Deformer Attributes
- Envelope
-
Specifies the deformation scale factor. Select values
from 0 to 1. You can also enter values from -2 to 2. A value of
2 would double the overall deformation effect. A negative value would
invert the effect. Default is 1.
Node Behavior
- Caching
-
Specifies that Maya store the results of input evaluations,
and then provide those results to the node. This saves Maya from
having to re‑evaluate the input nodes every time the node needs
the results. If there are no changes to the input nodes, then this
setting can improve display performance with no loss of results. However,
note that caching uses more memory than would otherwise be used,
which might adversely affect performance. Also, if there are changes
to input nodes, more memory is allocated and then freed during each deformation,
which might also adversely affect display performance.
Node State
Select one of the following options.
- Normal
-
Specifies
that Maya evaluate and display the deformation. Maya will evaluate
the node as usual. This is the default.
- HasNoEffect
-
Specifies
that Maya prevent the deformation, but display the object. Maya
will evaluate the nodes in the node’s history, but not the node itself.
- Blocking
-
Specifies
that Maya prevent the deformation, and not display the object. Maya
will not report the results of any evaluations of input nodes to this
node.
- Waiting-Normal
-
Automatically
set by Maya. Specifies that if the dependency graph evaluation refresh performance
setting (
Window > Settings/Preferences > Performance Settings)
is set to Demand or Release,
the node takes the Normal state when you click Update or
release the mouse button.
- Waiting-HasNoEffect
-
Automatically
set by Maya. Specifies that if the dependency graph evaluation refresh performance
setting is set to Demand or Release,
the node takes the HasNoEffect state when you
click Update or release the mouse button.
- Waiting-Blocking
-
Automatically
set by Maya. Specifies that if the dependency graph evaluation refresh performance
setting is set to Demand or Release,
the node will take the Blocking state when
you click Update or release the mouse button.
Extra Attributes
No extra attributes by
default.
