## Envelope.GetWeights2

### Introduced

v6.0

### Description

Returns a ClusterElementCollection object containing the deformer weights for the envelope. The ClusterElementCollection.Array property provides access to a 2-dimensional array, where the first dimension maps to the Envelope.Deformers and the second dimension maps to the cluster elements.
Note: This is the Python-compliant version of the Envelope.Weights. Since Python does not support input parameters on properties, Envelope.Weights will fail in Python.

### C# Syntax

    ClusterElementCollection Envelope.GetWeights2( Object );

### Scripting Syntax

    oReturn = Envelope.GetWeights2( [Time] );

### Return Value

ClusterElementCollection

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
Time | Double | Time (in frames) at which to get property Default Value: Current time in frames

### Examples

#### C# Example

    /*
            C# version of the Envelope.Weights examples,
            demonstrating how to deform a sphere
            and access the weights on each vertex
    */
    CXSIApplicationClass app = new CXSIApplicationClass();
    // Set up some null objects to be used for passing default values
    object dummy = null;
    Object[] args = new Object[2];
    args[1] = false;
    app.ExecuteCommand("NewScene", args);
    Model oRoot = app.ActiveSceneRoot;
    Object[] aRootPos = new Object[3] { 0.254, 3.998, 0.045 };
    Object[] aEffPos1 = new Object[3] { -0.01, -0.056, -2.972 };
    Object[] aEffPos2 = new Object[3] { 0.183, -3.999, 0.115 };
    // Create the Skeleton
    ChainRoot oChain1 = oRoot.Add2DChain(aRootPos, aEffPos1, dummy, si2DChainAlignType.si2DChainTop, "");
    ChainBone oChain2 = oChain1.AddBone(aEffPos2, siChainBoneType.siChainBonePin, "");
    // Create the Envelope
    X3DObject oSphere = oRoot.AddGeometry("Sphere", "MeshSurface", "");
    oSphere.Parameters["subdivu"].PutValue2(dummy, 2);
    oSphere.Parameters["subdivv"].PutValue2(dummy, 2);
    Geometry oGeometry = oSphere.ActivePrimitive.GetGeometry2(dummy, siConstructionMode.siConstructionModeDefault);
    // Apply the Envelope to the Skeleton
    Envelope oEnvelope = oSphere.ApplyEnvelope(oChain1, siBranchFlag.siBranch, siBranchFlag.siBranch);
    // Weights are represented as a 2-dimensional array, which are supported
    // by the Array class in C#, just cast the returned object into an Array
    // and use the Array class's access members (same idea as in VBScript)
    ClusterElementCollection oWeights = oEnvelope.GetWeights2(dummy);
    Array aWeightValues = (Array)oWeights.Array;
    for (int iElement = aWeightValues.GetLowerBound(1); iElement < aWeightValues.GetLength(1); iElement++)
    {
            string strElementWeights = "";
            for (int iDeformer = aWeightValues.GetLowerBound(0); iDeformer < aWeightValues.GetLength(0); iDeformer++)
            {
                    double dCurrWeight = (double)aWeightValues.GetValue(iDeformer, iElement);
                    double dRndWeight = Math.Round(dCurrWeight);
                    strElementWeights = strElementWeights + dRndWeight.ToString() + ",";
            }
            // Trip the final comma from the string
            strElementWeights.Remove(strElementWeights.Length-1, 1);
            app.LogMessage("weight (" + iElement.ToString() + ") = " + strElementWeights, siSeverity.siInfo);
    }
    // Output of the script is this:
    //INFO : "weight(0) = 0,0,100,0"
    //INFO : "weight(1) = 0,100,0,0"
    //INFO : "weight(2) = 0,50,50,0"
    //INFO : "weight(3) = 0,50,50,0"
    //INFO : "weight(4) = 0,50,50,0"

### See Also

Envelope.Weights