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.
