## Shape

Object Hierarchy | Related C++ Class: CShape

### Introduced

v7.0

### Description

The Shape class represents primitive types for particle rendering. Shape objects are read-only and can be accessed with ICEAttribute properties such as ICEAttribute.DataArray.

### Methods

IsEqual |  |  |

### Properties

BranchSelected | ReferenceID | Type |

### Examples

#### Python Example

    #
    # This example shows how to access the shape attribute data on a point cloud geometry.
    #
    from win32com.client import constants
    xsi = Application
    xsi.NewScene( )
    # Create a graph test
    grid = xsi.CreatePrim("Grid", "PointCloud", "", "")
    xsi.ApplyOp("ICETree", "grid", "siNode", "", "", 0)
    xsi.AddICENode("SetData", "grid.pointcloud.ICETree")
    xsi.SetValue("grid.pointcloud.ICETree.SetData.PredefinedAttributeName", "Shape", "")
    xsi.AddAttributeToSetDataICENode("grid.pointcloud.ICETree.SetData", "Shape", 32768, "siComponentDataContextComponent0D", "siComponentDataStructureSingle")
    xsi.SetValue("grid.pointcloud.ICETree.SetData.shape", 5, "")
    xsi.ConnectICENodes("grid.pointcloud.ICETree.port1", "grid.pointcloud.ICETree.SetData.set")
    xsi.AddICENode("InstanceShapeNode.Preset", "grid.pointcloud.ICETree")
    xsi.GetPresetModel("Man_Face", "Man_Face", "", "Face_Maker")
    xsi.SetValue("grid.pointcloud.ICETree.ShapeInstancingNode.HierarchyMode", 1, "")
    xsi.SetValue("grid.pointcloud.ICETree.ShapeInstancingNode.Reference", "Man_Face.Basic_Face", "")
    xsi.ConnectICENodes("grid.pointcloud.ICETree.SetData.shape", "grid.pointcloud.ICETree.ShapeInstancingNode.shape")
    # Iterate over the shape data
    attrs = grid.ActivePrimitive.Geometry.ICEAttributes;
    for attr in attrs:
            xsi.LogMessage( "***********************************************************" )
            xsi.LogMessage( "Name: " + attr.Name )
            xsi.LogMessage( "DataType: " + str(attr.DataType) )
            xsi.LogMessage( "StructType: " + str(attr.StructureType) )
            xsi.LogMessage( "ContextType: " + str(attr.ContextType) )
            xsi.LogMessage( "IsDefined: " + str(attr.IsDefined) )
            xsi.LogMessage( "IsConstant: " + str(attr.IsConstant) )
            xsi.LogMessage( "Readonly: " + str(attr.IsReadonly) )
            xsi.LogMessage( "Category: " + str(attr.AttributeCategory) )
            xsi.LogMessage( "Element count: " + str(attr.ElementCount) )
            if attr.IsDefined == 0:
                    continue
            dataType = attr.DataType;
            data = attr.DataArray;
            for elem in data:
                    if dataType == constants.siICENodeDataShape:
                            xsi.LogMessage( "Shape Type:" + str(elem.Type) + ", Reference ID:" + str(elem.ReferenceID) + ", Branch selected:" + str(elem.BranchSelected) )

### See Also

Geometry.ICEAttributes ProjectItem.ICEAttributes