MeshRenderer Class Reference

MeshRenderer: A mesh can be loaded from model files, .obj, .c3t, .c3b and a mesh renderer renders a list of these loaded meshes with specified materials. More...

#include <MeshRenderer.h>

Inherits Node.

Public Member Functions
void	setTexture (std::string_view texFile)
	set diffuse texture, set the first mesh's texture if multiple textures exist
Mesh *	getMeshByIndex (int index) const
	get Mesh by index
Mesh *	getMeshByName (std::string_view name) const
	get Mesh by Name, returns the first one if there are more than one mesh with the same name
std::vector< Mesh * >	getMeshArrayByName (std::string_view name) const
	get mesh array by name, returns all meshes with the given name
Mesh *	getMesh () const
	get mesh at index 0 which is the default mesh
ssize_t	getMeshCount () const
	get mesh count
AttachNode *	getAttachNode (std::string_view boneName)
	return an AttachNode by bone name.
void	removeAttachNode (std::string_view boneName)
	remove an attached node
void	removeAllAttachNode ()
	remove all attached nodes
bool	setProgramState (backend::ProgramState *programState, bool ownPS=false) override
	Sets ProgramState, attributes should be bound by the user.
virtual Action *	runAction (Action *action) override
	Executes an action, and returns the action that is executed.
void	setForceDepthWrite (bool value)
	Force depth buffer writing, this is useful if you want to achieve effects like fading.
virtual Rect	getBoundingBox () const override
	Returns a 2d bounding-box Note: the bounding-box is taken from the mesh's AABB with Z-axis ignored.
void	setLightMask (unsigned int mask)
	light mask getter & setter, lighting only works when _lightmask & light's flag are set to true, the default value of _lightmask is 0xffff
void	setWireframe (bool value)
	enables wireframe rendering mode for this mesh renderer only, this can be very useful for debugging and understanding generated meshes.
virtual void	draw (Renderer *renderer, const Mat4 &transform, uint32_t flags) override
	render all meshes within this mesh renderer
void	setMaterial (Material *material)
	Adds a new material to this mesh renderer.
void	setMaterial (Material *material, int meshIndex)
	Adds a new material to a particular mesh in this mesh renderer.
Material *	getMaterial (int meshIndex=0) const
	Gets the material of a specific mesh in this mesh renderer.
const Vector< Mesh * > &	getMeshes () const
	Get list of meshes used in this mesh renderer.
bool	loadFromCache (std::string_view path)
	load a mesh renderer from cache, returns true if succeeded, false otherwise.
bool	loadFromFile (std::string_view path, NodeDatas *nodedatas, MeshDatas *meshdatas, MaterialDatas *materialdatas)
	load a file and feed it's content into meshedatas, nodedatas and materialdatas, obj file and .mtl file should be in the same directory.
virtual void	visit (Renderer *renderer, const Mat4 &parentTransform, uint32_t parentFlags) override
	Visits this MeshRenderer's children and draws them recursively.
void	genMaterial (bool useLight=false)
	generate default material.
MeshIndexData *	getMeshIndexData (std::string_view indexId) const
	get MeshIndexData by Id
void	enableInstancing (MeshMaterial::InstanceMaterialType instanceMat, int count=0)
	Enables instancing for this Mesh Renderer, keep in mind that a special vertex shader has to be used, make sure that your shader has a mat4 attribute set on the location of total vertex attributes +1.
void	setDynamicInstancing (bool dynamic)
	Set this to true and instancing objects within this mesh renderer will be recalculated each frame, use it when you plan to move objects, Otherwise, transforms will be built once for better performance.
void	addInstanceChild (Node *child, bool active=false)
	Adds a child to use it's transformations for instancing.
void	shrinkToFitInstances ()
	shrinks the instance transform buffer after many steps of expansion to increase performance.
void	rebuildInstances ()
	rebuilds the instance transform buffer next frame.
Public Member Functions inherited from Node
virtual bool	isRunning () const
	Returns whether or not the node is "running".
void	scheduleUpdateWithPriorityLua (int handler, int priority)
	Schedules for lua script.
virtual void	cleanup ()
	Stops all running actions and schedulers.
virtual Scene *	getScene () const
	Returns the Scene that contains the Node.
virtual void	setEventDispatcher (EventDispatcher *dispatcher)
	Set event dispatcher for scene.
