CrystalSpace

Public API Reference

iEngine Struct Reference
[Crystal Space 3D Engine]

This interface is the main interface to the 3D engine. More...

#include <iengine/engine.h>

Inheritance diagram for iEngine:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

virtual void ClearRenderPriorities ()=0
 Clear all render priorities.
virtual void FireStartFrame (iRenderView *rview)=0
 Fire all frame callbacks.
virtual
CS::Graphics::RenderPriority 
GetAlphaRenderPriority ()=0
 Get the render priority for alpha objects (attached to 'alpha' name).
virtual
CS::Graphics::RenderPriority 
GetObjectRenderPriority ()=0
 Get the render priority for general objects (attached to 'object' name).
virtual
CS::Graphics::RenderPriority 
GetPortalRenderPriority ()=0
 Get the render priority for portal objects (attached to 'portal' name).
virtual size_t GetRenderPriorityCount () const =0
 Get the number of render priorities.
virtual const char * GetRenderPriorityName (CS::Graphics::RenderPriority priority) const =0
 Get the name of the render priority or 0 if it's not valid or registered.
virtual
CS::Graphics::RenderPriority 
GetSkyRenderPriority ()=0
 Get the render priority for sky objects (attached to 'sky' name).
virtual
CS::Graphics::RenderPriority 
GetWallRenderPriority ()=0
 Get the render priority for wall objects (attached to 'wall' name).
virtual iObjectQueryObject ()=0
 Get the iObject for the engine.
Sector handling



virtual void AddEngineFrameCallback (iEngineFrameCallback *cb)=0
 Add a frame callback.
virtual void AddEngineSectorCallback (iEngineSectorCallback *cb)=0
 Add a sector callback.
virtual iSectorCreateSector (const char *name, bool addToList=true)=0
 Create a empty sector with given name.
virtual iSectorFindSector (const char *name, iCollection *collection=0)=0
 Find the given sector.
virtual csPtr< iSectorIteratorGetNearbySectors (iSector *sector, const csBox3 &box)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all nearby sectors.
virtual csPtr< iSectorIteratorGetNearbySectors (iSector *sector, const csVector3 &pos, float radius)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all nearby sectors.
virtual iSectorListGetSectors ()=0
 Get the list of sectors.
virtual void RemoveEngineFrameCallback (iEngineFrameCallback *cb)=0
 Remove a frame callback.
virtual void RemoveEngineSectorCallback (iEngineSectorCallback *cb)=0
 Remove a sector callback.
Material handling



virtual csPtr< iMaterialCreateBaseMaterial (iTextureWrapper *txt)=0
 Create a base material that can be used to give to the texture manager.
virtual iMaterialWrapperCreateMaterial (const char *name, iTextureWrapper *texture)=0
 Register a material to be loaded during Prepare().
virtual iMaterialWrapperFindMaterial (const char *name, iCollection *collection=0)=0
 Find the given material.
virtual iMaterialListGetMaterialList () const =0
 Get the list of all materials.
Texture handling



virtual iTextureWrapperCreateBlackTexture (const char *name, int w, int h, csColor *transp, int flags)=0
 Create a black texture.
virtual iTextureWrapperCreateTexture (const char *name, const char *fileName, csColor *transp, int flags)=0
 Create a texture from a file.
virtual iTextureWrapperFindTexture (const char *name, iCollection *collection=0)=0
 Find the given texture.
virtual int GetTextureFormat () const =0
 Query the format to load textures (usually this depends on texture manager).
virtual iTextureListGetTextureList () const =0
 Get the list of all textures.
Camera handling



virtual csPtr< iCameraCreateCamera ()=0
 Create a new camera.
virtual csPtr
< iCustomMatrixCamera
CreateCustomMatrixCamera (iCamera *copyFrom=0)=0
 Create a new custom projection camera.
virtual csPtr< iPerspectiveCameraCreatePerspectiveCamera ()=0
 Create a new perspective projection camera.
virtual iCameraPositionFindCameraPosition (const char *name, iCollection *collection=0)=0
 Find the given camera position.
virtual iCameraPositionListGetCameraPositions ()=0
 Get the list of camera positions.
Collection handling



virtual iCollectionCreateCollection (const char *name)=0
 Create a new collection with the given name.
virtual iCollectionGetCollection (const char *name) const =0
 Get the collection of the given name.
virtual csPtr< iCollectionArrayGetCollections ()=0
 Return all collections created.
virtual void RemoveAllCollections ()=0
 Remove all the collections.
virtual void RemoveCollection (const char *name)=0
 Remove the collection of the given name.
virtual void RemoveCollection (iCollection *collect)=0
 Remove the given collection from the list of collections.
Light handling



