def createShader(cls, name, path, *args, **kwargs):
"""
'name' is the name you want to give the shader
'path' is the filepath with .cgfx file
"""
plugin.reloadPlugin('cgfxShader', True)
shaderCGFX = pm.shadingNode('cgfxShader', asShader=True, name=name+'_CGFX_01' )
SG = pm.sets(renderable=True, noSurfaceShader=True, empty=True, name=(shaderCGFX+'_SG') )
pm.connectAttr(shaderCGFX.outColor, SG.surfaceShader, force=True)
pm.cgfxShader(shaderCGFX, edit=True, fx=path) #this will fail if the cgfxShader plugin is not loaded
return shaderCGFX
def repathShader(cls, shader, newPath, *args, **kwargs):
""" reload the shader from a new path """
cgfxFile = pm.getAttr(shader+'.shader')
if cgfxFile:
pm.cgfxShader(shader, edit=True, fx=path.repath(cgfxFile, newPath) )
def reloadShader(cls, shader, *args, **kwargs):
""" reload the cgfx shader file """
cgfxFile = pm.getAttr(shader+'.shader')
if cgfxFile:
pm.cgfxShader(shader, edit=True, fx=cgfxFile)