virtual EventDispatcher *	getEventDispatcher () const
	Get the event dispatcher of scene.
virtual uint8_t	getOpacity () const
	Return the node's opacity.
virtual uint8_t	getDisplayedOpacity () const
	Return the node's display opacity.
virtual void	setOpacity (uint8_t opacity)
	Change node opacity.
virtual void	updateDisplayedOpacity (uint8_t parentOpacity)
	Update the displayed opacity of node with it's parent opacity;.
virtual bool	isCascadeOpacityEnabled () const
	Whether cascadeOpacity is enabled or not.
virtual void	setCascadeOpacityEnabled (bool cascadeOpacityEnabled)
	Change node's cascadeOpacity property.
virtual const Color3B &	getColor () const
	Query node's color value.
virtual const Color3B &	getDisplayedColor () const
	Query node's displayed color.
virtual void	setColor (const Color3B &color)
	Change the color of node.
virtual void	updateDisplayedColor (const Color3B &parentColor)
	Update node's displayed color with its parent color.
virtual bool	isCascadeColorEnabled () const
	Query whether cascadeColor is enabled or not.
virtual void	setCascadeColorEnabled (bool cascadeColorEnabled)
	If you want node's color affect the children node's color, then set it to true.
virtual void	setOpacityModifyRGB (bool value)
	If you want the opacity affect the color property, then set to true.
virtual bool	isOpacityModifyRGB () const
	If node opacity will modify the RGB color value, then you should override this method and return true.
void	setOnEnterCallback (const std::function< void()> &callback)
	Set the callback of event onEnter.
const std::function< void()> &	getOnEnterCallback () const
	Get the callback of event onEnter.
void	setOnExitCallback (const std::function< void()> &callback)
	Set the callback of event onExit.
const std::function< void()> &	getOnExitCallback () const
	Get the callback of event onExit.
void	setOnEnterTransitionDidFinishCallback (const std::function< void()> &callback)
	Set the callback of event EnterTransitionDidFinish.
const std::function< void()> &	getOnEnterTransitionDidFinishCallback () const
	Get the callback of event EnterTransitionDidFinish.
void	setOnExitTransitionDidStartCallback (const std::function< void()> &callback)
	Set the callback of event ExitTransitionDidStart.
const std::function< void()> &	getOnExitTransitionDidStartCallback () const
	Get the callback of event ExitTransitionDidStart.
unsigned short	getCameraMask () const
	get & set camera mask, the node is visible by the camera whose camera flag & node's camera mask is true
virtual void	setCameraMask (unsigned short mask, bool applyChildren=true)
	Modify the camera mask for current node.
void	applyMaskOnEnter (bool applyChildren)
	Should addChild() make the child follow it's parent's mask?
backend::ProgramState *	setProgramStateByProgramId (uint64_t progId)
	Sets ProgramState by programId.
virtual void	setLocalZOrder (int localZOrder)
	LocalZOrder is the 'key' used to sort the node relative to its siblings.
void	updateOrderOfArrival ()
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virtual int	getLocalZOrder () const
	Gets the local Z order of this node.
virtual void	setGlobalZOrder (float globalZOrder)
	Defines the order in which the nodes are renderer.
virtual float	getGlobalZOrder () const
	Returns the Node's Global Z Order.
virtual void	setScaleX (float scaleX)
	Sets the scale (x) of the node.
virtual float	getScaleX () const
	Returns the scale factor on X axis of this node.
virtual void	setScaleY (float scaleY)
	Sets the scale (y) of the node.
virtual float	getScaleY () const
	Returns the scale factor on Y axis of this node.
virtual void	setScaleZ (float scaleZ)
	Changes the scale factor on Z axis of this node.
virtual float	getScaleZ () const
	Returns the scale factor on Z axis of this node.
virtual void	setScale (float scale)
	Sets the scale (x,y,z) of the node.
virtual float	getScale () const
	Gets the scale factor of the node, when X and Y have the same scale factor.
virtual void	setScale (float scaleX, float scaleY)
	Sets the scale (x,y) of the node.
virtual void	setPosition (const Vec2 &position)
	Sets the position (x,y) of the node in its parent's coordinate system.
virtual void	setPositionNormalized (const Vec2 &position)
	Sets the position (x,y) using values between 0 and 1.
virtual const Vec2 &	getPosition () const
	Gets the position (x,y) of the node in its parent's coordinate system.
virtual const Vec2 &	getPositionNormalized () const
	Returns the normalized position.
