melRef.txt

polySphere -constructionHistory 1 -object 1 -radius 3.0;
// Deforms whatever is currently on the selection list
// and set the attributes value for the deformer node
textureDeformer -envelope 0.8 -strength 1.0 -offset 1.0 -direction "Normal" -pointSpace "World";
// Result: textureDeformer1 textureDeformerHandle1 // 
defaultNavigation -createNew -destination "textureDeformer1.texture";
createRenderNode -allWithTexturesUp "defaultNavigation -force true -connectToExisting -source %node -destination textureDeformer1.texture" "";
defaultNavigation -defaultTraversal -destination "textureDeformer1.texture";
shadingNode -asTexture -isColorManaged file;

shadingNode -asUtility place2dTexture;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.coverage file1.coverage;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.translateFrame file1.translateFrame;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.rotateFrame file1.rotateFrame;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.mirrorU file1.mirrorU;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.mirrorV file1.mirrorV;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.stagger file1.stagger;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.wrapU file1.wrapU;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.wrapV file1.wrapV;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.repeatUV file1.repeatUV;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.offset file1.offset;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.rotateUV file1.rotateUV;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.noiseUV file1.noiseUV;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.vertexUvOne file1.vertexUvOne;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.vertexUvTwo file1.vertexUvTwo;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.vertexUvThree file1.vertexUvThree;

connectAttr -f place2dTexture1.vertexCameraOne file1.vertexCameraOne;

connectAttr place2dTexture1.outUV file1.uv;

connectAttr place2dTexture1.outUvFilterSize file1.uvFilterSize;

defaultNavigation -force true -connectToExisting -source file1 -destination textureDeformer1.texture; 
window -e -vis false createRenderNodeWindow;
connectAttr -force file1.outColor textureDeformer1.texture;