User Guide

858 Chapter 14: Properties

meshDeform (modifier)

Usage

member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).meshDeform.propertyName

Description

3D modifier; allows control over the various aspects of the referenced model’s mesh structure.

Once you have added the

#meshDeform modifier (using the addModifier command) to a model

you have access to the following properties of the

#meshDeform modifier:

Note: For more detailed information about the following properties see the individual property entries

referenced in the see also section of this entry.

• face.count returns the total number of faces in the referenced model.

• mesh.count returns the number of meshes in the referenced model.

• mesh[index] allows access to the properties of the specified mesh.

Example

The following statement displays the number of faces in the model named gbFace:

put member("3D World").model("gbFace").meshDeform.face.count

-- 432

The following statement displays the number of meshes in the model named gbFace:

put member("3D World").model("gbFace").meshDeform.mesh.count

-- 2

The following statement displays the number of faces in the second mesh of the model

named gbFace:

put member("3D World").model("gbFace").meshDeform.mesh[2].face.count

-- 204