This reference page is linked to from the following overview topics: Mudbox 2013, Scene Graph, Traversing the Scene Graph.
The Scene class is the container object for all the data in a Mudbox scene.
All the geometry, lights, cameras, etc, are accessed and maintained through this object. To get a pointer to the current Mudbox scene, call Kernel()->Scene(). The scene class provides access to functions and events related to scene objects.
#include <scene.h>

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| struct | LoadData |
| Data structure to hold file import/load
options, and diagnostic data. More... |
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Public Member Functions |
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| virtual QStringList | SelectedObjectListNames (void) |
| virtual mudbox::CurveBase * | ActiveCurve (void) const |
| Returns a pointer to the curve that is
currently active. |
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| virtual void | SetActiveCurve (mudbox::CurveBase *curve) |
| Sets a different curve to be active.
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| virtual mudbox::Camera * | ActiveCamera (void) const |
| Returns a pointer to the camera that is
currently being used. |
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| virtual void | SetActiveCamera (mudbox::Camera *camera) |
| Sets a different camera to be active.
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| virtual mudbox::Light * | ActiveLight (void) const |
| Returns a pointer to the currently active
light. |
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| virtual unsigned int | CameraCount (void) const |
| Returns the number of cameras in the scene.
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| virtual unsigned int | CurveCount (void) const |
| Returns the number of Curve objects in the
scene. |
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| virtual unsigned int | SelectedCurveCount (void) const |
| Returns the number of selected Curves.
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| virtual unsigned int | LightCount (void) const |
| Returns the number of lights in the scene.
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| virtual unsigned int | GeometryCount (void) const |
| Returns the number of Geometry objects in the
scene. |
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| virtual unsigned int | SelectedGeometryCount (void) const |
| Returns the number of Geometry objects that
are currently selected. |
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| virtual mudbox::Camera * | AddCamera (mudbox::Camera *pCamera) |
| Adds a camera to the scene. |
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| virtual mudbox::Light * | AddLight (mudbox::Light *pLight) |
| Adds a light to the scene. |
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| virtual mudbox::CurveBase * | AddCurve (mudbox::CurveBase *pCurve, mudbox::Transformation *pTransformation=0) |
| Adds a curve object to the scene. |
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| virtual void | RemoveCurve (mudbox::CurveBase *pCurve) |
| Removes a curve object from the scene.
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| virtual mudbox::Geometry * | AddGeometry (mudbox::Geometry *pGeometry, mudbox::Transformation *pTransformation=0) |
| Adds a geometry object to the scene.
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| virtual void | RemoveGeometry (mudbox::Geometry *pGeometry) |
| Removes a geometry object from the scene.
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| virtual mudbox::Camera * | Camera (unsigned int iIndex) const |
| Returns a pointer to a Camera
in the scene. |
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| virtual mudbox::Light * | Light (unsigned int iIndex) const |
| Returns a pointer to a Light in the scene.
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| virtual mudbox::CurveBase * | SelectedCurve (unsigned int iIndex) const |
| Returns a pointer to a selected curve object
in the scene. |
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| virtual mudbox::CurveBase * | Curve (unsigned int iIndex) const |
| Returns a pointer to a Curve object in the
scene. |
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| virtual mudbox::Geometry * | SelectedGeometry (unsigned int iIndex) const |
| Returns a pointer to a selected Geometry object in the
scene. |
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| virtual mudbox::Geometry * | Geometry (unsigned int iIndex) const |
| Returns a pointer to a Geometry object in the
scene. |
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| virtual AxisAlignedBoundingBox | BoundingBox (void) const |
| Returns the bounding box of the scene.
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| virtual void | Render (bool bSkipMaterials=false) const |
| Render the scene to the current render
target using the current OpenGL pipeline settings. |
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| virtual bool | Export (const QString &sFileName, bool bSelectedOnly=false) |
| Export models in the scene to an OBJ file.
Returns true if successful. |
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| virtual bool | Load (QString sFileName, Scene::LoadData &cData) |
| Load a MUD file into this scene. Returns
true if successful. |
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| virtual mudbox::Geometry * | Import (Scene::LoadData &cData, QString sFileName="") |
| Imports data from a file, and returns a
Mudbox geometry. |
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| virtual bool | Save (QString sFileName) |
| Save this scene. Returns true if
successful. |
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| mudbox::Geometry * | ActiveGeometry () const |
| Returns a pointer to the active object (that
is, the object whose layers are displayed in the UI) |
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| void | SetActiveGeometry (mudbox::Geometry *geometry) const |
| Sets the specified geometry to be active.
This means that its layers will be displayed in the UI. This is
unrelated to selection. |
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| virtual void | SetActivePaintLayer (mudbox::Layer *layer) |
| Sets the specified paint layer to be active.
