OGRE  13.6
Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine
Ogre::BillboardChain Class Reference

Allows the rendering of a chain of connected billboards. More...

#include <OgreBillboardChain.h>

+ Inheritance diagram for Ogre::BillboardChain:

Classes

class  Element
 Contains the data of an element of the BillboardChain. More...
 

Public Types

typedef std::vector< ElementElementList
 
enum  TexCoordDirection { TCD_U , TCD_V }
 The direction in which texture coordinates from elements of the chain are used. More...
 
- Public Types inherited from Ogre::ShadowCaster
typedef Ogre::ShadowRenderableList ShadowRenderableList
 
typedef VectorIterator< ShadowRenderableListShadowRenderableListIterator
 
- Public Types inherited from Ogre::Renderable
enum  { DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 100 }
 

Public Member Functions

 BillboardChain (const String &name, size_t maxElements=20, size_t numberOfChains=1, bool useTextureCoords=true, bool useColours=true, bool dynamic=true)
 Constructor (don't use directly, use factory) More...
 
 ~BillboardChain ()
 
void _updateRenderQueue (RenderQueue *) override
 Internal method by which the movable object must add Renderable subclass instances to the rendering queue. More...
 
virtual void addChainElement (size_t chainIndex, const Element &billboardChainElement)
 Add an element to the 'head' of a chain. More...
 
virtual void clearAllChains (void)
 Remove all elements from all chains (but leave the chains themselves intact). More...
 
virtual void clearChain (size_t chainIndex)
 Remove all elements of a given chain (but leave the chain intact). More...
 
bool getAutoUpdate (void) const
 Return the auto update state. More...
 
const AxisAlignedBoxgetBoundingBox (void) const override
 Retrieves the local axis-aligned bounding box for this object. More...
 
Real getBoundingRadius (void) const override
 Retrieves the radius of the origin-centered bounding sphere for this object. More...
 
virtual const ElementgetChainElement (size_t chainIndex, size_t elementIndex) const
 Get the detail of a chain element. More...
 
bool getDynamic (void) const
 
const LightListgetLights (void) const override
 Gets a list of lights, ordered relative to how close they are to this renderable. More...
 
const MaterialPtrgetMaterial (void) const override
 Retrieves a weak reference to the material this renderable object uses. More...
 
virtual const StringgetMaterialName (void) const
 Get the material name in use. More...
 
virtual size_t getMaxChainElements (void) const
 Get the maximum number of chain elements per chain. More...
 
const StringgetMovableType (void) const override
 Returns the type name of this object. More...
 
virtual size_t getNumberOfChains (void) const
 Get the number of chain segments (this class can render multiple chains at once using the same material). More...
 
virtual size_t getNumChainElements (size_t chainIndex) const
 Returns the number of chain elements. More...
 
virtual const RealgetOtherTextureCoordRange (void) const
 Get the range of the texture coordinates generated across the width of the chain elements. More...
 
void getRenderOperation (RenderOperation &) override
 Gets the render operation required to send this object to the frame buffer. More...
 
Real getSquaredViewDepth (const Camera *cam) const override
 Returns the squared distance between the camera and this renderable. More...
 
virtual TexCoordDirection getTextureCoordDirection (void)
 Gets the direction in which texture coords specified on each element are deemed to run. More...
 
virtual bool getUseTextureCoords (void) const
 Gets whether texture coordinate information should be included in the final buffers generated. More...
 
virtual bool getUseVertexColours (void) const
 Gets whether vertex colour information should be included in the final buffers generated. More...
 
void getWorldTransforms (Matrix4 *) const override
 Gets the world transform matrix / matrices for this renderable object. More...
 
bool preRender (SceneManager *sm, RenderSystem *rsys) override
 Called just prior to the Renderable being rendered. More...
 
virtual void removeChainElement (size_t chainIndex)
 Remove an element from the 'tail' of a chain. More...
 
void setAutoUpdate (bool autoUpdate)
 Set the auto update state. More...
 
void setDynamic (bool dyn)
 
void setFaceCamera (bool faceCamera, const Vector3 &normalVector=Vector3::UNIT_X)
 Sets whether the billboard should always be facing the camera or a custom direction set by each point element. More...
 