virtual csPtr< iLightCreateLight (const char *name, const csVector3 &pos, float radius, const csColor &color, csLightDynamicType dyntype=CS_LIGHT_DYNAMICTYPE_STATIC)=0
 Create a static/pseudo-dynamic light.
virtual iLightFindLight (const char *Name, bool RegionOnly=false) const =0
 Find a static/pseudo-dynamic light by name.
virtual iLightFindLightID (const char *light_id) const =0
 Find a static/pseudo-dynamic light by id.
virtual void GetAmbientLight (csColor &) const =0
 Return the amount of ambient light.
virtual void GetDefaultAmbientLight (csColor &c) const =0
 Return the default amount of ambient light.
virtual csPtr< iLightIteratorGetLightIterator (iCollection *collection=0)=0
 Create an iterator to iterate over all static lights of the engine.
virtual int GetNearbyLights (iSector *sector, const csBox3 &box, iLight **lights, int max_num_lights)=0
 This routine returns all lights which might affect an object with some bounding box.
virtual int GetNearbyLights (iSector *sector, const csVector3 &pos, iLight **lights, int max_num_lights)=0
 This routine returns all lights which might affect an object at some position.
virtual void RemoveLight (iLight *light)=0
 Remove a light and update all lightmaps.
virtual void SetAmbientLight (const csColor &)=0
 Set the amount of ambient light.
Saving/loading



virtual csPtr< iLoaderContextCreateLoaderContext (iCollection *collection=0, bool searchCollectionOnly=true)=0
 Create a loader context that you can give to loader plugins.
virtual bool GetDefaultKeepImage ()=0
 Get the default value for the "keep image" flag of texture wrappers (default OFF).
virtual bool GetSaveableFlag ()=0
 Get whether saving should be possible (default OFF).
virtual void SetDefaultKeepImage (bool enable)=0
 Set the default value for the "keep image" flag of texture wrappers.
virtual void SetSaveableFlag (bool enable)=0
 Set whether saving should be possible (default OFF).
Mesh factory handling



virtual csPtr
< iMeshFactoryWrapper
CreateMeshFactory (const char *name, bool addToList=true)=0
 Create an uninitialized mesh factory wrapper Assign to a csRef.
virtual csPtr
< iMeshFactoryWrapper
CreateMeshFactory (iMeshObjectFactory *factory, const char *name, bool addToList=true)=0
 Create a mesh factory wrapper for an existing mesh factory Assign to a csRef.
virtual csPtr
< iMeshFactoryWrapper
CreateMeshFactory (const char *classId, const char *name, bool addToList=true)=0
 Convenience function to create a mesh factory from a given type.
virtual iMeshFactoryWrapperFindMeshFactory (const char *name, iCollection *collection=0)=0
 Find the given mesh factory.
virtual iMeshFactoryListGetMeshFactories ()=0
 Get the list of mesh factories.
virtual csPtr
< iMeshFactoryWrapper
LoadMeshFactory (const char *name, const char *loaderClassId, iDataBuffer *input, bool addToList=true)=0
 Convenience function to load a mesh factory from a given loader plugin.
Mesh handling



virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapperCreateMeshWrapper (const char *name, bool addToList=true)=0
 Create an uninitialized mesh wrapper Assign to a csRef.
virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapperCreateMeshWrapper (const char *classid, const char *name, iSector *sector=0, const csVector3 &pos=csVector3(0, 0, 0), bool addToList=true)=0
 Create a mesh wrapper from a class id.
virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapperCreateMeshWrapper (iMeshObject *meshobj, const char *name, iSector *sector=0, const csVector3 &pos=csVector3(0, 0, 0), bool addToList=true)=0
 Create a mesh wrapper for an existing mesh object.
virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapperCreateMeshWrapper (iMeshFactoryWrapper *factory, const char *name, iSector *sector=0, const csVector3 &pos=csVector3(0, 0, 0), bool addToList=true)=0
 Convenience function to create a mesh object for a given factory.
virtual iMeshWrapperFindMeshObject (const char *name, iCollection *collection=0)=0
 Find the given mesh object.
virtual iMeshListGetMeshes ()=0
 Get the list of meshes.
virtual csPtr
< iMeshWrapperIterator
GetNearbyMeshes (iSector *sector, const csVector3 &start, const csVector3 &end, bool crossPortals=true)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that intersect with a beam.
virtual csPtr
< iMeshWrapperIterator
GetNearbyMeshes (iSector *sector, const csBox3 &box, bool crossPortals=true)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that are in a box.
virtual csPtr
< iMeshWrapperIterator
GetNearbyMeshes (iSector *sector, const csVector3 &pos, float radius, bool crossPortals=true)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that are within a radius of a given position.
virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapperLoadMeshWrapper (const char *name, const char *loaderClassId, iDataBuffer *input, iSector *sector, const csVector3 &pos)=0
 Convenience function to load a mesh object from a given loader plugin.
 THREADED_INTERFACE1 (AddMeshAndChildren, iMeshWrapper *mesh)
 Convenience function to add a mesh and all children of that mesh to the engine.
virtual void WantToDie (iMeshWrapper *mesh)=0
 Sometimes a mesh wants to destruct itself (for example a particle system that has only limited lifetime).
Other



