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getChain shapeNodeName
Returns the deformers that deform the given geometry. For example
if we have the following deformer chain created using the "before"
ordering and call getChain("pCubeShape1")
pCubeShape1Orig->bend1->cluster1->pCubeShape1 then this
procedure will return three entries: string[0] = "bend1"
string[1] = "cluster1"
string[2] = "tweak1"
Notes:
- The deformers which deform the shape are the "upstream"
deformer nodes. If you call getChain("pCubeShape1Orig") you get an
empty result because the shape pCubeShape1Orig has no upstream
deformers.
- Any chains that are returned will only contain those deformers
up to the closest upstream shape node. Using other ordering modes
than "before" tends to introduce intermediate shape nodes in the
chain and you will subsequently obtain short deformer chains in
your queries.
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| Variable Name |
Variable Type |
Description |
| $shapeNodeName |
string |
: name of the shape node for which we wish to query the
deformer chain for. |
string $cube[] = `polyCube`;
nonLinear -before -type bend;
select $cube[0];
cluster -before;
getChain( $cube[0] );
// Result: bend1 cluster1 tweak1