virtual void setMaterialName (const String &name, const String &groupName=ResourceGroupManager::AUTODETECT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME)
 Set the material name to use for rendering. More...
 
virtual void setMaxChainElements (size_t maxElements)
 Set the maximum number of chain elements per chain. More...
 
virtual void setNumberOfChains (size_t numChains)
 Set the number of chain segments (this class can render multiple chains at once using the same material). More...
 
virtual void setOtherTextureCoordRange (Real start, Real end)
 Set the range of the texture coordinates generated across the width of the chain elements. More...
 
virtual void setTextureCoordDirection (TexCoordDirection dir)
 Sets the direction in which texture coords specified on each element are deemed to run along the length of the chain. More...
 
virtual void setUseTextureCoords (bool use)
 Sets whether texture coordinate information should be included in the final buffers generated. More...
 
virtual void setUseVertexColours (bool use)
 Sets whether vertex colour information should be included in the final buffers generated. More...
 
virtual void updateChainElement (size_t chainIndex, size_t elementIndex, const Element &billboardChainElement)
 Update the details of an existing chain element. More...
 
void visitRenderables (Renderable::Visitor *visitor, bool debugRenderables=false) override
 Method to allow a caller to abstractly iterate over the Renderable instances that this MovableObject will add to the render queue when asked, if any. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Ogre::MovableObject
 MovableObject ()
 Constructor. More...
 
 MovableObject (const String &name)
 Named constructor. More...
 
virtual ~MovableObject ()
 Virtual destructor - read Scott Meyers if you don't know why this is needed. More...
 
MovableObjectFactory_getCreator (void) const
 Get the creator of this object, if any (internal use only) More...
 
LightList_getLightList ()
 Returns a pointer to the current list of lights for this object. More...
 
SceneManager_getManager (void) const
 Get the manager of this object, if any (internal use only) More...
 
virtual const Affine3_getParentNodeFullTransform (void) const
 Return the full transformation of the parent sceneNode or the attachingPoint node. More...
 
virtual void _notifyAttached (Node *parent, bool isTagPoint=false)
 Internal method called to notify the object that it has been attached to a node. More...
 
virtual void _notifyCreator (MovableObjectFactory *fact)
 Notify the object of it's creator (internal use only) More...
 
virtual void _notifyCurrentCamera (Camera *cam)
 Internal method to notify the object of the camera to be used for the next rendering operation. More...
 
virtual void _notifyManager (SceneManager *man)
 Notify the object of it's manager (internal use only) More...
 
virtual void _notifyMoved (void)
 Internal method called to notify the object that it has been moved. More...
 
virtual void _releaseManualHardwareResources ()
 Notifies the movable object that hardware resources were lost. More...
 
virtual void _restoreManualHardwareResources ()
 Notifies the movable object that hardware resources should be restored. More...
 
void addQueryFlags (uint32 flags)
 As setQueryFlags, except the flags passed as parameters are appended to the existing flags on this object. More...
 
void addVisibilityFlags (uint32 flags)
 As setVisibilityFlags, except the flags passed as parameters are appended to the existing flags on this object. More...
 
void detachFromParent (void)
 Detaches an object from a parent SceneNode or TagPoint, if attached. More...
 
Real getBoundingRadiusScaled () const
 as getBoundingRadius, but with scaling applied More...
 
bool getCastShadows (void) const override
 Returns whether shadow casting is enabled for this object. More...
 
const AxisAlignedBoxgetDarkCapBounds (const Light &light, Real dirLightExtrusionDist) const override
 Gets the world space bounding box of the dark cap, as extruded using the light provided. More...
 
EdgeDatagetEdgeList (void) override
 Returns details of the edges which might be used to determine a silhouette. More...
 
const AxisAlignedBoxgetLightCapBounds (void) const override
 Gets the world space bounding box of the light cap. More...
 
uint32 getLightMask () const
 Get a bitwise mask which will filter the lights affecting this object. More...
 
ListenergetListener (void) const
 Gets the current listener for this object. More...
 
const StringgetName (void) const
 Returns the name of this object. More...
 
NodegetParentNode (void) const
 Returns the node to which this object is attached. More...
 
SceneNodegetParentSceneNode (void) const
 Returns the scene node to which this object is attached. More...
 
