fmeobjects.FMEAppearance

`FMEAppearance.getAlpha`()	This routine retrieves the alpha (1-transparency) of this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.getColorAmbient`()	This routine retrieves the ambient color of this Appearance as r g b values between 0.0 and 1.0.
`FMEAppearance.getColorDiffuse`()	This routine retrieves the diffuse color of this Appearance as r g b values between 0.0 and 1.0.
`FMEAppearance.getColorEmissive`()	This routine retrieves the emissive color the color of this Appearance as r g b values between 0.0 and 1.0.
`FMEAppearance.getColorSpecular`()	This routine retrieves the specular color specular of this Appearance as r g b values between 0.0 and 1.0 This will return `None` if it did not have a specular color associated with it.
`FMEAppearance.getMapperReference`	getMapperReference(mapperType),
`FMEAppearance.getName`()	This routine retrieves the 'name' of this Appearance as a `str`.
`FMEAppearance.getShininess`()	This routine retrieves the Shininess of this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.getTextureReference`()	This routine retrieves the main texture reference of this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.removeMapperReference`	removeMapperReference(mapperType),
`FMEAppearance.removeTextureReference`()	This routine removes the main texture reference from this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.setAlpha`	setAlpha(alpha),
`FMEAppearance.setColorAmbient`(r, g, b), b)	This routine sets the Ambient color of this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.setColorDiffuse`(r, g, b)	This routine sets the Diffuse color of this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.setColorEmissive`(r, g, b)	This routine sets the Emissive color of this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.setColorSpecular`(r, g, b)	This routine sets the Specular color of this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.setMapperReference`(mapperType, ...)	This routine sets a Mapper that modifies this Appearance.
`FMEAppearance.setName`	setName(name),
`FMEAppearance.setShininess`	setShininess(shininess),
`FMEAppearance.setTextureReference`	setTextureReference(textureReference),

class FMEAppearance

FME Appearance Class

init()

Create an instance of a blank appearance object.

__init__(*args, **kwargs)

getAlpha()

This routine retrieves the alpha (1-transparency) of this Appearance. This will return None if it did not have a alpha associated with it.

Return type: float or None
Returns: The alpha of this appearance.

getColorAmbient()

This routine retrieves the ambient color of this Appearance as r g b values between 0.0 and 1.0. This will return None if it did not have an ambient color associated with it.

Return type: tuple[float] or None
Returns: A tuple of the r g b values of the ambient color.

getColorDiffuse()

This routine retrieves the diffuse color of this Appearance as r g b values between 0.0 and 1.0. This will return None if it did not have a diffuse color associated with it.

Return type: tuple[float] or None
Returns: A tuple of the r g b values of the diffuse color.

getColorEmissive()

This routine retrieves the emissive color the color of this Appearance as r g b values between 0.0 and 1.0. This will return None if it did not have an emissive color associated with it.

Return type: tuple[float] or None
Returns: A tuple of the r g b values of the emissive color.

getColorSpecular()

This routine retrieves the specular color specular of this Appearance as r g b values between 0.0 and 1.0 This will return None if it did not have a specular color associated with it.

Return type: tuple[float] or None
Returns: A tuple of the r g b values of the specular color.

getMapperReference()

getMapperReference(mapperType),

This routine retrieves the texture reference of ‘mapperType’ of this Appearance. This will return None if it did not have a mapper of mapper type associated with it.

Parameters: mapperType (int) – The mapper type to retrieve the reference for. One of: FME_MAPPER_ALPHA_MAP, FME_MAPPER_ALPHA_MASK, FME_MAPPER_AMBIENT_MAP, FME_MAPPER_AMBIENT_MASK, FME_MAPPER_DIFFUSE_MAP, FME_MAPPER_DIFFUSE_MASK, FME_MAPPER_EMISSIVE_MAP, FME_MAPPER_EMISSIVE_MASK, FME_MAPPER_SHININESS_MAP, FME_MAPPER_SHININESS_MASK, FME_MAPPER_SPECULAR_MAP, FME_MAPPER_SPECULAR_MASK, FME_MAPPER_BUMP_MAP, OR FME_MAPPER_BUMP_MASK.
Return type: int or None
Returns: The texture reference of ‘mapperType’ of this Appearance.

getName()

This routine retrieves the ‘name’ of this Appearance as a str. This will return None if it did not have a name associated with it.

Return type: str or None
Returns: The appearance’s name.

getShininess()

This routine retrieves the Shininess of this Appearance. This will return None if it did not have a shininess associated with it.

