CWE-ou-minkata/Sources/Tools/MaxMain/plMaxNode.cpp

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#include "HeadSpin.h"
#include "max.h"
#include "iparamm2.h"
#include "iparamb2.h"
#include "ISkin.h"
#include "MNMath.h"

#include "plMaxNode.h"
//#include "MaxComponent/resource.h"
#include "GlobalUtility.h"

#include "plgDispatch.h"
#include "plPluginResManager.h"
#include "plMaxNodeData.h"
#include "hsUtils.h"

#include "MaxConvert/plConvert.h"
#include "hsTemplates.h"
#include "hsStringTokenizer.h"

#include "MaxConvert/hsConverterUtils.h"
#include "MaxConvert/hsControlConverter.h"
#include "MaxConvert/plMeshConverter.h"
#include "MaxConvert/hsMaterialConverter.h"
#include "MaxConvert/plLayerConverter.h"
#include "MaxConvert/UserPropMgr.h"
#include "MaxExport/plErrorMsg.h"
#include "MaxConvert/hsVertexShader.h"
#include "MaxConvert/plLightMapGen.h"
#include "plMaxMeshExtractor.h"
#include "MaxPlasmaMtls/Layers/plLayerTex.h"

#include "pnKeyedObject/plKey.h"

#include "pnSceneObject/plSceneObject.h"
#include "plScene/plSceneNode.h"
#include "plPhysX/plPXPhysical.h"
#include "plDrawable/plInstanceDrawInterface.h"
#include "plDrawable/plSharedMesh.h"
#include "pnSceneObject/plSimulationInterface.h"
#include "pnSceneObject/plAudioInterface.h"
#include "pnSceneObject/plCoordinateInterface.h"
#include "pfAnimation/plFilterCoordInterface.h"
#include "plParticleSystem/plBoundInterface.h"
#include "plPhysical/plPickingDetector.h"
#include "plModifier/plLogicModifier.h"
#include "plModifier/plResponderModifier.h"
#include "plModifier/plInterfaceInfoModifier.h"
#include "pfAnimation/plLightModifier.h"
#include "pfCharacter/plPlayerModifier.h"
#include "plAvatar/plAGModifier.h"
#include "plAvatar/plAGAnim.h"
#include "plAvatar/plPointChannel.h"
#include "plAvatar/plScalarChannel.h"
#include "plAvatar/plAGMasterMod.h"
#include "plMessage/plReplaceGeometryMsg.h"
#include "plGImage/plMipmap.h"
#include "plModifier/plSpawnModifier.h"
#include "plInterp/plController.h"
#include "plInterp/hsInterp.h"
#include "pnMessage/plTimeMsg.h"
#include "pfAnimation/plViewFaceModifier.h" // mf horse temp hack testing to be thrown away

#include "plScene/plOccluder.h"
#include "hsFastMath.h"


#include "plDrawable/plDrawableSpans.h"
#include "plDrawable/plGeometrySpan.h"
#include "plPipeline/plFogEnvironment.h"

#include "plGLight/plLightInfo.h"
#include "plGLight/plLightKonstants.h"
#include "plSurface/plLayerInterface.h"
#include "plSurface/plLayer.h"
#include "plSurface/hsGMaterial.h"

#include "pnMessage/plObjRefMsg.h"
#include "pnMessage/plNodeRefMsg.h"
#include "pnMessage/plIntRefMsg.h"

#include "MaxExport/plExportProgressBar.h"

#include "MaxPlasmaMtls/Materials/plDecalMtl.h"

#include "MaxComponent/plComponentTools.h"
#include "MaxComponent/plComponent.h"
#include "MaxComponent/plComponentExt.h"
#include "MaxComponent/plFlexibilityComponent.h"
#include "MaxComponent/plLightMapComponent.h"
#include "MaxComponent/plXImposter.h"
#include "MaxComponent/plMiscComponents.h"

#include "plParticleSystem/plParticleSystem.h"
#include "plParticleSystem/plParticleEmitter.h"
#include "plParticleSystem/plParticleEffect.h"
#include "plParticleSystem/plParticleGenerator.h"
#include "plParticleSystem/plConvexVolume.h"

#include "MaxPlasmaLights/plRealTimeLightBase.h"
#include "MaxPlasmaLights/plRTProjDirLight.h"


extern UserPropMgr gUserPropMgr;

hsBool ThreePlaneIntersect(const hsVector3& norm0, const hsPoint3& point0, 
                         const hsVector3& norm1, const hsPoint3& point1, 
                         const hsVector3& norm2, const hsPoint3& point2, hsPoint3& loc);

// Begin external component toolbox ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
static plKey ExternAddModifier(plMaxNodeBase *node, plModifier *mod)
{
    return nil;//((plMaxNode*)node)->AddModifier(mod);
}

static plKey ExternGetNewKey(const char *name, plModifier *mod, plLocation loc)
{
    return nil;//hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(name, mod, loc);
}

// In plResponderComponent (for no apparent reason).
int GetMatAnimModKey(Mtl* mtl, plMaxNodeBase* node, const char *segName, hsTArray<plKey>& keys);
// In plAudioComponents
int GetSoundNameAndIdx(plComponentBase *comp, plMaxNodeBase *node, const char*& name);

#include "MaxComponent/plAnimComponent.h"

static const char *GetAnimCompAnimName(plComponentBase *comp)
{
    if (comp->ClassID() == ANIM_COMP_CID || comp->ClassID() == ANIM_GROUP_COMP_CID)
        return ((plAnimComponentBase*)comp)->GetAnimName();
    return nil;
}

static plKey GetAnimCompModKey(plComponentBase *comp, plMaxNodeBase *node)
{
    if (comp->ClassID() == ANIM_COMP_CID || comp->ClassID() == ANIM_GROUP_COMP_CID)
        return ((plAnimComponentBase*)comp)->GetModKey((plMaxNode*)node);
    return nil;
}

plComponentTools gComponentTools(ExternAddModifier, 
                                ExternGetNewKey, 
                                nil, 
                                GetAnimCompModKey,
                                GetAnimCompAnimName,
                                GetMatAnimModKey,
                                GetSoundNameAndIdx);

// End external component toolbox //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

void plMaxBoneMap::AddBone(plMaxNodeBase *bone)
{
    char *dbgNodeName = bone->GetName();
    if (fBones.find(bone) == fBones.end())
        fBones[bone] = fNumBones++;
}

void plMaxBoneMap::FillBoneArray(plMaxNodeBase **boneArray)
{
    BoneMap::const_iterator boneIt = fBones.begin();
    for (; boneIt != fBones.end(); boneIt++)
        boneArray[(*boneIt).second] = (*boneIt).first;
}

UInt8 plMaxBoneMap::GetIndex(plMaxNodeBase *bone)
{
    hsAssert(fBones.find(bone) != fBones.end(), "Bone missing in remap!");
    return fBones[bone];
}

UInt32 plMaxBoneMap::GetBaseMatrixIndex(plDrawable *draw)
{
    if (fBaseMatrices.find(draw) == fBaseMatrices.end())
        return (UInt32)-1;

    return fBaseMatrices[draw];
}

void plMaxBoneMap::SetBaseMatrixIndex(plDrawable *draw, UInt32 idx)
{
    fBaseMatrices[draw] = idx;
}

// Don't call this after you've started assigning indices to spans, or
// you'll be hosed (duh).
void plMaxBoneMap::SortBones()
{
    plMaxNodeBase **tempBones = TRACKED_NEW plMaxNodeBase*[fNumBones];  
    FillBoneArray(tempBones);

    // Look ma! An n^2 bubble sort!
    // (It's a 1-time thing for an array of less than 100 items. Speed is not essential here)
    int i,j;
    for (i = 0; i < fNumBones; i++)
    {
        hsBool swap = false;        
        for (j = i + 1; j < fNumBones; j++)
        {
            if (strcmp(tempBones[i]->GetName(), tempBones[j]->GetName()) > 0)
            {
                plMaxNodeBase *temp = tempBones[i];
                tempBones[i] = tempBones[j];
                tempBones[j] = temp;
                swap = true;
            }
        }
        if (!swap)
            break;
    }

    for (i = 0; i < fNumBones; i++)
        fBones[tempBones[i]] = i;

    delete [] tempBones;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

plKey plMaxNode::AddModifier(plModifier *pMod, const char* name)
{
    plKey modKey = pMod->GetKey();
    if (!modKey)
        modKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(name, pMod, GetLocation());
    hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(modKey, TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, -1, plObjRefMsg::kModifier), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);
    return modKey;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::DoRecur(PMaxNodeFunc pDoFunction,plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings,plExportProgressBar*bar)
{
#ifdef HS_DEBUGGING
    const char *tmpName = GetName();
#endif

    // If there is a progess bar, update it with the current node
    // If the user cancels during the update, set bogus so we'll exit
    if (bar && bar->Update(GetName()))
    {
        pErrMsg->Set(true);
        return false;
    }

    // If we can't convert (and we aren't the root node) stop recursing.
    if (!IsRootNode() && !CanConvert())
        return false;

    (this->*pDoFunction)(pErrMsg, settings);
    
    for (int i = 0; (!pErrMsg || !pErrMsg->IsBogus()) && i < NumberOfChildren(); i++)
    {
        plMaxNode *pChild = (plMaxNode *)GetChildNode(i);
        pChild->DoRecur(pDoFunction, pErrMsg, settings, bar);
    }
    return true;
}

// This is the same as DoRecur except that it ignores the canconvert field.  We
// need this for things like clearing the old data, where we need to ignore the old value.
hsBool plMaxNode::DoAllRecur(PMaxNodeFunc pDoFunction,plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings,plExportProgressBar*bar)
{
#ifdef HS_DEBUGGING
    const char *tmpName = GetName();
#endif

    // If there is a progess bar, update it with the current node
    // If the user cancels during the update, set bogus so we'll exit
    if (bar && bar->Update(GetName()))
    {
        pErrMsg->Set(true);
        return false;
    }

    (this->*pDoFunction)(pErrMsg, settings);
    
    for (int i = 0; (!pErrMsg || !pErrMsg->IsBogus()) && i < NumberOfChildren(); i++)
    {
        plMaxNode *pChild = (plMaxNode *)GetChildNode(i);
        pChild->DoAllRecur(pDoFunction, pErrMsg, settings, bar);
    }
    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::ConvertValidate(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    TimeValue   t = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());
    Object *obj = EvalWorldState( t ).obj;
    const char* dbgName = GetName();

    // Always want to recalculate if this object can convert at this point.
    // In general there won't be any cached flag anyway, but in the SceneViewer
    // there can be if we're reconverting.
    hsBool canConvert = CanConvert(true);

    plMaxNodeData thisNodeData;     // Extra data stored for each node

    if (IsTarget())
    {
        plMaxNode* targetNode = ((plMaxNode*)GetLookatNode());
        if (targetNode)
        {
            Object* targObj = targetNode->EvalWorldState( 0 ).obj;
            
            if (targObj && targObj->SuperClassID() == CAMERA_CLASS_ID)
                canConvert = true;
            else
                canConvert = false;
        }
        else
            canConvert = false; 
    }   
    if (canConvert && obj->SuperClassID() == LIGHT_CLASS_ID)
    {
        thisNodeData.SetDrawable(false);
        thisNodeData.SetRunTimeLight(true);
        thisNodeData.SetForceLocal(true);
    }

    if (UserPropExists("Occluder"))
    {
//      thisNodeData.SetDrawable(false);
    }
    if( UserPropExists("PSRunTimeLight") )
        thisNodeData.SetRunTimeLight(true);

    if (GetParticleRelated())
        thisNodeData.SetForceLocal(true);
//  if (UserPropExists("cloth"))
//  {
//      thisNodeData.SetForceLocal(true);
//  }

    // If we want a physicals only world, set everything to not drawable by default.
    if (settings->fPhysicalsOnly)
        thisNodeData.SetDrawable(false);

    // Remember info in MaxNodeData block for later
    thisNodeData.SetCanConvert(canConvert);

    SetMaxNodeData(&thisNodeData);

#define MF_DISABLE_INSTANCING
#ifndef MF_DISABLE_INSTANCING
    // Send this node off to the instance list, to see if we're instanced
    if( CanMakeMesh( obj, pErrMsg, settings ) ) 
    {
        hsTArray<plMaxNode *> nodes;
        UInt32 numInstances = IBuildInstanceList( GetObjectRef(), t, nodes );
        if( numInstances > 1 )
        {
            /// INSTANCED. Make sure to force local on us
            SetForceLocal( true );
            SetInstanced( true );
        }
    }
#endif // MF_DISABLE_INSTANCING

    // If this is for the SceneViewer, turn off the dirty flags so we won't try
    // reconverting this node again.
    if (settings->fSceneViewer)
        SetDirty(kAllDirty, false);

    return canConvert;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::ClearMaxNodeData(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    // The right place to delete the boneMap is really in ~plMaxNodeData, but that class
    // is only allowed to know about stuff in nucleusLib.
    if (GetBoneMap() && GetBoneMap()->fOwner == this)
        delete GetBoneMap();

    if (GetSwappableGeom())
    {
        // Ref and unref it, so it goes away if no one kept it around (i.e. we just
        // looked at the mesh during export for reference, but don't want to keep it.)
        GetSwappableGeom()->GetKey()->RefObject();
        GetSwappableGeom()->GetKey()->UnRefObject();
    }

    SetMaxNodeData( nil );
    return true;
}

#include "plGetLocationDlg.h"

//
// Helper for setting synchedObject options, until we have a GUI
//
#include "plResMgr/plKeyFinder.h"
#include "plMaxCFGFile.h"
#include "plAgeDescription/plAgeDescription.h"
#include "plResMgr/plPageInfo.h"
#include "pnNetCommon/plSDLTypes.h"

void plMaxNode::CheckSynchOptions(plSynchedObject* so)
{
    if (so)
    {
        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // TEMP - remove
        //
        TSTR sdata,sdataList[128];
        int i,num;

        //
        // check for LocalOnly or DontPersist props
        //
        if (gUserPropMgr.UserPropExists(this, "LocalOnly"))
            so->SetLocalOnly(true); // disable net synching and persistence
        else
        if (gUserPropMgr.UserPropExists(this, "DontPersistAny"))    // disable all types of persistence
            so->SetSynchFlagsBit(plSynchedObject::kExcludeAllPersistentState);
        else
        {
            if (gUserPropMgr.GetUserPropStringList(this, "DontPersist", num, sdataList))
            {
                for(i=0;i<num;i++)
                    so->AddToSDLExcludeList(sdataList[i]);  // disable a type of persistence
            }
        }

        //
        // Check for Volatile prop
        //
        if (gUserPropMgr.UserPropExists(this, "VolatileAll"))   // make all sdl types on this object Volatile
            so->SetSynchFlagsBit(plSynchedObject::kAllStateIsVolatile);
        else
        {
            if (gUserPropMgr.GetUserPropStringList(this, "Volatile", num, sdataList))
            {
                for(i=0;i<num;i++)
                    so->AddToSDLVolatileList(sdataList[i]); // make volatile a type of persistence
            }
        }

        bool tempOldOverride = (gUserPropMgr.UserPropExists(this, "OverrideHighLevelSDL") != 0);

        //
        // TEMP - remove
        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        // If this object isn't in a global room, turn off sync flags
        if ((!tempOldOverride && !GetOverrideHighLevelSDL()) && !GetLocation().IsReserved())
        {
            bool isDynSim = GetPhysicalProps()->GetGroup() == plSimDefs::kGroupDynamic;
            bool hasPFC = false;
            int count = NumAttachedComponents();
            for (UInt32 x = 0; x < count; x++)
            {
                plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(x);
                if (comp->ClassID() == Class_ID(0x670d3629, 0x559e4f11))
                {   
                    hasPFC = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (!isDynSim && !hasPFC)
            {   
                so->SetSynchFlagsBit(plSynchedObject::kExcludeAllPersistentState);
            }
            else
            {
                so->AddToSDLExcludeList(kSDLAGMaster);
                so->AddToSDLExcludeList(kSDLResponder);
                so->AddToSDLExcludeList(kSDLLayer);
                so->AddToSDLExcludeList(kSDLSound);
                so->AddToSDLExcludeList(kSDLXRegion);
            }
        }
    }
}

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeSceneObject(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    const char* dbgName = GetName();
    if (!CanConvert()) 
        return false;

    plLocation nodeLoc = GetLocation();//GetLocFromStrings();   // After this we can use GetLocation()
    if (!nodeLoc.IsValid())
    {
        // If we are reconverting, we don't want to bother the user about a room.
        // In most cases, if it doesn't have a room we are in the middle of creating
        // it.  We don't want to pop up a dialog at that point.
        if (settings->fReconvert)
        {
            SetCanConvert(false);
            return false;
        }

        if (!plGetLocationDlg::Instance().GetLocation(this, pErrMsg))
            return false;
        nodeLoc = GetLocation();
    }

    plSceneObject* pso;
    plKey objKey;

    // Handle this as a SceneObject
    pso = TRACKED_NEW plSceneObject;
    objKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(GetName(), pso, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask());

