
 This method is obsolete. More...
 
virtual bool select (MSelectInfo &selectInfo, MSelectionList &selectionList, MPointArray &worldSpaceSelectPts) const
 This routine must be overriden if the shape is to support interactive object and/or component selection. More...
 
virtual bool snap (MSelectInfo &snapInfo) const
 Maya calls this method when snapping to the shape's vertices. More...
 
virtual bool canDrawUV () const
 Called by Maya to determine if this surface shape supports UV drawing. More...
 
virtual void drawUV (M3dView &view, const MTextureEditorDrawInfo &info) const
 This method is called when the surface shape is selected and the texture view is open. More...
 
virtual bool selectUV (M3dView &view, UVSelectionType selType, int xmin, int ymin, int xmax, int ymax, bool singleSelect, MSelectionList &selList) const
 This method is called when the user performs a selection within the texture view. More...
 
MPxSurfaceShapesurfaceShape () const
 Returns the non-ui shape associated with current instance of this class. More...
 
MMaterial material (MDagPath &path) const
 Returns the material associated with this shape. More...
 
void materials (MDagPath &path, MObjectArray &componentFilter, MMaterialArray &materials, MObjectArray *componentSet=NULL) const
 Returns a list of materials associated with this shape and a given list of components. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static MPxSurfaceShapeUIsurfaceShapeUI (const MDagPath &path, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
 This is a static method that can be used to find the corresponding MPxSurfaceShapeUI for the specified path. More...
 
static const char * className ()
 Returns the name of this class. More...
 

Detailed Description

drawing and selection for user defined shapes

The base class for the UI portion of all user defined shapes.

Examples:
geometryReplicator/geometryReplicator.cpp, and gpuCache/gpuCacheShapeNode.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

Selection modes for UVs.

Enumerator
kSelectMeshUVs 

The UV selection type is UVs.

kSelectMeshVerts 

The UV selection type is vertices.

kSelectMeshFaces 

The UV selection type is faces.

kSelectMeshEdges 

The UV selection type is edges.

Member Function Documentation

void getDrawData ( const void *  geom,
MDrawData data 
)

This method is obsolete.

Sets up draw data for the shape.

[as of Maya 2019]

Deprecated:
Please use MHWRender::MPxGeometryOverride, MHWRender::MPxSubSceneOverride, or MHWRender::MPxDrawOverride instead.

The draw data is meant to be a light weight class which can be used to pass geometry data through draw requests.

Parameters
[in]geomthe geometry necessary to draw the shape
[out]datathe draw data to be initialized
void getDrawRequests ( const MDrawInfo info,
bool  objectAndActiveOnly,
MDrawRequestQueue queue 
)
virtual

This method is obsolete.

This routine must be overriden if the shape is to be drawn in the interactive display.

[as of Maya 2019]

Deprecated:
Please use MHWRender::MPxGeometryOverride, MHWRender::MPxSubSceneOverride, or MHWRender::MPxDrawOverride instead.

This function places drawing requests on maya's drawing queue and is called whenever the view is refreshed and the shape needs to be redrawn.

Parameters
[in]infoDrawing state information.
[in]objectAndActiveOnlyUsed to determine if draw requests for components need to be supplied. If false, some or all components are active and draw requests must be built for all components.
[out]queueQueue on which to place the draw request.
void draw ( const MDrawRequest request,
M3dView view 
) const
virtual

This method is obsolete.

This routine must be overriden if the shape is to be drawn in the interactive display.

[as of Maya 2019]

Deprecated:
Please use MHWRender::MPxGeometryOverride, MHWRender::MPxSubSceneOverride, or MHWRender::MPxDrawOverride instead.

Maya will call this routine with requests that have been previously added to the drawing queue.

Parameters
[in]requestthe drawing request
[in]viewthe interactive 3d view in which to draw
bool select ( MSelectInfo selectInfo,
MSelectionList selectionList,
MPointArray worldSpaceSelectPts 
) const
virtual

This routine must be overriden if the shape is to support interactive object and/or component selection.

The implementation of this method should call selectInfo.addSelection with information about the selected item and its selection mask. For single click selection, detected using the selectInfo.singleSection() method, the hit point should also be passed as an argument to selectInfo.addSelection.

