create primitive object with c++ api?

[egoldid1]

hi, how i can create primitive object with c++ api, like xgen hair?

thanks

[tkaap2]

The basic c++ api tool to add nodes into the scene is MDagModifier::createNode(...). You can specify the node type to add by a string name or by its MTypeId node designation.

The devkit has a few examples.  The offsetNode devkit example creates some locators.  

If you want to create a new type of primitive, like defining your own mesh or something even more complex, examples like the polyPrimitiveCmd may be a better place to start.

[BurkhardRammner]

The maya API lets you create

1. objects with components (shapes)

2. objects without components (locators)

If you want your objects be renderable by a software renderer, you would have to additionally write your specific shader node.