    // Remember info in MaxNodeData block for later
    plMaxNodeData *pDat = GetMaxNodeData();
    pDat->SetKey(objKey);
    pDat->SetSceneObject(pso);

    CheckSynchOptions(pso);
    
    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::PrepareSkin(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    if( !IFindBones(pErrMsg, settings) )
        return false;

    if( !NumBones() )
        return true;

    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < NumBones(); i++ )
    {
        GetBone(i)->SetForceLocal(true);
        GetBone(i)->SetDrawable(false);
    }

    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::IFindBones(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    if( !CanConvert() )
        return false;

    if (UserPropExists("Bone"))
    {
        AddBone(this);
        SetForceLocal(true);
    }

    ISkin* skin = FindSkinModifier();
    if( skin && skin->GetNumBones() )
    {
        char *dbgNodeName = GetName();

        // BoneUpdate
        //SetForceLocal(true);
        int i;
        for( i = 0; i < skin->GetNumBones(); i++ )
        {
            plMaxNode* bone = (plMaxNode*)skin->GetBone(i);
            if( bone )
            {
                if( !bone->CanConvert() || !bone->GetMaxNodeData() )
                {
                    if( pErrMsg->Set(true, GetName(), "Trouble connecting to bone %s - skipping", bone->GetName()).CheckAndAsk() )
                        SetDrawable(false);
                }
                else
                {
                    AddBone(bone);
                    bone->SetForceLocal(true);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                if( pErrMsg->Set(true, GetName(), "Trouble finding bone - skipping").CheckAndAsk() )
                    SetDrawable(false);
            }
        }
    }

    return true;
}

#include "plMaxMeshExtractor.h"
#include "plPhysXCooking.h"
#include "plPhysX/plPXStream.h"
#include "plPhysX/plSimulationMgr.h"
#include "hsSTLStream.h"

hsBool plMaxNode::MakePhysical(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    const char* dbgNodeName = GetName();

    if( !CanConvert() )
        return false;

    if( !GetPhysical() )
        return true;

    plPhysicalProps *physProps = GetPhysicalProps();

    if (!physProps->IsUsed())
        return true;

    //hsStatusMessageF("Making phys for %s", dbgNodeName);

    plSimDefs::Group group = (plSimDefs::Group)physProps->GetGroup();
    plSimDefs::Bounds bounds = (plSimDefs::Bounds)physProps->GetBoundsType();
    float mass = physProps->GetMass();

    plMaxNode *proxyNode = physProps->GetProxyNode();
    if (!proxyNode)
        proxyNode = this;

    // We want to draw solid physicals only.  If it is something avatars bounce off,
    // set it to drawable.
    if (settings->fPhysicalsOnly)
    {
        if (group == plSimDefs::kGroupStatic ||
            group == plSimDefs::kGroupAvatarBlocker ||
            group == plSimDefs::kGroupDynamic)
            proxyNode->SetDrawable(true);
    }

    // If mass is zero and we're animated, set the mass to 1 so it will get a rigid
    // body.  Otherwise PhysX will make assumptions about the physical which will
    // fail when it gets moved.
    if (physProps->GetPhysAnim() && mass == 0.f)
        mass = 1.f;

    TSTR sdata;
    plMaxNode* baseNode = this; 
    while (!baseNode->GetParentNode()->IsRootNode())
        baseNode = (plMaxNode*)baseNode->GetParentNode();
    plKey roomKey = baseNode->GetRoomKey();
    if (!roomKey)
    {
        pErrMsg->Set(true, "Room Processing Error - Physics" "The Room that physics component %s is attached to should have already been\nprocessed.", GetName());
        return false;
    }

    plMaxNode* subworld = physProps->GetSubworld();

    PhysRecipe recipe;
    recipe.mass = mass;
    recipe.friction = physProps->GetFriction();
    recipe.restitution = physProps->GetRestitution();
    recipe.bounds = (plSimDefs::Bounds)physProps->GetBoundsType();
    recipe.group = group;
    recipe.reportsOn = physProps->GetReportGroup();
    recipe.objectKey = GetKey();
    recipe.sceneNode = roomKey;
    recipe.worldKey = subworld ? subworld->GetKey() : nil;

    plMaxMeshExtractor::NeutralMesh mesh;
    plMaxMeshExtractor::Extract(mesh, proxyNode, bounds == plSimDefs::kBoxBounds, this);

    if (subworld)
        recipe.l2s = subworld->GetWorldToLocal44() * mesh.fL2W;
    else
        recipe.l2s = mesh.fL2W;

    switch (bounds)
    {
    case plSimDefs::kBoxBounds:
        {
            hsPoint3 minV(FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX), maxV(-FLT_MAX, -FLT_MAX, -FLT_MAX);
            for (int i = 0; i < mesh.fNumVerts; i++)
            {
                minV.fX = hsMinimum(mesh.fVerts[i].fX, minV.fX);
                minV.fY = hsMinimum(mesh.fVerts[i].fY, minV.fY);
                minV.fZ = hsMinimum(mesh.fVerts[i].fZ, minV.fZ);
                maxV.fX = hsMaximum(mesh.fVerts[i].fX, maxV.fX);
                maxV.fY = hsMaximum(mesh.fVerts[i].fY, maxV.fY);
                maxV.fZ = hsMaximum(mesh.fVerts[i].fZ, maxV.fZ);
            }
            hsPoint3 width = maxV - minV;
            recipe.bDimensions = width / 2;
            recipe.bOffset = minV + (width / 2.f);
        }
        break;
    case plSimDefs::kProxyBounds:
    case plSimDefs::kExplicitBounds:
        {
            // if this is a detector then try to convert to a convex hull first... if that doesn't succeed then do it as an exact
            if ( group == plSimDefs::kGroupDetector )
            {
                // try converting to a convex hull mesh
                recipe.meshStream = plPhysXCooking::CookHull(mesh.fNumVerts, mesh.fVerts,false);
                if (recipe.meshStream)
                {
                    plPXStream pxs(recipe.meshStream);
                    recipe.convexMesh = plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createConvexMesh(pxs);
                    recipe.bounds = plSimDefs::kHullBounds;
                    // then test to see if the original mesh was convex (unless they said to skip 'em)
#ifdef WARNINGS_ON_CONCAVE_PHYSX_WORKAROUND
                    if ( !plPhysXCooking::fSkipErrors )
                    {
                        if ( !plPhysXCooking::TestIfConvex(recipe.convexMesh, mesh.fNumVerts, mesh.fVerts) )
                        {
                            int retStatus = pErrMsg->Set(true, "Physics Warning: PhysX workaround", "Detector region that is marked as exact and is concave but switching to convex hull for PhysX: %s", GetName()).CheckAskOrCancel();
                            pErrMsg->Set();
                            if ( retStatus == 1 )  // cancel?
                                plPhysXCooking::fSkipErrors = true;
                        }
                    }
#endif  // WARNINGS_ON_CONCAVE_PHYSX_WORKAROUND
                }
                if (!recipe.meshStream)
                {
                    if ( !pErrMsg->Set(true, "Physics Warning", "Detector region exact failed to be made a Hull, trying trimesh: %s", GetName()).Show() )
                        pErrMsg->Set();
                    recipe.meshStream = plPhysXCooking::CookTrimesh(mesh.fNumVerts, mesh.fVerts, mesh.fNumFaces, mesh.fFaces);
                    if (!recipe.meshStream)
                    {
                        pErrMsg->Set(true, "Physics Error", "Trimesh creation failed for physical %s", GetName()).Show();
                        return false;
                    }
                    plPXStream pxs(recipe.meshStream);
                    recipe.triMesh = plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createTriangleMesh(pxs);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                recipe.meshStream = plPhysXCooking::CookTrimesh(mesh.fNumVerts, mesh.fVerts, mesh.fNumFaces, mesh.fFaces);
                if (!recipe.meshStream)
                {
                    pErrMsg->Set(true, "Physics Error", "Trimesh creation failed for physical %s", GetName()).Show();
                    return false;
                }
                plPXStream pxs(recipe.meshStream);
                recipe.triMesh = plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createTriangleMesh(pxs);
            }
        }
        break;
    case plSimDefs::kSphereBounds:
        {
            hsPoint3 minV(FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX), maxV(-FLT_MAX, -FLT_MAX, -FLT_MAX);
            for (int i = 0; i < mesh.fNumVerts; i++)
            {
                minV.fX = hsMinimum(mesh.fVerts[i].fX, minV.fX);
                minV.fY = hsMinimum(mesh.fVerts[i].fY, minV.fY);
                minV.fZ = hsMinimum(mesh.fVerts[i].fZ, minV.fZ);
                maxV.fX = hsMaximum(mesh.fVerts[i].fX, maxV.fX);
                maxV.fY = hsMaximum(mesh.fVerts[i].fY, maxV.fY);
                maxV.fZ = hsMaximum(mesh.fVerts[i].fZ, maxV.fZ);
            }
            hsPoint3 width = maxV - minV;
            recipe.radius = hsMaximum(width.fX, hsMaximum(width.fY, width.fZ));
            recipe.radius /= 2.f;
            recipe.offset = minV + (width / 2.f);
        }
        break;
    case plSimDefs::kHullBounds:
        {
            
            
            
            if ( group == plSimDefs::kGroupDynamic )
            {
                
                            
                recipe.meshStream = plPhysXCooking::IMakePolytope(mesh);
                
                
                if (!recipe.meshStream)
                {
                    pErrMsg->Set(true, "Physics Error", "polyTope-convexhull failed for physical %s", GetName()).Show();
                    return false;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                recipe.meshStream = plPhysXCooking::CookHull(mesh.fNumVerts, mesh.fVerts,false);
                if(!recipe.meshStream)
                {
                    pErrMsg->Set(true, "Physics Error", "Convex hull creation failed for physical %s", GetName()).Show();
                    return false;
                }
            }
            plPXStream pxs(recipe.meshStream);
            recipe.convexMesh = plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createConvexMesh(pxs);
        }
        break;
    }

    delete [] mesh.fFaces;
    delete [] mesh.fVerts;

    //
    // Create the physical
    //
    plPXPhysical* physical = TRACKED_NEW plPXPhysical;

    // add the object to the resource manager, keyed to the new name
    plLocation nodeLoc = GetKey()->GetUoid().GetLocation();
    const char *objName = GetKey()->GetName();
    plKey physKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(objName, physical, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask());

    if (!physical->Init(recipe))
    {
        pErrMsg->Set(true, "Physics Error", "Physical creation failed for object %s", GetName()).Show();
        physKey->RefObject();
        physKey->UnRefObject();
        return false;
    }

    physical->SetProperty(plSimulationInterface::kPinned, physProps->GetPinned());
    physical->SetProperty(plSimulationInterface::kPhysAnim, physProps->GetPhysAnim());
    physical->SetProperty(plSimulationInterface::kNoSynchronize, (physProps->GetNoSynchronize() != 0));
    physical->SetProperty(plSimulationInterface::kStartInactive, (physProps->GetStartInactive() != 0));
    physical->SetProperty(plSimulationInterface::kAvAnimPushable, (physProps->GetAvAnimPushable() != 0));

    if(physProps->GetLOSBlockCamera())
        physical->AddLOSDB(plSimDefs::kLOSDBCameraBlockers);
    if(physProps->GetLOSBlockUI())
        physical->AddLOSDB(plSimDefs::kLOSDBUIBlockers);
    if(physProps->GetLOSBlockCustom())
        physical->AddLOSDB(plSimDefs::kLOSDBCustom);
    if(physProps->GetLOSUIItem())
        physical->AddLOSDB(plSimDefs::kLOSDBUIItems);
    if(physProps->GetLOSShootable())
        physical->AddLOSDB(plSimDefs::kLOSDBShootableItems);
    if(physProps->GetLOSAvatarWalkable())
        physical->AddLOSDB(plSimDefs::kLOSDBAvatarWalkable);
    if(physProps->GetLOSSwimRegion())
        physical->AddLOSDB(plSimDefs::kLOSDBSwimRegion);
    
    plSimulationInterface* si = TRACKED_NEW plSimulationInterface;
    plKey pSiKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(objName, si, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask());

    // link the simulation interface to the scene object
    hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(pSiKey, TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, 0, plObjRefMsg::kInterface), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);

    // add the physical to the simulation interface
    hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(physKey , TRACKED_NEW plIntRefMsg(pSiKey, plRefMsg::kOnCreate, 0, plIntRefMsg::kPhysical), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);

    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeController(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    if (!CanConvert()) 
        return false;

    hsBool forceLocal = hsControlConverter::Instance().ForceLocal(this);
        // Rember the force Local setting
    hsBool CurrForceLocal = GetForceLocal();                    // dont want to clobber it with false if componentPass made it true
    forceLocal = (CurrForceLocal || forceLocal) ? true : false;     // if it was set before, or is true now, make it true... 
    SetForceLocal(forceLocal);

    if( IsTMAnimated() && (!GetParentNode()->IsRootNode()) )
    {
        ((plMaxNode*)GetParentNode())->SetForceLocal(true);
    }

    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeCoordinateInterface(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    const char* dbgNodeName = GetName();
    if (!CanConvert()) 
        return false;
    plCoordinateInterface* ci = nil;

    hsBool forceLocal = GetForceLocal();

    hsBool needCI = (!GetParentNode()->IsRootNode())
        || NumberOfChildren()
        || forceLocal;
    // If we have a transform, set up a coordinateinterface
    if( needCI )
    {
        hsMatrix44 loc2Par = GetLocalToParent44();
        hsMatrix44 par2Loc = GetParentToLocal44();
        if( GetFilterInherit() )
            ci = TRACKED_NEW plFilterCoordInterface;
        else
            ci = TRACKED_NEW plCoordinateInterface;
        //-------------------------
        // Get data from Node, then its key, then its name
        //-------------------------
        plKey pNodeKey = GetKey();
        hsAssert(pNodeKey, "Missing key for this Object");
        const char *pName = pNodeKey->GetName();
        plLocation nodeLoc = GetLocation();

        plKey pCiKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(pName, ci,nodeLoc, GetLoadMask());
        ci->SetLocalToParent(loc2Par, par2Loc);

        hsBool usesPhysics = GetPhysicalProps()->IsUsed();
        ci->SetProperty(plCoordinateInterface::kCanEverDelayTransform, !usesPhysics);
        ci->SetProperty(plCoordinateInterface::kDelayedTransformEval, !usesPhysics);

        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(pCiKey, TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(pNodeKey, plRefMsg::kOnCreate, 0, plObjRefMsg::kInterface), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);
    }
    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeModifiers(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    if (!CanConvert()) 
        return false;
    
    hsBool forceLocal = GetForceLocal();
    const char *dbgNodeName = GetName();

    hsBool addMods = (!GetParentNode()->IsRootNode())
        || forceLocal;

    if (addMods)
    {
    // create / add modifiers

        // mf horse hack testing ViewFace which is already obsolete
        if ( UserPropExists("ViewFacing") )
        {
            plViewFaceModifier* pMod = TRACKED_NEW plViewFaceModifier;
            if( UserPropExists("VFPivotFavorY") )
                pMod->SetFlag(plViewFaceModifier::kPivotFavorY);
            else if( UserPropExists("VFPivotY") )
                pMod->SetFlag(plViewFaceModifier::kPivotY);
            else if( UserPropExists("VFPivotTumble") )
                pMod->SetFlag(plViewFaceModifier::kPivotTumble);
            else
                pMod->SetFlag(plViewFaceModifier::kPivotFace);
            if( UserPropExists("VFScale") )
            {
                pMod->SetFlag(plViewFaceModifier::kScale);
                TSTR sdata;
                GetUserPropString("VFScale",sdata);
                hsStringTokenizer toker;
                toker.Reset(sdata, hsConverterUtils::fTagSeps);
                int nGot = 0;
                char* token;
                hsVector3 scale;
                scale.Set(1.f,1.f,1.f);
                while( (nGot < 3) && (token = toker.next()) )
                {
                    switch( nGot )
                    {
                    case 0:
                        scale.fZ = hsScalar(atof(token));
                        break;
                    case 1:
                        scale.fX = scale.fZ;
                        scale.fY = hsScalar(atof(token));
                        scale.fZ = 1.f;
                        break;
                    case 2:
                        scale.fZ = hsScalar(atof(token));
                        break;
                    }
                    nGot++;
                }
                pMod->SetScale(scale);
            }
            AddModifier(pMod, GetName());
        }
    }
    return true;

}

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeParentOrRoomConnection(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    if (!CanConvert()) 
        return false;

    char *dbgNodeName = GetName();
    plSceneObject *pso = GetSceneObject();
    if( !GetParentNode()->IsRootNode() )
    {
        plKey parKey = GetParentKey();
        plCoordinateInterface* ci = const_cast <plCoordinateInterface*> (pso->GetCoordinateInterface());
        hsAssert(ci,"Missing CI");


        plIntRefMsg* msg = TRACKED_NEW plIntRefMsg(parKey, plRefMsg::kOnCreate, -1, plIntRefMsg::kChildObject);
        msg->SetRef(pso);
        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(msg, plRefFlags::kPassiveRef);
    }

    hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(pso->GetKey(), TRACKED_NEW plNodeRefMsg(GetRoomKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, -1, plNodeRefMsg::kObject), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);
    return true;
}

void plMaxNode::IWipeBranchDrawable(hsBool b)
{
    SetDrawable(b);
    for (int i = 0; i < NumberOfChildren(); i++)
    {
        plMaxNode *pChild = (plMaxNode *)GetChildNode(i);
        pChild->IWipeBranchDrawable(b);
    }
}

