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transform (property)
Syntax
member(whichCastmember).node(whichNode).transform
member(whichCastmember).node(whichNode).transform.transform\
Property
member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).bonesPlayer.\
bone[boneID].transform
member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).bonesPlayer.\
bone[boneID].transform.transformProperty
Description
3D property and command; allows you to get or set the transform associated with a particular
node or a specific bone within a model using the bonesPlayer modifier. As a command,
transform provides access to the various commands and properties of the transform object. A
node can be a camera, group, light or model object.
For node objects, this property defaults to the identity transform. A node’s transform defines the
position, rotation and scale of the node relative to is parent object. If a node’s parent is the World
group object, then the
transform property of the node has the same value as is returned by the
getWorldTransform() command.
For bones within models using the bonesPlayer modifier, this property defaults in value to the
transform assigned to the bone upon creation of the model file. The transform of a bone
represents the bone’s rotation relative to its parent bone and its position relative to its original
joint position. The original joint position is determine upon creation of the model file.
You can use the following transform commands and properties with the transform property of
node objects:
Note: This section only contains summaries, see the individual entries for more detailed information.
• preScale applies scaling before the current positional, rotational, and scale offsets held by the
transform.
• preTranslate applies a translation before the current positional, rotational, and scale offsets
held by the transform.
• preRotate applies a rotation before the current positional, rotational, and scale offsets held by
the transform.
• scale (command) applies scaling after the current positional, rotational, and scale offsets held
by the transform.
• scale (transform) allows you to get or set the degree of scaling of the transform.
• translate applies a translation after the current positional, rotational, and scale offsets held
by the transform.
• rotate applies a rotation after the current positional, rotational, and scale offsets held by
the transform.
• position (transform) allows you to get or set the positional offset of the transform.
• rotation (transform) allows you to get or set the rotational offset of the transform.