virtual void	setPosition (float x, float y)
	Sets the position (x,y) of the node in its parent's coordinate system.
virtual void	getPosition (float *x, float *y) const
	Gets position in a more efficient way, returns two number instead of a Vec2 object.
virtual void	setPositionX (float x)
	Gets/Sets x or y coordinate individually for position.
virtual float	getPositionX () const
	Gets the x coordinate of the node in its parent's coordinate system.
virtual void	setPositionY (float y)
	Sets the y coordinate of the node in its parent's coordinate system.
virtual float	getPositionY () const
	Gets the y coordinate of the node in its parent's coordinate system.
virtual void	setPosition3D (const Vec3 &position)
	Sets the position (X, Y, and Z) in its parent's coordinate system.
virtual Vec3	getPosition3D () const
	Returns the position (X,Y,Z) in its parent's coordinate system.
virtual void	setPositionZ (float positionZ)
	Sets the 'z' coordinate in the position.
virtual float	getPositionZ () const
	Gets position Z coordinate of this node.
virtual void	setSkewX (float skewX)
	Changes the X skew angle of the node in degrees.
virtual float	getSkewX () const
	Returns the X skew angle of the node in degrees.
virtual void	setSkewY (float skewY)
	Changes the Y skew angle of the node in degrees.
virtual float	getSkewY () const
	Returns the Y skew angle of the node in degrees.
virtual void	setAnchorPoint (const Vec2 &anchorPoint)
	Sets the anchor point in percent.
virtual const Vec2 &	getAnchorPoint () const
	Returns the anchor point in percent.
virtual const Vec2 &	getAnchorPointInPoints () const
	Returns the anchorPoint in absolute pixels.
virtual void	setContentSize (const Vec2 &contentSize)
	Sets the untransformed size of the node.
virtual const Vec2 &	getContentSize () const
	Returns the untransformed size of the node.
virtual bool	hitTest (const Vec2 &worldPoint) const
	The basic node hit test, since axmol-1.0.
virtual void	setVisible (bool visible)
	Sets whether the node is visible.
virtual bool	isVisible () const
	Determines if the node is visible.
virtual void	setRotation (float rotation)
	Sets the rotation (angle) of the node in degrees.
virtual float	getRotation () const
	Returns the rotation of the node in degrees.
virtual void	setRotation3D (const Vec3 &rotation)
	Sets the rotation (X,Y,Z) in degrees.
virtual Vec3	getRotation3D () const
	Returns the rotation (X,Y,Z) in degrees.
virtual void	setRotationQuat (const Quaternion &quat)
	Set rotation by quaternion.
virtual Quaternion	getRotationQuat () const
	Return the rotation by quaternion, Note that when _rotationZ_X == _rotationZ_Y, the returned quaternion equals to RotationZ_X * RotationY * RotationX, it equals to RotationY * RotationX otherwise.
virtual void	setRotationSkewX (float rotationX)
	Sets the X rotation (angle) of the node in degrees which performs a horizontal rotational skew.
virtual float	getRotationSkewX () const
	Gets the X rotation (angle) of the node in degrees which performs a horizontal rotation skew.
virtual void	setRotationSkewY (float rotationY)
	Sets the Y rotation (angle) of the node in degrees which performs a vertical rotational skew.
virtual float	getRotationSkewY () const
	Gets the Y rotation (angle) of the node in degrees which performs a vertical rotational skew.
virtual void	setIgnoreAnchorPointForPosition (bool ignore)
	Sets whether the anchor point will be (0,0) when you position this node.
virtual bool	isIgnoreAnchorPointForPosition () const
	Gets whether the anchor point will be (0,0) when you position this node.
virtual int	getTag () const
	Returns a tag that is used to identify the node easily.
virtual void	setTag (int tag)
	Changes the tag that is used to identify the node easily.
virtual std::string_view	getName () const
	Returns a string that is used to identify the node.
virtual void	setName (std::string_view name)
	Changes the name that is used to identify the node easily.
virtual void *	getUserData ()
	Returns a custom user data pointer.
virtual const void *	getUserData () const
	@lua NA
virtual void	setUserData (void *userData)
	Sets a custom user data pointer.
virtual Object *	getUserObject ()
	Returns a user assigned Object.
virtual const Object *	getUserObject () const
	@lua NA
virtual void	setUserObject (Object *userObject)
	Returns a user assigned Object.
virtual void	onEnter ()
	Event callback that is invoked every time when Node enters the 'stage'.
