MSMtlXtnd Class Reference

#include <mxsPlugin.h>

Inheritance diagram for MSMtlXtnd:

Public Member Functions
	MSMtlXtnd (MSPluginClass *pc, BOOL loading)
	~MSMtlXtnd ()
void	DeleteThis () override
	Deletes an instance of this class.
ReferenceTarget *	get_delegate () override
void	GetClassName (MSTR &s, bool localized) const override
	Retrieves the name of the plugin class.
Class_ID	ClassID () override
	Retrieves a constant that uniquely identifies the plugin class.
void	FreeCaches () override
int	NumSubs () override
Animatable *	SubAnim (int i) override
MSTR	SubAnimName (int i, bool localized=true) override
int	NumParamBlocks () override
IParamBlock2 *	GetParamBlock (int i) override
IParamBlock2 *	GetParamBlockByID (BlockID id) override
void *	GetInterface (ULONG id) override
BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id) override
int	NumRefs () override
	Returns the total number of references this ReferenceMaker can hold.
RefTargetHandle	GetReference (int i) override
	Returns the 'i-th' reference.
RefTargetHandle	Clone (RemapDir &remap) override
	This method is used by 3ds Max to clone an object.
RefResult	NotifyDependents (const Interval &changeInt, PartID partID, RefMessage message, SClass_ID sclass, BOOL propagate, RefTargetHandle hTarg, NotifyDependentsOption notifyDependentsOption) override
	Send a notification all classes that reference this class.
int	BuildMaps (TimeValue t, RenderMapsContext &rmc) override
ULONG	Requirements (int subMtlNum) override
ULONG	LocalRequirements (int subMtlNum) override
void	MappingsRequired (int subMtlNum, BitArray &mapreq, BitArray &bumpreq) override
void	LocalMappingsRequired (int subMtlNum, BitArray &mapreq, BitArray &bumpreq) override
BOOL	IsMultiMtl () override
int	NumSubTexmaps () override
Texmap *	GetSubTexmap (int i) override
void	SetSubTexmap (int i, Texmap *m) override
MSTR	GetSubTexmapSlotName (int i, bool localized=true) override
void	Update (TimeValue t, Interval &valid) override
void	Reset () override
Interval	Validity (TimeValue t) override
ParamDlg *	CreateParamDlg (HWND hwMtlEdit, IMtlParams *imp) override
IOResult	Save (ISave *iSave) override
IOResult	Load (ILoad *iLoad) override
ULONG	GetGBufID ()
void	SetGBufID (ULONG id)
void	EnumAuxFiles (AssetEnumCallback &assetEnum, DWORD vflags) override
PStamp *	GetPStamp (int sz) override
PStamp *	CreatePStamp (int sz)
void	DiscardPStamp (int sz) override
BOOL	SupportTexDisplay () override
DWORD_PTR	GetActiveTexHandle (TimeValue t, TexHandleMaker &thmaker) override
void	ActivateTexDisplay (BOOL onoff) override
BOOL	SupportsMultiMapsInViewport () override
void	SetupGfxMultiMaps (TimeValue t, Material *mtl, MtlMakerCallback &cb) override
ReferenceTarget *	GetRefTarget () override
BOOL	DontKeepOldMtl () override
MtlBase *	GetActiveTexmap ()
void	SetActiveTexmap (MtlBase *txm)
Color	GetAmbient (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
Color	GetDiffuse (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
Color	GetSpecular (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	GetShininess (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	GetShinStr (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	GetXParency (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
BOOL	GetSelfIllumColorOn (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	GetSelfIllum (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
Color	GetSelfIllumColor (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
Sampler *	GetPixelSampler (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	WireSize (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
void	SetAmbient (Color c, TimeValue t) override
void	SetDiffuse (Color c, TimeValue t) override
void	SetSpecular (Color c, TimeValue t) override
void	SetShininess (float v, TimeValue t) override
BOOL	SupportsShaders () override
BOOL	SupportsRenderElements () override
	Returns true if it supports render elements.
void	Shade (ShadeContext &sc) override
int	NumSubMtls () override
Mtl *	GetSubMtl (int i) override
void	SetSubMtl (int i, Mtl *m) override
MSTR	GetSubMtlSlotName (int i, bool localized=true) override
MSTR	GetSubMtlTVName (int i, bool localized=true)
float	EvalDisplacement (ShadeContext &sc) override
Interval	DisplacementValidity (TimeValue t) override
bool	IsOutputConst (ShadeContext &sc, int stdID) override
bool	EvalColorStdChannel (ShadeContext &sc, int stdID, Color &outClr) override
bool	EvalMonoStdChannel (ShadeContext &sc, int stdID, float &outVal) override
int	SetProperty (ULONG id, void *data) override
void *	GetProperty (ULONG id) override
void *	GetInterface (ULONG id) override
Public Member Functions inherited from MSPluginMtl
	MSPluginMtl ()
	MSPluginMtl (MSPluginClass *pc, BOOL loading)
	~MSPluginMtl ()
HWND	AddRollupPage (HINSTANCE hInst, const MCHAR *dlgTemplate, DLGPROC dlgProc, const MCHAR *title, LPARAM param=0, DWORD vflags=0, int category=ROLLUP_CAT_STANDARD) override
void	DeleteRollupPage (HWND hRollup) override
IRollupWindow *	GetRollupWindow () override
void	RollupMouseMessage (HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) override
ReferenceTarget *	get_delegate () override
void	DeleteThis () override
	Deletes an instance of this class.
void	GetClassName (MSTR &s, bool localized) const override
	Retrieves the name of the plugin class.
Class_ID	ClassID () override
	Retrieves a constant that uniquely identifies the plugin class.
void	FreeCaches () override
int	NumSubs () override
Animatable *	SubAnim (int i) override
MSTR	SubAnimName (int i, bool localized=true) override
int	NumParamBlocks () override
IParamBlock2 *	GetParamBlock (int i) override
IParamBlock2 *	GetParamBlockByID (BlockID id) override
void *	GetInterface (ULONG id) override
RefResult	NotifyRefChanged (const Interval &changeInt, RefTargetHandle hTarget, PartID &partID, RefMessage message, BOOL propagate) override
	Receives and responds to messages.
int	NumRefs () override
	Returns the total number of references this ReferenceMaker can hold.
RefTargetHandle	GetReference (int i) override
	Returns the 'i-th' reference.
RefTargetHandle	Clone (RemapDir &remap) override
	This method is used by 3ds Max to clone an object.
MSTR	GetFullName (bool localized=true) override
int	BuildMaps (TimeValue t, RenderMapsContext &rmc) override
ULONG	Requirements (int subMtlNum) override
ULONG	LocalRequirements (int subMtlNum) override
void	MappingsRequired (int subMtlNum, BitArray &mapreq, BitArray &bumpreq) override
void	LocalMappingsRequired (int subMtlNum, BitArray &mapreq, BitArray &bumpreq) override
BOOL	IsMultiMtl () override
int	NumSubTexmaps () override
Texmap *	GetSubTexmap (int i) override
void	SetSubTexmap (int i, Texmap *m) override
MSTR	GetSubTexmapSlotName (int i, bool localized=true) override
MSTR	GetSubTexmapTVName (int i, bool localized=true)
void	Update (TimeValue t, Interval &valid) override
void	Reset () override
Interval	Validity (TimeValue t) override
ParamDlg *	CreateParamDlg (HWND hwMtlEdit, IMtlParams *imp) override
IOResult	Save (ISave *iSave) override
IOResult	Load (ILoad *iLoad) override
ULONG	GetGBufID ()
void	SetGBufID (ULONG id)
void	EnumAuxFiles (AssetEnumCallback &assetEnum, DWORD vflags) override
PStamp *	GetPStamp (int sz) override
PStamp *	CreatePStamp (int sz)
void	DiscardPStamp (int sz) override
BOOL	SupportTexDisplay () override
DWORD_PTR	GetActiveTexHandle (TimeValue t, TexHandleMaker &thmaker) override
void	ActivateTexDisplay (BOOL onoff) override
BOOL	SupportsMultiMapsInViewport () override
void	SetupGfxMultiMaps (TimeValue t, Material *mtl, MtlMakerCallback &cb) override
ReferenceTarget *	GetRefTarget () override
MtlBase *	GetActiveTexmap ()
void	SetActiveTexmap (MtlBase *txm)
void	RefDeleted (RefMakerHandle rm) override
void	RefAdded (RefMakerHandle rm) override
	Called after a reference is made to a target.
void	RefAddedUndoRedo (RefMakerHandle rm) override
	Called after a reference is made to a target because of undo or redo.
void	RefDeletedUndoRedo (RefMakerHandle rm) override
	Called after a reference to this is deleted because of undo or redo.
Color	GetAmbient (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
Color	GetDiffuse (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
Color	GetSpecular (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	GetShininess (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	GetShinStr (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	GetXParency (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
BOOL	GetSelfIllumColorOn (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	GetSelfIllum (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
Color	GetSelfIllumColor (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
float	WireSize (int mtlNum=0, BOOL backFace=FALSE) override
void	SetAmbient (Color c, TimeValue t) override
void	SetDiffuse (Color c, TimeValue t) override
void	SetSpecular (Color c, TimeValue t) override
void	SetShininess (float v, TimeValue t) override
void	Shade (ShadeContext &sc) override
int	NumSubMtls () override
Mtl *	GetSubMtl (int i) override
void	SetSubMtl (int i, Mtl *m) override
MSTR	GetSubMtlSlotName (int i, bool localized=true) override
MSTR	GetSubMtlTVName (int i, bool localized=true)
float	EvalDisplacement (ShadeContext &sc) override
Interval	DisplacementValidity (TimeValue t) override
bool	IsOutputConst (ShadeContext &sc, int stdID) override
bool	EvalColorStdChannel (ShadeContext &sc, int stdID, Color &outClr) override
bool	EvalMonoStdChannel (ShadeContext &sc, int stdID, float &outVal) override
Public Member Functions inherited from MSPlugin
	MSPlugin ()
virtual	~MSPlugin ()
void	init (MSPluginClass *pClass)
ScripterExport void	gc_trace () override
ScripterExport void	collect () override
void	DeleteThis ()
void	init_locals ()
void	call_handler (Value *handler, Value **arg_list, int count, TimeValue t, BOOL disable_on_error=FALSE)
Value *	_call_handler (Value *handler, Value **arg_list, int count, TimeValue t, BOOL disable_on_error=FALSE)
FPStatus	call_handler (const MCHAR *handler_name, FPParams *params, FPValue &result, TimeValue t, BOOL disable_on_error=FALSE)
FPStatus	call_handler (Value *handler, FPParams *params, FPValue &result, TimeValue t, BOOL disable_on_error=FALSE)
void	post_create (ReferenceTarget *me, BOOL loading)
void	call_all_set_handlers ()
void	disable ()
void	enable ()
BOOL	enabled ()
int	get_local_index (Value *prop)
Value *	get_local (int index)
void	set_local (int index, Value *val)
ScripterExport IParamBlock2 *	GetParamBlockByID (BlockID id)
virtual HWND	AddRollupPage (HINSTANCE hInst, const MCHAR *dlgTemplate, DLGPROC dlgProc, const MCHAR *title, LPARAM param=0, DWORD vflags=0, int category=ROLLUP_CAT_STANDARD)=0
virtual void	DeleteRollupPage (HWND hRollup)=0
virtual IRollupWindow *	GetRollupWindow ()=0
virtual void	RollupMouseMessage (HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)=0
ScripterExport RefResult	NotifyRefChanged (const Interval &changeInt, RefTargetHandle hTarget, PartID &partID, RefMessage message, BOOL propagate)
ScripterExport RefTargetHandle	clone_from (MSPlugin *obj, ReferenceTarget *obj_as_ref, RemapDir &remap)
void	RefAdded (RefMakerHandle rm)
ScripterExport void	RefDeleted (RefMakerHandle rm)
void	NotifyTarget (int msg, RefMakerHandle rm)
virtual ReferenceTarget *	get_delegate ()=0
IOResult	Save (ISave *isave) override
IOResult	Load (ILoad *iLoad)
void	post_load (ILoad *iLoad, int which)
void	dump_local_vars_and_externals (int indentLevel)
Public Member Functions inherited from Value
virtual ScripterExport BOOL	is_kind_of (ValueMetaClass *c)
virtual ScripterExport ValueMetaClass *	local_base_class ()
virtual Value *	eval ()
virtual Value *	eval_no_wrapper ()
virtual ScripterExport Value *	apply (Value **arglist, int count, CallContext *cc=nullptr)
virtual ScripterExport Value *	apply_no_alloc_frame (Value **arglist, int count, CallContext *cc=nullptr)
virtual void	export_to_scripter ()
virtual Value *	map (node_map &m)
virtual Value *	map_path (PathName *path, node_map &m)
virtual Value *	find_first (BOOL(*test_fn)(INode *node, int level, const void *arg), const void *test_arg)
virtual Value *	get_path (PathName *path)
virtual ScripterExport void	sprin1 (CharStream *stream)
virtual ScripterExport void	sprint (CharStream *stream)
virtual void	prin1 ()
virtual void	print ()
virtual Class_ID	get_max_class_id ()
virtual Value *	delete_vf (Value **arglist, int arg_count)
virtual Value *	clearSelection_vf (Value **arglist, int arg_count)
virtual float	to_float ()
virtual double	to_double ()
virtual const MCHAR *	to_string ()
virtual MSTR	to_mstr ()
virtual MSTR	to_filename ()
virtual int	to_int ()
virtual INT64	to_int64 ()
virtual INT_PTR	to_intptr ()
virtual BOOL	to_bool ()
virtual BitArray &	to_bitarray ()
virtual Point4	to_point4 ()
virtual Point3	to_point3 ()
virtual Point2	to_point2 ()
virtual AColor	to_acolor ()
virtual COLORREF	to_colorref ()
virtual INode *	to_node ()
virtual Ray	to_ray ()
virtual Interval	to_interval ()
virtual Quat	to_quat ()
virtual AngAxis	to_angaxis ()
virtual Matrix3 &	to_matrix3 ()
virtual Box3	to_box3 ()
virtual float *	to_eulerangles ()
virtual Mtl *	to_mtl ()
virtual Texmap *	to_texmap ()
virtual MtlBase *	to_mtlbase ()
virtual Modifier *	to_modifier ()