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| virtual void | SetActiveTexture (mudbox::TexturePool *layer) |
| Sets the layer associated with the active
texture pool to be active. |
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| virtual mudbox::Layer * | ActivePaintLayer () const |
| Returns a pointer to the currently active
paint layer. |
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| virtual mudbox::TexturePool * | ActiveTexture () const |
| Returns a pointer to the currently active
texture map. |
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| virtual void | MakeThumbnail (QImage &image, int iSize=128) |
| Creates a thumbnail of the current scene.
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| virtual QString | FileName () const |
| Returns an absolute path to the scene's .mud
file on disk, or an empty string if the scene has not been saved
yet. |
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| virtual bool | Dirty () const |
| This indicates if the scene has been dirtied
since the last time it was saved. |
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| virtual void | SetDirty (bool bDirty=true) |
| Sets the dirty status of the scene. |
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| Mesh * | CreateMesh (Topology::FaceType eType) |
| Creates an empty mesh object and returns a
pointer to it. |
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Static Public Attributes |
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| static aevent | MaterialChangeEvent |
| This event is triggered after a new material
is set to a mesh. |
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| static aevent | ActiveCameraChangeEvent |
| This event is triggered after a different
camera is set as the active camera in the SetActiveCamera().
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| static aptr< mudbox::Geometry > | m_pGeometryToAdd |
| This pointer contains the address of the
currently mesh being imported/loaded. |
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aptr < SceneMembershipEventNotifier > |
SceneMembershipEvent |
| This is a pointer to the latest scene
membership event. |
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| static aptr< Node > | SelectedNode |
| This pointer contains the address of the
currently selected node in the scene. |
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| static aevent | PaintSelectionEvent |
| This event is triggered when selection set
of faces vary, i.e. more faces or less faces are selected. |
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| static aevent | PaintLayerAddedEvent |
| This event is triggered after a paint layer
is created. |
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| static aevent | PaintLayerRemovedEvent |
| This event is triggered after a paint layer
is deleted. |
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| static aevent | PaintLayerPropertiesChangedEvent |
| This event is triggered after changes
happend to existing paint layers. |
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| static aevent | GeometryTransformedEvent |
| This event is triggered when a geometry is
transformed by translate/rotate/scale tools. |
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Protected Member Functions |
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| Scene (void) | |
| Do not use the constructor directly.
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| Scene | ( | void | ) | [protected] |
Do not use the constructor directly.
It is unlikely that you would ever create your own scene in a plug-in. If you do need to, you should not call the constructor directly. Instead, use CreateInstances, like this:
Scene *myNewScene = CreateInstance<Scene>();
| virtual QStringList SelectedObjectListNames | ( | void | ) | [virtual] |
| virtual mudbox::CurveBase* ActiveCurve | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to the curve that is currently active.
| virtual void SetActiveCurve | ( | mudbox::CurveBase * | curve | ) | [virtual] |
Sets a different curve to be active.
| virtual mudbox::Camera* ActiveCamera | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to the camera that is currently being used.
| virtual void SetActiveCamera | ( | mudbox::Camera * | camera | ) | [virtual] |
Sets a different camera to be active.
| virtual mudbox::Light* ActiveLight | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to the currently active light.
| virtual unsigned int CameraCount | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns the number of cameras in the scene.
| virtual unsigned int CurveCount | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns the number of Curve objects in the scene.
Returns number of all objects derived from CurveBase.
| virtual unsigned int SelectedCurveCount | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns the number of selected Curves.
| virtual unsigned int LightCount | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns the number of lights in the scene.
| virtual unsigned int GeometryCount | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns the number of Geometry objects in the scene.
| virtual unsigned int SelectedGeometryCount | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns the number of Geometry objects that are currently selected.
| virtual mudbox::Camera* AddCamera | ( | mudbox::Camera * | pCamera | ) | [virtual] |
Adds a camera to the scene.
Returns a pointer to the camera you added.
Once you add a camera to the scene, the scene is responsible for deleting it.
| [in] | pCamera | a pointer to an instance of a Camera |
| virtual mudbox::Light* AddLight | ( | mudbox::Light * | pLight | ) | [virtual] |
Adds a light to the scene.
Returns a pointer to the light you added.
Once you add a light to the scene, the scene is responsible for deleting it.
| [in] | pLight | a pointer to an instance of a Light |
| virtual mudbox::CurveBase* AddCurve | ( | mudbox::CurveBase * | pCurve, |
| mudbox::Transformation * | pTransformation =
0 |
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Adds a curve object to the scene.
Returns a pointer to the object you added.