virtual void	onEnterTransitionDidFinish ()
	Event callback that is invoked when the Node enters in the 'stage'.
virtual void	onExit ()
	Event callback that is invoked every time the Node leaves the 'stage'.
virtual void	onExitTransitionDidStart ()
	Event callback that is called every time the Node leaves the 'stage'.
virtual void	setActionManager (ActionManager *actionManager)
	Sets the ActionManager object that is used by all actions.
virtual ActionManager *	getActionManager ()
	Gets the ActionManager object that is used by all actions.
void	stopAllActions ()
	Stops and removes all actions from the running action list .
void	stopAction (Action *action)
	Stops and removes an action from the running action list.
void	stopActionByTag (int tag)
	Removes an action from the running action list by its tag.
void	stopAllActionsByTag (int tag)
	Removes all actions from the running action list by its tag.
void	stopActionsByFlags (unsigned int flags)
	Removes all actions from the running action list by its flags.
Action *	getActionByTag (int tag)
	Gets an action from the running action list by its tag.
ssize_t	getNumberOfRunningActions () const
	Returns the numbers of actions that are running plus the ones that are schedule to run (actions in actionsToAdd and actions arrays).
ssize_t	getNumberOfRunningActionsByTag (int tag) const
	Returns the numbers of actions that are running plus the ones that are schedule to run (actions in actionsToAdd and actions arrays) with a specific tag.
virtual void	setScheduler (Scheduler *scheduler)
	Sets a Scheduler object that is used to schedule all "updates" and timers.
virtual Scheduler *	getScheduler ()
	Gets a Scheduler object.
bool	isScheduled (SEL_SCHEDULE selector) const
	Checks whether a selector is scheduled.
bool	isScheduled (std::string_view key) const
	Checks whether a lambda function is scheduled.
void	scheduleUpdate ()
	Schedules the "update" method.
void	scheduleUpdateWithPriority (int priority)
	Schedules the "update" method with a custom priority.
void	schedule (SEL_SCHEDULE selector, float interval, unsigned int repeat, float delay)
	Schedules a custom selector.
void	schedule (SEL_SCHEDULE selector, float interval)
	Schedules a custom selector with an interval time in seconds.
void	scheduleOnce (SEL_SCHEDULE selector, float delay)
	Schedules a selector that runs only once, with a delay of 0 or larger.
void	scheduleOnce (const std::function< void(float)> &callback, float delay, std::string_view key)
	Schedules a lambda function that runs only once, with a delay of 0 or larger.
void	schedule (SEL_SCHEDULE selector)
	Schedules a custom selector, the scheduled selector will be ticked every frame.
void	schedule (const std::function< void(float)> &callback, std::string_view key)
	Schedules a lambda function.
void	schedule (const std::function< void(float)> &callback, float interval, std::string_view key)
	Schedules a lambda function.
void	schedule (const std::function< void(float)> &callback, float interval, unsigned int repeat, float delay, std::string_view key)
	Schedules a lambda function.
void	unschedule (SEL_SCHEDULE selector)
	Unschedules a custom selector.
void	unschedule (std::string_view key)
	Unschedules a lambda function.
void	unscheduleAllCallbacks ()
	Unschedule all scheduled selectors and lambda functions: custom selectors, and the 'update' selector and lambda functions.
virtual void	resume ()
	Resumes all scheduled selectors, actions and event listeners.
virtual void	pause ()
	Pauses all scheduled selectors, actions and event listeners.
virtual void	update (float delta)
	Update method will be called automatically every frame if "scheduleUpdate" is called, and the node is "live".
virtual void	updateTransform ()
	Calls children's updateTransform() method recursively.
virtual const Mat4 &	getNodeToParentTransform () const
	Returns the matrix that transform the node's (local) space coordinates into the parent's space coordinates.
virtual Mat4	getNodeToParentTransform (Node *ancestor) const
	Returns the matrix that transform the node's (local) space coordinates into the parent's space coordinates.
virtual AffineTransform	getNodeToParentAffineTransform (Node *ancestor) const
	Returns the affine transform matrix that transform the node's (local) space coordinates into the parent's space coordinates.
virtual void	setNodeToParentTransform (const Mat4 &transform)
	Sets the transformation matrix manually.
virtual const Mat4 &	getParentToNodeTransform () const