Real getPointExtrusionDistance (const Light *l) const override
 Get the distance to extrude for a point/spot light. More...
 
virtual uint32 getQueryFlags (void) const
 Returns the query flags relevant for this object. More...
 
bool getReceivesShadows ()
 Returns whether the Material of any Renderable that this MovableObject will add to the render queue will receive shadows. More...
 
Real getRenderingDistance (void) const
 Gets the distance at which batches are no longer rendered. More...
 
Real getRenderingMinPixelSize () const
 Returns the minimum pixel size an object needs to be in both screen axes in order to be rendered. More...
 
uint8 getRenderQueueGroup (void) const
 Gets the queue group for this entity. More...
 
const ShadowRenderableListgetShadowVolumeRenderableList (const Light *light, const HardwareIndexBufferPtr &indexBuffer, size_t &indexBufferUsedSize, float extrusionDist, int flags=0) override
 Define a default implementation of method from ShadowCaster which implements no shadows. More...
 
virtual uint32 getTypeFlags (void) const
 Get the 'type flags' for this MovableObject. More...
 
const AnygetUserAny (void) const
 
UserObjectBindingsgetUserObjectBindings ()
 Class that provides convenient interface to establish a linkage between custom user application objects and Ogre core classes. More...
 
const UserObjectBindingsgetUserObjectBindings () const
 This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts. More...
 
virtual uint32 getVisibilityFlags (void) const
 Returns the visibility flags relevant for this object. More...
 
bool getVisible (void) const
 Gets this object whether to be visible or not, if it has a renderable component. More...
 
const AxisAlignedBoxgetWorldBoundingBox (bool derive=false) const override
 Retrieves the axis-aligned bounding box for this object in world coordinates. More...
 
virtual const SpheregetWorldBoundingSphere (bool derive=false) const
 Retrieves the worldspace bounding sphere for this object. More...
 
bool isAttached (void) const
 Returns true if this object is attached to a SceneNode or TagPoint. More...
 
bool isDebugDisplayEnabled (void) const
 Gets whether debug display of this object is enabled. More...
 
virtual bool isInScene (void) const
 Returns true if this object is attached to a SceneNode or TagPoint, and this SceneNode / TagPoint is currently in an active part of the scene graph. More...
 
bool isParentTagPoint () const
 Gets whether the parent node is a TagPoint (or a SceneNode) More...
 
virtual bool isVisible (void) const
 Returns whether or not this object is supposed to be visible or not. More...
 
const LightListqueryLights (void) const
 Gets a list of lights, ordered relative to how close they are to this movable object. More...
 
void removeQueryFlags (uint32 flags)
 As setQueryFlags, except the flags passed as parameters are removed from the existing flags on this object. More...
 
void removeVisibilityFlags (uint32 flags)
 As setVisibilityFlags, except the flags passed as parameters are removed from the existing flags on this object. More...
 
void setCastShadows (bool enabled)
 Sets whether or not this object will cast shadows. More...
 
void setDebugDisplayEnabled (bool enabled)
 Sets whether or not the debug display of this object is enabled. More...
 
void setLightMask (uint32 lightMask)
 Set a bitwise mask which will filter the lights affecting this object. More...
 
void setListener (Listener *listener)
 Sets a listener for this object. More...
 
void setQueryFlags (uint32 flags)
 Sets the query flags for this object. More...
 
void setRenderingDistance (Real dist)
 Sets the distance at which the object is no longer rendered. More...
 
void setRenderingMinPixelSize (Real pixelSize)
 Sets the minimum pixel size an object needs to be in both screen axes in order to be rendered. More...
 
virtual void setRenderQueueGroup (uint8 queueID)
 Sets the render queue group this entity will be rendered through. More...
 
virtual void setRenderQueueGroupAndPriority (uint8 queueID, ushort priority)
 Sets the render queue group and group priority this entity will be rendered through. More...
 
void setUserAny (const Any &anything)
 
void setVisibilityFlags (uint32 flags)
 Sets the visibility flags for this object. More...
 
