MStatus TestDeformer::deform(MDataBlock& data,
MItGeometry& iter,
const MMatrix& localToWorldMatrix,
unsigned int mIndex)
{
MStatus status;
// get the current node state
short initialized_mapping = data.inputValue( initialized_data, &status).asShort();
CHECK_MSTATUS(status);
__debug("%s(), initialized_mapping=%d, mIndex=%d", __FUNCTION__, initialized_mapping, mIndex);
if( initialized_mapping == 1 )
{
initVertMapping(data, iter, localToWorldMatrix, mIndex);
// set initialized_data to 2 automatically. User don't have to set it manully.
MObject tObj = thisMObject();
MPlug setInitMode = MPlug( tObj, initialized_data );
setInitMode.setShort( 2 );
// and sync initialized_mapping from initialized_data
// so, the code section:
// if (initialized_mapping == 2)
// {
// ...
// }
// will be executed when this deform() function is called next time.
initialized_mapping = data.inputValue( initialized_data, &status ).asShort();
CHECK_MSTATUS(status);
}
if( initialized_mapping == 2 )
{
envelope = MPxDeformerNode::envelope;
MDataHandle envelopeHandle = data.inputValue( envelope, &status );
CHECK_MSTATUS( status );
MArrayDataHandle vertMapArrayData = data.inputArrayValue( vert_map, &status );
CHECK_MSTATUS( status );
MArrayDataHandle meshAttrHandle = data.inputArrayValue( driver_mesh, &status );
CHECK_MSTATUS( status );
/// 1. init tempOutputPts to zero points
MPointArray tempOutputPts;
iter.reset();
while( !iter.isDone(&status) )
{
CHECK_MSTATUS(tempOutputPts.append(MPoint(0, 0, 0)));
CHECK_MSTATUS(iter.next());
}
assert(tempOutputPts.length() == iter.count());
/// 2. set tempOutputPts to deform values which comes from each driver mesh
iter.reset();
int numMeshes = meshAttrHandle.elementCount();
__debug("%s(), numMeshes=%d", __FUNCTION__, numMeshes);
CHECK_MSTATUS(meshAttrHandle.jumpToElement(0));
// for each driver mesh
for( int count=0; count < numMeshes; ++count )
{
__debug("%s(), count=%d", __FUNCTION__, count);
// for one driver mesh: currentMesh
MDataHandle currentMesh = meshAttrHandle.inputValue(&status);
CHECK_MSTATUS( status );
MObject meshMobj = currentMesh.asMesh();
__debugMeshInfo(__FUNCTION__, meshMobj);
// accumulate deform values of currentMesh to tempOutputPts
_deform_on_one_mesh(data, iter, localToWorldMatrix, mIndex,
meshMobj,
envelopeHandle, vertMapArrayData, tempOutputPts );
if( !meshAttrHandle.next() )
{
break;
}
}// for each driver mesh
/// 3. add deform value to this geometry(driven mesh)
int i = 0;
iter.reset();
while( !iter.isDone(&status) )
{
MPoint p = iter.position(MSpace::kObject, &status);
CHECK_MSTATUS(status);
// add the deform value to this vertex
CHECK_MSTATUS(iter.setPosition( p + tempOutputPts[i]/numMeshes ));
CHECK_MSTATUS(iter.next());
++i;
}
assert(tempOutputPts.length() == iter.count());
}// if
return( MS::kSuccess );
}