	Returns the matrix that transform parent's space coordinates to the node's (local) space coordinates.
virtual Mat4	getNodeToWorldTransform () const
	Returns the world affine transform matrix.
virtual Mat4	getWorldToNodeTransform () const
	Returns the inverse world affine transform matrix.
Vec2	convertToNodeSpace (const Vec2 &worldPoint) const
	Converts a Vec2 to node (local) space coordinates.
Vec2	convertToWorldSpace (const Vec2 &nodePoint) const
	Converts a Vec2 to world space coordinates.
Vec2	convertToNodeSpaceAR (const Vec2 &worldPoint) const
	Converts a Vec2 to node (local) space coordinates.
Vec2	convertToWorldSpaceAR (const Vec2 &nodePoint) const
	Converts a local Vec2 to world space coordinates.The result is in Points.
Vec2	convertTouchToNodeSpace (Touch *touch) const
	convenience methods which take a Touch instead of Vec2.
Vec2	convertTouchToNodeSpaceAR (Touch *touch) const
	converts a Touch (world coordinates) into a local coordinate.
Vec2	getWorldPosition () const
	Gets position of node in world space.
void	setWorldPosition (const Vec2 &position)
	Sets position of node in world space.
void	setAdditionalTransform (const Mat4 *additionalTransform)
	Sets an additional transform matrix to the node.
Component *	getComponent (std::string_view name)
	Gets a component by its name.
virtual bool	addComponent (Component *component)
	Adds a component.
virtual bool	removeComponent (std::string_view name)
	Removes a component by its name.
virtual bool	removeComponent (Component *component)
	Removes a component by its pointer.
virtual void	removeAllComponents ()
	Removes all components.
virtual std::string	getDescription () const
	Gets the description string.
virtual void	addChild (Node *child)
	Adds a child to the container with z-order as 0.
virtual void	addChild (Node *child, int localZOrder)
	Adds a child to the container with a local z-order.
virtual void	addChild (Node *child, int localZOrder, int tag)
	Adds a child to the container with z order and tag.
virtual void	addChild (Node *child, int localZOrder, std::string_view name)
	Adds a child to the container with z order and tag.
virtual Node *	getChildByTag (int tag) const
	Gets a child from the container with its tag.
template<typename T>
T	getChildByTag (int tag) const
	Gets a child from the container with its tag that can be cast to Type T.
virtual Node *	getChildByName (std::string_view name) const
	Gets a child from the container with its name.
template<typename T>
T	getChildByName (std::string_view name) const
	Gets a child from the container with its name that can be cast to Type T.
virtual void	enumerateChildren (std::string_view name, std::function< bool(Node *node)> callback) const
	Search the children of the receiving node to perform processing for nodes which share a name.
virtual Vector< Node * > &	getChildren ()
	Returns the array of the node's children.
virtual ssize_t	getChildrenCount () const
	Returns the amount of children.
virtual void	setParent (Node *parent)
	Sets the parent node.
virtual Node *	getParent ()
	Returns a pointer to the parent node.
virtual void	removeFromParent ()
	Removes this node itself from its parent node with a cleanup.
virtual void	removeFromParentAndCleanup (bool cleanup)
	Removes this node itself from its parent node.
virtual void	removeChild (Node *child, bool cleanup=true)
	Removes a child from the container.
virtual void	removeChildByTag (int tag, bool cleanup=true)
	Removes a child from the container by tag value.
virtual void	removeChildByName (std::string_view name, bool cleanup=true)
	Removes a child from the container by tag value.
virtual void	removeAllChildren ()
	Removes all children from the container with a cleanup.
virtual void	removeAllChildrenWithCleanup (bool cleanup)
	Removes all children from the container, and do a cleanup to all running actions depending on the cleanup parameter.
virtual void	reorderChild (Node *child, int localZOrder)
	Reorders a child according to a new z value.
virtual void	sortAllChildren ()
	Sorts the children array once before drawing, instead of every time when a child is added or reordered.
Public Member Functions inherited from Object
void	retain ()
	Retains the ownership.
void	release ()
	Releases the ownership immediately.
Object *	autorelease ()
	Releases the ownership sometime soon automatically.
unsigned int	getReferenceCount () const
	Returns the Object's current reference count.
virtual	~Object ()
	Destructor.