//// CanMakeMesh /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Returns true if MakeMesh() on this node will result in spans being stored
//  on a drawable. Takes in the object pointer to avoid having to do redundant
//  work to get it.
//  9.25.2001 mcn - Made public so components can figure out if this node is
//  meshable.

hsBool  plMaxNode::CanMakeMesh( Object *obj, plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings )
{
    if( obj == nil )
        return false;

    if( UserPropExists( "Plasma2_Camera" ) )
        return false;

    if( !GetSwappableGeom() && !GetDrawable() )
        return false;

    if( GetParticleRelated() )
        return false;
    
    if( obj->CanConvertToType( triObjectClassID ) )
        return true;

    return false;
}

void ITestAdjacencyRecur(const hsTArray<int>* vertList, int iVert, hsBitVector& adjVerts)
{
    adjVerts.SetBit(iVert);

    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < vertList[iVert].GetCount(); i++ )
    {
        if( !adjVerts.IsBitSet(vertList[iVert][i]) )
        {
            ITestAdjacencyRecur(vertList, vertList[iVert][i], adjVerts);
        }
    }
}

hsBool ITestAdjacency(const hsTArray<int>* vertList, int numVerts)
{
    hsBitVector adjVerts;
    ITestAdjacencyRecur(vertList, 0, adjVerts);

    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < numVerts; i++ )
    {
        if( !adjVerts.IsBitSet(i) )
            return false;
    }
    return true;
}

int IsGeoSpanConvexExhaust(const plGeometrySpan* span)
{
    // Brute force, check every point against every face

    UInt16* idx = span->fIndexData;
    int numFaces = span->fNumIndices / 3;

    UInt32 stride = span->GetVertexSize(span->fFormat);

    UInt8* vertData = span->fVertexData;
    int numVerts = span->fNumVerts;

    hsBool someIn = false;
    hsBool someOut = false;

    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < numFaces; i++ )
    {
        // compute norm and dist for face
        hsPoint3* pos[3];
        pos[0] = (hsPoint3*)(vertData + idx[0] * stride);
        pos[1] = (hsPoint3*)(vertData + idx[1] * stride);
        pos[2] = (hsPoint3*)(vertData + idx[2] * stride);

        hsVector3 edge01(pos[1], pos[0]);
        hsVector3 edge02(pos[2], pos[0]);

        hsVector3 faceNorm = edge01 % edge02;
        hsFastMath::NormalizeAppr(faceNorm);
        hsScalar faceDist = faceNorm.InnerProduct(pos[0]);

        int j;
        for( j = 0; j < numVerts; j++ )
        {
            hsPoint3* p = (hsPoint3*)(vertData + idx[0] * stride);


            hsScalar dist = p->InnerProduct(faceNorm) - faceDist;

            const hsScalar kSmall = 1.e-3f;
            if( dist < -kSmall )
                someIn = true;
            else if( dist > kSmall )
                someOut = true;

            if( someIn && someOut )
                return false;
        }

        idx += 3;
    }
    return true;
}

int IsGeoSpanConvex(plMaxNode* node, const plGeometrySpan* span)
{
    static int skipTest = false;
    if( skipTest )
        return 0;

    // May not be now, but could become.
    if( span->fFormat & plGeometrySpan::kSkinWeightMask )
        return 0;

    // May not be now, but could become.
    if( node->GetConcave() || node->UserPropExists("XXXWaterColor") )
        return 0;

    if( span->fMaterial && span->fMaterial->GetLayer(0) && (span->fMaterial->GetLayer(0)->GetMiscFlags() & hsGMatState::kMiscTwoSided) )
        return 0;

    int numVerts = span->fNumVerts;
    if( !numVerts )
        return 0;

    int numFaces = span->fNumIndices / 3;
    if( !numFaces )
        return 0;

    const int kSmallNumFaces = 20;
    if( numFaces <= kSmallNumFaces )
        return IsGeoSpanConvexExhaust(span);

    hsTArray<int>*  vertList = TRACKED_NEW hsTArray<int> [numVerts];

    hsTArray<hsVector3>* normList = TRACKED_NEW hsTArray<hsVector3> [numVerts];
    hsTArray<hsScalar>* distList = TRACKED_NEW hsTArray<hsScalar> [numVerts];

    UInt16* idx = span->fIndexData;

    UInt32 stride = span->GetVertexSize(span->fFormat);

    UInt8* vertData = span->fVertexData;

    // For each face
    int iFace;
    for( iFace = 0; iFace < numFaces; iFace++ )
    {
        // compute norm and dist for face
        hsPoint3* pos[3];
        pos[0] = (hsPoint3*)(vertData + idx[0] * stride);
        pos[1] = (hsPoint3*)(vertData + idx[1] * stride);
        pos[2] = (hsPoint3*)(vertData + idx[2] * stride);

        hsVector3 edge01(pos[1], pos[0]);
        hsVector3 edge02(pos[2], pos[0]);

        hsVector3 faceNorm = edge01 % edge02;
        hsFastMath::NormalizeAppr(faceNorm);
        hsScalar faceDist = faceNorm.InnerProduct(pos[0]);


        // For each vert
        int iVtx;
        for( iVtx = 0; iVtx < 3; iVtx++ )
        {
            int jVtx;
            for( jVtx = 0; jVtx < 3; jVtx++ )
            {
                if( iVtx != jVtx )
                {
                    // if idx[jVtx] not in list vertList[idx[iVtx]], add it
                    if( vertList[idx[iVtx]].kMissingIndex == vertList[idx[iVtx]].Find(idx[jVtx]) )
                        vertList[idx[iVtx]].Append(idx[jVtx]);
                }
            }
            normList[idx[iVtx]].Append(faceNorm);
            distList[idx[iVtx]].Append(faceDist);

        }
        idx += 3;
    }

    hsBool someIn = false;
    hsBool someOut = false;
    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < numVerts; i++ )
    {
        int k;
        for( k = 0; k < normList[i].GetCount(); k++ )
        {
            int j;
            for( j = 0; j < vertList[i].GetCount(); j++ )
            {
                hsPoint3* pos = (hsPoint3*)(vertData + vertList[i][j] * stride);
                hsScalar dist = pos->InnerProduct(normList[i][k]) - distList[i][k];

                const hsScalar kSmall = 1.e-3f;
                if( dist < -kSmall )
                    someIn = true;
                else if( dist > kSmall )
                    someOut = true;

                if( someIn && someOut )
                    goto cleanUp;
            }
        }
    }
    
    if( !ITestAdjacency(vertList, numVerts) )
        someIn = someOut = true;

cleanUp:
    delete [] vertList;
    delete [] normList;
    delete [] distList;

    if( someIn && someOut )
        return 0;

    return someIn ? -1 : 1;
}

// Returns nil if there isn't a sceneobject and a drawinterface.
plDrawInterface* plMaxNode::GetDrawInterface()
{
    plDrawInterface* di = nil;
    plSceneObject* obj = GetSceneObject();
    if( obj )
    {
        di = obj->GetVolatileDrawInterface();
    }
    return di;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeMesh(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *>  spanArray;
    plDrawInterface             *newDI = nil;

    hsBool      gotMade = false;
    hsBool      haveAddedToSceneNode = false;
    hsGMesh     *myMesh = nil;
    UInt32      i, triMeshIndex = (UInt32)-1;
    const char  *dbgNodeName = GetName();
    TSTR sdata;
    hsStringTokenizer toker;
    plLocation nodeLoc = GetLocation();
    
    if (!GetSwappableGeom())
    {
        if (!CanConvert()) 
            return false;

        if( UserPropExists( "Plasma2_Camera" ) || !GetDrawable()  )
        {
            SetMesh( nil );
            return true;
        }
    }
    
    if( GetSwappableGeomTarget() != (UInt32)-1)
    {
        // This node has no geometry on export, but will have some added at runtime,
        // so it needs a special drawInterface

        plInstanceDrawInterface *newDI = TRACKED_NEW plInstanceDrawInterface;
        newDI->fTargetID = GetSwappableGeomTarget();
        plKey pDiKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey( GetKey()->GetName(), newDI, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask() );
        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(pDiKey, TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, 0, plObjRefMsg::kInterface), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);

        plSwapSpansRefMsg *sMsg = TRACKED_NEW plSwapSpansRefMsg(pDiKey, plRefMsg::kOnCreate, -1, -1);
        plDrawableSpans *drawable = IGetSceneNodeSpans(IGetDrawableSceneNode(pErrMsg), true, true);
        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(drawable->GetKey(), sMsg, plRefFlags::kActiveRef);

        return true;
    }

    if( GetInstanced() )
    {
        hsTArray<plMaxNode *>   nodes;
        TimeValue   t = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());
        UInt32      numInstances = IBuildInstanceList( GetObjectRef(), t, nodes, true );

        /// Instanced, find an iNode in the list that's been converted already
        for( i = 0; i < numInstances; i++ )
        {
            if( nodes[ i ]->GetSceneObject() && nodes[ i ]->GetSceneObject()->GetDrawInterface() )
            {
                /// Found it!
                if( !IMakeInstanceSpans( nodes[ i ], spanArray, pErrMsg, settings ) )
                    return false;

                gotMade = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        /// If we didn't find anything, nothing's got converted yet, so convert the first one
        /// like normal
    }

    // This has the side effect of calling SetMovable(true) if it should be and
    // isn't already. So it needs to be before we make the mesh (and material).
    // (Really, whatever makes it movable should do so then, but that has the potential
    // to break other stuff, which I don't want to do 2 weeks before we ship).
    hsBool movable = IsMovable();

    if( !gotMade )
    {
        if( !plMeshConverter::Instance().CreateSpans( this, spanArray, !settings->fDoPreshade ) )
            return false;
    }
    if( !spanArray.GetCount() )
        return true;

    for( i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++ )
        spanArray[i]->fMaxOwner = GetKey()->GetName();

    UInt32 shadeFlags = 0;
    if( GetNoPreShade() )
        shadeFlags |= plGeometrySpan::kPropNoPreShade;
    if( GetRunTimeLight() )
        shadeFlags |= plGeometrySpan::kPropRunTimeLight;
    if( GetNoShadow() )
        shadeFlags |= plGeometrySpan::kPropNoShadow;
    if( GetForceShadow() || GetAvatarSO() )
        shadeFlags |= plGeometrySpan::kPropForceShadow;
    if( GetReverseSort() )
        shadeFlags |= plGeometrySpan::kPropReverseSort;
    if( GetForceVisLOS() )
        shadeFlags |= plGeometrySpan::kVisLOS;
    if( shadeFlags )
    {
        for( i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++ )
            spanArray[ i ]->fProps |= shadeFlags;
    }

    hsBool DecalMat = false;
    hsBool NonDecalMat = false;
        
    for (i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++)
    {
        if (spanArray[i]->fMaterial->IsDecal())
            DecalMat = true;
        else
            NonDecalMat = true;                 
    }
    if (!(DecalMat ^ NonDecalMat))
    {
        for( i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++ )
            spanArray[ i ]->ClearBuffers();

        if (pErrMsg->Set((plConvert::Instance().fWarned & plConvert::kWarnedDecalAndNonDecal) == 0, GetName(), 
            "This node has both regular and decal materials, and thus will be ignored.").CheckAskOrCancel())
        {
            plConvert::Instance().fWarned |= plConvert::kWarnedDecalAndNonDecal;
        }
        pErrMsg->Set(false);

        return false;
    }

    hsBool isDecal = IsLegalDecal(false); // Don't complain about the parent

    /// Get some stuff
    hsBool forceLocal = GetForceLocal();

    hsMatrix44 l2w = GetLocalToWorld44();
    hsMatrix44 w2l = GetWorldToLocal44();

    /// 4.17.2001 mcn - TEMP HACK to test fog by adding a key to a bogus fogEnviron object to ALL spans
/*      plFogEnvironment    *myFog = nil;
    plKey               myFogKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->FindExportAlias( "HACK_FOG", plFogEnvironment::Index() );   
    if( myFogKey != nil )
        myFog = plFogEnvironment::ConvertNoRef( myFogKey->GetObjectPtr() );
    else
    {
        hsColorRGBA     color;
        color.Set( 0.5, 0.5, 1, 1 );

        // Exp fog
        myFog = TRACKED_NEW plFogEnvironment( plFogEnvironment::kExpFog, 700.f, 1.f, color );
        myFogKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey( "HACK_FOG", myFog, nodeLoc );
        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddExportAlias( "HACK_FOG", plFogEnvironment::Index(), myFogKey );
    }

    for( int j = 0; j < spanArray.GetCount(); j++ )
    {
        spanArray[ j ].fFogEnviron = myFog;
    }
*/      /// 4.17.2001 mcn - TEMP HACK end


    plDrawable* drawable = nil;
    plSceneNode* tmpNode = nil;

    /// Find the ice to add it to

    if (GetSwappableGeom()) // We just want to make a geo span, not actually add it to a drawable(interface)
    {
        plMaxNode *drawableSource = (plMaxNode *)(GetParentNode()->IsRootNode() ? this : GetParentNode());
        plSceneNode *tmpNode = drawableSource->IGetDrawableSceneNode(pErrMsg);

        plDrawableSpans *drawable = IGetSceneNodeSpans(tmpNode, true, true);
        ISetupBones(drawable, spanArray, l2w, w2l, pErrMsg, settings);

        hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *> *swapSpans = &GetSwappableGeom()->fSpans;
        for (i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++)
            swapSpans->Append(spanArray.Get(i));

        char tmpName[256];
        sprintf(tmpName, "%s_SMsh", GetName());
        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(tmpName, GetSwappableGeom(), GetLocation(), GetLoadMask());
                
        return true;
    }

    plMaxNode *nonDecalParent = this;
    if( GetRoomKey() )
    {
        tmpNode = plSceneNode::ConvertNoRef( GetRoomKey()->GetObjectPtr() );

        if (isDecal) // If we're a decal, we just want to use our parent's drawable
        {   
            plMaxNode *parent = (plMaxNode *)GetParentNode();
                            
            SetDecalLevel(parent->GetDecalLevel() + 1);
            for( i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++ )
                spanArray[ i ]->fDecalLevel = GetDecalLevel();
        }

        {
            /// Make a new drawInterface (will assign stuff to it later)
            newDI = TRACKED_NEW plDrawInterface;
            plKey pDiKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey( GetKey()->GetName(), newDI, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask() );
            hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(pDiKey, TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, 0, plObjRefMsg::kInterface), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);

            /// Attach the processed spans to the DI (through drawables)
            IAssignSpansToDrawables( spanArray, newDI, pErrMsg, settings );
        }
    }

    return true;
}

plSceneNode *plMaxNode::IGetDrawableSceneNode(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg)
{
    plSceneNode *sn = nil;

    sn = plSceneNode::ConvertNoRef( GetRoomKey()->GetObjectPtr() );

    return sn;
}

//// IAssignSpansToDrawables /////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Given a span array, adds it to the node's drawables, creating them if
//  necessary. Then it takes the resulting indices and drawable pointers
//  and assigns them to the given drawInterface.

void    plMaxNode::IAssignSpansToDrawables( hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *> &spanArray, plDrawInterface *di,
                                            plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings )
{
    hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *>  opaqueArray, blendingArray, sortingArray;
    plDrawableSpans             *oSpans = nil, *bSpans = nil, *sSpans = nil;

    int         sCount, oCount, bCount, i;
    plSceneNode *tmpNode = nil;
    hsMatrix44  l2w = GetLocalToWorld44();
    hsMatrix44  w2l = GetWorldToLocal44();
    UInt32      oIndex = (UInt32)-1, bIndex = (UInt32)-1, sIndex = UInt32(-1);

    tmpNode = IGetDrawableSceneNode(pErrMsg);
/*
    /// Get sceneNode. If we're itinerant and not the parent node, this won't just
    /// be GetRoomKey()->GetObjectPtr()....
    if( GetItinerant() && !GetParentNode()->IsRootNode() )
    {
        /// Step up to the top of the chain
        plMaxNode *baseNode = this;
        while( !baseNode->GetParentNode()->IsRootNode() )
            baseNode = (plMaxNode *)baseNode->GetParentNode();

        if( baseNode->GetItinerant() )
            tmpNode = plSceneNode::ConvertNoRef( baseNode->GetRoomKey()->GetObjectPtr() );
        else
        {
            tmpNode = plSceneNode::ConvertNoRef( GetRoomKey()->GetObjectPtr() );