virtual csPtr< iObjectWatcherCreateObjectWatcher ()=0
 Create an object watcher instance that you can use to watch other objects.
virtual void DelayedRemoveObject (csTicks delay, iBase *object)=0
 This function can be used to remove an object after a specific amount of time.
virtual csPtr< iObjectIteratorGetNearbyObjects (iSector *sector, const csVector3 &pos, float radius, bool crossPortals=true)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all objects that are within a radius of a given position.
virtual iSharedVariableListGetVariableList () const =0
 Get the list of all shared variables.
virtual csPtr
< iMeshWrapperIterator
GetVisibleMeshes (iSector *sector, const csFrustum &frustum)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that are potentially visible as seen from a given position.
virtual csPtr
< iMeshWrapperIterator
GetVisibleMeshes (iSector *sector, const csVector3 &pos)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that are potentially visible as seen from a given position.
virtual csPtr< iObjectIteratorGetVisibleObjects (iSector *sector, const csFrustum &frustum)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all objects that are potentially visible as seen from a given position.
virtual csPtr< iObjectIteratorGetVisibleObjects (iSector *sector, const csVector3 &pos)=0
 This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all objects that are potentially visible as seen from a given position.
virtual void RemoveDelayedRemoves (bool remove=false)=0
 Clear all delayed removals.
virtual bool RemoveObject (iBase *object)=0
 Convenience function to 'remove' a CS object from the engine.
virtual void ResetWorldSpecificSettings ()=0
 Reset a subset of flags/settings (which may differ from one world/map to another) to its defaults.
 THREADED_INTERFACE (DeleteAll)
 Delete everything in the engine.
Portal handling



virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapperCreatePortal (const char *name, iSector *sourceSector, const csVector3 &pos, iSector *destSector, csVector3 *vertices, int num_vertices, iPortal *&portal)=0
 Convenience function to create a portal from one sector to another.
virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapperCreatePortal (const char *name, iMeshWrapper *parentMesh, iSector *destSector, csVector3 *vertices, int num_vertices, iPortal *&portal)=0
 Convenience function to create a portal from one sector to another and make this portal a child mesh of another mesh.
virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapperCreatePortalContainer (const char *name, iSector *sector=0, const csVector3 &pos=csVector3(0, 0, 0))=0
 Create an empty portal container in some sector.
Drawing related



virtual void Draw (iCamera *c, iClipper2D *clipper, iMeshWrapper *mesh=0)=0
 Draw the 3D world given a camera and a clipper.
virtual int GetBeginDrawFlags () const =0
 Get the required flags for 3D->BeginDraw() which should be called from the application.
virtual bool GetClearScreen () const =0
 Get the value of the clear screen flag set with SetClearScreen().
virtual bool GetClearZBuf () const =0
 Get the value of the clear Z-buffer flag set with SetClearZBuf().
virtual iTextureHandleGetContext () const =0
 Return the current drawing context.
virtual iRenderLoopGetCurrentDefaultRenderloop ()=0
 Returns the current render loop.
virtual uint GetCurrentFrameNumber () const =0
 Get the current framenumber.
virtual bool GetDefaultClearScreen () const =0
 Get default clear screen flag.
virtual bool GetDefaultClearZBuf () const =0
 Get default clear z-buffer flag.
virtual iRenderLoopManagerGetRenderLoopManager ()=0
 Retrieve the render loop manager.
virtual iRenderViewGetTopLevelClipper () const =0
 Get the top-level clipper.
virtual void PrecacheDraw (iCollection *collection=0)=0
 This function precaches all meshes by calling GetRenderMeshes() on them.
virtual void PrecacheMesh (iMeshWrapper *s)=0
 Precache a single mesh.
virtual void SetClearScreen (bool yesno)=0
 Require that the screen is cleared every frame.
virtual void SetClearZBuf (bool yesno)=0
 Require that the Z-buffer is cleared every frame.
virtual void SetContext (iTextureHandle *ctxt)=0
 Set the drawing context.
virtual bool SetCurrentDefaultRenderloop (iRenderLoop *loop)=0
 Set the current render loop.
virtual void UpdateNewFrame ()=0
 Update the engine and animations etc for a new frame.
Adaptive progressive LODs