Once you add a curve object to the scene, the scene is responsible for deleting it.
| [in] | pCurve | a pointer to an instance of a Curve object |
| [in] | pTransformation | a pointer to an instance of a Transformation for the Geometry |
| virtual void RemoveCurve | ( | mudbox::CurveBase * | pCurve | ) | [virtual] |
Removes a curve object from the scene.
Note that the removed curve is not deleted. Once the curve is removed, it becomes the caller's responsibility to delete it.
| [in] | pCurve | a pointer to the object that you want removed. |
| virtual mudbox::Geometry* AddGeometry | ( | mudbox::Geometry * | pGeometry, |
| mudbox::Transformation * | pTransformation =
0 |
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Adds a geometry object to the scene.
Returns a pointer to the object you added.
Once you add a geometry object to the scene, the scene is responsible for deleting it.
| [in] | pGeometry | a pointer to an instance of a Geometry object |
| [in] | pTransformation | a pointer to an instance of a Transformation for the Geometry |
| virtual void RemoveGeometry | ( | mudbox::Geometry * | pGeometry | ) | [virtual] |
Removes a geometry object from the scene.
Note that the removed geometry is not deleted. Once the geometry is removed, it becomes the caller's responsibility to delete it.
| [in] | pGeometry | a pointer to the object that you want removed. |
| virtual mudbox::Camera* Camera | ( | unsigned int | iIndex | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to a Camera in the scene.
(If the index is out of range, NULL is returned. To find out how many cameras are in the scene, call CameraCount().)
| [in] | iIndex | the index of the camera to be returned (0-based) |
| virtual mudbox::Light* Light | ( | unsigned int | iIndex | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to a Light in the scene.
(If the index is out of range, NULL is returned. To find out how many lights are in the scene, call LightCount().)
| [in] | iIndex | the index of the light to be returned (0-based) |
| virtual mudbox::CurveBase* SelectedCurve | ( | unsigned int | iIndex | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to a selected curve object in the scene.
(If the index is out of range, NULL is returned. To find out how many curve objects are selected in the scene, call SelectedCurveCount().)
| [in] | iIndex | the index of the selected curve object to be returned (0-based) |
| virtual mudbox::CurveBase* Curve | ( | unsigned int | iIndex | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to a Curve object in the scene.
(If the index is out of range, NULL is returned. To find out how many Curve objects are in the scene, call CurveCount().)
| [in] | iIndex | the index of the Curve object to be returned (0-based) |
| virtual mudbox::Geometry* SelectedGeometry | ( | unsigned int | iIndex | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to a selected Geometry object in the scene.
(If the index is out of range, NULL is returned. To find out how many geometry objects are selected in the scene, call SelectedGeometryCount().)
| [in] | iIndex | the index of the selected geometry object to be returned (0-based) |
| virtual mudbox::Geometry* Geometry | ( | unsigned int | iIndex | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to a Geometry object in the scene.
(If the index is out of range, NULL is returned. To find out how many geometry objects are in the scene, call GeometryCount().)
| [in] | iIndex | the index of the geometry object to be returned (0-based) |
| virtual AxisAlignedBoundingBox BoundingBox | ( | void | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns the bounding box of the scene.
This bounding box is axis-aligned, and in World Space.
| virtual void Render | ( | bool | bSkipMaterials =
false |
) | const [virtual] |
Render the scene to the current render target using the current OpenGL pipeline settings.
Note: This method is not part of the regular refresh cycle. To force the screen to refresh after making changes, call Kernel->Refresh()
Use this method when you need to render the scene for purposes internal to your plug-in. For example, you can create a custom texture, make it the render target (see the Texture class defined in material.h), set up whatever special shaders you need, then call this method to render the scene into your texture.
By default, objects will be rendered with their own materials.
If you want to render everything with a shader that you set up, set
bSkipMaterials to true.
| [in] | bSkipMaterials | If true, then the materials attached to objects in the scene are ignored. Everything uses the current shader. |
| virtual bool Export | ( | const QString & | sFileName, |
| bool | bSelectedOnly =
false |
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Export models in the scene to an OBJ file. Returns true if successful.
| [in] | sFileName | The path to the file to be saved (with a .obj extension) |
| [in] | bSelectedOnly | If true, only selected models will be saved |
| virtual bool Load | ( | QString | sFileName, |
| Scene::LoadData & | cData | ||
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Load a MUD file into this scene. Returns true if successful.
| [in] | sFileName | The path to the MUD file to be loaded |
| [in] | cData | The load options |
| virtual mudbox::Geometry* Import | ( | Scene::LoadData & | cData, |
| QString | sFileName =
"" |
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Imports data from a file, and returns a Mudbox geometry.
