origin, vtorigin, vrorigin equivalent for local transforms?

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Hi, I need to access an object/bone ‘s local transform attributes, expression function or channels. Origin cam in handy for World transforms but in the docs I can’t find the same for local/parent transforms…
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Wouldn't this just be a direct channel reference? e.g. ch(“/path/to/tx”). Otherwise if you need transforms relative to a parent, vtorigin / vrorigin / etc can be used to return transform values relative to another object via the second parameter.
MOPs (Motion Operators for Houdini): http://www.motionoperators.com [www.motionoperators.com]
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origin expressions are legacy. Use a getlocalspace constraint (CHOP) to get an objects local transform.
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Thanks. What does mean “legacy”? What does being legacy implies?
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