void setVisible (bool visible)
 Tells this object whether to be visible or not, if it has a renderable component. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Ogre::ShadowCaster
virtual ~ShadowCaster ()
 
bool hasEdgeList ()
 Returns whether the object has a valid edge list. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Ogre::AnimableObject
 AnimableObject ()
 
virtual ~AnimableObject ()
 
virtual AnimableValuePtr createAnimableValue (const String &valueName)
 Create a reference-counted AnimableValuePtr for the named value. More...
 
const StringVectorgetAnimableValueNames (void) const
 Gets a list of animable value names for this object. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Ogre::Renderable
 Renderable ()
 
virtual ~Renderable ()
 Virtual destructor needed as class has virtual methods. More...
 
virtual void _updateCustomGpuParameter (const GpuProgramParameters::AutoConstantEntry &constantEntry, GpuProgramParameters *params) const
 Update a custom GpuProgramParameters constant which is derived from information only this Renderable knows. More...
 
const Vector4fgetCustomParameter (size_t index) const
 Gets the custom value associated with this Renderable at the given index. More...
 
virtual uint16 getNumWorldTransforms (void) const
 Returns the number of world transform matrices this renderable requires. More...
 
bool getPolygonModeOverrideable (void) const
 Gets whether this renderable's chosen detail level can be overridden (downgraded) by the camera setting. More...
 
virtual TechniquegetTechnique (void) const
 Retrieves a pointer to the Material Technique this renderable object uses. More...
 
bool getUseIdentityProjection (void) const
 Returns whether or not to use an 'identity' projection. More...
 
bool getUseIdentityView (void) const
 Returns whether or not to use an 'identity' view. More...
 
const AnygetUserAny (void) const
 
UserObjectBindingsgetUserObjectBindings ()
 Class that provides convenient interface to establish a linkage between custom user application objects and Ogre core classes. More...
 
const UserObjectBindingsgetUserObjectBindings () const
 This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts. More...
 
bool hasCustomParameter (size_t index) const
 Checks whether a custom value is associated with this Renderable at the given index. More...
 
virtual void postRender (SceneManager *sm, RenderSystem *rsys)
 Called immediately after the Renderable has been rendered. More...
 
void removeCustomParameter (size_t index)
 Removes a custom value which is associated with this Renderable at the given index. More...
 
void setCustomParameter (size_t index, const Vector4f &value)
 Sets a custom parameter for this Renderable, which may be used to drive calculations for this specific Renderable, like GPU program parameters. More...
 
void setPolygonModeOverrideable (bool override)
 Sets whether this renderable's chosen detail level can be overridden (downgraded) by the camera setting. More...
 
void setUseIdentityProjection (bool useIdentityProjection)
 Sets whether or not to use an 'identity' projection. More...
 
void setUseIdentityView (bool useIdentityView)
 Sets whether or not to use an 'identity' view. More...
 
void setUserAny (const Any &anything)
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Ogre::MovableObject
static uint32 getDefaultQueryFlags ()
 Get the default query flags for all future MovableObject instances. More...
 
static uint32 getDefaultVisibilityFlags ()
 Get the default visibility flags for all future MovableObject instances. More...
 
static void setDefaultQueryFlags (uint32 flags)
 Set the default query flags for all future MovableObject instances. More...
 
static void setDefaultVisibilityFlags (uint32 flags)
 Set the default visibility flags for all future MovableObject instances. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Ogre::ShadowCaster
static void clearShadowRenderableList (ShadowRenderableList &shadowRenderables)
 Common implementation of releasing shadow renderables. More...
 
static void extrudeVertices (const HardwareVertexBufferSharedPtr &vertexBuffer, size_t originalVertexCount, const Vector4 &lightPos, Real extrudeDist)
 Utility method for extruding vertices based on a light. More...
 

Detailed Description

Allows the rendering of a chain of connected billboards.

A billboard chain operates much like a traditional billboard, i.e. its segments always face the camera; the difference being that instead of a set of disconnected quads, the elements in this class are connected together in a chain which must always stay in a continuous strip. This kind of effect is useful for creating effects such as trails, beams, lightning effects, etc.