virtual TimeValue	to_timevalue ()
virtual Control *	to_controller ()
virtual Atmospheric *	to_atmospheric ()
virtual Effect *	to_effect ()
virtual IMultiPassCameraEffect *	to_mpassCamEffect ()
virtual ShadowType *	to_shadowtype ()
virtual FilterKernel *	to_filter ()
virtual INode *	to_rootnode ()
virtual ITrackViewNode *	to_trackviewnode ()
virtual NURBSIndependentPoint *	to_nurbsindependentpoint ()
virtual NURBSPoint *	to_nurbspoint ()
virtual NURBSObject *	to_nurbsobject ()
virtual NURBSControlVertex *	to_nurbscontrolvertex ()
virtual NURBSCurve *	to_nurbscurve ()
virtual NURBSCVCurve *	to_nurbscvcurve ()
virtual NURBSSurface *	to_nurbssurface ()
virtual NURBSTexturePoint *	to_nurbstexturepoint ()
virtual NURBSSet *	to_nurbsset ()
virtual ReferenceTarget *	to_reftarg ()
virtual Mesh *	to_mesh ()
virtual BezierShape *	to_beziershape ()
virtual Thunk *	to_thunk ()
virtual void	to_fpvalue (FPValue &v)
virtual Renderer *	to_renderer ()
virtual Box2 &	to_box2 ()
virtual NURBSTextureSurface *	to_nurbstexturesurface ()
virtual NURBSDisplay *	to_nurbsdisplay ()
virtual TessApprox *	to_tessapprox ()
virtual Value *	widen_to (Value *arg, Value **arg_list)
virtual BOOL	comparable (Value *arg)
virtual BOOL	special_case_compare (Value *arg, bool &specialCaseCompareResult)
virtual ScripterExport Value *	deep_copy (HashTable *remapper)
virtual BOOL	is_const ()
virtual ScripterExport Value *	get_property (Value **arg_list, int count)
virtual ScripterExport Value *	set_property (Value **arg_list, int count)
ScripterExport Value *	_get_property (Value *prop)
virtual ScripterExport Value *	_set_property (Value *prop, Value *val)
virtual Value *	get_container_property (Value *prop, Value *cur_prop)
virtual Value *	set_container_property (Value *prop, Value *val, Value *cur_prop)
virtual BOOL	_is_collection ()
virtual BOOL	_is_charstream ()
virtual BOOL	_is_rolloutcontrol ()
virtual BOOL	_is_rolloutthunk ()
virtual BOOL	_is_function ()
virtual BOOL	_is_selection ()
virtual BOOL	_is_thunk ()
virtual BOOL	_is_indirect_thunk ()
virtual SelectionIterator *	selection_iterator ()
virtual ScripterExport IOResult	Save (ISave *isave)
virtual void	drop_MAX_refs ()
virtual BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id)
ScripterExport Value *	make_heap_permanent ()
ScripterExport Value *	make_heap_static ()
ScripterExport Value *	get_heap_ptr ()
ScripterExport Value *	get_stack_heap_ptr ()
ScripterExport Value *	migrate_to_heap ()
ScripterExport Value *	get_live_ptr ()
virtual BOOL	object_supports_case_sensitive_names ()
ScripterExport Value *	_get_property (Value *prop, Value *prop_name_as_parsed)
ScripterExport Value *	_set_property (Value *prop, Value *val, Value *prop_name_as_parsed)
virtual ScripterExport Value *	get_case_sensitive_property (Value **arg_list, int count, const TCHAR *case_sensitive_name)
virtual ScripterExport Value *	set_case_sensitive_property (Value **arg_list, int count, const TCHAR *case_sensitive_name)
ScripterExport Value *	invoke_getter_case_sensitive_property (Value *target, getter_vf getter, Value **arg_list, int count, const TCHAR *case_sensitive_name, const TCHAR *nested_prop_case_sensitive_name)
ScripterExport Value *	invoke_setter_case_sensitive_property (Value *target, setter_vf setter, Value **arg_list, int count, const TCHAR *case_sensitive_name, const TCHAR *nested_prop_case_sensitive_name)
Public Member Functions inherited from Collectable
ScripterExport	Collectable ()
virtual ScripterExport	~Collectable ()
ScripterExport void *	operator new (size_t sz, char flag)
ScripterExport void *	operator new (size_t sz)
ScripterExport void	operator delete (void *val)
ScripterExport void	operator delete (void *val, char flag)
virtual void	collect ()=0
virtual ScripterExport void	gc_trace ()
ScripterExport bool	derives_from_Animatable ()
virtual BOOL	derives_from_MAXWrapper ()
ScripterExport void	make_collectable ()
void	make_permanent ()
void	make_static ()
int	is_marked ()
int	is_not_marked ()
int	is_garbage ()
int	is_permanent ()
void	mark_in_use ()
void	unmark_in_use ()
int	has_heap_copy ()
int	is_in_heap ()
int	is_on_stack ()
Public Member Functions inherited from Mtl
CoreExport	Mtl ()
SClass_ID	SuperClassID ()
	Retrieves a constant representing the type of the plugin.
virtual void	GetClassName (MSTR &s, bool localized=true) const override
	Retrieves the name of the plugin class.
CoreExport void	RefDeleted (RefMakerHandle rm)
CoreExport void	RefAdded (RefMakerHandle rm)
	Called after a reference is made to a target.
virtual BOOL	SupportsShaders ()
virtual BOOL	SupportsRenderElements ()
	Returns true if it supports render elements.
CoreExport void	CopySubMtl (HWND hwnd, int ifrom, int ito)
CoreExport bool	SvCanInitiateLink (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
CoreExport MtlBase *	GetActiveTexmap ()
CoreExport void	SetActiveTexmap (MtlBase *txm)
virtual RenderData *	GetRenderData ()
virtual void	SetRenderData (RenderData *rdata)
virtual int	VPDisplaySubMtl ()
	__declspec (deprecated) virtual MSTR GetSubMtlSlotName(int i) MAX_SEALED
CoreExport MSTR	GetSubMtlTVName (int i, bool localized=true)
CoreExport Mtl *	ResolveWrapperMaterials (bool forUseInViewport)
	Resolves any wrapper materials and returns the actual material that you should use.
Public Member Functions inherited from MtlBase
CoreExport	MtlBase ()
CoreExport	~MtlBase ()
virtual CoreExport Class_ID	ClassID ()
	Retrieves a constant that uniquely identifies the plugin class.
int	GetMeditObjType ()
void	SetMeditObjType (int t)
int	GetMeditTiling ()
void	SetMeditTiling (int t)
CoreExport BOOL	AnyMulti ()
BOOL	TextureDisplayEnabled ()
CoreExport MtlBase &	operator= (const MtlBase &m)
CoreExport SvGraphNodeReference	SvTraverseAnimGraph (IGraphObjectManager *gom, Animatable *owner, int id, DWORD flags)
CoreExport bool	SvHandleDoubleClick (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
CoreExport MSTR	SvGetName (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode, bool isBeingEdited)
CoreExport bool	SvCanSetName (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
CoreExport bool	SvSetName (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode, const MSTR &name)
CoreExport COLORREF	SvHighlightColor (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
CoreExport bool	SvIsSelected (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
	Returns true if the object is selected in its schematic view.
CoreExport MultiSelectCallback *	SvGetMultiSelectCallback (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
CoreExport bool	SvCanSelect (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
CoreExport MtlBase *	GetActiveMB ()
	Get the active MtlBase.
CoreExport void	SetActiveMB (MtlBase *activeMB)
	Set the active MtlBase.
virtual CoreExport void *	GetInterface (ULONG id)
virtual BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id)
virtual ReferenceTarget *	GetRefTarget ()
virtual CoreExport int	SetProperty (ULONG id, void *data)
virtual CoreExport void *	GetProperty (ULONG id)
virtual CoreExport void	BaseClone (ReferenceTarget *from, ReferenceTarget *to, RemapDir &remap)
	This method copies base class data from an object to its clone.
virtual BOOL	GetTransparencyHint (TimeValue t, Interval &valid)
	Transparency hint indicates whether the material is potentially transparent for both rendering and viewport display, so that the renderers or viewport can decide whether to optimize it or not.
MSTR &	GetName ()
CoreExport void	SetName (MSTR s)
	__declspec (deprecated) virtual MSTR GetFullName() MAX_SEALED
CoreExport void	SetMtlFlag (int mask, BOOL val=TRUE)
CoreExport void	ClearMtlFlag (int mask)
CoreExport int	TestMtlFlag (int mask)
virtual int	MapSlotType (int i)
CoreExport void	DeactivateMapsInTree ()
void	Update (TimeValue t, Interval &&valid=FOREVER)
ULONG	GetGBufID ()
void	SetGBufID (ULONG id)
virtual CoreExport PStamp *	CreatePStamp (int sz, BOOL Render=FALSE)
CoreExport void	IncrActive ()
CoreExport void	DecrActive ()
int	Active ()
Public Member Functions inherited from ReferenceTarget
CoreExport void	GetClassName (MSTR &s, bool localized=true) const override
	Retrieves the name of the plugin class.
CoreExport SClass_ID	SuperClassID () override
	Retrieves a constant representing the type of the plugin.
BOOL	IsRefTarget () override
	Checks if this is a ReferenceTarget.
CoreExport RefResult	TestForLoop (const Interval &refInterval, RefMakerHandle hmaker)
	Tests for a cyclical reference.
CoreExport BOOL	HasDependents ()
	Checks if a ReferenceTarget has references.
CoreExport BOOL	HasRealDependents ()
	Checks if this has Real (Strong) Dependents.
void	BeginDependencyTest ()
	Starts Dependency Test.
BOOL	EndDependencyTest ()
	Ends Dependency Test.
	__declspec (deprecated) virtual void RefDeleted() final
virtual void	RefDeleted (ReferenceMaker *oldOwner)
	Called after a reference to this is deleted.
	__declspec (deprecated) virtual void RefDeletedUndoRedo() final
CoreExport RefResult	DeleteAllRefsToMe () override
	Deletes all references to this ReferenceTarget.
CoreExport RefResult	TransferReferences (RefTargetHandle oldTarget, BOOL delOld=FALSE)
	Transfers all the references from oldTarget to this.
CoreExport int	DoEnumDependents (DependentEnumProc *dep)
	Begins an enumeration that searches back in the dependency network.
CoreExport RefResult	NotifyDependents (const Interval &changeInt, PartID partID, RefMessage message, SClass_ID sclass=NOTIFY_ALL, BOOL propagate=TRUE, RefTargetHandle hTarg=nullptr, NotifyDependentsOption notifyDependentsOption=REFNOTIFY_ALLOW_OPTIMIZATIONS) override
	Notify all dependent RefMakers concerned with the message.
void	FlagDependents (TimeValue t, PartID which=PART_PUT_IN_FG)
	This sends the REFMSG_FLAGDEPENDENTS message up the pipeline.
virtual void	NotifyForeground (TimeValue t)
	This method is called to flag dependents into the FG.
virtual void	NotifyTarget (int message, ReferenceMaker *hMaker)
	Sends messages to ReferenceTargets.
CoreExport BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id) override
	Inherited from Animatable.
CoreExport	ReferenceTarget ()
	Constructor.
virtual CoreExport RefResult	AutoDelete ()
	Deletes the object when it has no more real dependents.
CoreExport RefResult	MaybeAutoDelete ()
	Deletes the object when it has no more real dependents.
Public Member Functions inherited from ReferenceMaker
void	GetClassName (MSTR &s, bool localized=true) const override
	Retrieves the name of the plugin class.
CoreExport SClass_ID	SuperClassID () override
	Retrieves a constant representing the type of the plugin.
CoreExport RefResult	ReplaceReference (int which, RefTargetHandle newtarg, BOOL delOld=TRUE)
	Used when cloning reference makers.
CoreExport RefResult	DeleteAllRefsFromMe ()
	Deletes all references from this ReferenceMaker.
CoreExport RefResult	DeleteAllRefs ()
	Deletes all references both to and from this item.
CoreExport RefResult	DeleteReference (int i)
	Deletes the specified reference.
virtual BOOL	CanTransferReference (int i)
	Tells whether this reference can be transfered.
CoreExport ReferenceSaveManager &	GetReferenceSaveManager ()
	Access the ReferenceSaveManager of this ReferenceMaker.
virtual CoreExport IOResult	Save (ISave *isave, ChannelMask)
	Access the ReferenceSaveManager of this ReferenceMaker.
virtual CoreExport IOResult	Load (ILoad *iload, ChannelMask)
	Access the ReferenceSaveManager of this ReferenceMaker.
virtual int	RemapRefOnLoad (int iref)
	Used to load old files with references.
virtual CoreExport void	RescaleWorldUnits (float f)
	Rescale size of all world units in reference hierarchy.
CoreExport void	EnumAuxFiles (AssetEnumCallback &assetEnum, DWORD flags) override
	Enumerate auxiliary files (e.g. bitmaps)
virtual CoreExport void	SaveEnum (SaveEnumProc &sep, BOOL isNodeCall=0)
	The default save enumeration.
virtual CoreExport bool	SpecifySaveReferences (ReferenceSaveManager &referenceSaveManager)
	Used to specify reference slot remapping during scene file save.
CoreExport int	DoEnumDependents (DependentEnumProc *dep)
	Begins an enumeration that searches back in the dependency network.
CoreExport bool	EnumRefHierarchy (RefEnumProc &proc, bool includeCustAttribs=true, bool includeIndirectRefs=true, bool includeNonPersistentRefs=true, bool preventDuplicatesViaFlag=true)
	This method provides a general purpose reference enumerator.
CoreExport int	FindRef (RefTargetHandle rtarg)
	Get the index of the ReferenceTarget.
BOOL	IsRefMaker () override
	Tells whether it is a ReferenceMaker.
virtual BOOL	IsRealDependency (ReferenceTarget *rtarg)
	Returns whether this is a "real" (strong) dependency or not.
virtual BOOL	ShouldPersistWeakRef (RefTargetHandle rtarg)
	Specifies whether a weak reference is to be persisted on a partial load or save.
CoreExport	ReferenceMaker ()
	Constructor.
CoreExport void	DeleteMe ()
	Deletes an instance of this class.
Public Member Functions inherited from Animatable
virtual void	FreeCaches ()
virtual int	NumChildren ()
virtual Animatable *	ChildAnim (int i)
virtual CoreExport MSTR	NodeName ()
virtual void	EditTrack ()
virtual CoreExport BOOL	SubAnimSetKeyBufferPresent (int subNum)
	returns true if the sub-anim has a "Set Key" buffer present
virtual BOOL	SetKeyBufferPresent ()
	returns true if there is a "Set Key" buffer present