            /// Warn, since we should only be itinerant if our parent is as well
            pErrMsg->Set( true, "Warning", "Itinerant flag in child '%s' of non-itinerant tree. This should never happen. You should inform a programmer...", GetName() ).Show();
        }       
    }
    else
        tmpNode = plSceneNode::ConvertNoRef( GetRoomKey()->GetObjectPtr() );
*/

    hsBitVector convexBits;
    /// Separate the array into two arrays, one opaque and one blending
    for( sCount = 0, oCount = 0, bCount = 0, i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++ )
    {
        if( spanArray[ i ]->fProps & plGeometrySpan::kRequiresBlending )
        {
            hsBool needFaceSort = !GetNoFaceSort() && !IsGeoSpanConvex(this, spanArray[i]);
            if( needFaceSort )
            {
                sCount++;
            }
            else
            {
                convexBits.SetBit(i);
                bCount++;
            }
        }
        else
            oCount++;
    }

    // Done this way, since expanding an hsTArray has the nasty side effect of just copying data, which we don't
    // want when we have memory pointers...
    opaqueArray.SetCount( oCount );
    blendingArray.SetCount( bCount );
    sortingArray.SetCount( sCount );
    for( sCount = 0, oCount = 0, bCount = 0, i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++ )
    {
        if( spanArray[ i ]->fProps & plGeometrySpan::kRequiresBlending )
        {
            if( convexBits.IsBitSet(i) )
                blendingArray[ bCount++ ] = spanArray[ i ];
            else
                sortingArray [ sCount++ ] = spanArray[ i ];
        }
        else
            opaqueArray[ oCount++ ] = spanArray[ i ];
    }

    /// Get some drawable pointers
    if( opaqueArray.GetCount() > 0 )
        oSpans = plDrawableSpans::ConvertNoRef( IGetSceneNodeSpans( tmpNode, false ) );
    if( blendingArray.GetCount() > 0 )
        bSpans = plDrawableSpans::ConvertNoRef( IGetSceneNodeSpans( tmpNode, true, false ) );
    if( sortingArray.GetCount() > 0 )
        sSpans = plDrawableSpans::ConvertNoRef( IGetSceneNodeSpans( tmpNode, true, true ) );

    if( oSpans != nil )
        IAssignSpan( oSpans, opaqueArray, oIndex, l2w, w2l, pErrMsg, settings );
    if( bSpans != nil )
        IAssignSpan( bSpans, blendingArray, bIndex, l2w, w2l, pErrMsg, settings );
    if( sSpans )
        IAssignSpan( sSpans, sortingArray, sIndex, l2w, w2l, pErrMsg, settings );

    /// Now assign to the interface
    if( oSpans )
    {
        UInt8 iDraw = di->GetNumDrawables();
        di->SetDrawable( iDraw, oSpans );
        di->SetDrawableMeshIndex( iDraw, oIndex );
    }

    if( bSpans )
    {
        UInt8 iDraw = di->GetNumDrawables();
        di->SetDrawable( iDraw, bSpans );
        di->SetDrawableMeshIndex( iDraw, bIndex );
    }

    if( sSpans )
    {
        UInt8 iDraw = di->GetNumDrawables();
        di->SetDrawable( iDraw, sSpans );
        di->SetDrawableMeshIndex( iDraw, sIndex );
    }

}

//// IAssignSpan /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Small utility function for IAssignSpansToDrawables, just does some of
//  the low-down work that's identical for each drawable/spans/etc.

void    plMaxNode::IAssignSpan( plDrawableSpans *drawable, hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *> &spanArray, UInt32 &index,
                                hsMatrix44 &l2w, hsMatrix44 &w2l,
                                plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings )
{
    if( NumBones() )
        ISetupBones( drawable, spanArray, l2w, w2l, pErrMsg, settings );

    // Assign spans to the drawables, plus set the volatile flag on the 
    // drawables for the SceneViewer, just in case it hasn't been set yet
    if( settings->fSceneViewer )
    {
        drawable->SetNativeProperty( plDrawable::kPropVolatile, true );
        index = drawable->AppendDISpans( spanArray, index, false );
    }
    else
        index = drawable->AddDISpans( spanArray, index );

    if( GetItinerant() )
        drawable->SetNativeProperty(plDrawable::kPropCharacter, true);
}

// Tiny helper for the function below
void SetSpansBoneInfo(hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *> &spanArray, UInt32 baseMatrix, UInt32 numMatrices)
{
    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++ )
    {
        spanArray[ i ]->fBaseMatrix = baseMatrix;
        spanArray[ i ]->fNumMatrices = numMatrices;
    }
}

//// ISetupBones /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Adds the given bones to the given drawable, then sets up the given spans
//  with the right indices and sets the initial bone positions.
void    plMaxNode::ISetupBones(plDrawableSpans *drawable, hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *> &spanArray,
                                hsMatrix44 &l2w, hsMatrix44 &w2l,
                                plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    const char* dbgNodeName = GetName();

    if( !NumBones() )
        return;

    plMaxBoneMap *boneMap = GetBoneMap();
    if (boneMap && boneMap->GetBaseMatrixIndex(drawable) != (UInt32)-1)
    {
        SetSpansBoneInfo(spanArray, boneMap->GetBaseMatrixIndex(drawable), boneMap->fNumBones);
        return;
    }
    
    int baseMatrix, i;

    UInt8 numBones = (boneMap ? boneMap->fNumBones : NumBones()) + 1;
    plMaxNodeBase **boneArray = TRACKED_NEW plMaxNodeBase*[numBones];

    if (boneMap)
        boneMap->FillBoneArray(boneArray);
    else
    {
        for (i = 0; i < NumBones(); i++)
        {
            boneArray[i] = GetBone(i);
        }
    }

    hsTArray<hsMatrix44>    initialB2W;
    hsTArray<hsMatrix44>    initialW2B;
    initialB2W.SetCount(numBones);
    initialW2B.SetCount(numBones);

    hsTArray<hsMatrix44>    initialL2B;
    hsTArray<hsMatrix44>    initialB2L;
    initialL2B.SetCount(numBones);
    initialB2L.SetCount(numBones);

    initialB2W[0].Reset();
    initialW2B[0].Reset();

    initialL2B[0].Reset();
    initialB2L[0].Reset();

    for( i = 1; i < numBones; i++ )
    {
        hsMatrix44 b2w;
        hsMatrix44 w2b;
        hsMatrix44 l2b;
        hsMatrix44 b2l;

        plMaxNodeBase *bone = boneArray[i-1];
        const char* dbgBoneName = bone->GetName();

        Matrix3 localTM = bone->GetNodeTM(TimeValue(0));

        b2w = Matrix3ToMatrix44(localTM);
        b2w.GetInverse(&w2b);

        l2b = w2b * l2w;
        b2l = w2l * b2w;

        initialB2W[i] = b2w;
        initialW2B[i] = w2b;

        initialL2B[i] = l2b;
        initialB2L[i] = b2l;
    }

    // First, see if the bones are already set up appropriately.
    // Appropriately means:
    // a) Associated with the correct drawable (maybe others too, we don't care).
    // b) InitialBone transforms match. If we (or another user of the same bone)
    //      are force localed, Our InitialBone won't match, because it also includes
    //      our transform as well as the bone's. If we've been flattened into world
    //      space, our transform is ident and we can share. This is the normal case
    //      in scene boning. So InitialBones have to match in count and matrix value.
    baseMatrix = drawable->FindBoneBaseMatrix(initialL2B, GetSwappableGeom() != nil);
    if( baseMatrix != UInt32(-1) )
    {
        SetSpansBoneInfo(spanArray, baseMatrix, numBones);
        delete [] boneArray;
        return;
    }
    
    baseMatrix = drawable->AppendDIMatrixSpans(numBones);
    SetSpansBoneInfo(spanArray, baseMatrix, numBones);
    if (boneMap)
        boneMap->SetBaseMatrixIndex(drawable, baseMatrix);

    for( i = 1; i < numBones; i++ )
    {
        plMaxNodeBase *bone = boneArray[i-1];
        plSceneObject* obj = bone->GetSceneObject();
        const char  *dbgBoneName = bone->GetName();

        // Pick which drawable to point the DI to
        UInt8 iDraw = 0;

        /// Now create the actual bone DI, or grab it if it's already created
        plDrawInterface *di = obj->GetVolatileDrawInterface();
        if( di )
        {
            for( iDraw = 0; iDraw < di->GetNumDrawables(); iDraw++ )
            {
                if( di->GetDrawable(iDraw) == drawable )
                    break;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            plLocation nodeLoc = bone->GetLocation();
            di = TRACKED_NEW plDrawInterface;
            plKey diKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(GetKey()->GetName(), di, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask());
            hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(diKey, TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(obj->GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, 0, plObjRefMsg::kInterface), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);
        }

        if( di->GetNumDrawables() <= iDraw )
        {
            UInt32 diIndex = drawable->NewDIMatrixIndex();
            di->SetDrawableMeshIndex(iDraw, diIndex);

            di->SetDrawable(iDraw, drawable);
        }


        plDISpanIndex& skinIndices = drawable->GetDISpans(di->GetDrawableMeshIndex(iDraw));
        skinIndices.Append(baseMatrix + i);

        drawable->SetInitialBone(baseMatrix + i, initialL2B[i], initialB2L[i]);
        di->SetTransform(initialB2W[i], initialW2B[i]);
    }
    delete [] boneArray;
}

//// IMakeInstanceSpans //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Given an instance node, instances the geoSpans that the node owns and
//  stores them in the given array.

hsBool  plMaxNode::IMakeInstanceSpans( plMaxNode *node, hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *> &spanArray,
                                       plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings )
{
    UInt8   iDraw;
    int     index, i;

    
    plSceneObject *obj = node->GetSceneObject();
    if( !obj )
        return false;

    const plDrawInterface *di = obj->GetDrawInterface();
    if( !di )
        return false;

    hsBool setVisDists = false;
    hsScalar minDist, maxDist;
    if( hsMaterialConverter::HasVisDists(this, 0, minDist, maxDist) )
    {
        setVisDists = true;
    }

    index = 0;
    spanArray.Reset();
    for( iDraw = 0; iDraw < di->GetNumDrawables(); iDraw++ )
    {
        plDrawableSpans* dr = plDrawableSpans::ConvertNoRef(di->GetDrawable(iDraw));
        if( !dr )
            continue;
        if( di->GetDrawableMeshIndex(iDraw) == (UInt32)-1 )
            continue;

        plDISpanIndex disi = dr->GetDISpans(di->GetDrawableMeshIndex(iDraw));

        spanArray.ExpandAndZero( spanArray.GetCount() + disi.fIndices.GetCount() );
        for( i = 0; i < disi.fIndices.GetCount(); i++ )
        {
            spanArray[ index ] = TRACKED_NEW plGeometrySpan;
            spanArray[ index ]->MakeInstanceOf( dr->GetGeometrySpan( disi.fIndices[ i ] ) );

            if( setVisDists )
            {
                spanArray[ index ]->fMinDist = (minDist);
                spanArray[ index ]->fMaxDist = (maxDist);
            }

            dr->GetGeometrySpan(disi.fIndices[i])->fProps |= plGeometrySpan::kInstanced;

            spanArray[ index++ ]->fProps |= plGeometrySpan::kInstanced;
        }
    }

    // Now that we have all of our instanced spans, we need to make sure we
    // have the right materials. Why? There are some isolated cases (such as when "force
    // material copy" is set) where we want to still instance the geometry but we want
    // separate materials. In this case, GetMaterialArray() will return the right array of
    // materials for our instanced node. However, since we've tossed everything except the
    // final plGeometrySpans from MakeMesh(), we have to do a reverse lookup to see what
    // materials get assigned to whom. GetMaterialArray() is guaranteed (according to Bob)
    // to return materials in the same order for instanced nodes, so what we do is call
    // GMA() for the old node and the new node (the old one should just be a lookup), then
    // for each geoSpan look its old material up in the old array, find the matching material
    // in the new array (i.e. same position) and assign that new material to the span.
#if 1       // Change this to 0 to just always use the same materials on instances (old, incorrect way)
    Mtl *newMtl = GetMtl(), *origMtl = node->GetMtl();
    if( newMtl != nil && newMtl == origMtl )    // newMtl should == origMtl, but check just in case
    {
        hsTArray<hsGMaterial *> oldMaterials, newMaterials;

        if( hsMaterialConverter::IsMultiMat( newMtl ) )
        {
            for( i = 0; i < newMtl->NumSubMtls(); i++ )
            {
                hsMaterialConverter::Instance().GetMaterialArray( origMtl->GetSubMtl( i ), node, oldMaterials );
                hsMaterialConverter::Instance().GetMaterialArray( newMtl->GetSubMtl( i ), this, newMaterials );
            }
        }
        else
        {
            hsMaterialConverter::Instance().GetMaterialArray( origMtl, node, oldMaterials );
            hsMaterialConverter::Instance().GetMaterialArray( newMtl, this, newMaterials );
        }

        /// Now we have two arrays to let us map, so walk through our geoSpans and translate them!
        /// The good thing is that this is all done before the spans are added to the drawable,
        /// so we don't have to worry about reffing or unreffing or any of that messiness; all of
        /// that will be done for us as part of the normal AppendDISpans() process.
        for( i = 0; i < spanArray.GetCount(); i++ )
        {
            int     j;


            // Find the span's original material
            for( j = 0; j < oldMaterials.GetCount(); j++ )
            {
                if( spanArray[ i ]->fMaterial == oldMaterials[ j ] )
                {
                    spanArray[ i ]->fMaterial = newMaterials[ j ];
                    break;
                }
            }

        }
    }
#endif

    return true;
}

//// IBuildInstanceList //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  For the given object, builds a list of all the iNodes that have that
//  object as their object. Returns the total node count

UInt32  plMaxNode::IBuildInstanceList( Object *obj, TimeValue t, hsTArray<plMaxNode *> &nodes, hsBool beMoreAccurate )
{
    Object              *thisObj = EvalWorldState( t ).obj;
    DependentIterator   di( obj );
    ReferenceMaker      *rm;
    plMaxNode           *node;
    plKey               sceneNodeKey = GetRoomKey();


    /// Use the DependentIterator to loop through all the dependents of the object,
    /// looking for nodes that use it
    nodes.Reset();
    while( rm = di.Next() )
    {
        if( rm->SuperClassID() == BASENODE_CLASS_ID )
        {
            node = (plMaxNode *)rm;
            if( node->EvalWorldState( t ).obj == thisObj )
            {
                // Note: we CANNOT instance across pages (i.e. sceneNodes), so we need to make sure this
                // INode will be in the same page as our master object

                // Also note: RoomKeys will be nil until we've finished the first component pass, so when
                // we test this in ConvertValidate(), the keys will be nil and all objects will be "in the
                // same room", even though they're not. This is not too bad, though, since the worst that
                // could happen is the object gets forced local even when there ends up not being any other
                // instances of it in the same page. Ooooh.

                if( sceneNodeKey == node->GetRoomKey() )
                {
                    // Make sure the materials generated for both of these nodes will be the same
                    if( IMaterialsMatch( node, beMoreAccurate ) )
                        nodes.Append( node );
                }
            }
        }
    }

    return nodes.GetCount();
}

//// IMaterialsMatch /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Given two nodes that are instances of each other, this function determines
//  whether the resulting exported materials for both will be the same or not.
//  If not, we need to not instance/share the geometry, since the UV channels
//  could (and most likely will) be different.
//  To test this, all we really need to do is check the return values of
//  AlphaHackLayersNeeded(), since all the other material parameters will be
//  identical due to these nodes being instances of each other.

hsBool  plMaxNode::IMaterialsMatch( plMaxNode *otherNode, hsBool beMoreAccurate )
{
    Mtl *mtl = GetMtl(), *otherMtl = otherNode->GetMtl();
    if( mtl != otherMtl )
        return false;   // The two objects have different materials, no way we
                        // can try to instance them now
    if( mtl == nil )
        return true;    // Both nodes have no material, works for me

    // If we're not told to be accurate, then we just quit here. This is because
    // in the early passes, we *can't* be more accurate, since we won't have all
    // the info yet, so we don't bother checking it
    if( !beMoreAccurate )
        return true;

    if( hsMaterialConverter::IsMultiMat( mtl ) )
    {
        int     i;
        for( i = 0; i < mtl->NumSubMtls(); i++ )
        {
            if( AlphaHackLayersNeeded( i ) != otherNode->AlphaHackLayersNeeded( i ) )
                return false;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        if( AlphaHackLayersNeeded( -1 ) != otherNode->AlphaHackLayersNeeded( -1 ) )
            return false;
    }

    // They're close enough!
    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::ShadeMesh(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    const char* dbgNodeName = GetName();

    hsTArray<plGeometrySpan *> spanArray;

    if( !(CanConvert() && GetDrawable()) ) 
        return true;

    plSceneObject* obj = GetSceneObject();
    if( !obj )
        return true;

    const plDrawInterface* di = obj->GetDrawInterface();
    if( !di )
        return true;

