// The setDependentsDirty() method allows attributeAffects relationships
// in a much more general way than via MPxNode::attributeAffects
// which is limited to static attributes only.
// The setDependentsDirty() method allows relationships to be established
// between any combination of dynamic and static attributes.
//
// Within a setDependentsDirty() implementation you get passed in the
// plug which is being set dirty, and then, based upon which plug it is,
// you may choose to dirty any other plugs by adding them to the
// affectedPlugs list.
//
// In almost all cases, the relationships you set up will be fixed for
// the duration of Maya, such as "A affects B". However, you can also
// set up relationships which depend upon some external factor, such
// as the current frame number, the time of day, if maya was invoked in
// batch mode, etc. These sorts of relationships are straightforward to
// implement in your setDependentsDirty() method.
//
// There may also be situations where you need to look at values in the
// dependency graph. It is VERY IMPORTANT that when accessing DG values
// you do not cause a DG evaluation. This is because your setDependentsDirty()
// method is called during dirty processing and causing an evalutaion could
// put Maya into an infinite loop. The only safe way to look at values
// on plugs is via the MDataBlock::outputValue() which does not trigger
// an evaluation. It is recommeneded that you only look at plugs whose
// values are constant or you know have already been computed.
//
// For this example routine, we will only implement the simplest case
// of a relationship.
//
public override void setDependentsDirty(MPlug plugBeingDirtied, MPlugArray affectedPlugs)
{
MObject thisNode = thisMObject();
MFnDependencyNode fnThisNode = new MFnDependencyNode(thisNode);
if (plugBeingDirtied.partialName() == "A")
{
// "A" is dirty, so mark "B" dirty if "B" exists.
// This implements the relationship "A affects B".
//
MGlobal.displayInfo("affects::setDependentsDirty, \"A\" being dirtied");
MPlug pB = fnThisNode.findPlug("B");
MGlobal.displayInfo("\t\t... dirtying \"B\"\n");
affectedPlugs.append(pB);
}
return;
}
// The setDependentsDirty() method allows attributeAffects relationships
// in a much more general way than via MPxNode::attributeAffects
// which is limited to static attributes only.
// The setDependentsDirty() method allows relationships to be established
// between any combination of dynamic and static attributes.
//
// Within a setDependentsDirty() implementation you get passed in the
// plug which is being set dirty, and then, based upon which plug it is,
// you may choose to dirty any other plugs by adding them to the
// affectedPlugs list.
//
// In almost all cases, the relationships you set up will be fixed for
// the duration of Maya, such as "A affects B". However, you can also
// set up relationships which depend upon some external factor, such
// as the current frame number, the time of day, if maya was invoked in
// batch mode, etc. These sorts of relationships are straightforward to
// implement in your setDependentsDirty() method.
//
// There may also be situations where you need to look at values in the
// dependency graph. It is VERY IMPORTANT that when accessing DG values
// you do not cause a DG evaluation. This is because your setDependentsDirty()
// method is called during dirty processing and causing an evalutaion could
// put Maya into an infinite loop. The only safe way to look at values
// on plugs is via the MDataBlock::outputValue() which does not trigger
// an evaluation. It is recommeneded that you only look at plugs whose
// values are constant or you know have already been computed.
//
// For this example routine, we will only implement the simplest case
// of a relationship.
//
public override void setDependentsDirty(MPlug plugBeingDirtied, MPlugArray affectedPlugs)
{
MObject thisNode = thisMObject();
MFnDependencyNode fnThisNode = new MFnDependencyNode(thisNode);
if (plugBeingDirtied.partialName() == "A") {
// "A" is dirty, so mark "B" dirty if "B" exists.
// This implements the relationship "A affects B".
//
MGlobal.displayInfo("affects::setDependentsDirty, \"A\" being dirtied");
MPlug pB = fnThisNode.findPlug("B");
MGlobal.displayInfo("\t\t... dirtying \"B\"\n");
affectedPlugs.append(pB);
}
return;
}
