paya.runtime.nodes.Shape#

class Shape(*args, **kwargs)#

Inheritance

classmethod createShape(name=None, parent=None, conformShapeName=None, intermediate=False)#

Basic shape constructor.

Parameters

name/n (str) – the shape name; defaults to a contextual name
parent/p (None, str, Transform) – a custom destination parent; defaults to None
conformShapeName/csn (bool) – ignored if parent was omitted; rename the shape after it is reparented; defaults to True if parent was provided, otherwise False
intermediate/i (bool) – create the shape as an intermediate object; defaults to False

Returns

The shape node.

Return type

Shape

toShape()#

Returns: If this node is a transform, its first shape child; otherwise, the node itself.
Return type: Shape or Transform

toTransform()#

conformName()#

Conforms this shape’s name to a Maya-standard format derived from the transform parent.