    UInt8 iDraw;
    for( iDraw = 0; iDraw < di->GetNumDrawables(); iDraw++ )
    {
        plDrawableSpans* dr = plDrawableSpans::ConvertNoRef(di->GetDrawable(iDraw));
        if( !dr )
            continue;
        if( di->GetDrawableMeshIndex(iDraw) == (UInt32)-1 )
            continue;

        plDISpanIndex disi = dr->GetDISpans(di->GetDrawableMeshIndex(iDraw));

        int i;
        for( i = 0; i < disi.fIndices.GetCount(); i++ )
        {
            spanArray.Append( dr->GetGeometrySpan( disi.fIndices[ i ] ) );
        }

        hsMatrix44 l2w = GetLocalToWorld44();
        hsMatrix44 w2l = GetWorldToLocal44();

        /// Shade the spans now
        // Either do vertex shading or generate a light map.
        if( GetLightMapComponent() )
        {
            plLightMapGen::Instance().MakeMaps(this, l2w, w2l, spanArray, pErrMsg, nil);

            // Since they were already pointers to the geometry spans, we don't have
            // to re-stuff them. Horray!
        }
        else
        {
            hsVertexShader::Instance().ShadeNode(this, l2w, w2l, spanArray);
        }

        if (settings && settings->fSceneViewer)
            dr->RefreshDISpans(di->GetDrawableMeshIndex(iDraw));
    }
    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeOccluder(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    if( !UserPropExists("Occluder") )
        return true;

    hsBool twoSided = UserPropExists("OccTwoSided");
    hsBool isHole = UserPropExists("OccHole");

    return ConvertToOccluder(pErrMsg, twoSided, isHole);
}

static void IRemoveCollinearPoints(hsTArray<Point3>& facePts)
{
    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < facePts.GetCount(); )
    {
        int j = i + 1 >= facePts.GetCount() ? 0 : i + 1;
        int k = j + 1 >= facePts.GetCount() ? 0 : j + 1;
        Point3 ab = FNormalize(facePts[i] - facePts[j]);
        Point3 bc = FNormalize(facePts[j] - facePts[k]);

        const float kDotCutoff = 1.f - 1.e-3f;
        float dot = DotProd(ab, bc);
        if( (dot < kDotCutoff) && (dot > -kDotCutoff) )
        {
            i++;
        }
        else
        {
            facePts.Remove(j);
        }
    }
}

hsBool plMaxNode::ConvertToOccluder(plErrorMsg* pErrMsg, hsBool twoSided, hsBool isHole)
{
    if( !CanConvert() )
        return false;

    /// Get some stuff
    plLocation nodeLoc = GetLocation();

    hsBool moving = IsMovable();
    if( moving )
        moving++;

    Matrix3 tmp(true);

    Matrix3 maxL2V = GetLocalToVert(TimeValue(0));
    Matrix3 maxV2L = GetVertToLocal(TimeValue(0));

    hsTArray<plCullPoly> polys;

    UInt32 polyInitFlags = plCullPoly::kNone;
    if( isHole )
        polyInitFlags |= plCullPoly::kHole;
    else
    if( twoSided )
        polyInitFlags |= plCullPoly::kTwoSided;

    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(TimeValue(0)).obj;
    if( obj->CanConvertToType(triObjectClassID) )
    {
        TriObject   *meshObj = (TriObject *)obj->ConvertToType(TimeValue(0), triObjectClassID);
        if( meshObj )
        {

            Mesh mesh(meshObj->mesh);
            
            const float kNormThresh = hsScalarPI / 20.f;
            const float kEdgeThresh = hsScalarPI / 20.f;
            const float kBias = 0.1f;
            const float kMaxEdge = -1.f;
            const DWORD kOptFlags = OPTIMIZE_SAVESMOOTHBOUNDRIES; 

            mesh.Optimize(
                kNormThresh, // threshold of normal differences to preserve
                kEdgeThresh, // When the angle between adjacent surface normals is less than this value the auto edge is performed (if the OPTIMIZE_AUTOEDGE flag is set). This angle is specified in radians.
                kBias, // Increasing the bias parameter keeps triangles from becoming degenerate. range [0..1] (0 = no bias).
                kMaxEdge, // This will prevent the optimize function from creating edges longer than this value. If this parameter is <=0 no limit is placed on the length of the edges.
                kOptFlags, // Let them input using smoothing groups, but nothing else.
                NULL); // progress bar

            
            MNMesh mnMesh(mesh);

            mnMesh.EliminateCollinearVerts();
            mnMesh.EliminateCoincidentVerts(0.1f);

            // Documentation recommends MakeConvexPolyMesh over MakePolyMesh. Naturally, MakePolyMesh works better.
//          mnMesh.MakeConvexPolyMesh();
            mnMesh.MakePolyMesh();
            mnMesh.MakeConvex();
//          mnMesh.MakePlanar(1.f * hsScalarPI / 180.f); // Completely ineffective. Winding up with majorly non-planar polys.

            mnMesh.Transform(maxV2L);

            polys.SetCount(mesh.getNumFaces());
            polys.SetCount(0);

            // Unfortunate problem here. Max is assuming that eventually this will get rendered, and so
            // we need to avoid T-junctions. Fact is, T-junctions don't bother us at all, where-as colinear
            // verts within a poly do (just as added overhead).
            // So, to make this as painless (ha ha) as possible, we could detach each poly as we go to
            // its own mnMesh, then eliminate colinear verts on that single poly mesh. Except
            // EliminateCollinearVerts doesn't seem to actually do that. So we'll just have to
            // manually detect and skip collinear verts.
            hsTArray<Point3> facePts;
            int i;
            for( i = 0; i < mnMesh.numf; i++ )
            {
                MNFace& face = mnMesh.f[i];

                facePts.SetCount(0);
                int j;
                for( j = 0; j < face.deg; j++ )
                {
                    facePts.Append(mnMesh.v[face.vtx[j]].p);
                }
                IRemoveCollinearPoints(facePts);

                if( facePts.GetCount() < 3 )
                    continue;

                int lastAdded = 2;

                plCullPoly* poly = polys.Push();
                poly->fVerts.SetCount(0);

                Point3 p;
                hsPoint3 pt;

                p = facePts[0];
                pt.Set(p.x, p.y, p.z);
                poly->fVerts.Append(pt);

                p = facePts[1];
                pt.Set(p.x, p.y, p.z);
                poly->fVerts.Append(pt);

                p = facePts[2];
                pt.Set(p.x, p.y, p.z);
                poly->fVerts.Append(pt);

                for( j = lastAdded+1; j < facePts.GetCount(); j++ )
                {
                    p = facePts[j];
                    pt.Set(p.x, p.y, p.z);

                    hsVector3 a = hsVector3(&pt, &poly->fVerts[0]);
                    hsVector3 b = hsVector3(&poly->fVerts[lastAdded], &poly->fVerts[0]);
                    hsVector3 c = hsVector3(&poly->fVerts[lastAdded-1], &poly->fVerts[0]);

                    hsVector3 aXb = a % b;
                    hsVector3 bXc = b % c;

                    hsFastMath::Normalize(aXb);
                    hsFastMath::Normalize(bXc);


                    hsScalar dotSq = aXb.InnerProduct(bXc);
                    dotSq *= dotSq;

                    const hsScalar kMinLenSq = 1.e-8f;
                    const hsScalar kMinDotFracSq = 0.998f * 0.998f;

                    hsScalar lenSq = aXb.MagnitudeSquared() * bXc.MagnitudeSquared();
                    if( lenSq < kMinLenSq )
                        continue;

                    // If not planar, move to new poly.
                    if( dotSq < lenSq * kMinDotFracSq )
                    {
                        poly->InitFromVerts(polyInitFlags);

                        poly = polys.Push();
                        plCullPoly* lastPoly = &polys[polys.GetCount()-2];
                        poly->fVerts.SetCount(0);
                        poly->fVerts.Append(lastPoly->fVerts[0]);
                        poly->fVerts.Append(lastPoly->fVerts[lastAdded]);
    
                        lastAdded = 1;
                    }

                    poly->fVerts.Append(pt);
                    lastAdded++;
                }

                poly->InitFromVerts(polyInitFlags);
            }
        }
    }

    if( polys.GetCount() )
    {
        plOccluder* occ = nil;
        plMobileOccluder* mob = nil;
        if( moving )
        {
            mob = TRACKED_NEW plMobileOccluder;
            occ = mob;
        }
        else
        {
            occ = TRACKED_NEW plOccluder;
        }

        occ->SetPolyList(polys);
        occ->ComputeFromPolys();

        // Register it.
        char tmpName[256];
        if( GetKey() && GetKey()->GetName() && *GetKey()->GetName() )
        {
            sprintf(tmpName, "%s_%s", GetKey()->GetName(), "Occluder");
        }
        else
        {
            static int numOcc = 0;
            sprintf(tmpName, "%s_%4.4d", "Occluder", numOcc);
        }
        plKey key = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey( tmpName, occ, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask() );

        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(occ->GetKey(), TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, -1, plObjRefMsg::kInterface), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);

    }
    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeLight(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{

    if (!CanConvert()) 
        return false;

    if (!GetRunTimeLight())
        return true;

    /// Get some stuff
    plLocation nodeLoc = GetLocation();
    hsBool forceLocal = GetForceLocal();

    hsMatrix44 l2w = GetLocalToWorld44();
    hsMatrix44 w2l = GetWorldToLocal44();

    hsMatrix44 lt2l = GetVertToLocal44();
    hsMatrix44 l2lt = GetLocalToVert44();


    plLightInfo* liInfo = nil;


    liInfo = IMakeLight(pErrMsg, settings);

    if( liInfo )
    {
        // 12.03.01 mcn - Um, we want RT lights to affect static objects if they're animated. So 
        // why wasn't this here a long time ago? :~
        if( IsMovable() || IsAnimatedLight() )
            liInfo->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kLPMovable, true);

        liInfo->SetTransform(l2w, w2l);
        liInfo->SetLocalToLight(l2lt, lt2l);

        plKey key = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey( GetKey()->GetName(), liInfo, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask() );

        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(liInfo->GetKey(), TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, -1, plObjRefMsg::kInterface), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);


        // Only support projection for spots and dir lights for now.
        if( plLimitedDirLightInfo::ConvertNoRef(liInfo) || plSpotLightInfo::ConvertNoRef(liInfo) )
        {
            // Have to do this after the drawable gets a key.
            IGetProjection(liInfo, pErrMsg);

        }
    }

    return true;
}

plLightInfo* plMaxNode::IMakeLight(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());
    plLightInfo* liInfo = nil;
    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    if( obj->ClassID() == Class_ID(OMNI_LIGHT_CLASS_ID, 0) )
        liInfo = IMakeOmni(pErrMsg, settings);
    else 
    if( (obj->ClassID() == Class_ID(SPOT_LIGHT_CLASS_ID, 0)) || (obj->ClassID() == Class_ID(FSPOT_LIGHT_CLASS_ID, 0)) )
        liInfo = IMakeSpot(pErrMsg, settings);
    else 
    if( (obj->ClassID() == Class_ID(DIR_LIGHT_CLASS_ID, 0)) || (obj->ClassID() == Class_ID(TDIR_LIGHT_CLASS_ID, 0)) )
        liInfo = IMakeDirectional(pErrMsg, settings);
    else
    if( obj->ClassID() == RTOMNI_LIGHT_CLASSID )
        liInfo = IMakeRTOmni(pErrMsg, settings);
    else
    if( (obj->ClassID() == RTSPOT_LIGHT_CLASSID) ) //|| (obj->ClassID() == Class_ID(FSPOT_LIGHT_CLASS_ID, 0)) )
        liInfo = IMakeRTSpot(pErrMsg, settings);
    else 
    if( (obj->ClassID() == RTDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID) ) //|| (obj->ClassID() == Class_ID(FSPOT_LIGHT_CLASS_ID, 0)) )
        liInfo = IMakeRTDirectional(pErrMsg, settings);
    else
    if( obj->ClassID() == RTPDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID )
        liInfo = IMakeRTProjDirectional( pErrMsg, settings );

    return liInfo;
}

void plMaxNode::IGetLightAttenuation(plOmniLightInfo* liInfo, LightObject* light, LightState& ls)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    hsScalar attenConst, attenLinear, attenQuadratic;

    float intens = ls.intens >= 0 ? ls.intens : -ls.intens;
    float attenEnd = ls.attenEnd;
    // Decay type 0:None, 1:Linear, 2:Squared
    if( ls.useAtten )
    {
        switch(((GenLight*)light)->GetDecayType())
        {
        case 0:
        case 1:
            attenConst = 1.f;
            attenLinear = (intens * plSillyLightKonstants::GetFarPowerKonst() - 1.f) / attenEnd;
            attenQuadratic = 0;
            break;
        case 2:
            attenConst = 1.f;
            attenLinear = 0;
            attenQuadratic = (intens * plSillyLightKonstants::GetFarPowerKonst() -1.f) / (attenEnd * attenEnd);
            break;
        case 3:
            attenConst = intens;        
            attenLinear = 0.f;
            attenQuadratic = 0.f;
            liInfo->SetCutoffAttenuation( ( (GenLight *)light )->GetDecayRadius( timeVal ) );
            break;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        attenConst = 1.f;
        attenLinear = 0.f;
        attenQuadratic = 0.f;
    }

    liInfo->SetConstantAttenuation(attenConst);
    liInfo->SetLinearAttenuation(attenLinear);
    liInfo->SetQuadraticAttenuation(attenQuadratic);

}

hsBool plMaxNode::IGetRTLightAttenValues(IParamBlock2* ProperPB, hsScalar& attenConst, hsScalar& attenLinear, hsScalar& attenQuadratic, hsScalar &attenCutoff )
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    float intens = ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kIntensity, timeVal);
    if( intens < 0 )
        intens = -intens;
    float attenEnd;
    
    attenEnd = ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kAttenMaxFalloffEdit, timeVal);//ls.attenEnd;

    // Decay Type New == 0 for Linear and 1 for Squared.... OLD and OBSOLETE:Decay type 0:None, 1:Linear, 2:Squared
    // Oh, and now 2 = cutoff attenuation
    if( ProperPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kUseAttenuationBool, timeVal))
    {
        switch(ProperPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kAttenTypeRadio, timeVal))//((GenLight*)light)->GetDecayType())
        {
        case 0:
            attenConst = 1.f;
            attenLinear = (intens * plSillyLightKonstants::GetFarPowerKonst() - 1.f) / attenEnd;
            if( attenLinear < 0 )
                attenLinear = 0;
            attenQuadratic = 0;
            attenCutoff = attenEnd;
            break;
        case 1:
            attenConst = 1.f;
            attenLinear = 0;
            attenQuadratic = (intens * plSillyLightKonstants::GetFarPowerKonst() - 1.f) / (attenEnd * attenEnd);
            if( attenQuadratic < 0 )
                attenQuadratic = 0;
            attenCutoff = attenEnd;
            break;
        case 2:
            attenConst = intens;
            attenLinear = 0.f;
            attenQuadratic = 0.f;
            attenCutoff = attenEnd;
            break;
        }
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        attenConst = 1.f;
        attenLinear = 0.f;
        attenQuadratic = 0.f;
        attenCutoff = 0.f;
        return true;
    }

    return false;
}

void plMaxNode::IGetRTLightAttenuation(plOmniLightInfo* liInfo, IParamBlock2* ProperPB)
{
    hsScalar attenConst, attenLinear, attenQuadratic, attenCutoff;

    if( IGetRTLightAttenValues(ProperPB, attenConst, attenLinear, attenQuadratic, attenCutoff) )
    {
        liInfo->SetConstantAttenuation(attenConst);
        liInfo->SetLinearAttenuation(attenLinear);
        liInfo->SetQuadraticAttenuation(attenQuadratic);
        liInfo->SetCutoffAttenuation( attenCutoff );
    }
}

void plMaxNode::IGetLightColors(plLightInfo* liInfo, LightObject* light, LightState& ls)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    Point3 color = light->GetRGBColor(timeVal);
    float intensity = light->GetIntensity(timeVal);

    color *= intensity;

    liInfo->SetAmbient(hsColorRGBA().Set(0,0,0,1.f));
    if( ls.affectDiffuse )
        liInfo->SetDiffuse(hsColorRGBA().Set(color.x, color.y, color.z, intensity));
    else
        liInfo->SetDiffuse(hsColorRGBA().Set(0,0,0,intensity));
    if( ls.affectSpecular )
        liInfo->SetSpecular(hsColorRGBA().Set(color.x, color.y, color.z, intensity));
    else
        liInfo->SetSpecular(hsColorRGBA().Set(0,0,0,intensity));

}

void plMaxNode::IGetRTLightColors(plLightInfo* liInfo, IParamBlock2* ProperPB)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    Point3 color = ProperPB->GetPoint3(plRTLightBase::kLightColor, timeVal);//light->GetRGBColor(timeVal);
    float intensity = ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kIntensity, timeVal); //light->GetIntensity(timeVal);

    color *= intensity;

    liInfo->SetAmbient(hsColorRGBA().Set(0,0,0,1.f));
    if( ProperPB->GetInt( plRTLightBase::kAffectDiffuse, timeVal ) )
        liInfo->SetDiffuse(hsColorRGBA().Set(color.x, color.y, color.z, intensity));
    else
        liInfo->SetDiffuse(hsColorRGBA().Set(0,0,0,intensity));
    if( ProperPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kSpec, timeVal)) //ls.affectSpecular )
    {
        Color spec = ProperPB->GetColor(plRTLightBase::kSpecularColorSwatch);
        liInfo->SetSpecular(hsColorRGBA().Set(spec.r, spec.g, spec.b, intensity));
    }
    else
        liInfo->SetSpecular(hsColorRGBA().Set(0,0,0,intensity));
}

void plMaxNode::IGetCone(plSpotLightInfo* liInfo, LightObject* light, LightState& ls)
{

    hsScalar inner = hsScalarDegToRad(ls.hotsize);
    hsScalar outer = hsScalarDegToRad(ls.fallsize);