virtual void EnableAdaptiveLODs (bool enable, float target_fps)=0
 Enable adaptive LODs.
virtual float GetAdaptiveLODsMultiplier () const =0
 Get a multiplier based on the average elapsed time for the last n frames.
virtual void UpdateAdaptiveLODs ()=0
 Must be called once per frame if you use adaptive LODs.
Preparation and relighting methods



virtual iCacheManagerGetCacheManager ()=0
 Get the cache manager that the engine is currently using.
virtual bool Prepare (iProgressMeter *meter=0)=0
 Prepare the engine.
virtual void PrepareMeshes ()=0
 Calls UpdateMove for all meshes to initialise bounding boxes.
virtual void PrepareTextures ()=0
 Prepare the textures.
virtual void SetCacheManager (iCacheManager *cache_mgr)=0
 Set the cache manager that the engine will use.
virtual void SetVFSCacheManager (const char *vfspath=0)=0
 Set the cache manager to the default VFS based cache manager.
Camera default properties



virtual float GetDefaultNearClipDistance () const =0
 Retrieve default near plane clipping distance for perspective cameras.
virtual void SetDefaultNearClipDistance (float dist)=0
 Set default near plane clipping distance for perspective cameras.
Render manager



virtual iRenderManagerGetRenderManager ()=0
 Get the default render manager.
virtual void ReloadRenderManager ()=0
 Reload the default render manager given the current configuration settings.
virtual void SetRenderManager (iRenderManager *)=0
 Set the default render manager.
Render priority functions



virtual
CS::Graphics::RenderPriority 
GetRenderPriority (const char *name) const =0
 Get a render priority by name.
virtual CS::RenderPriorityGrouping GetRenderPriorityGrouping (CS::Graphics::RenderPriority priority) const =0
 Get a render priority by name.
virtual CS::RenderPriorityGrouping GetRenderPriorityGrouping (const char *name) const =0
 Get the render priority grouping flag.
virtual csRenderPrioritySorting GetRenderPrioritySorting (CS::Graphics::RenderPriority priority) const =0
 Get the render priority sorting flag.
virtual csRenderPrioritySorting GetRenderPrioritySorting (const char *name) const =0
 Get the render priority sorting flag.
virtual void RegisterDefaultRenderPriorities ()=0
 Register default render priorities.
virtual void RegisterRenderPriority (const char *name, uint priority, csRenderPrioritySorting rendsort=CS_RENDPRI_SORT_NONE, CS::RenderPriorityGrouping grouping=CS::rpgByLayer)=0
 Register a new render priority.



virtual void SyncEngineListsNow (csRef< iThreadedLoader > loader)=0
 Loader List Sync.
 THREADED_INTERFACE1 (SyncEngineLists, csRef< iThreadedLoader > loader)
 Loader List Sync.

Detailed Description

This interface is the main interface to the 3D engine.

The engine is responsible for creating new engine-specific objects such as sectors, mesh objects, mesh object factories, lights, and so on.

Main creators of instances implementing this interface:

Main ways to get pointers to this interface:

Main users of this interface:

Definition at line 181 of file engine.h.


Member Function Documentation

virtual void iEngine::AddEngineFrameCallback ( iEngineFrameCallback cb  )  [pure virtual]

Add a frame callback.

This will call IncRef() on the callback So make sure you call DecRef() to release your own reference.

virtual void iEngine::AddEngineSectorCallback ( iEngineSectorCallback cb  )  [pure virtual]

Add a sector callback.

This will call IncRef() on the callback So make sure you call DecRef() to release your own reference.

virtual void iEngine::ClearRenderPriorities (  )  [pure virtual]

Clear all render priorities.

virtual csPtr<iMaterial> iEngine::CreateBaseMaterial ( iTextureWrapper txt  )  [pure virtual]

Create a base material that can be used to give to the texture manager.

Assign to a csRef.

Parameters:
txt The texture map this material will use. Note that this can be 0 in which case a base material without texture will be created.
Note:
You will need to call iMaterialWrapper::Register() and iMaterialWrapper::GetMaterialHandler()->Prepare() on you new material if you load the material after iEngine::Prepare() has been called.
virtual iTextureWrapper* iEngine::CreateBlackTexture ( const char *  name,
int  w,
int  h,
csColor transp,
int  flags 
) [pure virtual]

Create a black texture.

