Ogre::MeshSerializer Class Reference

Class for serialising mesh data to/from an OGRE .mesh file. More...

#include <OgreMeshSerializer.h>

Inheritance diagram for Ogre::MeshSerializer:

Public Types
enum	Endian { ENDIAN_NATIVE, ENDIAN_BIG, ENDIAN_LITTLE }
	The endianness of written files. More...

Public Member Functions
	MeshSerializer ()
virtual	~MeshSerializer ()
void	exportMesh (const Mesh *pMesh, const String &filename, Endian endianMode=ENDIAN_NATIVE)
	Exports a mesh to the file specified, in the latest format. More...
void	exportMesh (const Mesh *pMesh, const String &filename, MeshVersion version, Endian endianMode=ENDIAN_NATIVE)
	Exports a mesh to the file specified, in a specific version format. More...
void	exportMesh (const Mesh *pMesh, DataStreamPtr stream, Endian endianMode=ENDIAN_NATIVE)
	Exports a mesh to the stream specified, in the latest format. More...
void	exportMesh (const Mesh *pMesh, DataStreamPtr stream, MeshVersion version, Endian endianMode=ENDIAN_NATIVE)
	Exports a mesh to the stream specified, in a specific version format. More...
MeshSerializerListener *	getListener ()
	Returns the current listener. More...
void	importMesh (DataStreamPtr &stream, Mesh *pDest)
	Imports Mesh and (optionally) Material data from a .mesh file DataStream. More...
void	setListener (MeshSerializerListener *listener)
	Sets the listener for this serializer. More...

Detailed Description

Class for serialising mesh data to/from an OGRE .mesh file.

Remarks

This class allows exporters to write OGRE .mesh files easily, and allows the OGRE engine to import .mesh files into instantiated OGRE Meshes. Note that a .mesh file can include not only the Mesh, but also definitions of any Materials it uses (although this is optional, the .mesh can rely on the Material being loaded from another source, especially useful if you want to take advantage of OGRE's advanced Material properties which may not be available in your modeller).

To export a Mesh:

1. Use the MaterialManager methods to create any dependent Material objects, if you want to export them with the Mesh.
2. Create a Mesh object and populate it using it's methods.
3. Call the exportMesh method

It's important to realise that this exporter uses OGRE terminology. In this context, 'Mesh' means a top-level mesh structure which can actually contain many SubMeshes, each of which has only one Material. Modelling packages may refer to these differently, for example in Milkshape, it says 'Model' instead of 'Mesh' and 'Mesh' instead of 'SubMesh', but the theory is the same.

Member Enumeration Documentation

Endian

enum Ogre::Serializer::Endian

inherited

The endianness of written files.

Enumerator
ENDIAN_NATIVE	Use the platform native endian.
ENDIAN_BIG	Use big endian (0x1000 is serialised as 0x10 0x00)
ENDIAN_LITTLE	Use little endian (0x1000 is serialised as 0x00 0x10)

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MeshSerializer()

Ogre::MeshSerializer::MeshSerializer

(

)

~MeshSerializer()

virtual Ogre::MeshSerializer::~MeshSerializer ( )

virtual

Member Function Documentation

exportMesh() [1/4]

void Ogre::MeshSerializer::exportMesh	(	const Mesh *	pMesh,
		const String &	filename,
		Endian	endianMode = ENDIAN_NATIVE
	)

Exports a mesh to the file specified, in the latest format.

Remarks

This method takes an externally created Mesh object, and exports it to a .mesh file in the latest format version available.

Parameters

pMesh	Pointer to the Mesh to export
filename	The destination filename
endianMode	The endian mode of the written file

exportMesh() [2/4]

void Ogre::MeshSerializer::exportMesh	(	const Mesh *	pMesh,
		const String &	filename,
		MeshVersion	version,
		Endian	endianMode = ENDIAN_NATIVE
	)

Exports a mesh to the file specified, in a specific version format.

Remarks

This method takes an externally created Mesh object, and exports it to a .mesh file in the specified format version. Note that picking a format version other that the latest will cause some information to be lost.

Parameters

pMesh	Pointer to the Mesh to export
filename	The destination filename
version	Mesh version to write
endianMode	The endian mode of the written file

exportMesh() [3/4]

void Ogre::MeshSerializer::exportMesh	(	const Mesh *	pMesh,
		DataStreamPtr	stream,
		Endian	endianMode = ENDIAN_NATIVE
	)

Exports a mesh to the stream specified, in the latest format.

Remarks

This method takes an externally created Mesh object, and exports it to a .mesh file in the latest format version.

Parameters

pMesh	Pointer to the Mesh to export
stream	Writeable stream
endianMode	The endian mode of the written file

exportMesh() [4/4]

void Ogre::MeshSerializer::exportMesh	(	const Mesh *	pMesh,
		DataStreamPtr	stream,
		MeshVersion	version,
		Endian	endianMode = ENDIAN_NATIVE
	)

Exports a mesh to the stream specified, in a specific version format.

Remarks

This method takes an externally created Mesh object, and exports it to a .mesh file in the specified format version. Note that picking a format version other that the latest will cause some information to be lost.

Parameters

pMesh	Pointer to the Mesh to export
stream	Writeable stream
version	Mesh version to write
endianMode	The endian mode of the written file

importMesh()

void Ogre::MeshSerializer::importMesh	(	DataStreamPtr &	stream,
		Mesh *	pDest
	)

Imports Mesh and (optionally) Material data from a .mesh file DataStream.

Remarks

This method imports data from a DataStream opened from a .mesh file and places it's contents into the Mesh object which is passed in.

Parameters

stream	The DataStream holding the .mesh data. Must be initialised (pos at the start of the buffer).
pDest	Pointer to the Mesh object which will receive the data. Should be blank already.

setListener()

void Ogre::MeshSerializer::setListener

(

MeshSerializerListener *

listener

)

Sets the listener for this serializer.

getListener()

MeshSerializerListener* Ogre::MeshSerializer::getListener

(

)

Returns the current listener.

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

• OgreMeshSerializer.h