    /// 4.26.2001 mcn - MAX gives us full angles, but we want to store half angles
    liInfo->SetSpotInner( inner / 2.0f );
    liInfo->SetSpotOuter( outer / 2.0f );
    liInfo->SetFalloff(1.f);
}

void plMaxNode::IGetRTCone(plSpotLightInfo* liInfo, IParamBlock2* ProperPB)
{

    //TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());
    hsScalar inner, outer;

    inner = hsScalarDegToRad(ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kHotSpot, timeVal)); //ls.hotsize);
    outer = hsScalarDegToRad(ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kFallOff, timeVal)); //ls.fallsize);

    /// 4.26.2001 mcn - MAX gives us full angles, but we want to store half angles
    liInfo->SetSpotInner( inner / 2.0f );
    liInfo->SetSpotOuter( outer / 2.0f );
    liInfo->SetFalloff(1.f);

}

plLightInfo* plMaxNode::IMakeSpot(plErrorMsg* pErrMsg, plConvertSettings* settings)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());
    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    LightObject *light = (LightObject*)obj->ConvertToType(timeVal, Class_ID(SPOT_LIGHT_CLASS_ID,0));
    if( !light )
        light = (LightObject*)obj->ConvertToType(timeVal, Class_ID(FSPOT_LIGHT_CLASS_ID,0)); 

    LightState ls;
    if (!(REF_SUCCEED == light->EvalLightState(timeVal, Interval(timeVal, timeVal), &ls)))
    {
        pErrMsg->Set(true, GetName(), "Trouble evaluating light").CheckAndAsk();
        return nil;
    }

    plSpotLightInfo* spot = TRACKED_NEW plSpotLightInfo;

    IGetLightColors(spot, light, ls);

    IGetLightAttenuation(spot, light, ls);

    IGetCone(spot, light, ls);

    if( obj != light )
        light->DeleteThis();

    return spot;
}

plLightInfo* plMaxNode::IMakeOmni(plErrorMsg* pErrMsg, plConvertSettings* settings)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    LightObject *light = (LightObject*)obj->ConvertToType(timeVal, 
        Class_ID(OMNI_LIGHT_CLASS_ID,0));

    LightState ls;
    if (!(REF_SUCCEED == light->EvalLightState(timeVal, Interval(timeVal, timeVal), &ls)))
    {
        pErrMsg->Set(true, GetName(), "Trouble evaluating light").CheckAndAsk();
        return nil;
    }

    plOmniLightInfo* omni = TRACKED_NEW plOmniLightInfo;

    IGetLightAttenuation(omni, light, ls);

    IGetLightColors(omni, light, ls);

    if( obj != light )
        light->DeleteThis();

    return omni;
}

plLightInfo* plMaxNode::IMakeDirectional(plErrorMsg* pErrMsg, plConvertSettings* settings)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    LightObject *light = (LightObject*)obj->ConvertToType(timeVal, Class_ID(DIR_LIGHT_CLASS_ID,0));
    if( !light )
        light = (LightObject*)obj->ConvertToType(timeVal, Class_ID(TDIR_LIGHT_CLASS_ID,0)); 

    LightState ls;
    if (!(REF_SUCCEED == light->EvalLightState(timeVal, Interval(timeVal, timeVal), &ls)))
    {
        pErrMsg->Set(true, GetName(), "Trouble evaluating light").CheckAndAsk();
        return nil;
    }

    plLightInfo* plasLight = nil;
    if( light->GetProjMap() )
    {
        plLimitedDirLightInfo* ldl = TRACKED_NEW plLimitedDirLightInfo;

        float sz = light->GetFallsize(timeVal, FOREVER);
        float depth = 1000.f;
        ldl->SetWidth(sz);
        ldl->SetHeight(sz);
        ldl->SetDepth(depth);

        plasLight = ldl;
    }
    else
    {

        plDirectionalLightInfo* direct = TRACKED_NEW plDirectionalLightInfo;
        plasLight = direct;
    }

    IGetLightColors(plasLight, light, ls);

    if( obj != light )
        light->DeleteThis();

    return plasLight;
}

plLightInfo* plMaxNode::IMakeRTSpot(plErrorMsg* pErrMsg, plConvertSettings* settings)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());
    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    Object *ThisObj = ((INode*)this)->GetObjectRef();
    IParamBlock2* ThisObjPB = ThisObj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkSpotLight);


    if(!obj->CanConvertToType(RTSPOT_LIGHT_CLASSID))
    {
        pErrMsg->Set(true, GetName(), "Trouble evaluating light, improper classID").CheckAndAsk();
        return nil;

    }

    plSpotLightInfo* spot = TRACKED_NEW plSpotLightInfo;

    if(!ThisObjPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kLightOn))
        spot->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kDisable, true); 

    IGetRTLightColors(spot,ThisObjPB);

    IGetRTLightAttenuation(spot,ThisObjPB);

    IGetRTCone(spot, ThisObjPB);

    //plSpotModifier* liMod = TRACKED_NEW plSpotModifier;

    //GetRTLightColAnim(ThisObjPB, liMod);
    //GetRTLightAttenAnim(ThisObjPB, liMod);
    //GetRTConeAnim(ThisObjPB, liMod);

    //IAttachRTLightModifier(liMod);

//  if( obj != light )
    //  light->DeleteThis();

    return spot;
}


plLightInfo* plMaxNode::IMakeRTOmni(plErrorMsg* pErrMsg, plConvertSettings* settings)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    
    Object *ThisObj = ((INode*)this)->GetObjectRef();
    IParamBlock2* ThisObjPB = ThisObj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkOmniLight);

    plOmniLightInfo* omni = TRACKED_NEW plOmniLightInfo;

    if(!ThisObjPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kLightOn))
        omni->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kDisable, true); 

    IGetRTLightAttenuation(omni, ThisObjPB);

    IGetRTLightColors(omni, ThisObjPB);

    //plOmniModifier* liMod = TRACKED_NEW plOmniModifier;

    //GetRTLightColAnim(ThisObjPB, liMod);
    //GetRTLightAttenAnim(ThisObjPB, liMod);

    //IAttachRTLightModifier(liMod);


//  if( obj != light )
//      light->DeleteThis();

    return omni;
}


plLightInfo* plMaxNode::IMakeRTDirectional(plErrorMsg* pErrMsg, plConvertSettings* settings)
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    Object *ThisObj = ((INode*)this)->GetObjectRef();
    IParamBlock2* ThisObjPB = ThisObj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkTSpotLight);


    plDirectionalLightInfo* direct = TRACKED_NEW plDirectionalLightInfo;

    if(!ThisObjPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kLightOn))
        direct->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kDisable, true); 

    IGetRTLightColors(direct, ThisObjPB);

    //plLightModifier* liMod = TRACKED_NEW plLightModifier;

    //GetRTLightColAnim(ThisObjPB, liMod);

    //IAttachRTLightModifier(liMod);


//  if( obj != light )
//      light->DeleteThis();

    return direct;
}

//// IMakeRTProjDirectional //////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Conversion function for RT Projected Directional lights

plLightInfo *plMaxNode::IMakeRTProjDirectional( plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings )
{
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());

    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    Object *ThisObj = ((INode*)this)->GetObjectRef();

    IParamBlock2    *mainPB = ThisObj->GetParamBlockByID( plRTLightBase::kBlkMain );
    IParamBlock2    *projPB = ThisObj->GetParamBlockByID( plRTProjDirLight::kBlkProj );

    plLimitedDirLightInfo *light = TRACKED_NEW plLimitedDirLightInfo;

    light->SetWidth( projPB->GetFloat( plRTProjDirLight::kWidth ) );
    light->SetHeight( projPB->GetFloat( plRTProjDirLight::kHeight ) );
    light->SetDepth( projPB->GetFloat( plRTProjDirLight::kRange ) );

    if( !mainPB->GetInt( plRTLightBase::kLightOn ) )
        light->SetProperty( plLightInfo::kDisable, true ); 

    IGetRTLightColors( light, mainPB );

    //plLightModifier *liMod = TRACKED_NEW plLightModifier;

    //GetRTLightColAnim( mainPB, liMod );

    //IAttachRTLightModifier(liMod);

    return light;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::IGetProjection(plLightInfo* li, plErrorMsg* pErrMsg)
{
    hsBool persp = false;
    TimeValue timeVal = hsConverterUtils::Instance().GetTime(GetInterface());
    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(timeVal).obj;
    LightObject *light = (LightObject*)obj->ConvertToType(timeVal, RTSPOT_LIGHT_CLASSID);

    if( light )
        persp = true;
    
    if( !light )
        light = (LightObject*)obj->ConvertToType(timeVal, RTPDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID);

    if( !light )
        return false;

    hsBool retVal = false;
    Texmap* projMap = light->GetProjMap();
    if( !projMap )
        return false;

    plConvert& convert = plConvert::Instance();
    if( projMap->ClassID() != LAYER_TEX_CLASS_ID )
    {
        if( pErrMsg->Set(!(convert.fWarned & plConvert::kWarnedWrongProj), GetName(),
                    "Only Plasma Layers supported for projection").CheckAskOrCancel() )
        {
            convert.fWarned |= plConvert::kWarnedWrongProj;
        }
        pErrMsg->Set(false);
        return false;
    }

    IParamBlock2 *pb = nil;

    Class_ID cid = obj->ClassID();

    // Get the paramblock
    if (cid == RTSPOT_LIGHT_CLASSID)
        pb = obj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkSpotLight);
    else if (cid == RTOMNI_LIGHT_CLASSID)
        pb = obj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkOmniLight);
    else if (cid == RTDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID)
        pb = obj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkTSpotLight);
    else if (cid == RTPDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID)
        pb = obj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTProjDirLight::kBlkProj);

    // Have the layer converter process this layer directly
    plLayerConverter::Instance().MuteWarnings();
    plLayerInterface* proj = plLayerConverter::Instance().ConvertTexmap( projMap, this, 0, true, false );
    plLayerConverter::Instance().UnmuteWarnings();
    if( proj )
    {
        plLayer* projLay = plLayer::ConvertNoRef(proj->BottomOfStack());
        if( projLay && projLay->GetTexture() )
        {
            if( persp )
                projLay->SetMiscFlags(projLay->GetMiscFlags() | hsGMatState::kMiscPerspProjection);
            else
                projLay->SetMiscFlags(projLay->GetMiscFlags() | hsGMatState::kMiscOrthoProjection);
            projLay->SetUVWSrc(projLay->GetUVWSrc() | plLayerInterface::kUVWPosition);
            projLay->SetClampFlags(hsGMatState::kClampTexture);
            projLay->SetZFlags(hsGMatState::kZNoZWrite);

            switch( pb->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kProjTypeRadio) )
            {
            default:
            case plRTLightBase::kIlluminate:
                projLay->SetBlendFlags(hsGMatState::kBlendMult);
                li->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kLPOverAll, false);
            break;
            case plRTLightBase::kAdd:
                projLay->SetBlendFlags(hsGMatState::kBlendAdd);
                li->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kLPOverAll, true);
            break;
            case plRTLightBase::kMult:
                projLay->SetBlendFlags(hsGMatState::kBlendMult | hsGMatState::kBlendInvertColor | hsGMatState::kBlendInvertFinalColor);
                li->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kLPOverAll, true);
            break;
            case plRTLightBase::kMADD:
                projLay->SetBlendFlags(hsGMatState::kBlendMADD);
                li->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kLPOverAll, true);
            break;
            }

            hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(proj->GetKey(), TRACKED_NEW plGenRefMsg(li->GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, 0, 0), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);

            li->SetShadowCaster(false);

            li->SetProperty(plLightInfo::kLPMovable, true);


            retVal = true;
        }
        else
        {
            char buff[256];
            if( projMap && projMap->GetName() && *projMap->GetName() )
                sprintf(buff, "Can't find projected bitmap - %s", projMap->GetName());
            else
                sprintf(buff, "Can't find projected bitmap - <unknown>");
            if( pErrMsg->Set(!(convert.fWarned & plConvert::kWarnedMissingProj), GetName(),
                    buff).CheckAskOrCancel() )
                convert.fWarned |= plConvert::kWarnedMissingProj;
            pErrMsg->Set(false);
            retVal = false;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        if( pErrMsg->Set(!(convert.fWarned & plConvert::kWarnedWrongProj), GetName(),
                    "Failure to convert projection map - check type.").CheckAskOrCancel() )
            convert.fWarned |= plConvert::kWarnedWrongProj;
        pErrMsg->Set(false);
        retVal = false;
    }

    if( light != obj )
        light->DeleteThis();

    return retVal;
}
/*
hsBool plMaxNode::IAttachRTLightModifier(plLightModifier* liMod)
{
    if( liMod->HasAnima() )
    {
        liMod->DefaultAnimation();
        CreateModifierKey(liMod, "_ANIMA");
        AddModifier(liMod);
    }
    else
    {
        delete liMod;
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}
*/
bool plMaxNode::IsAnimatedLight()
{
    Object *obj = GetObjectRef();
    if (!obj)
        return false;

    const char* dbgNodeName = GetName();

    Class_ID cid = obj->ClassID();

    if (!(cid == RTSPOT_LIGHT_CLASSID ||
        cid == RTOMNI_LIGHT_CLASSID ||
        cid == RTDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID ||
        cid == RTPDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID))
        return false;

    IParamBlock2 *pb = nil;

    // Get the paramblock
    if (cid == RTSPOT_LIGHT_CLASSID)
        pb = obj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkSpotLight);
    else if (cid == RTOMNI_LIGHT_CLASSID)
        pb = obj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkOmniLight);
    else if (cid == RTDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID)
        pb = obj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkTSpotLight);
    else if (cid == RTPDIR_LIGHT_CLASSID)
        pb = obj->GetParamBlockByID(plRTLightBase::kBlkMain);

    hsControlConverter& cc = hsControlConverter::Instance();

    // Is the color animated?
    Control *colorCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(pb,  ParamID( plRTLightBase::kLightColor ) );
    if (colorCtl && cc.HasKeyTimes(colorCtl))
        return true;

    // Is the specularity animated?
    Control *specCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(pb,  ParamID( plRTLightBase::kSpecularColorSwatch ) );
    if (specCtl && cc.HasKeyTimes(specCtl))
        return true;

    // Is the attenuation animated?  (Spot and Omni lights only)
    if (cid == RTSPOT_LIGHT_CLASSID || cid == RTOMNI_LIGHT_CLASSID)
    {
        Control *falloffCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(pb,  ParamID( plRTLightBase::kAttenMaxFalloffEdit ) );
        if (falloffCtl && cc.HasKeyTimes(falloffCtl))
            return true;
    }

    // Is the cone animated? (Spot only)
    if (cid == RTSPOT_LIGHT_CLASSID)
    {
        Control *innerCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(pb,  ParamID( plRTLightBase::kHotSpot ) );
        if (innerCtl && cc.HasKeyTimes(innerCtl))
            return true;

        Control *outerCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(pb,  ParamID( plRTLightBase::kFallOff ) );
        if (outerCtl && cc.HasKeyTimes(outerCtl))
            return true;
    }

    return false;
}


void plMaxNode::GetRTLightAttenAnim(IParamBlock2* ProperPB, plAGAnim *anim)
{
    if( ProperPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kUseAttenuationBool, TimeValue(0)) )
    {
        Control* falloffCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(ProperPB, ParamID(plRTLightBase::kAttenMaxFalloffEdit));
        if( falloffCtl )
        {
            plLeafController* subCtl;
            if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
                subCtl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeScalarController(falloffCtl, this);
            else
                subCtl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeScalarController(falloffCtl, this,
                                                                            anim->GetStart(), anim->GetEnd());

            if( subCtl )
            {
                if( ProperPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kAttenTypeRadio, TimeValue(0)) == 2 )
                {
                    // Animation of a cutoff attenuation, which only needs a scalar channel
                    plOmniCutoffApplicator *app = TRACKED_NEW plOmniCutoffApplicator();
                    app->SetChannelName(GetName());
                    plScalarControllerChannel *chan = TRACKED_NEW plScalarControllerChannel(subCtl);
                    app->SetChannel(chan);
                    anim->AddApplicator(app);
                    if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
                        anim->ExtendToLength(subCtl->GetLength());
                }
                else
                {
                    hsBool distSq = ProperPB->GetInt(plRTLightBase::kAttenTypeRadio, TimeValue(0));

                    int i;
                    for( i = 0; i < subCtl->GetNumKeys(); i++ )
                    {
                        hsScalarKey *key = subCtl->GetScalarKey(i);
                        if (key)
                        {
                            hsScalar attenEnd = key->fValue;
                            TimeValue tv = key->fFrame * MAX_TICKS_PER_FRAME;
                            hsScalar intens = ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kIntensity, tv);
                            hsScalar newVal = (intens * plSillyLightKonstants::GetFarPowerKonst() - 1.f) / attenEnd;
                            if( distSq )
                                newVal /= attenEnd;

