Hi,

When we call

GU_DetailHandle SOP_Node::getCookedGeoHandle()

Is the returned information in world or local space i.e. do we need to apply the SOP's transform to the geometry ?

Regards

It's returned in local space. If you want to transform it to world space, you will need to use sop->getCreator()->getWorldTransform() (ie. its owner object's world transform).