maya.core.shapenode
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.. py:module:: maya.core.shapenode

.. autoapi-nested-parse::

   Base Class for Maya Shape Nodes.



Classes
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.. autoapisummary::

   maya.core.shapenode.ShapeNode


Module Contents
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.. py:class:: ShapeNode(node_name)

   Bases: :py:obj:`maya.core.dagnode.DagNode`


   Base for all nodes that have an associated transform + shape relationship.


   .. py:property:: long_name

      Return the full DAG path, respecting the specific instance path if possible.

      Returns:
          str: The full DAG path to this shape node.



   .. py:property:: parent

      Return the parent as a wrapped node (or None if no parent).

      Returns:
          Node or None: The parent node wrapper.



   .. py:property:: shape

      Return the shape node itself (for consistency with transform API).

      Returns:
          ShapeNode: Returns self.



   .. py:property:: transform

      Return the parent transform as a DagNode.

      Returns:
          Transform: The parent transform node wrapper.