A single instance of this class can actually render multiple separate chain segments in a single render operation, provided they all use the same material. To clarify the terminology: a 'segment' is a separate sub-part of the chain with its own start and end (called the 'head' and the 'tail'). An 'element' is a single position / colour / texcoord entry in a segment. You can add items to the head of a chain, and remove them from the tail, very efficiently. Each segment has a max size, and if adding an element to the segment would exceed this size, the tail element is automatically removed and re-used as the new item on the head.
This class has no auto-updating features to do things like alter the colour of the elements or to automatically add / remove elements over time - you have to do all this yourself as a user of the class. Subclasses can however be used to provide this kind of behaviour automatically.
See also
RibbonTrail

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ ElementList

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ TexCoordDirection

The direction in which texture coordinates from elements of the chain are used.

Enumerator
TCD_U 

Tex coord in elements is treated as the 'u' texture coordinate.

TCD_V 

Tex coord in elements is treated as the 'v' texture coordinate.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ BillboardChain()

Ogre::BillboardChain::BillboardChain ( const String name,
size_t  maxElements = 20,
size_t  numberOfChains = 1,
bool  useTextureCoords = true,
bool  useColours = true,
bool  dynamic = true 
)

Constructor (don't use directly, use factory)

Parameters
nameThe name to give this object
maxElementsThe maximum number of elements per chain
numberOfChainsThe number of separate chain segments contained in this object
useTextureCoordsIf true, use texture coordinates from the chain elements
useColoursIf true, use vertex colours from the chain elements
dynamicIf true, buffers are created with the intention of being updated

◆ ~BillboardChain()

Ogre::BillboardChain::~BillboardChain ( )

Member Function Documentation

◆ setMaxChainElements()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::setMaxChainElements ( size_t  maxElements)
virtual

Set the maximum number of chain elements per chain.

Reimplemented in Ogre::RibbonTrail.

◆ getMaxChainElements()

virtual size_t Ogre::BillboardChain::getMaxChainElements ( void  ) const
inlinevirtual

Get the maximum number of chain elements per chain.

◆ setNumberOfChains()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::setNumberOfChains ( size_t  numChains)
virtual

Set the number of chain segments (this class can render multiple chains at once using the same material).

Reimplemented in Ogre::RibbonTrail.

◆ getNumberOfChains()

virtual size_t Ogre::BillboardChain::getNumberOfChains ( void  ) const
inlinevirtual

Get the number of chain segments (this class can render multiple chains at once using the same material).

◆ setUseTextureCoords()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::setUseTextureCoords ( bool  use)
virtual

Sets whether texture coordinate information should be included in the final buffers generated.

Note
You must use either texture coordinates or vertex colour since the vertices have no normals and without one of these there is no source of colour for the vertices.

◆ getUseTextureCoords()

virtual bool Ogre::BillboardChain::getUseTextureCoords ( void  ) const
inlinevirtual

Gets whether texture coordinate information should be included in the final buffers generated.

◆ setTextureCoordDirection()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::setTextureCoordDirection ( TexCoordDirection  dir)
virtual

Sets the direction in which texture coords specified on each element are deemed to run along the length of the chain.

Parameters
dirThe direction, default is TCD_U.

◆ getTextureCoordDirection()

virtual TexCoordDirection Ogre::BillboardChain::getTextureCoordDirection ( void  )
inlinevirtual

Gets the direction in which texture coords specified on each element are deemed to run.

◆ setOtherTextureCoordRange()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::setOtherTextureCoordRange ( Real  start,
Real  end 
)
virtual

Set the range of the texture coordinates generated across the width of the chain elements.

Parameters
startStart coordinate, default 0.0
endEnd coordinate, default 1.0

◆ getOtherTextureCoordRange()

virtual const Real* Ogre::BillboardChain::getOtherTextureCoordRange ( void  ) const
inlinevirtual

Get the range of the texture coordinates generated across the width of the chain elements.

◆ setUseVertexColours()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::setUseVertexColours ( bool  use)
virtual

Sets whether vertex colour information should be included in the final buffers generated.

Note
You must use either texture coordinates or vertex colour since the vertices have no normals and without one of these there is no source of colour for the vertices.

◆ getUseVertexColours()

virtual bool Ogre::BillboardChain::getUseVertexColours ( void  ) const
inlinevirtual

Gets whether vertex colour information should be included in the final buffers generated.