                            key->fValue = newVal;
                        }
                        hsBezScalarKey *bezKey = subCtl->GetBezScalarKey(i);
                        if (bezKey)
                        {
                            hsScalar attenEnd = bezKey->fValue;
                            TimeValue tv = bezKey->fFrame * MAX_TICKS_PER_FRAME;
                            hsScalar intens = ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kIntensity, tv);
                            hsScalar newVal = (intens * plSillyLightKonstants::GetFarPowerKonst() - 1.f) / attenEnd;
                            if( distSq )
                                newVal /= attenEnd;

                            /// From the chain rule, fix our tangents.
                            bezKey->fInTan *= -(intens * plSillyLightKonstants::GetFarPowerKonst() - 1.f) / (attenEnd*attenEnd);
                            if( distSq )
                                bezKey->fInTan *= 2.f / attenEnd;

                            bezKey->fOutTan *= -(intens * plSillyLightKonstants::GetFarPowerKonst() - 1.f) / (attenEnd*attenEnd);
                            if( distSq )
                                bezKey->fOutTan *= 2.f / attenEnd;

                            bezKey->fValue = newVal;
                        }
                    }
                    plAGApplicator *app;
                    if (distSq)
                        app = TRACKED_NEW plOmniSqApplicator;
                    else
                        app = TRACKED_NEW plOmniApplicator;

                    app->SetChannelName(GetName());
                    plScalarControllerChannel *chan = TRACKED_NEW plScalarControllerChannel(subCtl);
                    app->SetChannel(chan);
                    anim->AddApplicator(app);
                    if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
                        anim->ExtendToLength(subCtl->GetLength());

                    hsScalar attenConst, attenLinear, attenQuadratic, attenCutoff;
                    IGetRTLightAttenValues(ProperPB, attenConst, attenLinear, attenQuadratic, attenCutoff);

                    plOmniLightInfo *info = plOmniLightInfo::ConvertNoRef(GetSceneObject()->GetGenericInterface(plOmniLightInfo::Index()));
                    if (info)
                    {
                        hsPoint3 initAtten(attenConst, attenLinear, attenQuadratic);
                        info->SetConstantAttenuation(attenConst);
                        info->SetLinearAttenuation(attenLinear);
                        info->SetQuadraticAttenuation(attenQuadratic);
                    }
                    else
                        hsAssert(false, "Failed to find light info");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

void plMaxNode::IAdjustRTColorByIntensity(plController* ctl, IParamBlock2* ProperPB)
{
    plLeafController* simp = plLeafController::ConvertNoRef(ctl);
    plCompoundController* comp;
    if( simp )
    {
        int i;
        for( i = 0; i < simp->GetNumKeys(); i++ )
        {
            hsPoint3Key* key = simp->GetPoint3Key(i);
            if (key)
            {
                TimeValue tv = key->fFrame * MAX_TICKS_PER_FRAME;
                hsScalar intens = ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kIntensity, tv);
                key->fValue *= intens;
            }
            hsBezPoint3Key* bezKey = simp->GetBezPoint3Key(i);
            if (bezKey)
            {
                TimeValue tv = bezKey->fFrame * MAX_TICKS_PER_FRAME;
                hsScalar intens = ProperPB->GetFloat(plRTLightBase::kIntensity, tv);
                bezKey->fInTan *= intens;
                bezKey->fOutTan *= intens;
                bezKey->fValue *= intens;
            }
        }
    }
    else if( comp = plCompoundController::ConvertNoRef(ctl) )
    {
        int j;
        for( j = 0; j < 3; j++ )
        {
            IAdjustRTColorByIntensity(comp->GetController(j), ProperPB);
        }
    }
}

void plMaxNode::GetRTLightColAnim(IParamBlock2* ProperPB, plAGAnim *anim)
{
    Control* ambientCtl = nil; // Ambient not currently supported
    Control* colorCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(ProperPB, ParamID(plRTLightBase::kLightColor));
    Control* specCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(ProperPB, ParamID(plRTLightBase::kSpecularColorSwatch));
    plPointControllerChannel *chan;

    if( ambientCtl )
    {
        plController* ctl;
        if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeColorController(ambientCtl, this);
        else
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeColorController(ambientCtl, this, anim->GetStart(), anim->GetEnd());

        if( ctl )
        {
            plLightAmbientApplicator *app = TRACKED_NEW plLightAmbientApplicator();
            app->SetChannelName(GetName());
            chan = TRACKED_NEW plPointControllerChannel(ctl);
            app->SetChannel(chan);
            anim->AddApplicator(app);
            if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
                anim->ExtendToLength(ctl->GetLength());
        }
    }
    if( colorCtl )
    {
        plController* ctl;
        if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeColorController(colorCtl, this);
        else
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeColorController(colorCtl, this, anim->GetStart(), anim->GetEnd());
                        
        if( ctl )
        {
            IAdjustRTColorByIntensity(ctl, ProperPB);
            plLightDiffuseApplicator *app = TRACKED_NEW plLightDiffuseApplicator();
            app->SetChannelName(GetName());
            chan = TRACKED_NEW plPointControllerChannel(ctl);
            app->SetChannel(chan);
            anim->AddApplicator(app);
            if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
                anim->ExtendToLength(ctl->GetLength());
        }
    }
    if( specCtl )
    {
        plController* ctl;
        if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeColorController(specCtl, this);
        else
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeColorController(specCtl, this, anim->GetStart(), anim->GetEnd());
        
        if( ctl )
        {
            plLightSpecularApplicator *app = TRACKED_NEW plLightSpecularApplicator();
            app->SetChannelName(GetName());
            chan = TRACKED_NEW plPointControllerChannel(ctl);
            app->SetChannel(chan);
            anim->AddApplicator(app);
            if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
                anim->ExtendToLength(ctl->GetLength());
        }
    }
}

void plMaxNode::GetRTConeAnim(IParamBlock2* ProperPB, plAGAnim *anim)
{
    Control* innerCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(ProperPB, ParamID(plRTLightBase::kHotSpot));
    Control* outerCtl = GetParamBlock2Controller(ProperPB, ParamID(plRTLightBase::kFallOff));
    plScalarControllerChannel *chan;

    if( innerCtl )
    {
        plLeafController* ctl;
        if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeScalarController(innerCtl, this);
        else
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeScalarController(innerCtl, this, anim->GetStart(), anim->GetEnd());
            
        if( ctl )
        {
            plSpotInnerApplicator *app = TRACKED_NEW plSpotInnerApplicator();
            app->SetChannelName(GetName());
            chan = TRACKED_NEW plScalarControllerChannel(ctl);
            app->SetChannel(chan);
            anim->AddApplicator(app);
            if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
                anim->ExtendToLength(ctl->GetLength());
        }
    }
    if( outerCtl )
    {
        plController* ctl;
        if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeScalarController(outerCtl, this);
        else
            ctl = hsControlConverter::Instance().MakeScalarController(outerCtl, this, anim->GetStart(), anim->GetEnd());

        if( ctl )
        {
            plSpotOuterApplicator *app = TRACKED_NEW plSpotOuterApplicator();
            app->SetChannelName(GetName());
            chan = TRACKED_NEW plScalarControllerChannel(ctl);
            app->SetChannel(chan);
            anim->AddApplicator(app);
            if (!strcmp(anim->GetName(), ENTIRE_ANIMATION_NAME))
                anim->ExtendToLength(ctl->GetLength());
        }
    }
}

plXImposterComp* plMaxNode::GetXImposterComp()
{
    int count = NumAttachedComponents();
    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < count; i++ )
    {
        // See if any are a x-imposter component.
        plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(i);
        if( comp && (comp->ClassID() == XIMPOSTER_COMP_CID) )
        {
            plXImposterComp* ximp = (plXImposterComp*)comp;
            return ximp;
        }
    }
    return nil;
}

Point3 plMaxNode::GetFlexibility()
{
    UInt32 count = NumAttachedComponents();

    // Go through all the components attached to this node
    for (UInt32 i = 0; i < count; i++)
    {
        // See if any are a flexibility component.
        plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(i);
        if( comp && (comp->ClassID() == FLEXIBILITY_COMP_CID) )
        {
            plFlexibilityComponent* flex = (plFlexibilityComponent*)comp;
            return flex->GetFlexibility();
        }
    }
    return Point3(0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
}

plLightMapComponent* plMaxNode::GetLightMapComponent()
{
    UInt32 count = NumAttachedComponents();

    // Go through all the components attached to this node
    for (UInt32 i = 0; i < count; i++)
    {
        // See if any are a flexibility component.
        plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(i);
        if( comp && (comp->ClassID() == LIGHTMAP_COMP_CID) )
        {
            plLightMapComponent* lmap = (plLightMapComponent*)comp;
            return lmap;
        }
    }
    return nil;
}

plDrawableCriteria plMaxNode::GetDrawableCriteria(hsBool needBlending, hsBool needSorting)
{
    plRenderLevel level = needBlending ? GetRenderLevel(needBlending) : plRenderLevel::OpaqueRenderLevel();

    if( GetSortAsOpaque() )
        level.Set(plRenderLevel::kOpaqueMajorLevel, level.Minor());

    UInt32 crit = 0;
    if( needBlending )
    {
        if( needSorting && !GetNoFaceSort() )
            crit |= plDrawable::kCritSortFaces;
        if( !GetNoSpanSort() )
            crit |= plDrawable::kCritSortSpans;
    }

    if( GetItinerant() )
        crit |= plDrawable::kCritCharacter;

    plDrawableCriteria retVal(crit, level, GetLoadMask());

    if( GetEnviron() )
        retVal.fType |= plDrawable::kEnviron;
    if( GetEnvironOnly() )
        retVal.fType &= ~plDrawable::kNormal;

    return retVal;
}

//// IGetSceneNodeSpans //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Gets the required drawableSpans from a sceneNode. Creates a new one
//  if it can't find one.

plDrawableSpans *plMaxNode::IGetSceneNodeSpans( plSceneNode *node, hsBool needBlending, hsBool needSorting )
{

    plDrawableSpans *spans;
    char            tmpName[ 512 ];
    plLocation      nodeLoc = GetLocation();  
    
    if( !needBlending )
        needSorting = false;

    plDrawableCriteria          crit = GetDrawableCriteria(needBlending, needSorting);

    spans = plDrawableSpans::ConvertNoRef( node->GetMatchingDrawable( crit ) );

    if( spans != nil )
    {
        if( GetNoSpanReSort() )
        {
            spans->SetNativeProperty(plDrawable::kPropNoReSort, true);
        }
        return spans;
    }


    /// Couldn't find--create and return it
    spans = TRACKED_NEW plDrawableSpans;
    if( needBlending )
    {
        /// Blending (deferred) spans
        spans->SetCriteria( crit );
        sprintf( tmpName, "%s_%8.8x_%xBlendSpans", node->GetKeyName(), crit.fLevel.fLevel, crit.fCriteria);
    }
    else
    {
        /// Normal spans
        spans->SetCriteria( crit );
        sprintf( tmpName, "%s_%8.8x_%xSpans", node->GetKeyName(), crit.fLevel.fLevel, crit.fCriteria);
    }

    if (GetSwappableGeomTarget() != (UInt32)-1 || GetSwappableGeom()) // We intend to swap geometry with this node... flag the drawable as volatile
    {
        if( GetItinerant() )
            spans->SetNativeProperty(plDrawable::kPropCharacter, true);

        spans->SetNativeProperty( plDrawable::kPropVolatile, true );
    }

    // Add a key for the spans
    plKey key = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey( tmpName, spans, nodeLoc, GetLoadMask() );

    spans->SetSceneNode(node->GetKey());

    /// Created! Return it now...
    if( GetNoSpanReSort() )
        spans->SetNativeProperty(plDrawable::kPropNoReSort, true);

    return spans;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::SetupPropertiesPass(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    // TEMP
    if (IsComponent())
        return false;
    // End TEMP

    hsBool ret = true;
    
        UInt32 count = NumAttachedComponents();

    // Go through all the components attached to this node
    for (UInt32 i = 0; i < count; i++)
    {
        // For each one, call the requested function.  If any of the attached components
        // return false this function will return false.
        plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(i);

        if (comp->IsExternal())
        {
            if (!((plComponentExt*)comp)->SetupProperties(this, &gComponentTools, pErrMsg))
                ret = false;
        }
        else
        {
            if (!((plComponent*)comp)->SetupProperties(this, pErrMsg))
                ret = false;
        }
    }

    if( ret )
    {
        // Now loop through all the plPassMtlBase-derived materials that are applied to this node
        Mtl *mtl = GetMtl();
        if( mtl != nil && !GetParticleRelated() )
        {
            if( hsMaterialConverter::IsMultiMat( mtl ) || hsMaterialConverter::IsMultipassMat( mtl ) || hsMaterialConverter::IsCompositeMat( mtl ) )
            {
                int i;
                for (i = 0; i < mtl->NumSubMtls(); i++)
                {
                    plPassMtlBase *pass = plPassMtlBase::ConvertToPassMtl( mtl->GetSubMtl( i ) );
                    if( pass != nil )
                    {
                        if( !pass->SetupProperties( this, pErrMsg ) )
                            ret = false;
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                plPassMtlBase *pass = plPassMtlBase::ConvertToPassMtl( mtl );
                if( pass != nil )
                {
                    if( !pass->SetupProperties( this, pErrMsg ) )
                        ret = false;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    if( ret )
    {
        plMaxNode* parent = (plMaxNode*)GetParentNode();
        if( parent && IsLegalDecal(false) )
        {
            AddRenderDependency(parent);
            SetNoSpanSort(true);
            SetNoFaceSort(true);
            SetNoDeferDraw(true);
        }
    }

    return ret;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::FirstComponentPass(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    // TEMP
    if (IsComponent())
        return false;
    // End TEMP

    hsBool ret = true;
    
    if (!CanConvert())
        return ret;
    UInt32 count = NumAttachedComponents();

    // Go through all the components attached to this node
    for (UInt32 i = 0; i < count; i++)
    {
        // For each one, call the requested function.  If any of the attached components
        // return false this function will return false.
        plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(i);

        if (comp->IsExternal())
        {
            if (!((plComponentExt*)comp)->PreConvert(this, &gComponentTools, pErrMsg))
                ret = false;
        }
        else
        {
            if (!((plComponent*)comp)->PreConvert(this, pErrMsg))
                ret = false;
        }
    }

    return ret;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::ConvertComponents(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    // TEMP
    if (IsComponent())
        return false;
    // End TEMP

    hsBool ret = true;

    char *dbgNodeName = GetName();
    if (!CanConvert())
        return ret;

    UInt32 count = NumAttachedComponents();

    // Go through all the components attached to this node
    for (UInt32 i = 0; i < count; i++)
    {
        // For each one, call the requested function.  If any of the attached components
        // return false this function will return false.
        plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(i);

        if (comp->IsExternal())
        {
            if (!((plComponentExt*)comp)->Convert(this, &gComponentTools, pErrMsg))
                ret = false;
        }
        else
        {
            if (!((plComponent*)comp)->Convert(this, pErrMsg))
                ret = false;
        }
    }

    return ret;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::DeInitComponents(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    // TEMP
    if (IsComponent())
        return false;
    // End TEMP

    hsBool ret = true;

    char *dbgNodeName = GetName();
    if (!CanConvert())
        return ret;

    UInt32 count = NumAttachedComponents();

    // Go through all the components attached to this node
    for (UInt32 i = 0; i < count; i++)
    {
        // For each one, call the requested function.  If any of the attached components
        // return false this function will return false.
        plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(i);

        if (comp->IsExternal())
        {
            if (!((plComponentExt*)comp)->DeInit(this, &gComponentTools, pErrMsg))
                ret = false;
        }
        else
        {
            if (!((plComponent*)comp)->DeInit(this, pErrMsg))
                ret = false;
        }
    }

    if( ret )
    {
        // Now loop through all the plPassMtlBase-derived materials that are applied to this node
        // So we can call ConvertDeInit() on them
        Mtl *mtl = GetMtl();
        if( mtl != nil && !GetParticleRelated() )
        {
            if( hsMaterialConverter::IsMultiMat( mtl ) || hsMaterialConverter::IsMultipassMat( mtl ) || hsMaterialConverter::IsCompositeMat( mtl ) )
            {
                int i;
                for (i = 0; i < mtl->NumSubMtls(); i++)
                {
                    plPassMtlBase *pass = plPassMtlBase::ConvertToPassMtl( mtl->GetSubMtl( i ) );
                    if( pass != nil )
                    {
                        if( !pass->ConvertDeInit( this, pErrMsg ) )
                            ret = false;
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                plPassMtlBase *pass = plPassMtlBase::ConvertToPassMtl( mtl );
                if( pass != nil )
                {
                    if( !pass->ConvertDeInit( this, pErrMsg ) )
                        ret = false;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    return ret;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::ClearData(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    RemoveAppDataChunk(PLASMA_MAX_CLASSID, GUP_CLASS_ID, kPlasmaAgeChunk);
    RemoveAppDataChunk(PLASMA_MAX_CLASSID, GUP_CLASS_ID, kPlasmaDistChunk);
    RemoveAppDataChunk(PLASMA_MAX_CLASSID, GUP_CLASS_ID, kPlasmaRoomChunk);