Static Public Member Functions
static MeshRenderer *	create ()
	Creates an empty MeshRenderer without a mesh or a texture.
static MeshRenderer *	create (std::string_view modelPath)
	creates a MeshRenderer with a specified path
static MeshRenderer *	create (std::string_view modelPath, std::string_view texturePath)
	creates a MeshRenderer.
static void	createAsync (std::string_view modelPath, const std::function< void(MeshRenderer *, void *)> &callback, void *callbackparam)
	create 3d mesh asynchronously If the 3d model was previously loaded, it will create a new 3d mesh and the callback will be called once.
static Node *	create ()
	Allocates and initializes a node.
static int	getAttachedNodeCount ()
	Gets count of nodes those are attached to scene graph.
template<typename _T>
static void	sortNodes (ax::Vector< _T * > &nodes)
	Sorts helper function.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Attributes inherited from Object
unsigned int	_ID
	object id, ScriptSupport need public _ID
int	_luaID
	Lua reference id.
Static Public Attributes inherited from Node
static const int	INVALID_TAG = -1
	Default tag used for all the nodes.

Detailed Description

MeshRenderer: A mesh can be loaded from model files, .obj, .c3t, .c3b and a mesh renderer renders a list of these loaded meshes with specified materials.

Member Function Documentation

create() [1/2]

static MeshRenderer * create ( )

static

Creates an empty MeshRenderer without a mesh or a texture.