virtual CoreExport void	SubAnimCommitSetKeyBuffer (TimeValue t, int subNum)
	Commit any "Set Key" buffers on the given sub-anim.
virtual void	CommitSetKeyBuffer (TimeValue t)
	Commit any "Set Key" buffers.
virtual CoreExport void	SubAnimRevertSetKeyBuffer (int subNum)
	Revert any "Set Key" buffers on the given sub-anim.
virtual void	RevertSetKeyBuffer ()
	Revert any "Set Key" buffers.
virtual LRESULT CALLBACK	TrackViewWinProc (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
	This function is obsolete.
virtual BOOL	IsRefMaker ()
	Tells whether it is a ReferenceMaker.
virtual bool	IsParamBlockDesc2Used (ParamBlockDesc2 *desc)
	Returns true if the passed description is being used.
virtual bool	GetMacroRecorderName (bool used_as_rhs_value, MSTR &objectSpecifiedName)
	This method is called to access the object specified name to use for the Maxscript macrorecorder.
CoreExport	Animatable ()
	Constructor.
MSTR	ClassName (bool localized=true) const
	Returns the name of the plugin class.
virtual void	BeginEditParams (IObjParam *ip, ULONG flags, Animatable *prev=NULL)
virtual void	EndEditParams (IObjParam *ip, ULONG flags, Animatable *next=NULL)
virtual CoreExport void	ReleaseInterface (ULONG id, void *i)
CoreExport void	AppendProperty (AnimProperty *prop)
	A function to directly add arbitrary properties to this object developers should ensure that the properties ID does not conflict with any Max-specific IDs.
CoreExport AnimProperty *	FindProperty (DWORD id)
	Find any property.
CoreExport void	AddAppDataChunk (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, DWORD sbid, DWORD len, void *data)
	Adds application/plugin specific (custom) data to an Animatable.
CoreExport AppDataChunk *	GetAppDataChunk (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, DWORD sbid)
	Retrieves the application/plugin specific (custom) data stored with an Animatable.
CoreExport BOOL	RemoveAppDataChunk (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, DWORD sbid)
	Deletes the application/plugin specific (custom) data stored with an Animatable.
CoreExport void	ClearAllAppData ()
	Deletes all application/plugin specific (custom) data stored with an Animatable.
	__declspec (deprecated) virtual MSTR SubAnimName(int i) MAX_SEALED
virtual BOOL	CanDeleteSubAnim (int i)
virtual void	DeleteSubAnim (int i)
virtual DWORD	GetSubAnimCurveColor (int subNum)
virtual int	SubNumToRefNum (int subNum)
virtual BOOL	CanCopyAnim ()
CoreExport int	HasSubElements (int type=0)
virtual int	GetSubFCurveExtents (int subNum, ParamDimensionBase *dim, float &min, float &max, DWORD flags)
	The values max and min should be initialized before calling this function.
virtual ParamDimension *	GetParamDimension (int i)
virtual BOOL	SelectSubAnim (int subNum)
virtual BOOL	BypassTreeView ()
virtual BOOL	BypassTrackBar ()
virtual BOOL	BypassPropertyLevel ()
virtual BOOL	InvisibleProperty ()
virtual int	NumKeys ()
virtual TimeValue	GetKeyTime (int index)
virtual int	GetKeyIndex (TimeValue t)
virtual BOOL	GetNextKeyTime (TimeValue t, DWORD flags, TimeValue &nt)
virtual void	CopyKeysFromTime (TimeValue src, TimeValue dst, DWORD flags)
virtual void	DeleteKeyAtTime (TimeValue t)
virtual BOOL	IsKeyAtTime (TimeValue t, DWORD flags)
virtual int	GetKeyTimes (Tab< TimeValue > &times, Interval range, DWORD flags)
virtual int	GetKeySelState (BitArray &sel, Interval range, DWORD flags)
CoreExport void	OpenTreeEntry (int type, DWORD tv)
CoreExport void	CloseTreeEntry (int type, DWORD tv)
CoreExport int	IsTreeEntryOpen (int type, DWORD tv)
CoreExport BOOL	GetSelInTrackView (DWORD tv)
CoreExport void	SetSelInTrackView (DWORD tv, BOOL sel)
CoreExport BOOL	InTrackViewSelSet (int which)
CoreExport void	SetTrackViewSelSet (int which, BOOL inOut)
virtual BOOL	AssignController (Animatable *control, int subAnim)
virtual BOOL	CanAssignController (int subAnim)
	Return true if we can reassign the subanim specified.
virtual BOOL	CanMakeUnique ()
CoreExport int	EnumAnimTree (AnimEnum *animEnum, Animatable *client, int subNum)
virtual int	RenderBegin (TimeValue t, ULONG flags=0)
virtual int	RenderEnd (TimeValue t)
virtual CoreExport Interval	GetTimeRange (DWORD flags)
virtual void	EditTimeRange (Interval range, DWORD flags)
virtual void	DeleteTime (Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual void	ReverseTime (Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual void	ScaleTime (Interval iv, float s)
virtual void	InsertTime (TimeValue ins, TimeValue amount)
virtual BOOL	SupportTimeOperations ()
virtual CoreExport void	MapKeys (TimeMap *map, DWORD flags)
virtual void	DeleteKeys (DWORD flags)
virtual void	DeleteKeyByIndex (int index)
virtual void	SelectKeys (TrackHitTab &sel, DWORD flags)
virtual void	SelectSubKeys (int subNum, TrackHitTab &sel, DWORD flags)
virtual void	SelectSubCurve (int subNum, BOOL sel)
virtual void	SelectKeyByIndex (int i, BOOL sel)
virtual BOOL	IsKeySelected (int i)
virtual void	FlagKey (TrackHitRecord hit)
virtual int	GetFlagKeyIndex ()
virtual int	NumSelKeys ()
virtual void	CloneSelectedKeys (BOOL offset=FALSE)
virtual void	AddNewKey (TimeValue t, DWORD flags)
virtual void	MoveKeys (ParamDimensionBase *dim, float delta, DWORD flags)
virtual void	ScaleKeyValues (ParamDimensionBase *dim, float origin, float scale, DWORD flags)
virtual void	SelectCurve (BOOL sel)
virtual BOOL	IsCurveSelected ()
	Returns TRUE if the function curve is selected; otherwise returns FALSE.
virtual BOOL	IsSubCurveSelected (int subNum)
	Returns the selected state of the sub-curve whose index is passed.
virtual int	GetSelKeyCoords (TimeValue &t, float &val, DWORD flags)
virtual void	SetSelKeyCoords (TimeValue t, float val, DWORD flags)
virtual int	SetSelKeyCoordsExpr (ParamDimension *dim, const MCHAR *timeExpr, const MCHAR *valExpr, DWORD flags)
virtual void	AdjustTangents (TrackHitRecord hit, ParamDimensionBase *dim, Rect &rcGraph, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, int dx, int dy, DWORD flags)
virtual void	AdjustTangents (TrackHitRecord hit, ParamDimensionBase *dim, float angle, float length, DWORD flags)
virtual CoreExport BOOL	IsAnimated ()
virtual BOOL	CanCopyTrack (Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual BOOL	CanPasteTrack (TrackClipObject *cobj, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual TrackClipObject *	CopyTrack (Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual void	PasteTrack (TrackClipObject *cobj, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual BOOL	CanCopySubTrack (int subNum, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual BOOL	CanPasteSubTrack (int subNum, TrackClipObject *cobj, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual TrackClipObject *	CopySubTrack (int subNum, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual void	PasteSubTrack (int subNum, TrackClipObject *cobj, Interval iv, DWORD flags)
virtual int	GetTrackVSpace (int lineHeight)
virtual int	HitTestTrack (TrackHitTab &hits, Rect &rcHit, Rect &rcTrack, float zoom, int scroll, DWORD flags)
virtual int	PaintTrack (ParamDimensionBase *dim, HDC hdc, Rect &rcTrack, Rect &rcPaint, float zoom, int scroll, DWORD flags)
virtual int	PaintSubTrack (int subNum, ParamDimensionBase *dim, HDC hdc, Rect &rcTrack, Rect &rcPaint, float zoom, int scroll, DWORD flags)
virtual int	PaintFCurves (ParamDimensionBase *dim, HDC hdc, Rect &rcGraph, Rect &rcPaint, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, DWORD flags)
virtual int	HitTestFCurves (ParamDimensionBase *dim, TrackHitTab &hits, Rect &rcHit, Rect &rcGraph, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, DWORD flags)
virtual int	PaintSubFCurves (int subNum, ParamDimensionBase *dim, HDC hdc, Rect &rcGraph, Rect &rcPaint, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, DWORD flags)
virtual int	HitTestSubFCurves (int subNum, ParamDimensionBase *dim, TrackHitTab &hits, Rect &rcHit, Rect &rcGraph, float tzoom, int tscroll, float vzoom, int vscroll, DWORD flags)
virtual void	EditTrackParams (TimeValue t, ParamDimensionBase *dim, const MCHAR *pname, HWND hParent, IObjParam *ip, DWORD flags)
virtual int	TrackParamsType ()
virtual int	GetFCurveExtents (ParamDimensionBase *dim, float &min, float &max, DWORD flags)
	This method is called to calculate the largest and smallest values of the anim.
CoreExport void	AddNoteTrack (NoteTrack *note)
CoreExport void	DeleteNoteTrack (NoteTrack *note, BOOL delNote=TRUE)
CoreExport BOOL	HasNoteTracks ()
CoreExport int	NumNoteTracks ()
CoreExport NoteTrack *	GetNoteTrack (int i)
virtual void	FreeAllBitmaps ()
virtual void	GetSystemNodes (INodeTab &nodes, SysNodeContext Context)
virtual BOOL	IsSubClassOf (Class_ID classID)
	returns true if the animatable has sub-classed off the given class
virtual CoreExport void	MouseCycleCompleted (TimeValue t)
virtual CoreExport void	MouseCycleStarted (TimeValue t)
CoreExport bool	SvSaveData (ISave *isave, USHORT id)
CoreExport bool	SvLoadData (ILoad *iLoad)
CoreExport DWORD	SvGetRefIndex ()
CoreExport void	SvSetRefIndex (DWORD i)
CoreExport bool	SvDeleteRefIndex ()
CoreExport SvGraphNodeReference	SvStdTraverseAnimGraph (IGraphObjectManager *gom, Animatable *owner, int id, DWORD flags)
virtual CoreExport bool	SvCanConcludeLink (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode, IGraphNode *gNodeChild)
virtual CoreExport bool	SvCanRemoveThis (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
virtual CoreExport bool	SvRemoveThis (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
	Called when the user deletes this object in the schematic view...
virtual CoreExport bool	SvIsHighlighted (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
virtual CoreExport COLORREF	SvGetSwatchColor (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
virtual CoreExport bool	SvIsInactive (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
virtual CoreExport bool	SvLinkChild (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeThis, IGraphNode *gNodeChild)
virtual CoreExport bool	SvEditProperties (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
virtual CoreExport MSTR	SvGetTip (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
virtual CoreExport MSTR	SvGetRefTip (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
virtual CoreExport bool	SvCanDetach (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
virtual CoreExport bool	SvDetach (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNode)
virtual CoreExport MSTR	SvGetRelTip (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeTarget, int id, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
	Returns a string to be displayed in the tip window in the schematic view for a relationship from "gNodeMaker" to "gNodeTarget"...
virtual CoreExport bool	SvCanDetachRel (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeTarget, int id, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
	Returns true if this object can respond to the SvDetachRel(...) method...
virtual CoreExport bool	SvDetachRel (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeTarget, int id, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
	Detach this relationship.
virtual CoreExport bool	SvHandleRelDoubleClick (IGraphObjectManager *gom, IGraphNode *gNodeTarget, int id, IGraphNode *gNodeMaker)
	Called when this relationship is double-clicked in the schematic view...
CoreExport ICustAttribContainer *	GetCustAttribContainer ()
	This method returns a pointer to the custom attributes container interface class.
CoreExport void	AllocCustAttribContainer ()
	This method allocates space for a custom attributes container.
CoreExport void	DeleteCustAttribContainer ()
	This method deletes space used by a custom attributes container.
void	SetAFlag (DWORD mask)
void	ClearAFlag (DWORD mask)
	Clears one or more bits in the Animatable flags.
bool	TestAFlag (DWORD mask) const
	Tests one or more bits in the Animatable flags.
void	SetAFlagEx (DWORD mask)
	Sets one or more bits in the Animatable extended flags.
void	ClearAFlagEx (DWORD mask)
	Clears one or more bits in the Animatable extended flags.
bool	TestAFlagEx (DWORD mask) const
	Tests one or more bits in the Animatable extended flags.
CoreExport bool	TestFlagBit (int index)
	Tests the specified flag bit.
CoreExport void	SetFlagBit (int index, bool newValue=true)
	Sets the specified flag bit.
CoreExport void	ClearFlagBit (int index)
	Clears the specified flag bit.
Public Member Functions inherited from InterfaceServer
virtual UtilExport	~InterfaceServer ()
	Destructor.
virtual UtilExport BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id)
template<class InterfaceType >
InterfaceType *	GetTypedInterface ()
Public Member Functions inherited from ISubMap
virtual	~ISubMap ()
virtual int	NumSubTexmaps ()
virtual Texmap *	GetSubTexmap (int i)
virtual int	MapSlotType (int i)=0
virtual void	SetSubTexmap (int i, Texmap *m)
virtual int	SubTexmapOn (int i)
	__declspec (deprecated) virtual MSTR GetSubTexmapSlotName(int i) MAX_SEALED
virtual CoreExport MSTR	GetSubTexmapSlotName (int i, bool localized)
CoreExport MSTR	GetSubTexmapTVName (int i, bool localized=true)
virtual BOOL	SetDlgThing (ParamDlg *dlg)
CoreExport void	CopySubTexmap (HWND hwnd, int ifrom, int ito)
virtual ReferenceTarget *	GetRefTarget ()=0

