Parent class descriptions

Twelve different parent classes are defined from which you can subclass a new node. Each parent class specializes in a different functional area of Maya. The parent classes are:

Name	Description
MPxNode	Allows the creation of a new dependency node. This is derived from the most basic DG node in Maya and has no inherited behavior.
MPxLocatorNode	Allows the creation of a new locator node. This is a DAG object that does not render, but which is allowed to draw into the 3d views.
MPxIkSolverNode	Allows the creation of a new type of IK solver.
MPxDeformerNode	Allows the creation of a new deformer.
MPxFieldNode	Allows the creation of a new type of dynamic field.
MPxEmitterNode	Allows the creation of a new type of dynamic emitter.
MPxSpringNode	Allows the creation of a new type of dynamic spring.
MPxManipContainer	Allows the creation of a new type of manipulator.
MPxSurfaceShape	Allows the creation of a new DAG object. This is often used to create a new type of shape (i.e. something other than a NURBS or mesh surface), but can also be used in many other ways. NOTE: there is now a related class MPxComponentShape which derives from MPxSurfaceShape that provides basic support for custom shapes with components.
MPxObjectSet	Allows for the creation of a new type of set.
MPxHwShaderNode	Allows the creation of a new hardware shader.
MPxTransform	Allows the creation of new types of transformation matricies.
MPxConstraint	Allows the creation of new types of constraint nodes
MPxFluidEmitterNode	Allows the creation of new types of fluid emitters.
MPxImagePlane	Allows creation of new types of image planes.
MPxParticleAttributeMapperNode	Allows creation of new types of per particle attribute mapping nodes.