If cData.Merge() is true, then the contents of the file are merged into the current scene, otherwise the first geometry contained within the file is returned, but not added to the scene. If sFileName is blank, a file dialog is opened. returns a geometry corresponding to the file, or NULL on error.
| [in] | cData | Import options |
| [in] | sFileName | Path to the file |
| virtual bool Save | ( | QString | sFileName | ) | [virtual] |
Save this scene. Returns true if successful.
| [in] | sFileName | The path to the MUD file to be saved (with a .mud extension ) |
| mudbox::Geometry* ActiveGeometry | ( | ) | const |
Returns a pointer to the active object (that is, the object whose layers are displayed in the UI)
Note that the 'active' object is unrelated to 'selected' objects. 'Active' refers to the object that is currently the focus of the user interface. For example, only one object at a time displays its layer information --- this is the active object.
| void SetActiveGeometry | ( | mudbox::Geometry * | geometry | ) | const |
Sets the specified geometry to be active. This means that its layers will be displayed in the UI. This is unrelated to selection.
| [in] | geometry | a pointer to the geometry to be made active |
| virtual void SetActivePaintLayer | ( | mudbox::Layer * | layer | ) | [virtual] |
Sets the specified paint layer to be active.
| [in] | layer | A pointer to the layer to be made active |
| virtual void SetActiveTexture | ( | mudbox::TexturePool * | layer | ) | [virtual] |
Sets the layer associated with the active texture pool to be active.
| [in] | layer | A pointer to the texture to be made active |
| virtual mudbox::Layer* ActivePaintLayer | ( | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to the currently active paint layer.
The active paint layer can be used in different ways, Use TexturePool::Usage to determine how a paint layer is being used.
| virtual mudbox::TexturePool* ActiveTexture | ( | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns a pointer to the currently active texture map.
| virtual void MakeThumbnail | ( | QImage & | image, |
| int | iSize = 128 |
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Creates a thumbnail of the current scene.
| virtual QString FileName | ( | ) | const [virtual] |
Returns an absolute path to the scene's .mud file on disk, or an empty string if the scene has not been saved yet.
| virtual bool Dirty | ( | ) | const [virtual] |
This indicates if the scene has been dirtied since the last time it was saved.
| virtual void SetDirty | ( | bool | bDirty = true |
) | [virtual] |
Sets the dirty status of the scene.
When set to true, the user will be prompted to save the scene when he closes the file, or exits Mudbox.
| Mesh* CreateMesh | ( | Topology::FaceType | eType | ) |
Creates an empty mesh object and returns a pointer to it.
Mesh objects must be entirely triangles, or entirely quads.
| [in] | eType | The mesh type, one of Topology::typeTriangular or Topology::typeQuadric |
aevent MaterialChangeEvent
[static] |
This event is triggered after a new material is set to a mesh.
aevent ActiveCameraChangeEvent
[static] |
This event is triggered after a different camera is set as the active camera in the SetActiveCamera().
Plugins can connect to this event to get informed when the active camera is changed to a different one.
aptr<mudbox::Geometry> m_pGeometryToAdd
[static] |
This pointer contains the address of the currently mesh being imported/loaded.
This pointer will be set to 0 right after the import fineshed. Plugins can connect their own pointer of the same type to this attribute if they want to respond to brush activation events.
aptr<SceneMembershipEventNotifier>
SceneMembershipEvent
[static] |
This is a pointer to the latest scene membership event.
Plugins can use this pointer to catch scene membership event. When a new scene membership event is triggered, for example, when a geometry is removed from the scene, this pointer will change its value to the new scene membership event. Plugins can also have their own pointer with the same type. At startup they can connect their pointer to this pointer in kernel by calling the Connect() function on their pointer. This means that when the SceneMembershipEvent pointer in kernel changes, their own pointer will also change. They can then catch this in their OnNodeEvent() function. Using this pointer to anything else than connecting an own pointer to it is forbidden.
aptr<Node> SelectedNode
[static] |
This pointer contains the address of the currently selected node in the scene.
Plugins can connect their own pointers of the same type to this attribute to respond to selection related events.
aevent PaintSelectionEvent
[static] |
This event is triggered when selection set of faces vary, i.e. more faces or less faces are selected.
aevent PaintLayerAddedEvent
[static] |
This event is triggered after a paint layer is created.
aevent PaintLayerRemovedEvent
[static] |
This event is triggered after a paint layer is deleted.
aevent PaintLayerPropertiesChangedEvent
[static] |
This event is triggered after changes happend to existing paint layers.
aevent GeometryTransformedEvent
[static] |
This event is triggered when a geometry is transformed by translate/rotate/scale tools.