    RemoveAppDataChunk(PLASMA_MAX_CLASSID, GUP_CLASS_ID, kPlasmaMaxNodeDataChunk);
//  RemoveAppDataChunk(PLASMA_MAX_CLASSID, GUP_CLASS_ID, kPlasmaSceneViewerChunk);
    RemoveAppDataChunk(PLASMA_MAX_CLASSID, GUP_CLASS_ID, kPlasmaLightChunk);

    return true;
}

// HASAGMOD
// Little special-purpose thing to see if a node has an animation graph modifier on it.
plAGModifier *plMaxNode::HasAGMod()
{
    char *name = GetName();
    if (CanConvert())
    {
        plSceneObject *SO = GetSceneObject();
        int numMods = SO->GetNumModifiers();

        for (int i = 0; i < numMods; i++)
        {
            const plModifier *mod = SO->GetModifier(i);

            if(plAGModifier::ConvertNoRef(mod)) {
                return (plAGModifier *)mod;
            }
        }
    }
    return nil;
}

plAGMasterMod *plMaxNode::GetAGMasterMod()
{
    char *name = GetName();
    if (CanConvert())
    {
        plSceneObject *SO = GetSceneObject();
        int numMods = SO->GetNumModifiers();

        for (int i = 0; i < numMods; i++)
        {
            const plModifier *mod = SO->GetModifier(i);

            if(plAGMasterMod::ConvertNoRef(mod)) {
                return (plAGMasterMod *)mod;
            }
        }
    }
    return nil;
}


// SETUPBONESALIASESRECUR
void plMaxNode::SetupBonesAliasesRecur(const char *rootName)
{
    if(CanConvert()) {
        if (!HasAGMod()) {
            const char *nameToUse;
            
            // parse UserPropsBuf for entire BoneName line
            char localName[256];
            TSTR propsBuf;
            GetUserPropBuffer(propsBuf);
            char* start=strstr(propsBuf, "BoneName=");
            if (!start)
                start=strstr(propsBuf, "bonename=");
            const int len = hsStrlen("BoneName=");
            if(start && UserPropExists("BoneName"))
            {
                start+=len;
                int i=0;
                while(*start != '\n' && *start != '\0' && *start)
                {
                    hsAssert(i<256, "localName overflow");
                    localName[i++]=*start++;
                }
                localName[i]=0;

                nameToUse = localName;

            }
            else
            {
                const char *nodeName = GetName();
        //      char str[256];
        //      sprintf(str, "Missing 'BoneName=foo' UserProp, on object %s, using node name", nodeName ? nodeName : "?");
        //      hsAssert(false, str);

                nameToUse = nodeName;
            }

        /*  char aliasName[256];
            sprintf(aliasName, "%s_%s", rootName, nameToUse);

            plUoid* uoid = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->FindAlias(aliasName, plSceneObject::Index());
            if( !uoid )
            {
                plAliasModifier* pAlMod = TRACKED_NEW plAliasModifier;
                pAlMod->SetAlias(aliasName);
                AddModifier(pAlMod);
            }
        */
            plAGModifier *mod = TRACKED_NEW plAGModifier(nameToUse);
            AddModifier(mod, GetName());
        }
    }

    int j = 0;
    for( j = 0; j < NumberOfChildren(); j++ )
        ((plMaxNode*)GetChildNode(j))->SetupBonesAliasesRecur(rootName);
}

void plMaxNode::SetDISceneNodeSpans( plDrawInterface *di, hsBool needBlending )
{
    // This poorly named function is currently only used by ParticleComponent.
    // di->GetNumDrawables() will always be zero. In general, particles only
    // need a blending drawable, which can always be index zero since it's the only
    // one.
    di->SetDrawable( di->GetNumDrawables(),
                        IGetSceneNodeSpans(plSceneNode::ConvertNoRef( GetRoomKey()->GetObjectPtr() ), 
                                       needBlending));
}

plMaxNode* plMaxNode::GetBonesRoot()
{
    ISkin* skin = FindSkinModifier();
    if( !skin )
        return nil;

    INode* bone = skin->GetBone(0);

    if( !bone )
        return nil;

    while( !bone->GetParentNode()->IsRootNode() )
        bone = bone->GetParentNode();

    plMaxNode* boneRoot = (plMaxNode*)bone;

    if( !(boneRoot && boneRoot->CanConvert()) )
        return nil;

    return boneRoot;
}

void plMaxNode::GetBonesRootsRecur(hsTArray<plMaxNode*>& nodes)
{
    plMaxNode* bRoot = GetBonesRoot();
    if( bRoot )
    {
        int idx = nodes.Find(bRoot);
        if( idx == nodes.kMissingIndex )
            nodes.Append(bRoot);
    }

    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < NumberOfChildren(); i++ )
        ((plMaxNode*)GetChildNode(i))->GetBonesRootsRecur(nodes);
}

plSceneObject* plMaxNode::MakeCharacterHierarchy(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg)
{
    plSceneObject* playerRoot = GetSceneObject();
    if( pErrMsg->Set(playerRoot->GetDrawInterface() != nil, GetName(), "Non-helper as player root").CheckAndAsk() )
        return nil;
    const char *playerRootName = GetName();

    hsTArray<plMaxNode*> bonesRoots;
    int i;
    for( i = 0; i < NumberOfChildren(); i++ )
        ((plMaxNode*)GetChildNode(i))->GetBonesRootsRecur(bonesRoots);

    if( pErrMsg->Set(bonesRoots.GetCount() > 1, playerRootName, "Found multiple bones hierarchies").CheckAndAsk() )
        return nil;

    if( bonesRoots.GetCount() )
    {
        bonesRoots[0]->SetupBonesAliasesRecur(playerRootName);

        plSceneObject* boneRootObj = bonesRoots[0]->GetSceneObject();

        if( pErrMsg->Set(boneRootObj == nil, playerRootName, "No scene object for the bones root").CheckAndAsk() )
            return nil;

        if( boneRootObj != playerRoot )
            hsMessageBox("This avatar's bone hierarchy does not have the avatar root node linked as a parent. "
                         "This may cause the avatar draw incorrectly.", playerRootName, hsMessageBoxNormal);
    }

    return playerRoot;
}

// Takes all bones found on this node (and any descendents) and sets up a single palette
void plMaxNode::SetupBoneHierarchyPalette(plMaxBoneMap *bones /* = nil */)
{
    const char* dbgNodeName = GetName();

    if( !CanConvert() )
        return;

    if (GetBoneMap())
        return;
    
    if (bones == nil)
    {
        bones = TRACKED_NEW plMaxBoneMap();
        bones->fOwner = this;
    }
    
    if (UserPropExists("Bone"))
        bones->AddBone(this);

    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < NumBones(); i++)
        bones->AddBone(GetBone(i));

    SetBoneMap(bones);

    for (i = 0; i < NumberOfChildren(); i++)
        ((plMaxNode*)GetChildNode(i))->SetupBoneHierarchyPalette(bones);

    // If we were the one to start this whole thing, then sort all the bones now that
    // they've been added.
    if (bones->fOwner == this)
        bones->SortBones();
}

hsBool plMaxNode::IsLegalDecal(hsBool checkParent /* = true */)
{
    Mtl *mtl = GetMtl();
    if (mtl == nil || GetParticleRelated())
        return false;
    if (hsMaterialConverter::IsMultiMat(mtl))
    {
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < mtl->NumSubMtls(); i++)
        {
            if (!hsMaterialConverter::IsDecalMat(mtl->GetSubMtl(i)))
                return false;
        }
    }
    else if (!hsMaterialConverter::IsDecalMat(mtl))
        return false;

    return true;
}

int plMaxNode::NumUVWChannels()
{
    hsBool deleteIt;

    TriObject* triObj = GetTriObject(deleteIt);
    if( triObj )
    {
        Mesh* mesh = &(triObj->mesh);

        // note: There's been a bit of a change with UV accounting. There are two variables, numChannels
        // and numBlendChannels. The first represents texture UV channels MAX gives us, the latter is
        // the number of extra blending channels the current material uses to handle its effects.

        // numMaps includes map #0, which is the vertex colors. So subtract 1 to get the # of uv maps...
        int numChannels = mesh->getNumMaps() - 1;
        if( numChannels > plGeometrySpan::kMaxNumUVChannels )
            numChannels = plGeometrySpan::kMaxNumUVChannels;

        /// Check the mapping channels. See, MAX likes to tell us we have mapping channels
        /// but the actual channel pointer is nil. When MAX tries to render the scene, it says that the
        /// object in question has no UV channel. So apparently we have to check numChannels *and* 
        /// that each mapChannel is non-nil...
        int i;
        for( i = 0; i < numChannels; i++ )
        {
            // i + 1 is exactly what IGenerateUVs uses, so I'm not questioning it...
            if( mesh->mapFaces( i + 1 ) == nil )
            {
                numChannels = i;
                break;
            }
        }
        int numUsed = hsMaterialConverter::MaxUsedUVWSrc(this, GetMtl());
        plLightMapComponent* lmc = GetLightMapComponent();
        if( lmc )
        {
            if( (lmc->GetUVWSrc() < numChannels) && (lmc->GetUVWSrc() >= numUsed) )
                numUsed = lmc->GetUVWSrc() + 1;
        }
        if( numChannels > numUsed )
            numChannels = numUsed;

        if( GetWaterDecEnv() )
            numChannels = 3;

        if( deleteIt )
            triObj->DeleteThis();

        return numChannels;
    }

    return 0;
}

//// IGet/SetCachedAlphaHackValue ////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Pair of functions to handle accessing the TArray cache on plMaxNodeData.
//  See AlphaHackLayersNeeded() for details.

int plMaxNode::IGetCachedAlphaHackValue( int iSubMtl )
{
    plMaxNodeData *pDat = GetMaxNodeData();
    if( pDat == nil )
        return -1;

    hsTArray<int>   *cache = pDat->GetAlphaHackLayersCache();
    if( cache == nil )
        return -1;

    iSubMtl++;
    if( iSubMtl >= cache->GetCount() )
        return -1;

    return (*cache)[ iSubMtl ];
}

void    plMaxNode::ISetCachedAlphaHackValue( int iSubMtl, int value )
{
    plMaxNodeData *pDat = GetMaxNodeData();
    if( pDat == nil )
        return;

    hsTArray<int>   *cache = pDat->GetAlphaHackLayersCache();
    if( cache == nil )
    {
        cache = TRACKED_NEW hsTArray<int>;
        pDat->SetAlphaHackLayersCache( cache );
    }

    iSubMtl++;

    if( iSubMtl >= cache->GetCount() )
    {
        int i = cache->GetCount();
        cache->ExpandAndZero( iSubMtl + 1 );
        for( ; i < cache->GetCount(); i++ )
            (*cache)[ i ] = -1;
    }

    (*cache)[ iSubMtl ] = value;
}

//// AlphaHackLayersNeeded ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Updated 8.13.02 mcn - Turns out this function is actually very slow, and
//  it also happens to be used a lot in testing instanced objects and whether
//  they really can be instanced or not. Since the return value of this
//  function will be constant after the SetupProperties() pass (and undefined
//  before), we cache the value now after the first time we calculate it.
//  Note: mf said that putting long comments in are good so long as most of
//  them aren't obscenities, so I'm trying to keep the #*$&(*#$ obscenities
//  to a minimum here.

int plMaxNode::AlphaHackLayersNeeded(int iSubMtl)
{
    const char* dbgNodeName = GetName();

    int cached = IGetCachedAlphaHackValue( iSubMtl );
    if( cached != -1 )
        return cached;

    int numVtxOpacChanAvail = VtxAlphaNotAvailable() ? 0 : 1;

    int numVtxOpacChanNeeded = hsMaterialConverter::NumVertexOpacityChannelsRequired(this, iSubMtl);

    cached = numVtxOpacChanNeeded - numVtxOpacChanAvail;
    ISetCachedAlphaHackValue( iSubMtl, cached );
    return cached;
}

// Will our lighting pay attention to vertex alpha values?
hsBool plMaxNode::VtxAlphaNotAvailable()
{
    if( NonVtxPreshaded() || GetParticleRelated())
        return false;

    return true;
}

hsBool plMaxNode::NonVtxPreshaded()
{
    if( GetForceMatShade() )
        return false;

    if( GetAvatarSO() != nil ||
        hsMaterialConverter::Instance().HasMaterialDiffuseOrOpacityAnimation(this) )
        return false;

    if( GetRunTimeLight() && !hsMaterialConverter::Instance().HasEmissiveLayer(this) )
        return true;

    return( GetLightMapComponent() != nil );
}

TriObject* plMaxNode::GetTriObject(hsBool& deleteIt)
{
    // Get da object
    Object *obj = EvalWorldState(TimeValue(0)).obj;
    if( obj == nil )
        return nil;

    if( !obj->CanConvertToType(triObjectClassID) )
        return nil;

    // Convert to triMesh object
    TriObject   *meshObj = (TriObject *)obj->ConvertToType(TimeValue(0), triObjectClassID);
    if( meshObj == nil )
        return nil;

    deleteIt = meshObj != obj;

    return meshObj;
}

//// GetNextSoundIdx /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Starting at 0, returns an incrementing index for each maxNode. Useful for 
//  assigning indices to sound objects attached to the node.

UInt32  plMaxNode::GetNextSoundIdx( void )
{
    UInt32  idx = GetSoundIdxCounter();
    SetSoundIdxCounter( idx + 1 );
    return idx;
}

//// IsPhysical //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Fun temp hack function to tell if a maxNode is physical. Useful after
//  preConvert (checks for a physical on the simInterface)

hsBool  plMaxNode::IsPhysical( void )
{
    if( GetSceneObject() && GetSceneObject()->GetSimulationInterface() && 
        GetSceneObject()->GetSimulationInterface()->GetPhysical() )
        return true;

    return false;
}


plPhysicalProps *plMaxNode::GetPhysicalProps()
{
    plMaxNodeData *pDat = GetMaxNodeData();
    if (pDat)
        return pDat->GetPhysicalProps();

    return nil;
}

//// FindPageKey /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Little helper function. Calls FindKey() in the resManager using the location (page) of this node

plKey   plMaxNode::FindPageKey( UInt16 classIdx, const char *name )
{
    return hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->FindKey( plUoid( GetLocation(), classIdx, name ) );
}

const char *plMaxNode::GetAgeName()
{
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < NumAttachedComponents(); i++)
    {
        plComponentBase *comp = GetAttachedComponent(i);
        if (comp->ClassID() == PAGEINFO_CID)
            return ((plPageInfoComponent*)comp)->GetAgeName();
    }
    return nil;
}

// create a list of keys used by the run-time interface for things like
// determining cursor changes, what kind of object this is, etc.
// we're doing this here because multiple logic triggers can be attached to a 
// single object and tracking down all their run-time counterpart objects (who might
// need a message sent to them) is a huge pain and very ugly.  This will capture anything
// important in a single list.

hsBool plMaxNode::MakeIfaceReferences(plErrorMsg *pErrMsg, plConvertSettings *settings)
{
    hsBool ret = true;

    char *dbgNodeName = GetName();
    if (!CanConvert())
        return ret;
    
    UInt32 count = GetSceneObject()->GetNumModifiers();
    hsTArray<plKey> keys;
    // Go through all the modifiers attached to this node's scene object
    // and grab keys for objects who we would need to send interface messages to
    for (UInt32 i = 0; i < count; i++)
    {
        const plModifier* pMod = GetSceneObject()->GetModifier(i);
        // right now all we care about are these, but I guarentee you we will
        // care about more as the interface gets more complex
        const plPickingDetector* pDet = plPickingDetector::ConvertNoRef(pMod);
        const plLogicModifier* pLog = plLogicModifier::ConvertNoRef(pMod);
        if( pDet )
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < pDet->GetNumReceivers(); j++)
                keys.Append(pDet->GetReceiver(j));
        }
        else
        if( pLog )
        {
            keys.Append(pLog->GetKey());
        }
    }
    // if there is anything there, create an 'interface object modifier' which simply stores 
    // the list in a handy form
    if (keys.Count())
    {
        plInterfaceInfoModifier* pMod = TRACKED_NEW plInterfaceInfoModifier;
        
        plKey modifierKey = hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->NewKey(GetName(), pMod, GetLocation(), GetLoadMask());
        hsgResMgr::ResMgr()->AddViaNotify(modifierKey, TRACKED_NEW plObjRefMsg(GetSceneObject()->GetKey(), plRefMsg::kOnCreate, -1, plObjRefMsg::kModifier), plRefFlags::kActiveRef);
        
        for(int i = 0; i < keys.Count(); i++)
            pMod->AddRefdKey(keys[i]);
    }

    return ret;
}