Can be used to create procedural meshes on runtime.

Returns

An autoreleased MeshRenderer object.

create() [2/2]

static MeshRenderer * create ( std::string_view modelPath, std::string_view texturePath )

static

creates a MeshRenderer.

A mesh can only have one texture, the default texture can be overridden with 'texturePath'

createAsync()

static void createAsync ( std::string_view modelPath, const std::function< void(MeshRenderer *, void *)> & callback, void * callbackparam )

static

create 3d mesh asynchronously If the 3d model was previously loaded, it will create a new 3d mesh and the callback will be called once.

Otherwise it will load the model file in a new thread, and when the 3d mesh is loaded, the callback will be called with the created MeshRenderer and a user-defined parameter. The callback will be called from the main thread, so it is safe to create any object from the callback.

Parameters

modelPath	model to be loaded
callback	callback when loading is finished
callbackparam	user-defined parameter for the callback

getMeshArrayByName()

std::vector< Mesh * > getMeshArrayByName

(

std::string_view

name

)

const

get mesh array by name, returns all meshes with the given name

@lua NA

getAttachNode()

AttachNode * getAttachNode

(

std::string_view

boneName

)

return an AttachNode by bone name.

Otherwise, return nullptr if it doesn't exist

runAction()

virtual Action * runAction ( Action * action )

overridevirtual

Executes an action, and returns the action that is executed.

For the MeshRenderer special logic is needed to take care of Fading.

This node becomes the action's target. Refer to Action::getTarget()

Warning

Actions don't retain their target.

Returns

a pointer to Action

Reimplemented from Node.

setMaterial() [1/2]

void setMaterial

(

Material *

material

)

Adds a new material to this mesh renderer.

The Material will be applied to all the meshes that belong to the mesh renderer. It will internally call setMaterial(material,-1)

setMaterial() [2/2]

void setMaterial	(	Material *	material,
		int	meshIndex )

Adds a new material to a particular mesh in this mesh renderer.

if meshIndex == -1, then it will be applied to all the meshes that belong to this mesh renderer.

Parameters

meshIndex

Index of the mesh to apply the material to.

getMaterial()

Material * getMaterial

(

int

meshIndex = 0

)

const

Gets the material of a specific mesh in this mesh renderer.

Parameters

meshIndex

Index of the mesh to get the material from. 0 is the default index.

visit()

virtual void visit ( Renderer * renderer, const Mat4 & parentTransform, uint32_t parentFlags )

overridevirtual

Visits this MeshRenderer's children and draws them recursively.

Note: all children will be rendered in 3D space with depth, this behaviour can be changed using setForce2DQueue()

Reimplemented from Node.

enableInstancing()

void enableInstancing	(	MeshMaterial::InstanceMaterialType	instanceMat,
		int	count = 0 )

Enables instancing for this Mesh Renderer, keep in mind that a special vertex shader has to be used, make sure that your shader has a mat4 attribute set on the location of total vertex attributes +1.

Parameters

instanceMat	Prebuilt material made to work with instancing.
count	Count of Instances, 0 to enable auto expanstion, but you should call shrinkToFitInstances after adding children to maximize performance.

setDynamicInstancing()

void setDynamicInstancing

(

bool

dynamic

)

Set this to true and instancing objects within this mesh renderer will be recalculated each frame, use it when you plan to move objects, Otherwise, transforms will be built once for better performance.

to update transforms on demand use rebuildInstances()

addInstanceChild()

void addInstanceChild	(	Node *	child,
		bool	active = false )

Adds a child to use it's transformations for instancing.

The child is in the space of this Node, keep in mind that the node isn't added to the scene graph, it is instead retained and it's parent is set to this node, updates and actions will not run. the reason for this is performance.

Parameters

child,The	child to use for instancing.
active,Child	will run updates & actions but performance issues may arise.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• MeshRenderer.h