◆ setDynamic()

void Ogre::BillboardChain::setDynamic ( bool  dyn)
Deprecated:
do not use

◆ getDynamic()

bool Ogre::BillboardChain::getDynamic ( void  ) const
inline
Deprecated:
do not use

◆ setAutoUpdate()

void Ogre::BillboardChain::setAutoUpdate ( bool  autoUpdate)

Set the auto update state.

This methods controls the updating policy of the vertex buffer. By default auto update is true so the vertex buffer is being update every time this billboard set is about to be rendered. This behavior best fit when the billboards of this set changes frequently. When using static or semi-static billboards, it is recommended to set auto update to false. In that case one should call notifyBillboardDataChanged method to reflect changes made to the billboards data.

◆ getAutoUpdate()

bool Ogre::BillboardChain::getAutoUpdate ( void  ) const
inline

Return the auto update state.

◆ addChainElement()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::addChainElement ( size_t  chainIndex,
const Element billboardChainElement 
)
virtual

Add an element to the 'head' of a chain.

If this causes the number of elements to exceed the maximum elements per chain, the last element in the chain (the 'tail') will be removed to allow the additional element to be added.

Parameters
chainIndexThe index of the chain
billboardChainElementThe details to add

◆ removeChainElement()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::removeChainElement ( size_t  chainIndex)
virtual

Remove an element from the 'tail' of a chain.

Parameters
chainIndexThe index of the chain

◆ updateChainElement()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::updateChainElement ( size_t  chainIndex,
size_t  elementIndex,
const Element billboardChainElement 
)
virtual

Update the details of an existing chain element.

Parameters
chainIndexThe index of the chain
elementIndexThe element index within the chain, measured from the 'head' of the chain
billboardChainElementThe details to set

◆ getChainElement()

virtual const Element& Ogre::BillboardChain::getChainElement ( size_t  chainIndex,
size_t  elementIndex 
) const
virtual

Get the detail of a chain element.

Parameters
chainIndexThe index of the chain
elementIndexThe element index within the chain, measured from the 'head' of the chain

◆ getNumChainElements()

virtual size_t Ogre::BillboardChain::getNumChainElements ( size_t  chainIndex) const
virtual

Returns the number of chain elements.

◆ clearChain()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::clearChain ( size_t  chainIndex)
virtual

Remove all elements of a given chain (but leave the chain intact).

Reimplemented in Ogre::RibbonTrail.

◆ clearAllChains()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::clearAllChains ( void  )
virtual

Remove all elements from all chains (but leave the chains themselves intact).

◆ setFaceCamera()

void Ogre::BillboardChain::setFaceCamera ( bool  faceCamera,
const Vector3 normalVector = Vector3::UNIT_X 
)

Sets whether the billboard should always be facing the camera or a custom direction set by each point element.

Billboards facing the camera are useful for smoke trails, light beams, etc by simulating a cylinder. However, because of this property, wide trails can cause several artefacts unless the head is properly covered. Therefore, non-camera-facing billboards are much more convenient for leaving big trails of movement from thin objects, for example a sword swing as seen in many fighting games.

Parameters
faceCameraTrue to be always facing the camera (Default value: True)
normalVectorOnly used when faceCamera == false. Must be a non-zero vector. This vector is the "point of reference" for each point orientation. For example, if normalVector is Vector3::UNIT_Z, and the point's orientation is an identity matrix, the segment corresponding to that point will be facing towards UNIT_Z This vector is internally normalized.

◆ getMaterialName()

virtual const String& Ogre::BillboardChain::getMaterialName ( void  ) const
inlinevirtual

Get the material name in use.

◆ setMaterialName()

virtual void Ogre::BillboardChain::setMaterialName ( const String name,
const String groupName = ResourceGroupManager::AUTODETECT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME 
)
virtual

Set the material name to use for rendering.

◆ getSquaredViewDepth()

Real Ogre::BillboardChain::getSquaredViewDepth ( const Camera cam) const
overridevirtual

Returns the squared distance between the camera and this renderable.

Used to sort transparent objects. Squared distance is used to avoid having to perform a square root on the result.

Implements Ogre::Renderable.

◆ getBoundingRadius()

Real Ogre::BillboardChain::getBoundingRadius ( void  ) const
overridevirtual

Retrieves the radius of the origin-centered bounding sphere for this object.

Implements Ogre::MovableObject.

