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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

Examples and Tutorials

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
• Item Type Basics -- outline of how to add functionality to item types
• About Metaclasses -- introduction to metaclasses (new in MODO 10)

Full Index of Examples

• Index -- Complete index of annotated examples for creating complete plug-ins

Resources

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

• FAQ -- Common questions with short answers
• Usage -- How-To articles for miscellaneous things
• Kits -- Intro to packaging your plug-in as a kit
• Config Files -- Information on resource files

Object & Interface Reference

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

Access to nexus from plug-ins starts with the Context Object which provides a gateway to all the services. Access to plug-ins from nexus starts with the Module Object which allows the application to find and spawn servers.

Sub-categories:

• Servers -- Objects that can be extended by plug-ins
• Services -- Interfaces that are available as global services
• Packet Objects -- Objects that can be packets in a VectorStack Object
• Package Interfaces -- Interfaces that define and regulate item behaviors

Reference pages:

• Headers
• Index