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| Maya API Naming conventions |
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Definition
M - Wrapper Object
MFn - Function Set
MIt - Iterator
MPx - Proxy Object |
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Term
| Know what the DAG is and what it contains |
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Definition
Directed Acyclic Graph
Transforms
Meshes
Lights
Cameras |
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Term
| Be familiar with the iterators used in lab |
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Definition
MItDag dagIt(MItDag::kDepthFirst, MFn::kMesh)
for(; !dagIt.isDone(); dagIt.next())
{
MDagPath currPath;
dagIt.getPath(currPath);
MFnMesh currMesh(currPath);
If(currMesh.isIntermediateObject)
continue;
Export(currMesh);
}
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Definition
string
float
vector (three floats)
int
bool
enum
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| know what a unique vertex list is |
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Definition
| A list of verts without duplicates that is indexed into by a triangle list |
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Term
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Definition
Used to get our selected meshes (transforms actually) from maya
MGlobal::getActiveSelectionList(MSelectionList & list);
MSelectionList::length(); |
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Definition
| Allows us to access custom attributes from maya |
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Term
Know the export algorithm: How to iterate
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Definition
MItMeshPolygn polyIter(currMesh.dagPath());
for(; !polyIter.isDone(); polyIter.next()){} |
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Term
| How to get information from the mesh |
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Definition
currMesh.getPoints(pointsArray) – gets all the positions
currMesh.getNormals(normalsArray) – gets all normals
currMesh.getUVs(uArray, vArray) – gets all Us and Vs |
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Term
How to build a unique vertex list
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Definition
// Fill out a temp triangle too.
For(int I = 0; I < 3; ++i)
{
Unsigned int vertIndex = polyIter.vertexIndex(i);
Unsigned int normalIndex = polyIter.normalIndex(i);
Int uvIndex;
polyIter.getUVIndex(I, uvIndex);
Ed2Vert vTestVertex;
// Fill out vertex info using your indeces to index into arrays
// Loop through your unique list and compare vTestVertex
// If vTestVertex is unique, push it into the list of unique verts.
// Fill out each vert of the temp triangle
}
// push back out temp triangle into out outmesh’s triList |
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