IMeshDeformPWMod is the interface into the Skin Wrap(Mesh) modifier. More...

#include <ISkinWrapMesh.h>

Inheritance diagram for IMeshDeformPWMod:

Public Member Functions
FPInterfaceDesc *	GetDesc ()

virtual void	SelectVertices (int whichWrapMesh, BitArray *selList, BOOL updateViews)=0
	This selects the control point cage vertices. More...

virtual BitArray *	GetSelectedVertices (int whichWrapMesh)=0
	This returns the current selected control points on the cage. More...

virtual int	GetNumberControlPoints (int whichWrapMesh)=0
	This returns the number of control points on the cage. More...

virtual Point3 *	GetPointScale (int whichWrapMesh, int index)=0
	This returns the local scale factor for a control point. More...

virtual void	SetPointScale (int whichWrapMesh, int index, Point3 scale)=0
	This lets you set a control points local scale. More...

virtual float	GetPointStr (int whichWrapMesh, int index)=0
	this returns the strength of a control point More...

virtual void	SetPointStr (int whichWrapMesh, int index, float str)=0
	This lets you set the strength of a control point. More...

virtual Matrix3	GetPointInitialTM (int whichWrapMesh, int index)=0
	This returns the initial tm of the control point. More...

virtual Matrix3	GetPointCurrentTM (int whichWrapMesh, int index)=0
	This returns the current tm of the control point. More...

virtual float	GetPointDist (int whichWrapMesh, int index)=0
	This returns the size of the envelope of a control point. More...

virtual int	GetPointXVert (int whichWrapMesh, int index)=0
	this is the vertex that forms the x axis, the z axis is the normal More...

virtual void	MirrorSelectedVerts ()=0
	This mirrors the current selected control points. More...

virtual void	BakeControlPoints ()=0
	This bakes the control point data into the app data of the node that is the control mesh. More...

virtual void	RetreiveControlPoints ()=0
	This retrieves the control point data from the app data of the node that is the control mesh. More...

virtual void	Resample ()=0
	This forces the modifier to resample itself. More...

virtual void	SetResampleModContext ()=0
	same as Resample More...

virtual void	SetRebuildNeighborDataModContext ()=0
	Update the neighbouring weight lists on selection change. More...

virtual void	SetRebuildSelectedWeightDataModContext ()=0
	This forces the selected control points to have their weights rebuilt this should be called when you change the str/scaling etc of a control point. More...

virtual int	NumberOfVertices (INode *node)=0
	returns the number of deformed vertices More...

virtual int	VertNumberWeights (INode *node, int vindex)=0
	this returns the number of weights of a vertex More...

virtual float	VertGetWeight (INode *node, int vindex, int windex)=0
	this returns a particular weight of a vertex More...

virtual float	VertGetDistance (INode *node, int vindex, int windex)=0
	this returns a particular distance of a vertex More...

virtual int	VertGetControlPoint (INode *node, int vindex, int windex)=0
	this returns the control point that owns this weight More...

virtual int	VertGetWrapNode (INode *node, int vindex, int windex)=0
	this returns the wrap node that owns this weight More...

virtual void	Reset ()=0
	This forces the modifier to reset itself. More...

virtual void	ConvertToSkin (BOOL silent)=0
	This takes the weighting generated from a wrap modifier and turns it into a skin modifier. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from FPMixinInterface
	FPMixinInterface ()

virtual LifetimeType	LifetimeControl ()

virtual CoreExport bool	RegisterNotifyCallback (InterfaceNotifyCallback *incb)

virtual void	UnRegisterNotifyCallback (InterfaceNotifyCallback *incb)

CoreExport	~FPMixinInterface ()

virtual BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id)

virtual FPInterfaceDesc *	GetDescByID (Interface_ID id)

virtual Interface_ID	GetID ()

Public Member Functions inherited from FPInterface
virtual CoreExport FPStatus	Invoke (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t=0, FPParams *params=NULL)

virtual FPStatus	Invoke (FunctionID fid, FPParams *params)

virtual CoreExport FPStatus	Invoke (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t, FPValue &result, FPParams *params=NULL)

virtual FPStatus	Invoke (FunctionID fid, FPValue &result, FPParams *params=NULL)

virtual CoreExport FunctionID	FindFn (const MCHAR *name)

virtual CoreExport BOOL	IsEnabled (FunctionID actionID)

virtual CoreExport BOOL	IsChecked (FunctionID actionID)

virtual CoreExport BOOL	IsVisible (FunctionID actionID)

virtual CoreExport FunctionID	GetIsEnabled (FunctionID actionID)

virtual CoreExport FunctionID	GetIsChecked (FunctionID actionID)

virtual CoreExport FunctionID	GetIsVisible (FunctionID actionID)

virtual ActionTable *	GetActionTable ()

virtual void	EnableActions (BOOL onOff)

