def createCurveControl( self, inName, inShape ):
'''
Creates a nurbs curve control.
@param inName: String. Name of the control curve to create.
@param inShape: String. Type of shape to create.
@return: MObject. Control curve.
'''
# Point locations for shapes. These are created on the XZ plane.
square = ( [-1,0,-1], [1,0,-1], [1,0,1], [-1,0,1], [-1,0,-1] )
triangle = ( [0,0,1], [1,0,-1], [-1,0,-1], [0,0,1] )
arrow = ( [0,0,-2], [1,0,0], [0.5,0,0], [0.5,0,2], [-0.5,0,2], [-0.5,0,0], [-1,0,0], [0,0,-2] )
plus = ( [-0.5,0,-2], [0.5,0,-2], [0.5,0,-0.5], [2,0,-0.5], [2,0,0.5], [0.5,0,0.5],
[0.5,0,2], [-0.5,0,2], [-0.5,0,0.5], [-2,0,0.5], [-2,0,-0.5], [-0.5,0,-0.5], [-0.5,0,-2] )
pyramid = ( [-1,0,-1], [1,0,-1], [1,0,1], [-1,0,1], [-1,0,-1], [0,2,0], [1,0,-1], [1,0,1], [0,2,0], [-1,0,1] )
# Grab the points for the passed in shape.
points = {'square':square,
'triangle':triangle,
'arrow':arrow,
'plus':plus,
'pyramid':pyramid}
# Create the shape.
if inShape == 'circle':
control = NurbsCurveUtility.createCurveCircle( inName )
elif inShape == 'ringDirection':
rdCircle = NurbsCurveUtility.createCurveCircle( inName )
rdTriangle = NurbsCurveUtility.createCurve( 'triangle', points['triangle'], 1, inForm=False, inOffset=[0,0,1.5], inScale=0.25 )
cirName = OpenMaya.MDagPath.getAPathTo( rdCircle ).fullPathName()
triName = OpenMaya.MDagPath.getAPathTo( rdTriangle ).fullPathName()
control = NurbsCurveUtility.createCompoundCurve( [cirName, triName] )
else:
control = NurbsCurveUtility.createCurve( inName, points[inShape], inForm=False )
return control