Public Attributes
Mtl *	delegate
Public Attributes inherited from MSPlugin
MSPluginClass *	pc
Value **	locals
short	flags
int	version
ReferenceTarget *	ref
Tab< IParamBlock2 * >	pblocks
ILoad *	iload
Public Attributes inherited from Value
ValueMetaClass *	tag
Public Attributes inherited from Collectable
Collectable *	next
Collectable *	prev
byte	flags
byte	flags2
short	flags3
Public Attributes inherited from MtlBase
Quat	meditRotate
ULONG	gbufID

Protected Member Functions
void	SetReference (int i, RefTargetHandle rtarg) override
	Stores a ReferenceTarget as its 'i-th' reference`.
void	SetReference (int i, RefTargetHandle rtarg) override
	Stores a ReferenceTarget as its 'i-th' reference`.
Protected Member Functions inherited from ReferenceTarget
CoreExport int	DoEnumDependentsImpl (DependentEnumProc *dep) override
	Method to perform an enumeration on a ReferenceTarget.
virtual CoreExport	~ReferenceTarget ()=0
	Destructor.
Protected Member Functions inherited from ReferenceMaker
virtual CoreExport	~ReferenceMaker ()=0
	Destructor.
void	BlockEval ()
	Validates a given reference link between this reference maker and its reference target.
void	UnblockEval ()
	Validates a given reference link between this reference maker and its reference target.
int	Evaluating ()
	Validates a given reference link between this reference maker and its reference target.
CoreExport RefResult	StdNotifyRefChanged (const Interval &changeInt, RefTargetHandle hTarget, PartID partID, RefMessage message, BOOL propagate, NotifyDependentsOption notifyDependentsOption)
	Validates a given reference link between this reference maker and its reference target.
Protected Member Functions inherited from Animatable
virtual CoreExport	~Animatable ()=0
	Destructor.
Protected Member Functions inherited from Noncopyable
	Noncopyable ()
	~Noncopyable ()

