This reference page is linked to from the following overview topics: Writing Global Utility Plug-ins (GUPs).

Detailed Description

Description:: This class is available in release 3.0 and later only.

The GUP library exports a pointer variable which is used to access the GUP Manager object (a global instance of this class):

GUPManager* gupManager;

The only methods of this class of interest are the instance of GUPList and the Interface() method. All other methods are for internal use only.

Data Members:: All data members are public.

GUPList gupList

The list of available GUP plug-ins.

#include <gup.h>

Inheritance diagram for GUPManager:

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

GUPExport GUPManager ( GUPInterface * i )

GUPExport ~GUPManager ( )

GUPExport bool Ready ( )

GUPExport bool Init ( )

GUPExport GUPInterface* Interface ( ) [inline]

Remarks:: This method gives GUP plug-ins access to 3ds Max main Inteface class. Plug-ins don't need to access GUPInterface directly as all the functionality is exposed in the GUP class itself.

{ return iface; }

GUPExport IOResult Save ( ISave * isave )

GUPExport IOResult Load ( ILoad * iload )