new AxDeviceIndependentMesh()
Creates a new graphics device mesh.
This constructor shouldn't be called explicity, but instead the graphics device should create its respective mesh
Methods
CreateIndexBuffer(numIndices) → {Boolean}
Creates an index buffer for the mesh
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
numIndices |
Integer | The number of indices for the index buffer to hold |
Returns:
True if the index buffer was created successfully
- Type
- Boolean
CreateVertexBuffer(numVertices) → {Boolean}
Creates a vertex buffer for the mesh
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
numVertices |
Integer | The number of vertices for the vertex buffer to hold |
Returns:
True if the vertex buffer was created successfully
- Type
- Boolean
DeleteIndexBuffer() → {Boolean}
Deletes the index buffer, freeing the resources it allocates
Returns:
True if the index buffer was deleted successfully
- Type
- Boolean
DeleteVertexBuffer() → {Boolean}
Deletes the vertex buffer, freeing the resources it allocates
Returns:
True if the vertex buffer was deleted successfully
- Type
- Boolean
GetIndex(index) → {Integer}
Gets the value of an index in the mesh.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to set bone data to |
Returns:
The value of an index in the mesh.
- Type
- Integer
GetIndexCount() → {Integer}
Gets the number of indices in the mesh
Returns:
The number of indices in the mesh
- Type
- Integer
GetPrimitiveCount() → {Integer}
Gets the number of primitives in the mesh.
For example, for triangle primitives, that would be the number of indices / 3
Returns:
The number of primitives in the mesh
- Type
- Integer
GetVertexBones(index, boneIndices, boneWeights)
Gets the bone data of a given vertex
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to get bone data from |
boneIndices |
AxVector4 | The vector in which to copy the indices of the bones affecting the given vertex |
boneWeights |
AxVector4 | The vector in which to copy the weights of the bones affecting the given vertex |
GetVertexCount() → {Integer}
Gets the number of vertices in the mesh
Returns:
The number of vertices in the mesh
- Type
- Integer
GetVertexNormal(index, result)
Gets the normal of a given vertex into a vector
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to copy |
result |
AxVector3 | The vector to copy the normal to |
GetVertexPosition(index, result)
Gets the position of a given vertex into a vector
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to copy |
result |
AxVector3 | The vector to copy the position to |
GetVertexTangents(index, tangent, biTangent)
Gets the tangent vectors of a given vertex. The tangent vectors represent the mapped texture's base axes in model space, tangent to the model's surface
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex for which to get tangent vector |
tangent |
AxVector3 | The vector in which to copy the tangent vector of the vertex. Corresponds to the texture's X axis, which is the absciss |
biTangent |
AxVector3 | The vector in which to copy the biTangent vector of the vertex. Corresponds to the texture's Y axis, which is the ordinate |
GetVertexTexCoords(index, result)
Gets the texture coordinates of a given vertex into a vector
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to copy |
result |
AxVector2 | The vector to copy the texture coordinates to |
SetIndex(index, value)
Sets the value of an index in the mesh.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to set bone data to |
value |
Integer | The new value for the index |
SetVertexBones(index, boneIndices, boneWeights)
Sets the bone data of a given vertex
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to set bone data to |
boneIndices |
AxVector4 | The vector which holds the new indices of the bones to affect the given vertex |
boneWeights |
AxVector4 | The vector which holds the new weights of the bones to affect the given vertex |
SetVertexNormal(index, value)
Sets the normal of a given vertex
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to set |
value |
AxVector3 | The vector with the new normal value to set |
SetVertexPosition(index, value)
Sets the position of a given vertex
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to set |
value |
AxVector3 | The vector with the new position value to set |
SetVertexTangents(index, tangent, biTangent)
Sets the tangent vectors of a given vertex. The tangent vectors represent the mapped texture's base axes in model space, tangent to the model's surface
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex for which to set tangent vector |
tangent |
AxVector3 | The value of the tangent vector to set. Corresponds to the texture's X axis, which is the absciss |
biTangent |
AxVector3 | The value of the bitangent vector to set. Corresponds to the texture's Y axis, which is the ordinate |
SetVertexTexCoords(index, value)
Sets the texture coordinates of a given vertex
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
Integer | The index of the vertex to set |
value |
AxVector2 | The vector with the new texture coordinates to set |
UpdateIndices(offset, count) → {Boolean}
Updates the indices of the graphics device.
This method needs to be called when the mesh's indices have been changed and the graphics device has to be updated with the changes
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
offset |
Integer | The number of the index to start the update from |
count |
Integer | The number of indices to update |
Returns:
True if the indices were successfully updated on the graphics device
- Type
- Boolean
UpdateVertices(offset, count) → {Boolean}
Updates the vertices of the graphics device.
This method needs to be called when the mesh's vertices have been changed and the graphics device has to be updated with the changes
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
offset |
Integer | The number of the vertex to start the update from |
count |
Integer | The number of vertices to update |
Returns:
True if the vertices were successfully updated on the graphics device
- Type
- Boolean