Public Member Functions inherited from BaseInterface
virtual UtilExport	~BaseInterface ()
	Destructor. More...

virtual BaseInterface *	AcquireInterface ()

virtual void	ReleaseInterface ()

virtual void	DeleteInterface ()

virtual BaseInterface *	CloneInterface (void *remapDir=nullptr)

Public Member Functions inherited from InterfaceServer
virtual UtilExport	~InterfaceServer ()
	Destructor. More...

template<class InterfaceType >
InterfaceType *	GetTypedInterface ()

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from BaseInterface
enum	LifetimeType { noRelease , immediateRelease , wantsRelease , serverControlled }

Static Public Member Functions inherited from MaxHeapOperators
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	Frees a block of memory that was allocated with aligned_malloc/aligned_realloc. More...

Static Public Attributes inherited from FPInterface
static CoreExport FPInterfaceDesc	nullInterface

Protected Member Functions inherited from FPMixinInterface
	FPMixinInterface (const FPMixinInterface &rhs)

FPMixinInterface &	operator= (const FPMixinInterface &rhs)

Protected Member Functions inherited from FPInterface
virtual FPStatus	_dispatch_fn (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t, FPValue &result, FPParams *p)

Protected Attributes inherited from FPMixinInterface
Tab< InterfaceNotifyCallback * > *	interfaceNotifyCBs

Detailed Description

IMeshDeformPWMod is the interface into the Skin Wrap(Mesh) modifier.

Member Function Documentation

◆ GetDesc()

FPInterfaceDesc* GetDesc ( )

virtual

Remarks: Returns a pointer to the class which contains the interface metadata.

Implements FPInterface.

◆ SelectVertices()

virtual void SelectVertices	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		BitArray *	selList,
		BOOL	updateViews
	)

pure virtual

This selects the control point cage vertices.

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are getting the selection from each wrap mesh keeps it own selection list
selList	- the bitarray representing the selection
updateViews	- whether to update the view and the modifier

◆ GetSelectedVertices()

virtual BitArray* GetSelectedVertices ( int whichWrapMesh )

pure virtual

This returns the current selected control points on the cage.

Parameters

whichWrapMesh - this is which wrap mesh you are setting the selection to each wrap mesh keeps it own selection list

◆ GetNumberControlPoints()

virtual int GetNumberControlPoints ( int whichWrapMesh )

pure virtual

This returns the number of control points on the cage.

Parameters

whichWrapMesh - this is which wrap mesh you are getting the number of control pointss from

◆ GetPointScale()

virtual Point3* GetPointScale	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		int	index
	)

pure virtual

This returns the local scale factor for a control point.

The total influence area is equal to the control points distance * global distance * local scale

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are getting the info from
index	- this is which control point you want to get

◆ SetPointScale()

virtual void SetPointScale	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		int	index,
		Point3	scale
	)

pure virtual

This lets you set a control points local scale.

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are setting the info to
index	- this is the index of the point you want to set
scale	- this is the scale of the point

◆ GetPointStr()

virtual float GetPointStr	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		int	index
	)

pure virtual

this returns the strength of a control point

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are getting the info from
index	- this is the index of the control point you want to get

◆ SetPointStr()

virtual void SetPointStr	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		int	index,
		float	str
	)

pure virtual

This lets you set the strength of a control point.

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are setting the info to
index	- this is the index of the control point you want to set
str	- this is the strength

◆ GetPointInitialTM()

virtual Matrix3 GetPointInitialTM	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		int	index
	)

pure virtual

This returns the initial tm of the control point.

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are getting the info from
index	- the control point index

◆ GetPointCurrentTM()

virtual Matrix3 GetPointCurrentTM	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		int	index
	)

pure virtual

This returns the current tm of the control point.

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are getting the info from
index	- the control point index

◆ GetPointDist()

virtual float GetPointDist	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		int	index
	)

pure virtual

This returns the size of the envelope of a control point.

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are getting the info from
index	- the control point index

◆ GetPointXVert()

virtual int GetPointXVert	(	int	whichWrapMesh,
		int	index
	)

pure virtual

this is the vertex that forms the x axis, the z axis is the normal

Parameters

whichWrapMesh	- this is which wrap mesh you are getting the info from
index	- the control point index

◆ MirrorSelectedVerts()

virtual void MirrorSelectedVerts ( )

pure virtual

This mirrors the current selected control points.

