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PropertyTransfer

Description

Connects an operator to transfer property data from one object to another. Primarily used for hair properties, defined on the surface of the emitter.

Scripting Syntax

PropertyTransfer( [Target], PropObj )

Parameters

Examples

VBScript Example

' 
' This example shows how to transfer a property from a hair emitter
' to the hair object.  A weightmap is transferred and used to modulate
' the cut parameter of an hair object.
' 
NewScene , false

'Create hair
CreatePrim "Sphere", "MeshSurface"
ApplyHairOp "sphere"

'Install weightmap
SelectObj "sphere", , True
CreateWeightMap , , "Weight_Map"
SetValue "sphere.polymsh.cls.WeightMapCls.Weight_Map.weightmapop.type", 6
SetValue "sphere.polymsh.cls.WeightMapCls.Weight_Map.weightmapop.invert", True

'Transfer properties
PropertyTransfer "Hair", "sphere.polymsh.cls.WeightMapCls.Weight_Map"

'Connect the transferred weight map to the cut parameter of the hair object.
ApplyOp "MapCompOp", "sphere.polymsh.cls.WeightMapCls.Weight_Map;Hair.hair.Cut;Hair.hair.cls.WeightMapCls.Weight_Map"

'Display results. Note the effect of the weightmap on the hair object.
SetValue "Hair.hair.DisplayType", 1
SetValue "Hair.hair.DisplayPercentage", 50.0
SelectObj "sphere", , True
SetValue "Camera.camvis.objctrlpropmaps", True
SetDisplayMode "Camera", "constant"

See Also

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