Parameters
[in]selectInfothe Selection state information.
[out]selectionListList of items selected by this method. Do not update directly: use MSelectInfo::addSelection instead.
[out]worldSpaceSelectPtsList of points used to sort corresponding selections in single-select mode. (Closest to camera wins.) Do not update directly: use MSelectInfo::addSelection instead.
Returns
  • true something was selected
  • false nothing was selected
bool snap ( MSelectInfo snapInfo) const
virtual

Maya calls this method when snapping to the shape's vertices.

If you wish your custom shape to support point snapping then you must override this method and have it call snapInfo's MSelectInfo::setSnapPoint() method to set the point to be snapped to. If setSnapPoint() is called multiple times then the point closest to the cursor will be used.

Parameters
[in]snapInfothe Selection state information.
Returns
  • true found a vertex to be snapped to
  • false found no vertex to be snapped to
bool canDrawUV ( ) const
virtual

Called by Maya to determine if this surface shape supports UV drawing.

Returns
true if the shape supports UV drawing, false otherwise.
void drawUV ( M3dView view,
const MTextureEditorDrawInfo info 
) const
virtual

This method is called when the surface shape is selected and the texture view is open.

Users should override this method if their custom shape supports UVs.

Parameters
[in]viewTexture view in which to draw UVs.
[in]infoDrawing parameters.
bool selectUV ( M3dView view,
MPxSurfaceShapeUI::UVSelectionType  selType,
int  xmin,
int  ymin,
int  xmax,
int  ymax,
bool  singleSelect,
MSelectionList selList 
) const
virtual

This method is called when the user performs a selection within the texture view.

The method is called only when the surface shape is member of the active selection list.

Maya provides the current viewport instance, the type of the selection, the extents of the selection rectangle (in viewport coordinates), and if the selection mode is single selection. The API user is expected to fill the selection list and return a result of true if 'something was selected'.

To properly use this method, you must make sure that you have a valid component type that Maya can recognize. Selection tests can be done using a pick buffer or by spatially determining the selected objects.

Important Currently Maya does not know how to manipulate custom UV components. This method only provides the facilities to visualize what has been selected in the viewport. The API user is responsible for implementing commands that can manipulate the currently selected UVs.

Parameters
[in]viewthe texture drawing view
[in]selTypethe selection type
[in]xminminimum x coordinate value of the selection rectangle.
[in]yminminimum y coordinate value of the selection rectangle.
[in]xmaxmaximum x coordinate value of the selection rectangle.
[in]ymaxmaximum y coordinate value of the selection rectangle.
[in]singleSelectindicates if the user is in single selection mode.
[out]selListthe selection list to be populated.
Returns
true if something was selected, false otherwise.
MPxSurfaceShape * surfaceShape ( ) const

Returns the non-ui shape associated with current instance of this class.

Returns
The non ui shape object
MMaterial material ( MDagPath path) const

Returns the material associated with this shape.

The user must supply a DAG path as a shape can have several materials if instanced.

Parameters
[in]paththe path for which to get the material
Returns
The material associated with this shape
void materials ( MDagPath path,
MObjectArray componentFilter,
MMaterialArray materials,
MObjectArray componentSet = NULL 
) const

Returns a list of materials associated with this shape and a given list of components.

The user must supply a DAG path as a shape can have several materials if instanced.

Parameters
[in]paththe path for which to get materials
[in]componentFilterthe (optional) list of components to iterate over. If the list is empty, it will return materials for all components.
[out]materialsmaterials associated with this shape.
[out]componentSetoptional output for components associated with each returned material. A MObject::kNullObj entry indicates that the corresponding material is associated with the entire shape, not a specific component.
MPxSurfaceShapeUI * surfaceShapeUI ( const MDagPath path,
MStatus ReturnStatus = NULL 
)
static

This is a static method that can be used to find the corresponding MPxSurfaceShapeUI for the specified path.

If an MPxSurfaceShapeUI does not exist then one is created.

Important This function can only be used for custom surface shapes and the function will return NULL if the provided path is not a custom surface shape.

Parameters
[in]pathThe full path to a surface shape, including the shape.
[out]ReturnStatusThe return status.
  • MS::kSuccess The method was successful.
  • MS::kInvalidObjectType The specified object is not a custom surface shape.
Returns
The pointer to an MPxSurfaceShapeUI instance.
const char * className ( )
static

Returns the name of this class.

Returns
The name of this class.

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