This is identical to pushing the Mirro button in the UI

◆ BakeControlPoints()

virtual void BakeControlPoints ( )

pure virtual

This bakes the control point data into the app data of the node that is the control mesh.

This is identical to pushing the Bake button in the UI

◆ RetreiveControlPoints()

virtual void RetreiveControlPoints ( )

pure virtual

This retrieves the control point data from the app data of the node that is the control mesh.

This is identical to pushing the Retrieve button in the UI

◆ Resample()

virtual void Resample ( )

pure virtual

This forces the modifier to resample itself.

This will force all weights to be recomputed

◆ SetResampleModContext()

virtual void SetResampleModContext ( )

pure virtual

same as Resample

◆ SetRebuildNeighborDataModContext()

virtual void SetRebuildNeighborDataModContext ( )

pure virtual

Update the neighbouring weight lists on selection change.

The system keep tracks of a potential weight lists by using neighbor data. Any time a selection is changed this potential weight list needs to be updated use this function to update that list.
This should be called after any control point selection change.

◆ SetRebuildSelectedWeightDataModContext()

virtual void SetRebuildSelectedWeightDataModContext ( )

pure virtual

This forces the selected control points to have their weights rebuilt this should be called when you change the str/scaling etc of a control point.

◆ NumberOfVertices()

virtual int NumberOfVertices ( INode * node )

pure virtual

returns the number of deformed vertices

Parameters

node	- the node that owns the local data

◆ VertNumberWeights()

virtual int VertNumberWeights	(	INode *	node,
		int	vindex
	)

pure virtual

this returns the number of weights of a vertex

Parameters

node	- the node that owns the local data
vindex	- the vertex index that you want to get the number of weights from

◆ VertGetWeight()

virtual float VertGetWeight	(	INode *	node,
		int	vindex,
		int	windex
	)

pure virtual

this returns a particular weight of a vertex

Parameters

node	- the node that owns the local data
vindex	- the vertex index that you want to get the weight
windex	- the weight index you want to get

◆ VertGetDistance()

virtual float VertGetDistance	(	INode *	node,
		int	vindex,
		int	windex
	)

pure virtual

this returns a particular distance of a vertex

Parameters

node	- the node that owns the local data
vindex	- the vertex index that you want to get the weight
windex	- the weight index you want to get

◆ VertGetControlPoint()

virtual int VertGetControlPoint	(	INode *	node,
		int	vindex,
		int	windex
	)

pure virtual

this returns the control point that owns this weight

Parameters

node	- the node that owns the local data
vindex	- the vertex index that you want to get the weight
windex	- the weight index you want to get

◆ VertGetWrapNode()

virtual int VertGetWrapNode	(	INode *	node,
		int	vindex,
		int	windex
	)

pure virtual

this returns the wrap node that owns this weight

Parameters

node	- the node that owns the local data
vindex	- the vertex index that you want to get the weight
windex	- the weight index you want to get

◆ Reset()

virtual void Reset ( )

pure virtual

This forces the modifier to reset itself.

This is identical to pressing the reset button in the UI. This will force all weights and param space to be recomputed

◆ ConvertToSkin()

virtual void ConvertToSkin ( BOOL silent )

pure virtual

This takes the weighting generated from a wrap modifier and turns it into a skin modifier.

This requires that the modifier not be instances and all the wrap objects be driven by skin

Parameters

silent - this suppresses any warning/error message boxes

Public Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ GetDesc()

◆ SelectVertices()

◆ GetSelectedVertices()

◆ GetNumberControlPoints()

◆ GetPointScale()

◆ SetPointScale()

◆ GetPointStr()

◆ SetPointStr()

◆ GetPointInitialTM()

◆ GetPointCurrentTM()

◆ GetPointDist()

◆ GetPointXVert()

◆ MirrorSelectedVerts()

◆ BakeControlPoints()

◆ RetreiveControlPoints()

◆ Resample()

◆ SetResampleModContext()

◆ SetRebuildNeighborDataModContext()

◆ SetRebuildSelectedWeightDataModContext()

◆ NumberOfVertices()

◆ VertNumberWeights()

◆ VertGetWeight()

◆ VertGetDistance()

◆ VertGetControlPoint()

◆ VertGetWrapNode()

◆ Reset()

◆ ConvertToSkin()