#include
<MFnBlendShapeDeformer.h>
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Detailed Description
blend shape deformer function set
MFnBlendShapeDeformer is
the function set for blend shape deformers. A blend shape deformer
takes a base shape (polygonal surface, curve, surface, or lattice)
and blends it with other target shapes based on weight values.
The blend shape deformer is actually a small network of
dependency nodes in the dependency graph. This function set is
provided to make manipulation of the network easier. The main
deformer node should be given to this function set as its
object.
There are three parts to a blend shape deformer. There are the
base objects, the target objects, and the weight values.
The base objects are the shapes that are to be deformed. There
must be at least one base object. The base objects will change form
as the targets and deformation parameters are modified.
Each base object has a list of target objects that affect its
shape. Each target is associated with one of the the deformer's
weight values. When the weight value increases, the target has more
influence on the base shape.
There is just one array of weight values between all of the base
objects and targets. So, it is possible for targets of different
base objects to share the same weight index. When the weight value
changes, it will affect all of the base objects that have targets
using that weight value.
It is also possible to chain together target shapes so that a
base object will deform through each shape one at a time as the
weight value increases. This is done by adding multiple targets to
a base shape using the same weight index for all of them. When each
target is added, a weight value is specified at which that target
will be in full effect. Give each target a different full weight
value.
For example, one could take a sphere and make it blend into a
cone and then into a cylinder. One way to do this is to make sphere
the base shape. Then, add the cone as a target for the sphere at
weight index 0 with a full effect weight of 0.5. Next, add the
cylinder as a second target for the sphere also at weight index 0,
but with a full effect weight of 1.0. Now, as the weight goes from
0 to 1, the base shape will start as a sphere, morph into a cone,
and then into a cylinder.
It is not necessary for the base shape and its targets to have
identical vertex/CV counts, but the blend will be more effective if
they do.
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Public Types
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Origin {
kLocalOrigin,
kWorldOrigin } |
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Specifies the space to use for the
deformation origin.
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enum |
HistoryLocation {
kFrontOfChain,
kNormal } |
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Specifies where in the shape's history to
place the deformer.
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Public Member Functions
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virtual MFn::Type |
type () const |
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Function set type.
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~MFnBlendShapeDeformer () |
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Destructor.
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MFnBlendShapeDeformer () |
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Default constructor.
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MFnBlendShapeDeformer (MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) |
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Constructor.
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MObject |
create (MObject
baseObject,
Origin originSpace=kLocalOrigin, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) |
MObject |
create (const MObjectArray &baseObjects,
Origin originSpace=kLocalOrigin,
HistoryLocation=kNormal, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) |
MStatus |
addBaseObject (MObject &object) |
MStatus |
getBaseObjects (MObjectArray &objects)
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MStatus |
addTarget (const MObject &baseObject, int weightIndex,
const MObject
&newTarget, double fullWeight) |
MStatus |
removeTarget (const MObject &baseObject, int weightIndex,
const MObject
&target, double fullWeight) |
MStatus |
getTargets (MObject baseObject, int weightIndex,
MObjectArray
&targetObjects) const |
unsigned int |
numWeights (MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const |
MStatus |
weightIndexList (MIntArray &indexList) const |
MStatus |
targetItemIndexList (unsigned int targetIndex, MObject baseObject, MIntArray &inbetweens)
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float |
weight (unsigned int index, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) const |
MStatus |
setWeight (unsigned int index, float weight) |
float |
envelope (MStatus
*ReturnStatus=NULL) const |
MStatus |
setEnvelope (float envelope) |
Origin |
origin (MStatus
*ReturnStatus=NULL) const |
MStatus |
setOrigin (
Origin space) |
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MFnBlendShapeDeformer (const MObject &object, MStatus *ReturnStatus=NULL) |
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Constructor.
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Protected Member Functions
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virtual const char * |
className () const |
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Class name.
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Member Enumeration Documentation
Specifies the space to use for the deformation origin.
- Enumerator:
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kLocalOrigin |
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kWorldOrigin |
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Specifies where in the shape's history to place the
deformer.
- Enumerator:
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Constructor & Destructor Documentation
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::MFnBlendShapeDeformer |
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MObject & |
object, |
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MStatus * |
ReturnStatus =
NULL |
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Constructor.
Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given
MObject.
- Parameters:
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object |
The MObject to
attach the function set to |
[out] |
ReturnStatus |
the return status |
- Status Codes:
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MFnBlendShapeDeformer::MFnBlendShapeDeformer |
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const MObject & |
object, |
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MStatus * |
ReturnStatus =
NULL |
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Constructor.
Class constructor that initializes the function set to the given
MObject.
- Parameters:
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object |
The MObject to
attach the function set to |
[out] |
ReturnStatus |
the return status |
- Status Codes:
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Member Function Documentation
MFn::Type
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::type |
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const [virtual] |
Creates a new blend shape deformer in the dependency graph with
the specified shape as the baseObject.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
baseObject |
a base object for the deformer |
[in] |
originSpace |
origin about which to deform |
[out] |
ReturnStatus |
return status |
- Returns:
- A handle to the new deformer
- Status Codes:
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Creates a new blend shape deformer in the dependency graph. This
method differs from the other
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::create in that it allows multiple base
shapes to be supplied at create time and it allows the use of the
front-of-chain history location, which puts the blendShape ahead of
other deformers such as skinning deformers.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
baseObjects |
base object(s) for the deformer |
[in] |
originSpace |
origin about which to deform |
[in] |
historyLoc |
where in the shape's history to place the deformer |
[out] |
ReturnStatus |
return status |
- Returns:
- A handle to the new deformer
- Status Codes:
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Adds a new base object to the deformer. This object will be
deformed as targets are added for it and the deformation parameters
change.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
object |
new base object |
- Returns:
- Return status
- Status Codes:
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Get a list of all of the base objects for this deformer. The
objects returned will be the deformed versions of the base
objects.
