MFnFreePointTriadManip Class Reference
[OpenMayaUI - API module for user interface, FunctionSet classes]

#include <MFnFreePointTriadManip.h>

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Detailed Description

FreePointTriadManip function set.

The FreePointTriadManip provides a moveable point, which can be moved anywhere, and has axes for constrained x, y, and z movement and obeys grid snapping, point snapping, and curve snapping. The FreePointTriadManip generates the 3D position of the moveable point. It is useful for specifying the position of an object in space.

Examples:

moveManip.cpp, and swissArmyManip.cpp.

Public Types
enum	ManipPlane { kYZPlane = 0, kXZPlane, kXYPlane, kViewPlane }
	Interaction plane for the manip center. More...
Public Member Functions
virtual MFn::Type	type () const
	Function set type.
virtual	~MFnFreePointTriadManip ()
	Destructor.
	MFnFreePointTriadManip ()
	Default constructor.
	MFnFreePointTriadManip (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
	Constructor.
	MFnFreePointTriadManip (const MDagPath &object, MStatus *ret=NULL)
	Constructor.
MObject	create (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
MObject	create (const MString &manipName, const MString &pointName, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL)
MStatus	connectToPointPlug (MPlug &pointPlug)
MStatus	setDrawAxes (bool state)
MStatus	setSnapMode (bool state)
MStatus	setKeyframeAll (bool state)
MStatus	setDrawArrowHead (bool state)
MStatus	setGlobalTriadPlane (ManipPlane whichPlane)
MStatus	setPoint (const MPoint &pointValue)
MStatus	setDirection (const MVector &direction)
bool	isDrawAxesOn (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
bool	isSnapModeOn (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
bool	isKeyframeAllOn (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
unsigned int	pointIndex (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const
	MFnFreePointTriadManip (const MObject &object, MStatus *ret=NULL)
	Constructor.
Protected Member Functions
virtual const char *	className () const
	Class name.

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Member Enumeration Documentation

enum MFnFreePointTriadManip::ManipPlane

Interaction plane for the manip center.

Enumerator:

kYZPlane	Y-Z Plane.
kXZPlane	X-Z Plane.
kXYPlane	X-Y Plane.
kViewPlane	View Plane.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MFnFreePointTriadManip::~MFnFreePointTriadManip

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)

[virtual]

Destructor.

Class destructor.

MFnFreePointTriadManip::MFnFreePointTriadManip	(	MObject &	object,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = NULL
	)

Constructor.

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

Parameters:

[in]	object	The MObject to attach the function set to
[out]	ReturnStatus	the return status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess if the function set is successfully attached
• MS::kInvalidParameter if the MObject does not represent a valid Maya object or if the function set is not allowed to attach to this MObject

MFnFreePointTriadManip::MFnFreePointTriadManip	(	const MDagPath &	object,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = NULL
	)

Constructor.

Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given constant MDagPath object.

Parameters:

[in]	object	The const MDagPath to attach the function set to
[out]	ReturnStatus	The return status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess if the function set is successfully attached
• MS::kInvalidParameter if the MObject does not represent a valid Maya object or if the function set is not allowed to attach to this MObject

MFnFreePointTriadManip::MFnFreePointTriadManip	(	const MObject &	object,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = NULL
	)

Constructor.

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

Parameters:

[in]	object	The MObject to attach the function set to
[out]	ReturnStatus	the return status

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess if the function set is successfully attached
• MS::kInvalidParameter if the MObject does not represent a valid Maya object or if the function set is not allowed to attach to this MObject

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Member Function Documentation

MFn::Type MFnFreePointTriadManip::type

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)

const [virtual]

Function set type.

Return the class type : MFn::kFreePointTriadManip

Reimplemented from MFnManip3D.

const char * MFnFreePointTriadManip::className

(

)

const [protected, virtual]

Class name.

Return the class name : "MFnFreePointTriadManip"

Reimplemented from MFnManip3D.

MObject MFnFreePointTriadManip::create

(

MStatus *

ReturnStatus = NULL

)

Creates a new FreePointTriadManip. This function set's object is set to be the new manipulator.

This method should only be used to create a non-composite FreePointTriadManip.

