alias_api.AlShellNode

class alias_api.AlShellNode

Bases: AlDagNode

Dag node class for shells.

This method provides DagNode level access to Shells. Use the shell method to get the actual AlShell underneath this DagNode.

copy_wrapper(self: alias_api.AlShellNode) → alias_api.AlObject

Return an exact duplicate of this AlShellNode wrapper.

shell(*args, **kwargs)

Overloaded function.

  1. shell(self: alias_api.AlShellNode) -> alias_api.AlShell

Return a pointer to the shell data structure which can be used to access the geometry of the shell.

  1. shell(self: alias_api.AlShellNode, arg0: alias_api.AlTM) -> alias_api.AlShell

Return a pointer to the shell data structure which can be used to access the geometry of the shell. The AlTM will be updated with the shell’s transformation matrix.

type(self: alias_api.AlShellNode) → alias_api.AlObjectType

Return the AlShellNode type identifier.