◆ getBoundingBox()

const AxisAlignedBox& Ogre::BillboardChain::getBoundingBox ( void  ) const
overridevirtual

Retrieves the local axis-aligned bounding box for this object.

This bounding box is in local coordinates.

Implements Ogre::MovableObject.

◆ getMaterial()

const MaterialPtr& Ogre::BillboardChain::getMaterial ( void  ) const
overridevirtual

Retrieves a weak reference to the material this renderable object uses.

Note that the Renderable also has the option to override the getTechnique method to specify a particular Technique to use instead of the best one available.

Implements Ogre::Renderable.

◆ getMovableType()

const String& Ogre::BillboardChain::getMovableType ( void  ) const
overridevirtual

Returns the type name of this object.

Implements Ogre::MovableObject.

Reimplemented in Ogre::RibbonTrail.

◆ _updateRenderQueue()

void Ogre::BillboardChain::_updateRenderQueue ( RenderQueue queue)
overridevirtual

Internal method by which the movable object must add Renderable subclass instances to the rendering queue.

The engine will call this method when this object is to be rendered. The object must then create one or more
Renderable subclass instances which it places on the passed in Queue for rendering.

Implements Ogre::MovableObject.

◆ getRenderOperation()

void Ogre::BillboardChain::getRenderOperation ( RenderOperation op)
overridevirtual

Gets the render operation required to send this object to the frame buffer.

Implements Ogre::Renderable.

◆ preRender()

bool Ogre::BillboardChain::preRender ( SceneManager sm,
RenderSystem rsys 
)
overridevirtual

Called just prior to the Renderable being rendered.

OGRE is a queued renderer, so the actual render commands are executed at a later time than the point at which an object is discovered to be visible. This allows ordering & grouping of renders without the discovery process having to be aware of it. It also means OGRE uses declarative render information rather than immediate mode rendering - this is very useful in that certain effects and processes can automatically be applied to a wide range of scenes, but the downside is that special cases are more difficult to handle, because there is not the declared state to cope with it.

This method allows a Renderable to do something special at the actual point of rendering if it wishes to. When this method is called, all the material render state as declared by this Renderable has already been set, all that is left to do is to bind the buffers and perform the render. The Renderable may modify render state itself if it wants to (and restore it in the postRender call) before the automated render happens, or by returning 'false' from this method can actually suppress the automatic render and perform one of its own.
Returns
true if the automatic render should proceed, false to skip it on the assumption that the Renderable has done it manually.

Reimplemented from Ogre::Renderable.

◆ getWorldTransforms()

void Ogre::BillboardChain::getWorldTransforms ( Matrix4 xform) const
overridevirtual

Gets the world transform matrix / matrices for this renderable object.

If the object has any derived transforms, these are expected to be up to date as long as all the SceneNode structures have been updated before this is called.

Note
Internal Ogre never supports non-affine matrix for world transform matrix/matrices, the behavior is undefined if returns non-affine matrix here.

This method will populate transform with 1 matrix if it does not use GPU vertex blending. If it does use GPU vertex blending it will fill the passed in pointer with an array of matrices, the length being the value returned from getNumWorldTransforms.

Note
If MeshManager::getBonesUseObjectSpace() is true, the first matrix must contain the world transform of the object, and the rest of the matrices must contain the bone transforms in object space.

Implements Ogre::Renderable.

◆ getLights()

const LightList& Ogre::BillboardChain::getLights ( void  ) const
overridevirtual

Gets a list of lights, ordered relative to how close they are to this renderable.

Directional lights, which have no position, will always be first on this list.

Implements Ogre::Renderable.

◆ visitRenderables()

void Ogre::BillboardChain::visitRenderables ( Renderable::Visitor visitor,
bool  debugRenderables = false 
)
overridevirtual

Method to allow a caller to abstractly iterate over the Renderable instances that this MovableObject will add to the render queue when asked, if any.

Parameters
visitorPointer to a class implementing the Renderable::Visitor interface which will be called back for each Renderable which will be queued. Bear in mind that the state of the Renderable instances may not be finalised depending on when you call this.
debugRenderablesIf false, only regular renderables will be visited (those for normal display). If true, debug renderables will be included too.

Implements Ogre::MovableObject.


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