The name that appears in the feedback line is "point"

Parameters:

[out]

ReturnStatus

return status

Returns:

Newly created FreePointTriadManip

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

MObject MFnFreePointTriadManip::create	(	const MString &	manipName,
		const MString &	pointName,
		MStatus *	ReturnStatus = NULL
	)

Creates a new FreePointTriadManip. This function set's object is set to be the new manipulator.

This method should only be used to create a non-composite FreePointTriadManip.

The name that appears in the feedback line is specified by the pointName argument.

Parameters:

[in]	pointName	the name that appears in the feedback line
[out]	ReturnStatus	return status

Returns:

Newly created FreePointTriadManip

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

Reimplemented from MFnDependencyNode.

MStatus MFnFreePointTriadManip::connectToPointPlug

(

MPlug &

pointPlug

)

Connect to the point plug. The data type corresponding to the pointPlug is MFnNumericData::k3Double.

Parameters:

[in]

pointPlug

the point plug

Returns:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

MStatus MFnFreePointTriadManip::setDrawAxes

(

bool

state

)

Sets whether or not to draw the axes of the FreePointTriadManip. By default the axes are drawn.

Parameters:

[in]

state

whether or not the axes should be drawn

Returns:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

MStatus MFnFreePointTriadManip::setSnapMode

(

bool

state

)

Sets whether or not to the FreePointTriadManip should be in snap mode.

Parameters:

[in]

state

whether or not the FreePointTriadManip should be in snap mode

Returns:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

MStatus MFnFreePointTriadManip::setKeyframeAll

(

bool

state

)

Sets whether or not keyframeAll is on.

Parameters:

[in]

state

whether or not keyframeAll is on

Returns:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

MStatus MFnFreePointTriadManip::setDrawArrowHead

(

bool

state

)

Sets whether or not drawArrowHead is on.

Parameters:

[in]

state

whether or not drawArrowHead is on

Returns:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

MStatus MFnFreePointTriadManip::setGlobalTriadPlane

(

ManipPlane

whichPlane

)

Sets which plane to use as the global triad plane. The global triad plane does not change until the context switches.

Parameters:

[in]

whichPlane

which plane to use as the global triad plane

Returns:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

MStatus MFnFreePointTriadManip::setPoint

(

const MPoint &

pointValue

)

Set the point manipulator value to the given vector. This method can be called in the MPxManipContainer::connectToDependNode() method to set the initial position for the manipulator.

Parameters:

[in]

pointValue

The new value of the point manipValue

Returns:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

MStatus MFnFreePointTriadManip::setDirection

(

const MVector &

direction

)

Sets the orientation of the FreePointTriadManip.

Parameters:

[in]

direction

the new direction for freePointTriadManip.

Returns:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

bool MFnFreePointTriadManip::isDrawAxesOn

(

MStatus *

ReturnStatus = NULL

)

const

Returns whether or not the axes of the FreePointTriadManip are being drawn. By default the axes are drawn.

Parameters:

[out]

ReturnStatus

return status

Returns:

• true the axes of the FreePointTriadManip are being drawn
• false the axes of the FreePointTriadManip are not being drawn

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

bool MFnFreePointTriadManip::isSnapModeOn

(

MStatus *

ReturnStatus = NULL

)

const

Returns whether or not the FreePointTriadManip is in snap mode.

Parameters:

[out]

ReturnStatus

return status

Returns:

• true the FreePointTriadManip is in snap mode
• false the FreePointTriadManip is not in snap mode

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

bool MFnFreePointTriadManip::isKeyframeAllOn

(

MStatus *

ReturnStatus = NULL

)

const

Returns whether or not the FreePointTriadManip is in keyframeAll mode.

Parameters:

[out]

ReturnStatus

return status

Returns:

• true the FreePointTriadManip is in keyframeAll mode
• false the FreePointTriadManip is not in keyframeAll mode

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed

unsigned int MFnFreePointTriadManip::pointIndex

(

MStatus *

ReturnStatus = NULL

)

const

Returns the index of the point of the FreePointTriadManip. The data type corresponding to this index is MFnNumericData::k3Double.

Parameters:

[out]

ReturnStatus

return status

Returns:

Point index

Status Codes:

• MS::kSuccess operation successful
• MS::kFailure operation failed