- Parameters:
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[out] |
objects |
storage for the array of base objects |
- Returns:
- Return status
- Status Codes:
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MStatus
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::addTarget |
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const MObject & |
baseObject, |
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int |
weightIndex, |
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const MObject & |
newTarget, |
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double |
fullWeight |
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Adds a new target object for the given base object. The weight
index says which of the deformer's weight values will control this
target's affects on the base object. The full weight argument
determines at what weight the target is in full effect. If a base
object has no other targets and the weight is set to the 'full
weight', then the base object will look just like the target
object.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
baseObject |
base object for the target |
[in] |
weightIndex |
weight index to use for target's effect |
[in] |
newTarget |
new target object for the given base |
[in] |
fullWeight |
weight value at which the target is in full effect |
- Returns:
- Return status
- Status Codes:
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MStatus
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::removeTarget |
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const MObject & |
baseObject, |
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int |
weightIndex, |
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const MObject & |
target, |
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double |
fullWeight |
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Remove a target object for the given base object. The weight
index specifies the index at which target is connected. The full
weight argument specifies at what weight the target is in full
effect.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
baseObject |
base object for the target |
[in] |
weightIndex |
weight index corresponding to the target |
[in] |
target |
target object for the given base to be removed |
[in] |
fullWeight |
weight value at which the target is in full effect |
- Returns:
- Return status
- Status Codes:
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Get a list of all of the target objects for the given base
object that affect it based on the given weight index.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
baseObject |
The base shape of interest. |
[in] |
weightIndex |
The index of the weight attribute. Since the weight indices may
be sparse, the weightIndexList method should be used to find the
weight indices used by a given blendShape. |
[out] |
targetObjects |
Storage for the returned array of target objects. |
- Returns:
- Return status
- Status Codes:
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unsigned int
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::numWeights |
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MStatus * |
ReturnStatus =
NULL |
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const |
Return the number of weight values that this blend shape
deformer has. The number of weight values is equal to the number of
targets. Targets are either shapes in the dag or baked data on the
blendShape node (when a target shape is deleted).
- Parameters:
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[out] |
ReturnStatus |
return status |
- Returns:
- The number of weight indices
- Status Codes:
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Return the array index numbers corresponding to the targets. The
resulting index list will be the length of
MFnBlendShape::numWeights. This method exists because the indices
of the targets can be sparse. For example, if a target has been
removed using Deform -> Edit BlendShape -> Remove.
- Parameters:
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[out] |
indexList |
the array index numbers for the blendShape targets |
- Returns:
- The return status
- Status Codes:
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MStatus
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::targetItemIndexList |
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unsigned int |
targetIndex, |
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MObject |
baseObject, |
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MIntArray & |
inbetweens |
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Return the "inputTargetItem" array indices for the specified
target. The "inputTargetItem" array indices correspond to the
weight where the targets take affect according to the formula:
index = wt * 1000 + 5000. For example, if you have only a single
target, and no in-betweens, the index will typically be 6000 since
the default weight for the initial target is 1.0.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
inbetweens |
array index values of the inbetweens |
- Returns:
- Return status
- Status Codes:
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- MS::kSuccess
operation successful
- MS::kFailure function set
does not have a valid object
- MS::kInvalidIndex no target exists at the specified
target index
float MFnBlendShapeDeformer::weight |
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unsigned int |
index, |
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MStatus * |
ReturnStatus =
NULL |
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Get the weight value at the given index. To be valid, a weight
value should only be requested at index values returned by
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::weightIndexList.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
index |
index of weight value |
[out] |
ReturnStatus |
return status |
- Returns:
- The weight value
- Status Codes:
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MStatus
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::setWeight |
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unsigned int |
index, |
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float |
weight |
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Set the weight value at the given index.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
index |
index of weight value |
[in] |
weight |
new weight value |
- Returns:
- Return status
- Status Codes:
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float MFnBlendShapeDeformer::envelope |
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MStatus * |
ReturnStatus =
NULL |
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const |
Gets the envelope value of the deformer.
The envelope is a global scale factor that is applied to all of
the weight values in the deformer. The envelope can be used
increase or decrease the effects of all of the targets at the same
time.
- Parameters:
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[out] |
ReturnStatus |
return status |
- Returns:
- Envelope value
- Status Codes:
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MStatus
MFnBlendShapeDeformer::setEnvelope |
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float |
envelope |
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Sets the envelope value of the deformer.
The envelope is a global scale factor that is applied to all of
the weight values in the deformer. The envelope can be used
increase or decrease the effects of all of the targets at the same
time.
- Parameters:
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[in] |
envelope |
envelope value |
- Returns:
- Return status
- Status Codes:
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Gets the origin space. It defines the point around which the
differences in the geometry are calculated.
- Parameters:
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[out] |
ReturnStatus |
return status |
- Returns:
- The origin space
- Status Codes:
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Sets the origin space. It defines the point around which the
differences in the geometry are calculated.
- Parameters:
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- Returns:
- The origin space
- Status Codes:
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