SDK

The SDK provides a C++ interface for creating plug-ins for Luxology’s ‘’modo’’.

Getting Started

• Overview

• Tour of the SDK

• SDK Basics

• Building Plug-ins

So you’ve decided to write a plug-in. Good for you!

• Channel Modifier – An extremely simple channel modifier plugin

• Hello World – the simplest possible plug-in

• Ray-traced Lighting Shader – A tutorial for creating a plugin CustomMaterial

• Server Basics – outline of what’s required to write each server type

• About Metaclasses – introduction to metaclasses (new in MODO 10)

• SDK Tutorials – Complete index of annotated examples for creating complete plug-ins

These pages can help with common questions and useful code fragments.

• Frequently Asked Questions – Common questions with short answers

• Kits – Intro to packaging your plug-in as a kit

The nexus system is composed of a network of objects and interfaces. These pages are intended mainly to show the relationships: which objects present which interfaces, and which interface methods access which objects.

• Objects

• Interfaces

Sub-categories:

• Servers – Objects that can be extended by plug-ins

• Services – Interfaces that are available as global services

• Packet Objects

• Package Interfaces – Interfaces that define and regulate item behaviors

• Headers

• Index