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from MSPluginMtl
static RefTargetHandle	create (MSPluginClass *pc, BOOL loading)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Collectable
static ScripterExport void	for_all_values (void(*map_fn)(Value *val), ValueMapper *mapper=nullptr, ValueMetaClass *c=nullptr)
static void	mark ()
static void	sweep ()
static void	setup (size_t)
static ScripterExport void	gc ()
static void	coalesce_free_list ()
static void	close_down ()
static void	drop_maxwrapper_refs ()
static ScripterExport void	push_alloc_stack_frame ()
static ScripterExport void	pop_alloc_stack_frame ()
static ScripterExport ULONGLONG	get_num_values_created ()
static ScripterExport bool	validate_value_linkages ()
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Animatable
static CoreExport BOOL	IsDeleted (Animatable *anim)
	Debug method to determine whether an object has been deleted.
static CoreExport AnimHandle	GetHandleByAnim (Animatable *anim)
	Get the unique handle for an Animatable object.
static CoreExport Animatable *	GetAnimByHandle (AnimHandle handle)
	Get an Animatable object from its unique handle.
static CoreExport AnimHandle	GetNextHandle ()
	Get the unique handle for the next Animatable object to be created.
static CoreExport void	EnumerateAllAnimatables (EnumAnimList &enumProcObject)
	Enumerator to enumerate across all animatables.
static CoreExport bool	RegisterAppDataLoadCallback (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, APPDATALOADPROC proc)
	Registers a callback proc that is called when an AppDataChunk is read from a scene file.
static CoreExport bool	UnRegisterAppDataLoadCallback (const Class_ID &cid, SClass_ID sid, APPDATALOADPROC proc)
	Unregisters a callback proc that is called when an AppDataChunk is read from a scene file.
static CoreExport bool	RegisterAppDataLoadCallback (DWORD sbid, APPDATALOADPROC proc)
	Registers a callback proc that is called when an AppDataChunk is read from a scene file.
static CoreExport bool	UnRegisterAppDataLoadCallback (DWORD sbid, APPDATALOADPROC proc)
	Unregisters a callback proc that is called when an AppDataChunk is read from a scene file.
static CoreExport void	ClearAFlagInAllAnimatables (DWORD mask)
	Clears one or more bits in the Animatable flags in all Animatables.
static CoreExport void	ClearAFlagExInAllAnimatables (DWORD mask)
	Clears one or more bits in the Animatable extended flags in all Animatables.
static CoreExport int	RequestFlagBit ()
	Requests an unique flag bit index.
static CoreExport void	ReleaseFlagBit (int index)
	Releases the flag bit index.
static CoreExport void	ClearFlagBitInAllAnimatables (int index)
	Clears the specified flag bit in all Animatables.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from MaxHeapOperators
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size)
	Standard new operator used to allocate objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e)
	Standard new operator used to allocate objects if there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned.
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes the filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes the filename and line number where the new was called If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned.
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
	New operator used to allocate objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned.
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned.
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects.
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned.
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
	New operator used to allocate arrays of objects If there is insufficient memory, NULL will be returned.
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr)
	Standard delete operator used to deallocate an object If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e)
	Standard delete operator used to deallocate an object If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen.
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen.
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, unsigned long flags)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an object that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen.
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr)
	Standard delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e)
	Standard delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen.
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, int block_type, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the type of memory, filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes the filename and line number where the delete was called If the pointer is invalid, nothing will happen.
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, unsigned long flags)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void	operator delete[] (void *ptr, const std::nothrow_t &e, unsigned long flags)
	Delete operator used to deallocate an array of objects that takes extra flags to specify special operations If the pointer is invalid, an exception will be thrown.
static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, void *placement_ptr)
	Placement new operator.
static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, void *placement_ptr)
	Placement delete operator.
static UtilExport void *	aligned_malloc (size_t size, size_t alignment)
	Allocates memory on a specified alignment boundary.
static UtilExport void *	aligned_realloc (void *ptr, size_t size, size_t alignment)
	Reallocates memory on a specified alignment boundary.
static UtilExport void	aligned_free (void *ptr)
	Frees a block of memory that was allocated with aligned_malloc/aligned_realloc.
Static Public Attributes inherited from MSPluginMtl
static MSAutoMParamDlg *	mainMDlg
static IMtlParams *	ip
Static Public Attributes inherited from Collectable
static CRITICAL_SECTION	heap_update
static Collectable *	collectable_list
static Collectable *	permanent_list
static free_mem *	free_list [GC_NUM_SUBLISTS]
static size_t	heap_allocated
static size_t	heap_size
static ScripterExport collectable_state	state
static ScripterExport bool	fullCollectNextHoldFlush
static bool	gc_light
static bool	in_gc
static HANDLE	hGCCompletedEvent
Static Public Attributes inherited from Animatable
static const AnimHandle	kInvalidAnimHandle = 0
Protected Attributes inherited from Animatable
DWORD	aflag
AnimPropertyList	aprops
Static Protected Attributes inherited from Value
static ScripterExport Value *	keyarg_marker_value

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MSMtlXtnd()

MSMtlXtnd	(	MSPluginClass *	pc,
		BOOL	loading
	)

~MSMtlXtnd()

~MSMtlXtnd ( )

inline

{ DeleteAllRefsFromMe(); }

Member Function Documentation

DeleteThis()

void DeleteThis ( )

overridevirtual

Deletes an instance of this class.

3ds Max calls this method when it needs to delete a plugin object (an instance of a class derived from Animatable). Similarly, plugins that need to delete instances of an Animatable or a class directly derived from it via an Animatable pointer, should call this method instead of calling directly operator delete. Following these rules will ensure that the same memory manager is used to allocate and deallocate the object. The default implementation of this method deletes the object. Plugin instances that never need to be deleted from the heap can overwrite this method to do nothing.

Note

See the method ClassDesc::Create() for details on how Max allocates plugin objects.

See ReferenceMaker::DeleteMe() and ReferenceTarget::MaybeAutoDelete() for information on how plugin instances are deleted by the system.

Remarks

See Memory Management.

See also

Required DLL Functions, Class ClassDesc.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

get_delegate()

ReferenceTarget * get_delegate ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate; } 

GetClassName()

void GetClassName ( MSTR &  s, bool  localized  ) const

inlineoverridevirtual

Retrieves the name of the plugin class.

This name is used in 3ds Max's UI and in MAXScript. For Material plug-ins this method is used to put up the material "type" name in the Material Editor.

Parameters

s	Reference to a string filled in with the name of the plugin class.
localized	If true, then the class name returned should be localized in the language 3ds Max is currently using. Otherwise it should be the class name in English. If a plugin does not provide localized string resources, it can disregard this parameter and always return the class name in English.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ s = (localized) ? pc->ClassName() : pc->NonLocalizedClassName(); }

ClassID()

Class_ID ClassID ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Retrieves a constant that uniquely identifies the plugin class.

This method must return the unique ID for the plugin class. If two ClassIDs conflict, the system will only load the first conflicting one it finds. A program (gencid.exe) is provided to generate unique class id values.

Returns

A class id that uniquely identifies a plugin class

See also

Class ClassID, class ID definitions in plugapi.h.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return pc->class_id; }

FreeCaches()

void FreeCaches ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This is called to delete any item that can be rebuilt. For example, the procedural sphere object has a mesh that it caches. It could call Mesh::FreeAll() on the mesh from this method. This will free the vertex/face/uv arrays. If the sphere is ever evaluated again it can just rebuild the mesh. If an object (like a sphere) has modifiers applied to it, and those modifiers are not animated, then the result of the pipeline is cached in the node. So there is no reason for the sphere to also have a cache of its representation. Therefore when this method is called, the sphere can free the data of the mesh.

Default Implementation:

{}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ if (delegate) delegate->FreeCaches(); }       

NumSubs()

int NumSubs ( )

overridevirtual

Remarks

The system uses a virtual array mechanism to access the sub-anims of a plug-in. This method returns the total number of sub-anims maintained by the plug-in. If a plug-in is using a parameter block to manage its parameters it should just return 1 for all the parameters directed by the parameter block.

Returns

The number of sub-anims used by the plug-in.

Default Implementation:

{ return 0; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

SubAnim()

Animatable * SubAnim ( int  i )

overridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns a pointer to the 'i-th' sub-anim. If a plug-in is using a parameter block to manage all its parameters it should just return a pointer to the parameter block itself from this method. This method may return NULL so developers need to check the return value before calling other sub anim methods (such as SubAnimName()).

Parameters

i	This is the index of the sub-anim to return.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL };

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

SubAnimName()

MSTR SubAnimName ( int  i, bool  localized = true  )

overridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns the name of the 'i-th' sub-anim to appear in track view. The system has no idea what name to assign to the sub-anim (it only knows it by the virtual array index), so this method is called to retrieve the name to display. Developer need to make sure the 'i-th' SubAnim() is non-NULL or this method will fail.

Parameters

i	The index of the parameter name to return
localized	If true, then the sub-anim name returned should be localized in the language 3ds Max is currently using. Otherwise it should be the sub-anim name in English. If a plugin does not provide localized string resources, it can disregard this parameter and always return the sub-anim name in English.

Returns

The name of the 'i-th' parameter.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

NumParamBlocks()

int NumParamBlocks ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method is available in release 3.0 and later only.

This method returns the number of ParamBlock2s in this instance.

Default Implementation:

{ return 0; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return pblocks.Count(); }

GetParamBlock()

IParamBlock2 * GetParamBlock ( int  i )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method return 'i-th' ParamBlock2 in this instance (or NULL if not available).

Parameters

i	The zero based index of the ParamBlock2 to return.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return pblocks[i]; }

GetParamBlockByID()

IParamBlock2 * GetParamBlockByID ( BlockID  id )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns a pointer to the ParamBlock2 as specified by the ID passed (or NULL if not available).

Parameters

id	The BlockID of the ParamBlock2 instance.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return MSPlugin::GetParamBlockByID(id); }

GetInterface() [1/3]

void * GetInterface ( ULONG  id )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method provides a mechanism for extending the class in the future. In 3ds Max 4.0 there are new interfaces that are accessed by passing an id to this method and it will respond by returning the corresponding interface pointer.

This method has been used however for a different purpose. It currently is used to determine if an object is of a particular class. With controllers for example, there is one base class Control, however there are many super classes (CTRL_FLOAT_CLASS_ID, CTRL_SCALE_CLASS_ID, etc.). If you wanted to find out if a given Animatable was a controller you would need to compare its SuperClassID to all the known types and only if it wasn't one of the known types could you be sure it wasn't a controller. Having to do this is inconvenient for a developer.

Instead the Control class implements this method. It looks at the id, and if it matches a predefined constant I_CONTROL, it returns its this pointer. In this way, given any Animatable, it is easy to find out if it is a controller by simply asking for the control interface. There is a macro that does this:

#define GetControlInterface(anim)
((Control*)anim-\>GetInterface(I_CONTROL))

A plug-in developer may use this macro as follows:

Control *c = GetControlInterface(anim);

This will either be NULL or a pointer to a valid controller.

Note: Plug-in defined interfaces should be greater than the following value:

#define I_USERINTERFACE 0x0000ffff

If a plug-in implements this method for its own purposes, it would, in general, switch on the id and if it is not aware of the id it would call this method on the base class. Otherwise it could respond to the id as it needed. See the sample code below for the how the Control class implements this method.

Parameters

id	The id of the interface.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL; }

Sample Code:

The following is the Control class implementation of this method. It looks at the id passed, and if it matches I_CONTROL it returns its this pointer. Otherwise it calls the base class method.

void* Control::GetInterface(ULONG id)
{
    if (id==I_CONTROL) {
        return this;
    }
    else {
        return Animatable::GetInterface(id);
    }
}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

                    { 
                        if (id == I_MAXSCRIPTPLUGIN) return (MSPlugin*)this; 
                        if (id == IID_IReshading) return delegate->GetInterface(id); 
                        return MSPluginMtl::GetInterface(id); 
                    }

GetInterface() [2/3]

BaseInterface * GetInterface ( Interface_ID  id )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns a pointer to the Base Interface for the interface ID passed. The default implementation of this method retrieves this information from the ClassDesc for the plug-in.

Any future object-based interfaces should be allocated unique Interface_IDs (you can use Gencid.exe for this) and made available through this call.

The default implementation of GetInterface(Interface_ID) looks up a standalone interface of the given ID on the object's ClassDesc. This gives access to standalone interfaces via any of a plug-in's objects, without having to dig around for the ClassDesc, so you should fall back to calling the default implementation if you don't recognize an ID in your implementation of GetInterface(Interface_ID).

Parameters

id	The unique ID of the interface to get. See Class Interface_ID.

Reimplemented from MtlBase.

    {
        return delegate ? delegate->GetInterface(id) : nullptr;
    }

NumRefs()

int NumRefs ( )

overridevirtual

Returns the total number of references this ReferenceMaker can hold.

The plugin implements this method to indicate the total number of of references it can make. This includes all references whether they are NULL (inactive) or non-NULL (active) at the time when this method is called. A plugin can hold a variable number of references, thus the return value of this method is not to be cached and reused by client code.

Returns

The total number of references this plugin can hold. The default implementation is return 0.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

GetReference()

RefTargetHandle GetReference ( int  i )

overridevirtual

Returns the 'i-th' reference.

The plugin implements this method to return its 'i-th' reference. The plug-in simply keeps track of its references using an integer index for each one. This method is normally called by the system.

Parameters

i	- The index of the reference to retrieve. Valid values are from 0 to NumRefs()-1.

Returns

The reference handle of the 'i-th' reference. Note that different calls to this method with the same 'i' value can result in different reference handles being retrieved, as the plugin changes the scene objects it references as its 'i-th' reference.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

SetReference()

void SetReference ( int  i, RefTargetHandle  rtarg  )

overrideprotectedvirtual

Stores a ReferenceTarget as its 'i-th' reference`.

