//- // ========================================================================== // Copyright 1995,2006,2008 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. // // Use of this software is subject to the terms of the Autodesk // license agreement provided at the time of installation or download, // or which otherwise accompanies this software in either electronic // or hard copy form. // ========================================================================== //+ // // This example takes a curve and changes it into a helix. // #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include class helix2 : public MPxCommand { public: helix2(); virtual ~helix2(); MStatus doIt( const MArgList& ); MStatus redoIt(); MStatus undoIt(); bool isUndoable() const; static void* creator(); private: MDagPath fDagPath; MObject fComponent; MPointArray fCVs; double radius; double pitch; }; MStatus helix2::doIt( const MArgList& args ) { MStatus status; // Parse the arguments. for ( unsigned i = 0; i < args.length(); i++ ) { if ( MString( "-p" ) == args.asString( i, &status ) && MS::kSuccess == status) { double tmp = args.asDouble( ++i, &status ); if ( MS::kSuccess == status ) pitch = tmp; } else if ( MString( "-r" ) == args.asString( i, &status ) && MS::kSuccess == status) { double tmp = args.asDouble( ++i, &status ); if ( MS::kSuccess == status ) radius = tmp; } else { MString msg = "Invalid flag: "; msg += args.asString( i ); displayError( msg ); return MS::kFailure; } } // Get the first selected curve from the selection list. MSelectionList slist; MGlobal::getActiveSelectionList( slist ); MItSelectionList list( slist, MFn::kNurbsCurve, &status ); if (MS::kSuccess != status) { cerr << "doIt: could not create selection list iterator\n"; return status; } if (list.isDone()) { cerr << "doIt: no curve has been selected\n"; return MS::kFailure; } list.getDagPath( fDagPath, fComponent ); return redoIt(); } MStatus helix2::redoIt() { unsigned i, numCVs; MStatus status; MFnNurbsCurve curveFn( fDagPath ); numCVs = curveFn.numCVs(); status = curveFn.getCVs( fCVs ); if ( MS::kSuccess != status ) { cerr << "redoIt: could not get cvs status: " << status << endl; return MS::kFailure; } MPointArray points(fCVs); for (i = 0; i < numCVs; i++) points[i] = MPoint( radius * cos( (double)i ), pitch * (double)i, radius * sin( (double)i ) ); status = curveFn.setCVs( points ); if ( MS::kSuccess != status ) { cerr << "redoIt: could not setCVs status: " << status << endl; fCVs.clear(); return status; } status == curveFn.updateCurve(); if ( MS::kSuccess != status ) { cerr << "redoIt: updateCurve() failed status: " << status << endl; return status; } return MS::kSuccess; } MStatus helix2::undoIt() { MStatus status; MFnNurbsCurve curveFn( fDagPath ); status = curveFn.setCVs( fCVs ); if ( MS::kSuccess != status) { cerr << "undoIt: array length is " << fCVs.length() << "bad status: " << status << endl; return status; } status = curveFn.updateCurve(); if ( MS::kSuccess != status ) { cerr << "undoIt: updateCurve() failed status: " << status << endl; return status; } fCVs.clear(); return MS::kSuccess; } void* helix2::creator() { return new helix2(); } helix2::helix2() : radius( 4.0 ), pitch( 0.5 ), fComponent() {} helix2::~helix2() { fCVs.clear(); // Note that we do nothing with fComponent which is owned by Maya. } bool helix2::isUndoable() const { return true; } MStatus initializePlugin( MObject obj ) { MStatus status; MFnPlugin plugin( obj, PLUGIN_COMPANY, "3.0", "Any"); status = plugin.registerCommand( "helix2", helix2::creator ); if (!status) { status.perror("registerCommand"); return status; } return status; } MStatus uninitializePlugin( MObject obj ) { MStatus status; MFnPlugin plugin( obj ); status = plugin.deregisterCommand( "helix2" ); if (!status) { status.perror("deregisterCommand"); return status; } return status; }