Return type: float or None
Returns: The appearance’s shininess or None.

getTextureReference()

This routine retrieves the main texture reference of this Appearance. This will return None if it did not have a texture reference associated with it.

Return type: int or None
Returns: The appearance’s texture reference or None.

removeMapperReference()

removeMapperReference(mapperType),

This routine removes the specified mapper reference from this Appearance.

Parameters: mapperType (int) – The mapper reference to remove.
Return type: None

removeTextureReference()

This routine removes the main texture reference from this Appearance.

Return type: None

setAlpha()

setAlpha(alpha),

This routine sets the alpha of this Appearance. The alpha should be a floating point value in the range of 0.0 to 1.0, where 0.0 represents a fully transparent color, and 1.0 represents a fully opaque color. Setting the value to negative will remove this property from this appearance.

Parameters: alpha (float) – The alpha value to set on the appearance.
Return type: None

setColorAmbient(r, g, b), b)

This routine sets the Ambient color of this Appearance. The color values should be in r g b color space with values between 0.0 and 1.0. Setting any color value to a negative value will remove the color from this Appearance.

Parameters

r (float) – The r value of the color ambient to set on this appearance.
g (float) – The g value of the color ambient to set on this appearance.
b (float) – The b value of the color ambient to set on this appearance.

Return type

None

setColorDiffuse(r, g, b)

This routine sets the Diffuse color of this Appearance. The color values should be in r g b color space with values between 0.0 and 1.0. Setting any color value to a negative value will remove the color from this Appearance.

Parameters

r (float) – The r value of the color diffuse to set on this appearance.
g (float) – The g value of the color diffuse to set on this appearance.
b (float) – The b value of the color diffuse to set on this appearance.

Return type

None

setColorEmissive(r, g, b)

This routine sets the Emissive color of this Appearance. The color values should be in r g b color space with values between 0.0 and 1.0. Setting any color value to a negative value will remove the color from this Appearance.

Parameters

r (float) – The r value of the color emissive to set on this appearance.
g (float) – The g value of the color emissive to set on this appearance.
b (float) – The b value of the color emissive to set on this appearance.

Return type

None

setColorSpecular(r, g, b)

This routine sets the Specular color of this Appearance. The color values should be in r g b color space with values between 0.0 and 1.0. Setting any color value to a negative value will remove the color from this Appearance.

Parameters

r (float) – The r value of the color specular to set on this appearance.
g (float) – The g value of the color specular to set on this appearance.
b (float) – The b value of the color specular to set on this appearance.

Return type

None

setMapperReference(mapperType, textureReference)

This routine sets a Mapper that modifies this Appearance. The Mapper is a texture object that modifies some property of the Appearance. One of: FME_MAPPER_ALPHA_MAP, FME_MAPPER_ALPHA_MASK, FME_MAPPER_AMBIENT_MAP, FME_MAPPER_AMBIENT_MASK, FME_MAPPER_DIFFUSE_MAP, FME_MAPPER_DIFFUSE_MASK, FME_MAPPER_EMISSIVE_MAP, FME_MAPPER_EMISSIVE_MASK, FME_MAPPER_SHININESS_MAP, FME_MAPPER_SHININESS_MASK, FME_MAPPER_SPECULAR_MAP, FME_MAPPER_SPECULAR_MASK, FME_MAPPER_BUMP_MAP, OR FME_MAPPER_BUMP_MASK. The ‘textureReference’ should refer to a Texture found in the common FMELibrary. True will be returned if the reference supplied refers to a valid Texture in the library, False indicates a hanging reference.

Parameters

mapperType (int) – The Mappper to set on this appearance.
textureReference (int) – The texture reference to set on this appearance.

Return type

bool

Returns

Returns True if the reference supplied refers to a valid texture in the library and False otherwise.

setName()

setName(name),

This routine sets the ‘name’ of this Appearance with a str . (It need not be a unique name among other, possibly different Appearances.) Setting the ‘name’ to be (blank) will remove the name from this Appearance.

Parameters: name (str) – The name to set on this appearance.
Return type: None

setShininess()

setShininess(shininess),

This routine sets the Shininess of this Appearance. The Shininess should be a floating point value in the range of 0.0 to 1.0. Setting the value to negative will remove this property from this appearance.

Parameters: shininess (float) – The shininess to set on the appearance.
Return type: None

setTextureReference()

setTextureReference(textureReference),

This routine sets the main texture reference of this Appearance. The texture reference should be valid reference to a Texture found in the common FMELibrary. True will be returned if the reference supplied refers to a valid Texture in the library, false indicates a hanging reference.

Parameters: textureReference (int) – The texture reference to set on the appearance.
Return type: bool