The plugin implements this method to store the reference handle passed to it as its 'i-th' reference. In its implementation of this method, the plugin should simply assign the reference handle passed in as a parameter to the member variable that holds the 'i-th' reference. Other reference handling methods such as ReferenceMaker::DeleteReference(), or ReferenceMaker::ReplaceReference() should not be called from within this method. The plugin itself or other plugins should not call this method directly. The system will call this method when a new reference is created or an existing one is replaced by calling ReferenceMaker::ReplaceReference().

Parameters

i	- The index of the reference to store. Valid values are from 0 to NumRefs()-1.
rtarg	- The reference handle to store.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

Clone()

RefTargetHandle Clone ( RemapDir &  remap )

overridevirtual

This method is used by 3ds Max to clone an object.

See also

CloneRefHierarchy(), class RemapDir This method is called by 3ds Max to have the plugin clone itself. The plug-in's implementation of this method should copy both the data structure and all the data residing in the data structure of this reference target. The plugin should clone all its references as well. Also, the plug-in's implementation of this method must call BaseClone(). In order for classes derived from this class to clone cleanly, the Clone method should just create the new instance, and then call an implementation of BaseClone that clones the references and copies any other necessary data. For example:

class MyDerivedPlugin
    : public MyBasePlugin
{
    const int MY_REFERENCE = 1;
 
    ReferenceTarget* Clone(RemapDir& remap)
    {
        ReferenceTarget* result = new MyDerivedPlugin();
        BaseClone(this, result, remap);
        return result;
    }
 
    void BaseClone(ReferenceTarget* from, ReferenceTarget* to, RemapDir& remap)
    {
        if (!to || !from || from == to)
            return;    
        MyBasePlugin::BaseClone(from, to, remap);
        to->ReplaceReference(MY_REFERENCE, remap->CloneRef(from->GetReference(MY_REFERENCE)));
    }
};

This method should not be directly called by plug-ins. Instead, either RemapDir::CloneRef() or CloneRefHierachy() should be used to perform cloning. These methods ensure that the mapping from the original object to the clone is added to the RemapDir used for cloning, which may be used during backpatch operations

Note

See the remarks in method BaseClone() below.

Parameters

remap

- A RemapDir instance used for remapping references during a Clone.

Returns

A pointer to the cloned item.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

NotifyDependents()

RefResult NotifyDependents ( const Interval &  changeInt, PartID  partID, RefMessage  message, SClass_ID  sclass, BOOL  propagate, RefTargetHandle  hTarg, NotifyDependentsOption  notifyDependentsOption  )

overridevirtual

Send a notification all classes that reference this class.

Since a ReferenceMaker cannot have dependents, ReferenceMaker::NotifyDependents() is implemented to simply return REF_SUCCEED.

See also

ReferenceTarget::NotifyDependents for a detailed description of this method.

Reimplemented from ReferenceMaker.

BuildMaps()

int BuildMaps ( TimeValue  t, RenderMapsContext &  rmc  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method is called for a plug-in to do any work it needs to do prior to rendering. For example this is used by the 3ds Max Mirror and Auto Reflect materials to render their bitmaps.

Parameters

t	The current time.
rmc	Provides information about the view being rendered and can provide access to the global rendering environment information via RenderGlobalContext *gc = rmc.GetGlobalContext(). See Class RenderMapsContext and Class RenderGlobalContext.

Returns

Nonzero on success; zero on failure. In the case of failure the renderer is halted (rendering is cancelled).

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->BuildMaps(t, rmc); }

Requirements()

ULONG Requirements ( int  subMtlNum )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns the cumulative requirements of the material and its sub-materials and maps. The default implementation just ORs together the local requirements of the material with the requirements of all its children. Most materials will only need to implement LocalRequirements().

Parameters

subMtlNum

Specifies the number of the sub-material whose requirements should be returned. -1 may be used to return a value generated by looping over all the sub-materials and ORing together the requirements.

Returns

See Material Requirements Flags.

Default Implementation:

The default implementation automatically traverses the sub-material/map tree. On any MtlBase that returns TRUE for IsMultiMtl() it will only recursively call the sub material (or map) for the subMtlNum called. The exception to this is when subMtlNum<0: in this case all sub-mtls and submaps are enumerated. Therefore the LocalRequirements() method below only needs to consider the material or map itself, not the sub-mtls and sub-maps.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->Requirements(subMtlNum); }

LocalRequirements()

ULONG LocalRequirements ( int  subMtlNum )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Specifies various requirements for this material. The value returned from this method should not include requirements of its sub-materials and sub-maps.

Parameters

subMtlNum

Specifies the number of the sub-material whose requirements should be returned.

Returns

See Material Requirements Flags.

Default Implementation:

{ return 0; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->LocalRequirements(subMtlNum); }

MappingsRequired()

void MappingsRequired ( int  subMtlNum, BitArray &  mapreq, BitArray &  bumpreq  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method gives the UVW channel requirements of the material and its tree. The default implementation just OR's together the local mapping requirements of the material with the requirements of all its children. For most materials, all they need to implement is the LocalMappingsRequired() method.

Parameters

subMtlNum	Specifies the number of the sub-material whose mapping information is retrieved.
mapreq	This array of bits is initialized to an empty set with MAX_MESHMAPS elements. Each bit corresponds to a mapping channel. Set a bit to one to indicate the material requires the corresponding UVW channel.
bumpreq	This array of bits is initialized to an empty set with MAX_MESHMAPS elements. Each bit corresponds to a mapping channel. Set a bit to one to indicate the material requires the corresponding bump mapping channel.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->MappingsRequired(subMtlNum, mapreq, bumpreq); } 

LocalMappingsRequired()

void LocalMappingsRequired ( int  subMtlNum, BitArray &  mapreq, BitArray &  bumpreq  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method specifies UVW channel requirements for the material: This method should not include UVW channel requirements of any sub-materials and sub-maps.

Parameters

subMtlNum	Specifies the number of the sub-material whose mapping information is retrieved.
mapreq	This array of bits is initialized to an empty set with MAX_MESHMAPS elements. Each bit corresponds to a mapping channel. Set a bit to one to indicate the material requires the corresponding UVW channel.
bumpreq	This array of bits is initialized to an empty set with MAX_MESHMAPS elements. Each bit corresponds to a mapping channel. Set a bit to one to indicate the material requires the corresponding bump mapping channel.

Default Implementation:

{}

Sample Code:

All 2D textures that use UVGen or otherwise select mapping channels need to implement this method Here's an example:

void LocalMappingsRequired(int subMtlNum, BitArray & mapreq, BitArray &bumpreq)
{
    uvGen->MappingsRequired(subMtlNum,mapreq,bumpreq);
}

All 3D textures that use the XYZGen to put up a coordinates rollup must implement this method. Here's an example:

void LocalMappingsRequired(int subMtlNum, BitArray & mapreq,BitArray &bumpreq)
{
    xyzGen->MappingsRequired(subMtlNum,mapreq,bumpreq);
}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->LocalMappingsRequired(subMtlNum, mapreq, bumpreq); }

IsMultiMtl()

BOOL IsMultiMtl ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns TRUE for materials or textures that select sub-materials based on submaterial number (for example a mesh faceMtlIndex).

The only materials for which this method should return TRUE are those that choose to use one of their sub-maps or sub-mtls based on the submaterial number. For the majority of materials and maps, they should return FALSE, and in that case all of the submaterials and maps are enumerated by MtlBase::Requirements().

Default Implementation:

{ return FALSE; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->IsMultiMtl(); }

NumSubTexmaps()

int NumSubTexmaps ( )

overridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the number of sub-textures managed by this material or texture.

Default Implementation:

{ return 0; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

GetSubTexmap()

Texmap * GetSubTexmap ( int  i )

overridevirtual

Remarks

Returns a pointer to the 'i-th' sub-texmap managed by the material or texture.

Note: For the 3ds Max Standard material, the sub-texmap indexes used with this method are listed in Texture Map Indices.

Parameters:

int i

Specifies the texmap to return.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

SetSubTexmap()

void SetSubTexmap ( int  i, Texmap *  m  )

overridevirtual

Remarks

Stores the 'i-th' sub-texmap managed by the material or texture.

Note: For the 3ds Max Standard material, the sub-texmap indexes used with this method are listed in Texture Map Indices.

Parameters:

int i

The index of the storage for the texmap.

Texmap *m

The texmap to store.

Default Implementation:

{}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

GetSubTexmapSlotName()

MSTR GetSubTexmapSlotName ( int  i, bool  localized = true  )

overridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns the slot name of the 'i-th' sub-texmap. This name appears in the materials editor dialog. For instance, if you are in a material and then you go down into a map, this is the name that appears just below the 'Get Material' icon. For example, in the Standard material when you choose one of the maps, the map name appears to let you know which slot you are working on. For the Standard material, this may be "Ambient", "Diffuse", "Specular", etc.

Parameters:

int i

Specifies the slot whose name is returned. bool localized

If true, then the slot name returned should be localized in the language 3ds Max is currently using. Otherwise it should be the slot name in English. If a plugin does not provide localized string resources, it can disregard this parameter and always return the slot name in English.

Default Implementation:

The default implementation returns an empty ("") string.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

Update()

void Update ( TimeValue  t, Interval &  valid  )

overridevirtual

Remarks

A material has a Shade() method, and a texture map has a EvalColor() method. These are called by the renderer for every pixel. This method is called before rendering begins to allow the plug-in to evaluate anything prior to the render so it can store this information. In this way this information does not need to be calculated over and over for every pixel when Shade() or EvalColor() is called. This allows texture and material evaluation to be more efficient. It is generally called once at the start of each frame, or during interactive playback when the time changes. It is not guaranteed to get called on every frame, because if you returned a validity interval that covers several frames, your parent material won't bother to call you if the current frame is still in that interval.

Parameters

t	The current time.
valid	The validity interval to update to reflect the validity interval of the material or texture at the time passed.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

Reset()

void Reset ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method is called to reset the material or texmap back to its default values. This should be done by calling the Reset method of the material or texture map plugin's class descriptor (ClassDesc2::Reset). In addition, the plugin can execute any other initialization code it has. Example from maxsdk\samples\materials\dblsided.cpp

void DoubleSided::Reset() {
    dblsidedCD.Reset(this, TRUE); // Resets all pb2's
    Init();
} 

Note

When migrating plugins from ClassDesc to ClassDesc2 and IParamBlock2, do not forget to update this method to call the class descriptor's Reset method. If the plugin's Reset tries to replace parameter block objects based on IParamBlock2 that use the P_AUTO_UI flag, the UI code will continue to hold a pointer to the replaced parameter block, and this will lead to problems.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->Reset(); pc->cd2->Reset(this, TRUE); }

Validity()

Interval Validity ( TimeValue  t )

overridevirtual

Remarks

This method is called to determine the validity interval of the material or texture.

Parameters

t	Specifies the time about which to compute the validity interval.

Returns

The validity interval of the item at the specified time.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

CreateParamDlg()

ParamDlg * CreateParamDlg ( HWND  hwMtlEdit, IMtlParams *  imp  )

overridevirtual

Remarks

This method gets called when the material or texture is to be displayed in the material editor parameters area. The plug-in should allocate a new instance of a class derived from ParamDlg to manage the user interface.

Note: The following is a discussion of this CreateParamDlg() method, and the SetDlgThing() method, and the way they relate to the ParamMap2 system. A good example for this discussion is a texture map which typically has several rollouts, say its texmap parameters, a UVW coordinates rollout, and an Output rollout.

The normal way for a texmap to implement these other (common) rollouts is for the it to create a UVGen instance and a TextureOutput instance as 'sub-objects' in the map and then ask them to put up their rollouts when it is asked to do so by the Materials Editor (in CreateParamDlg()). The Materials Editor requires a ParamDlg pointer back from the CreateParamDlg() on which it calls methods to control the UI, such as time change updates or loading up a new texmap of the same class into the UI when the user switches them, so that the whole UI doesn't need to be rebuilt.

