Get global position of Child vert

BradCarsten

If I have a child object, oGeometry.getVertex() returns the local coordinates. Is there an easy way to return the global position instead? 

Praxis

bradrg said:

If I have a child object, oGeometry.getVertex() returns the local coordinates. Is there an easy way to return the global position instead? 

This works for me:

myNode.getObject().getCachedGeom().getVertex()

 

From http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/object_index/object_dz

"getCachedGeom(): Re-evaluates the pipeline if necessary and returns the final world-space mesh for the current shape."

 

But sometimes, after I've changed the Vertex's value via a Morph, it does not give the correct value unless I first execute myNode.update()

I'm not sure when or why it is necessary to execute myNode.update() and/or myNode.finalize()

 

 

 

BradCarsten

Thanks for the reply. I ended up inserting a null, moving it to that point and then getting the world space coordinates from that. You solution should be much cleaner.