Prior to the ParamMap2 system, a texmap would implement its own ParamDlg subclass and would keep track of the UVGen and TextureOutput ParamDialogs and pass on any time change or SetThing() calls to them. ParamMap2 introduced its own ParamDlg subclass (Class IAutoMParamDlg) that you can ask it to build for you and have manage all interaction with the Materials Editor automatically. As before, this still needs to know about the other (sub-object) ParamDlgs, and so it has the ability to keep a list of 'secondary' ParamDlgs to which it passes on the SetTime()s and SetThing()s.

When the Materials Editor asks the texmap to CreateParamDlg(), the texmap asks its ClassDesc2 to build one of these (ClassDesc2::CreateParamDlgs()). If the texmap itself has multiple ParamBlock2s, CreateParamDlgs() builds one ParamDlg per pblock/rollout, makes the first of them a 'driver' and adds the rest as secondary ParamDlgs. The texmap then asks the UVGen and TextureOutput objects to CreateParamDlg() for their rollouts and adds them to the driver IAutoMParamDlg also.

Now consider the need for the SetDlgThing() method below. It is related to the SetThing() method that the Materials Editor calls on the 'driver' ParamDlg to switch into the UI a texmap of the same class as that currently in the UI. Normally, the driver IAutoParamDlg would propagate the SetThing() to its registered secondary ParamDlgs. In the case of multiple paramblock2s in the texmap, this would be correct, since the 'thing' in this case is the incoming texmap. But this doesn't work for the secondary UVGen and TextureOutput ParamDlgs; their 'things' are the UVGen and TextureOutput subobjects of the incoming map. So, IAutoParamDlg first calls SetDlgThing() on the incoming texmap so that it gets a chance to call the correct SetThing()s on the sub-object ParamDlgs with the appropriate incoming sub-objects. A clear example of this is in Gradient::SetDlgThing() in /MAXSDK/SAMPLES/MATERIALS/GRADIENT.CPP. It is called once for each secondary ParamDlg. For those ParamDlgs that have special SetThing() requirements, it does the appropriate sub-object SetThing() and returns TRUE. If it does no special handling for a particular ParamDlg, it returns FALSE, signalling to the IAutoMParamDlg that it should do the standard SetThing() propagation for that dialog.

The Render Effects dialog has a similar arrangement to the Materials Editor for controlling Effect UI and so there is an IAutoEParamDlg that works exactly the same way as the IAuotMParamDlg.

Parameters

hwMtlEdit	The window handle of the materials editor.
imp	The interface pointer for calling methods in 3ds Max.

Returns

A pointer to the created instance of a class derived from ParamDlg.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

Save()

IOResult Save ( ISave *  iSave )

inlineoverridevirtual

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return MSPluginMtl::Save(iSave); }

Load()

IOResult Load ( ILoad *  iload )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Implemented by the System.

This method is called to load the material or texture from disk. The common MtlBase data must be loaded as well. See the code below.

Parameters

iload

An interface pointer for calling methods to load data. See Class ILoad, I/O Results.

Sample Code:

IOResult Gradient::Load(ILoad *iload)
{
    IOResult res;
    int id;
    while (IO_OK==(res=iload->OpenChunk())) {
        switch(id = iload->CurChunkID()) {
            case MTL_HDR_CHUNK:
                res = MtlBase::Load(iload);
                break;
            case MAPOFF_CHUNK+0:
            case MAPOFF_CHUNK+1:
            case MAPOFF_CHUNK+2:
                mapOn[id-MAPOFF_CHUNK] = 0;
                break;
        }
        iload->CloseChunk();
        if (res!=IO_OK)
            return res;
    }
    iload->RegisterPostLoadCallback(new ParamBlockPLCB(versions,NUM_OLDVERSIONS,&curVersion,this,1));
    return IO_OK;
}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return MSPluginMtl::Load(iLoad); }

GetGBufID()

ULONG GetGBufID ( )

inline

{ return delegate->GetGBufID(); }

SetGBufID()

void SetGBufID ( ULONG  id )

inline

{ delegate->SetGBufID(id); }

EnumAuxFiles()

void EnumAuxFiles ( AssetEnumCallback &  nameEnum, DWORD  flags  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This is an implementation of the Animatable method. This default implementation simply recurses, skipping inactive subTexmaps if appropriate.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

    {
        if ((vflags&FILE_ENUM_CHECK_AWORK1)&&TestAFlag(A_WORK1)) return; // LAM - 4/21/03
        ReferenceTarget::EnumAuxFiles(assetEnum, vflags);
    }

GetPStamp()

PStamp * GetPStamp ( int  sz )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Implemented by the System.

Returns a pointer to the postage stamp image for the file.

Parameters

sz	One of the following values: PS_SMALL for small (32x32) images. PS_LARGE for large (88x88) images. PS_TINY for tiny (24x24) images.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetPStamp(sz); }

CreatePStamp()

PStamp * CreatePStamp ( int  sz )

inline

{ return delegate->CreatePStamp(sz); }          

DiscardPStamp()

void DiscardPStamp ( int  sz )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Implemented by the System.

Discards the postage stamp image.

Parameters

sz	One of the following values: PS_SMALL for small (32x32) images. PS_LARGE for large (88x88) images. PS_TINY for tiny (24x24) images.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->DiscardPStamp(sz); }            

SupportTexDisplay()

BOOL SupportTexDisplay ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns TRUE if this texture supports being used in the interactive renderer; otherwise FALSE. If the texture does return TRUE it is expected to implement the methods ActivateTexDisplay() and GetActiveTexHandle().

Default Implementation:

{ return FALSE; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->SupportTexDisplay(); }

GetActiveTexHandle()

DWORD_PTR GetActiveTexHandle ( TimeValue  t, TexHandleMaker &  thmaker  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method is called to retrieve a texture handle to this texture map.

Parameters

t	The time to return the texture handle.
thmaker	This class provides methods for creating a texture handle from a 3ds Max bitmap and a Windows DIB. It also has a method to retrieve the required size of the texture map. See Class TexHandleMaker.

Returns

The texture handle.

Default Implementation:

{return 0;}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetActiveTexHandle(t, thmaker); }

ActivateTexDisplay()

void ActivateTexDisplay ( BOOL  onoff )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method is called when the usage of the texture the interactive renderer changes. This method must only be implemented if SupportTexDisplay() returns TRUE. This method does not cause the texture map to be drawn in the viewport but should be called with TRUE as the argument before this can occur. For viewport drawing of textures refer to Interface::ActivateTexture() and Interface::DeActivateTexture() instead.

Parameters

onoff

TRUE if the texture is being used; FALSE if it is no longer being used.

Default Implementation:

{}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->ActivateTexDisplay(onoff); }

SupportsMultiMapsInViewport()

BOOL SupportsMultiMapsInViewport ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns TRUE if this material supports the display of multi-maps in the viewports (interactive renderer); FALSE if it doesn't.

Default Implementation:

{ return FALSE; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->SupportsMultiMapsInViewport(); }

SetupGfxMultiMaps()

void SetupGfxMultiMaps ( TimeValue  t, Material *  mtl, MtlMakerCallback &  cb  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method is called to initialize the interactive renderer Material passed with the properties of this MtlBase.

If a MtlBase (material or texmap) wants to display multiple textures in the viewports, it implements

SupportsMultiMapsInViewport() to return TRUE, and implements SetupGfxMultiMaps to store the necessary information in the Material passed in, including the TextureInfo's for each texture.

The MtlMakerCallback passed in to SetupGfxMultiMaps provides functions to help in setting up the "Material" data structure. The function NumberTexturesSupported() lets you know the capabilities of the current hardware, so you can adapt accordingly. The function GetGfxTexInfoFromTexmap fills in the fields of a TextureInfo except the texHandle and texture ops.

The implementation of SetupGfxMultiMaps must create the "texHandle" for each of the textures described in its TextureInfo array. It typically does this by calling the submap's GetVPDisplayDIB() method, and then creates the texHandle by calling the callBack function MakeHandle(bmi). To avoid doing this calculation when not necessary it is best to save the texHandles along with their validity intervals. Then when SetupGfxMultiMaps is called, if valid texHandles are already in hand they can just be used without recomputing.

Parameters

t	The time at which to evaluate the material.
mtl	Points to the interactive renderer material to update.
cb	This callback object is provided as a helper to fill in the Material properties above. See Class MtlMakerCallback.

Default Implementation:

{}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->SetupGfxMultiMaps(t, mtl, cb); }

GetRefTarget()

ReferenceTarget * GetRefTarget ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Implemented by the System.

The implementation of this method is provided by MtlBase. It returns its this pointer.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetRefTarget(); }

DontKeepOldMtl()

BOOL DontKeepOldMtl ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Return TRUE to prevent the Replace Material (Discard old material? / Keep old material as sub-material?) dialog from being presented to the user; FALSE to allow it to be presented. This allows a plug-in to control the display of this dialog when being created in a Material Editor slot.

Default Implementation:

{ return FALSE; }

Reimplemented from Mtl.

{ return TRUE; }

GetActiveTexmap()

MtlBase * GetActiveTexmap ( )

inline

{ return delegate->GetActiveTexmap(); } 

SetActiveTexmap()

void SetActiveTexmap ( MtlBase *  txm )

inline

{ delegate->SetActiveTexmap(txm); } 

GetAmbient()

Color GetAmbient ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the ambient color of the specified material for use in the interactive renderer.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetAmbient(mtlNum, backFace); }

GetDiffuse()

Color GetDiffuse ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the diffuse color of the specified material for use in the interactive renderer.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetDiffuse(mtlNum, backFace); }      

GetSpecular()

Color GetSpecular ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the specular color of the specified material for use in the interactive renderer.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetSpecular(mtlNum, backFace); }

GetShininess()

float GetShininess ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the shininess value of the specified material for use in the interactive renderer.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetShininess(mtlNum=0, backFace); }

GetShinStr()

float GetShinStr ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the shininess strength value of the specified material for use in the interactive renderer.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetShinStr(mtlNum=0, backFace); }        

GetXParency()

float GetXParency ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the transparency value of the specified material for use in the interactive renderer.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetXParency(mtlNum=0, backFace); }

GetSelfIllumColorOn()

BOOL GetSelfIllumColorOn ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns TRUE if the Self Illumination Color is on (checked) for the specified material; otherwise FALSE.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Default Implementation:

{ return TRUE; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetSelfIllumColorOn(mtlNum, backFace); } 

GetSelfIllum()

float GetSelfIllum ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the self illumination value of the specified material for use in the interactive renderer.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Default Implementation:

{ return 0.0f; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetSelfIllum(mtlNum, backFace); } 

GetSelfIllumColor()

Color GetSelfIllumColor ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the Self Illumination Color of the specified material for use in the interactive renderer.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Default Implementation:

{ Color c( .0f,.0f,.0f); return c; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->GetSelfIllumColor(mtlNum, backFace); } 

GetPixelSampler()

Sampler * GetPixelSampler ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns a pointer to the Sampler used for the specified sub-material.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL; }

Reimplemented from Mtl.

{ return delegate->GetPixelSampler(mtlNum, backFace); } 

WireSize()

float WireSize ( int  mtlNum = 0, BOOL  backFace = FALSE  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the wire size of the material.

Parameters

mtlNum	This is the material index for mult-materials.
backFace	If the surface normal of the face is pointing away from the viewer this will be TRUE; otherwise FALSE.

Default Implementation:

{ return 1.0f; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->WireSize(mtlNum, backFace); } 

SetAmbient()

void SetAmbient ( Color  c, TimeValue  t  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method saves the specified color at the specified time.

Parameters

c	The color to store.
t	The time to set this color.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->SetAmbient(c, t); }     

SetDiffuse()

void SetDiffuse ( Color  c, TimeValue  t  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method saves the specified color at the specified time.

Parameters

c	The color to store.
t	The time to set this color.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->SetDiffuse(c, t); }     

SetSpecular()

void SetSpecular ( Color  c, TimeValue  t  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method saves the specified color at the specified time.

Parameters

c	The color to store.
t	The time to set this color.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->SetSpecular(c, t); }

SetShininess()

void SetShininess ( float  v, TimeValue  t  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method saves the specified shininess at the specified time.

Parameters

v	The shininess value to store.
t	The time to set this color.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->SetShininess(v, t); }

SupportsShaders()

BOOL SupportsShaders ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns TRUE if the material supports shaders, otherwise FALSE.

Default Implementation:

{ return FALSE; }

Reimplemented from Mtl.

{ return delegate->SupportsShaders(); }

SupportsRenderElements()

BOOL SupportsRenderElements ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Returns true if it supports render elements.

Reimplemented from Mtl.

{ return delegate->SupportsRenderElements(); }

Shade()

void Shade ( ShadeContext &  sc )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This is the main method of the material. This is called by the renderer to compute the color and transparency output returned in sc.out.

Parameters

sc	Describes properties of the pixel to be shaded. The result of this method is returned in the ShadeOutput data member of sc.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ delegate->Shade(sc); }

NumSubMtls()

int NumSubMtls ( )

overridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the number of sub-materials managed by this material.

Default Implementation:

{ return 0; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

GetSubMtl()

Mtl * GetSubMtl ( int  i )

overridevirtual

Remarks

Returns a pointer to the 'i-th' sub-material of this material.

Parameters

i	The index of the material to return.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

SetSubMtl()

void SetSubMtl ( int  i, Mtl *  m  )

overridevirtual

Remarks

Stores the 'i-th' sub-material of this material.

Parameters

i	The index of the material to store.
m	The material pointer to store.

Default Implementation:

{}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

GetSubMtlSlotName()

MSTR GetSubMtlSlotName ( int  i, bool  localized = true  )

overridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns the slot name of the 'i-th' sub-material. This name appears in the materials editor dialog. For instance, if you are in a material and then you go down into a sub-material, this is the name that appears just below the 'Get Material' icon. For example, in the Multi/Sub-Object material when you choose one of the sub-materials, the map name appears to let you know which slot you are working on. For the Multi/Sub-Object material, this is the number of the slot, i.e."#1:", "#2:", "#3:", etc.

Parameters

i	The index of the sub-materials whose slot name should be returned.
localized	If true, then the slot name returned should be localized in the language 3ds Max is currently using. Otherwise it should be the slot name in English. If a plugin does not provide localized string resources, it can disregard this parameter and always return the slot name in English.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

GetSubMtlTVName()

MSTR GetSubMtlTVName ( int  i, bool  localized = true  )

inline

{ return GetSubMtlSlotName(i, localized); }

EvalDisplacement()

float EvalDisplacement ( ShadeContext &  sc )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the amount of displacement along the normal of the surface at the point as specified by the ShadeContext.

Parameters

sc	This contains the details of the point being displaced.

Default Implementation:

{ return 0.0f; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->EvalDisplacement(sc); } 

DisplacementValidity()

Interval DisplacementValidity ( TimeValue  t )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

Returns the validity interval of the displacement mapping around the specified time.

Parameters

t	The Interval returned reflects the validity around this time.

Default Implementation:

{ return FOREVER; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->DisplacementValidity(t); } 

IsOutputConst()

bool IsOutputConst ( ShadeContext &  sc, int  stdID  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method returns TRUE if the evaluated color/value (output) is constant over all possible inputs described by the shade context. If it cannot determine the correct answer, it returns FALSE.

Parameters

sc	This describes the context of the question.
stdID	The ID of the channel in question. See Texture Map Indices.

Default Implementation:

{ return FALSE; }

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->IsOutputConst( sc, stdID ); }

EvalColorStdChannel()

bool EvalColorStdChannel ( ShadeContext &  sc, int  stdID, Color &  outClr  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method evaluates the material on a single standard texmap channel over an area described in the ShadeContext. A return value of FALSE indicates that the color could not be evaluated.

If there's no texmap defined for a channel or the output of the texmap is not "meaningful", the raw color stored by the material or shader is returned. (The output of a texmap is meaningful in a given ShadeContext if it is the same as when the scene is rendered. If the map cannot determine whether the output value is the same as when rendered, it should not be meaningful.)

Note that the output color is not clamped. If the method is called with a monochrome channel ID, the result value is copied in the R, G and B components of the Color structure.

As a default implementation, this method sets the output color to black and

Returns

FALSE.

Parameters

sc	This describes the context in which the material should be evaluated.
stdID	The ID of the channel to perform evaluation on. See Texture Map Indices.
outClr	The result of the evaluation.

Default Implementation:

{ return FALSE; } *‍/

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->EvalColorStdChannel( sc, stdID, outClr ); }

EvalMonoStdChannel()

bool EvalMonoStdChannel ( ShadeContext &  sc, int  stdID, float &  outVal  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Parameters

sc	This describes the context in which the material should be evaluated.
stdID	The ID of the channel to perform evaluation on.
outVal	The result of the evaluation.

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ return delegate->EvalMonoStdChannel( sc, stdID, outVal ); }

SetProperty()

int SetProperty ( ULONG  id, void *  data  )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This is a general method for adding properties, when defining a new Interface would be too cumbersome. This method provides another way to extend the class without actually adding any methods. Sample code that implements this method to add properties to the property list is in /MAXSDK/SAMPLES/CONTROLLERS/PATHCTRL.CPP. See below.

Parameters

id	The id for the property.
data	A pointer to the data to store.

Returns

Nonzero if the property was set; otherwise zero.

Default Implementation:

{ return 0; }

Sample Code:

This code is from /MAXSDK/SAMPLES/CONTROLLERS/path_cnstrnt.cpp. It is used to save the inverse kinematics user interface parameters of the path controller. It saves the property data on the aprops property list. See the Data Members at the beginning of Animatable for details on aprops.

int PathPosition::SetProperty(ULONG id, void *data)
   {
   if (id==PROPID_JOINTPARAMS) {    
      if (!data) {
         int index = aprops.FindProperty(id);
         if (index>=0) {
            aprops.Delete(index,1);
            }
      } else {
         JointParamsPath *jp = (JointParamsPath*)GetProperty(id);
         if (jp) {
            *jp = *((JointParamsPath*)data);
            delete (JointParamsPath*)data;
         } else {
            aprops.Append(1,(AnimProperty**)&data);
            }              
         }
      return 1;
   } else
   if (id==PROPID_INTERPUI) {    
      if (!data) {
         int index = aprops.FindProperty(id);
         if (index>=0) {
            aprops.Delete(index,1);
            }
      } else {
         InterpCtrlUI *ui = (InterpCtrlUI*)GetProperty(id);
         if (ui) {
            *ui = *((InterpCtrlUI*)data);
         } else {
            aprops.Append(1,(AnimProperty**)&data);
            }              
         }
      return 1;
   } else {
      return Animatable::SetProperty(id,data);
      }
   }

Reimplemented from MtlBase.

{ return delegate->SetProperty( id, data ); }

GetProperty()

void * GetProperty ( ULONG  id )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method is used to retrieve a property specified by the id passed (as stored by SetProperty()).

Note for 3ds Max version 1.1:

Two new property IDs have been added:

PROPID_CLEARCACHES: When passed to a texture map or material, the material should dump any of its caches. For example, the bitmap texture responds to this by freeing the bitmap from memory. For sample code see /MAXSDK/SAMPLES/MATERIALS/BMTEX.CPP.

PROPID_HAS_WSM: When passed to an INode, will return TRUE if the node has World Space Modifiers applied to it or FALSE if it does not. For sample code see /MAXSDK/SAMPLES/IMPEXP/3DSEXP.CPP.

Note for 3ds Max version 1.2:

A new id has been created and assigned the constant:

#define PROPID_EVAL_STEPSIZE_BUG_FIXED 0x1000.

This only effects the evaluation of objects when rendering them using motion blur. Motion blur works by evaluating the object numerous times (at fractions of a frame apart) and combining these images by blending them together.

Originally, 3ds Max would make these evaluations in reverse order within a sub-frame – from the last one, to the second to the last one, back to the first one. There is a problem with this for certain plug-ins that need to compute their state from time 0 forward. For these objects, the backwards approach may be too computationally intensive.

Both the forward and backward approaches exist in 3ds Max and the developer may choose which method to use. 3ds Max interrogates the object to see how it should handle the evaluation process – either going backwards or forwards. It calls this method with id set to the constant PROPID_EVAL_STEPSIZE_BUG_FIXED. If a plug-in implements this method to return nonzero, it means the plug-in works correctly using forward stepping, and 3ds Max will use that approach. If a plug-in does not implement this method and handle the id of PROPID_EVAL_STEPSIZE_BUG_FIXED it will return the default value of zero. This means the older method of backwards evaluation will be used.

Therefore, a plug-in object that wants to handle motion blur using forward stepping should implement this method, and if passed an id of PROPID_EVAL_STEPSIZE_BUG_FIXED, should return nonzero.

Parameters

id	The id of the property to retrieve.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL; }

Sample Code:

This code is from /MAXSDK/SAMPLES/CONTROLLERS/PATHCTRL.CPP. It is used to restore the inverse kinematics user interface parameters of the path controller. It retrieves the property data on the aprops property list. See the Data Members at the beginning of Animatable for details on aprops.

void* PathPosition::GetProperty(ULONG id)
   {
   if (id==PROPID_INTERPUI || id==PROPID_JOINTPARAMS) {
      int index = aprops.FindProperty(id);
      if (index>=0) {
         return aprops[index];
      } else {
         return NULL;
         }
   } else {
      return Animatable::GetProperty(id);
      }
   }

Reimplemented from MtlBase.

{ return delegate->GetProperty( id ); }

GetInterface() [3/3]

void * GetInterface ( ULONG  id )

inlineoverridevirtual

Remarks

This method provides a mechanism for extending the class in the future. In 3ds Max 4.0 there are new interfaces that are accessed by passing an id to this method and it will respond by returning the corresponding interface pointer.

This method has been used however for a different purpose. It currently is used to determine if an object is of a particular class. With controllers for example, there is one base class Control, however there are many super classes (CTRL_FLOAT_CLASS_ID, CTRL_SCALE_CLASS_ID, etc.). If you wanted to find out if a given Animatable was a controller you would need to compare its SuperClassID to all the known types and only if it wasn't one of the known types could you be sure it wasn't a controller. Having to do this is inconvenient for a developer.

Instead the Control class implements this method. It looks at the id, and if it matches a predefined constant I_CONTROL, it returns its this pointer. In this way, given any Animatable, it is easy to find out if it is a controller by simply asking for the control interface. There is a macro that does this:

#define GetControlInterface(anim)
((Control*)anim-\>GetInterface(I_CONTROL))

A plug-in developer may use this macro as follows:

Control *c = GetControlInterface(anim);

This will either be NULL or a pointer to a valid controller.

Note: Plug-in defined interfaces should be greater than the following value:

#define I_USERINTERFACE 0x0000ffff

If a plug-in implements this method for its own purposes, it would, in general, switch on the id and if it is not aware of the id it would call this method on the base class. Otherwise it could respond to the id as it needed. See the sample code below for the how the Control class implements this method.

Parameters

id	The id of the interface.

Default Implementation:

{ return NULL; }

Sample Code:

The following is the Control class implementation of this method. It looks at the id passed, and if it matches I_CONTROL it returns its this pointer. Otherwise it calls the base class method.

void* Control::GetInterface(ULONG id)
{
    if (id==I_CONTROL) {
        return this;
    }
    else {
        return Animatable::GetInterface(id);
    }
}

Reimplemented from MSPluginMtl.

{ if (id == I_MAXSCRIPTPLUGIN) return (MSPlugin*)this; return Mtl::GetInterface(id); }

Member Data Documentation

delegate

Mtl* delegate