This is mostly useful for procedural textures.

Parameters:
name The name to use for this texture in the engine
w the texture width (must be a power of 2, eg 64, 128, 256, 512...)
h the texture height (must be a power of 2, eg 64, 128, 256, 512...)
transp pixels in the image with this key color will be considered transparent instead of being drawn
flags see CreateTexture()
See also:
CreateTexture() note about registering textures.
virtual csPtr<iCamera> iEngine::CreateCamera (  )  [pure virtual]

Create a new camera.

Assign to a csRef.

virtual iCollection* iEngine::CreateCollection ( const char *  name  )  [pure virtual]

Create a new collection with the given name.

virtual csPtr<iCustomMatrixCamera> iEngine::CreateCustomMatrixCamera ( iCamera copyFrom = 0  )  [pure virtual]

Create a new custom projection camera.

Parameters:
copyFrom If given, the new camera's initial tranform, settings and projection matrix are copied from that camera.
virtual csPtr<iLight> iEngine::CreateLight ( const char *  name,
const csVector3 pos,
float  radius,
const csColor color,
csLightDynamicType  dyntype = CS_LIGHT_DYNAMICTYPE_STATIC 
) [pure virtual]

Create a static/pseudo-dynamic light.

Assign to a csRef.

Parameters:
name the engine name for this light (may be 0)
pos the position of this light in world coordinates
radius the maximum distance at which this light will affect objects
color the color of this light (also affects light intensity)
dyntype is the type of the light. This can be CS_LIGHT_DYNAMICTYPE_DYNAMIC, CS_LIGHT_DYNAMICTYPE_PSEUDO, or CS_LIGHT_DYNAMICTYPE_STATIC. Note that after creating a light you must add it to a sector by calling sector->GetLights ()->Add (light); If the light is dynamic you also must call Setup() to calculate lighting. Otherwise you must use engine->ForceRelight() if you create a light after calling engine->Prepare(). Otherwise you can let engine->Prepare() do it.

Note! If you are using a system with hardware accelerated lighting (i.e. no lightmaps) then the discussion above is not relevant.

virtual csPtr<iLoaderContext> iEngine::CreateLoaderContext ( iCollection collection = 0,
bool  searchCollectionOnly = true 
) [pure virtual]

Create a loader context that you can give to loader plugins.

It will basically allow loader plugins to find materials.

Parameters:
collection optional loader collection
searchCollectionOnly if collection is valid and searchCollectionOnly is true then only that collection will be searched. Assign to a csRef.
virtual iMaterialWrapper* iEngine::CreateMaterial ( const char *  name,
iTextureWrapper texture 
) [pure virtual]

Register a material to be loaded during Prepare().

Parameters:
name engine name for this material
texture texture to use for this material
virtual csPtr<iMeshFactoryWrapper> iEngine::CreateMeshFactory ( const char *  name,
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Create an uninitialized mesh factory wrapper Assign to a csRef.

Parameters:
name the engine name for the factory wrapper
virtual csPtr<iMeshFactoryWrapper> iEngine::CreateMeshFactory ( iMeshObjectFactory factory,
const char *  name,
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Create a mesh factory wrapper for an existing mesh factory Assign to a csRef.

Parameters:
factory the mesh factory to be wrapped, the engine doesn't "know" about a mesh factory until associated with a FactoryWrapper
name the engine name for the factory wrapper
virtual csPtr<iMeshFactoryWrapper> iEngine::CreateMeshFactory ( const char *  classId,
const char *  name,
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Convenience function to create a mesh factory from a given type.

Parameters:
classId the SCF name of the plugin (like 'crystalspace.mesh.object.ball'). The type plugin will only be loaded if needed.
name The factory will be registered with the engine under the given name. If there is already a factory with that name no new factory will be created but the found one is returned instead. If the name is 0 then no name will be set and no check will happen if the factory already exists.
Returns:
0 on failure; you must assign the result to a csRef or use DecRef().
virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iEngine::CreateMeshWrapper ( const char *  name,
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Create an uninitialized mesh wrapper Assign to a csRef.

virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iEngine::CreateMeshWrapper ( const char *  classid,
const char *  name,
iSector sector = 0,
const csVector3 pos = csVector3(0, 0, 0),
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Create a mesh wrapper from a class id.

This function will first make a factory from the plugin and then see if that factory itself implements iMeshObject too. If that fails this function will call NewInstance() on the factory and return that object then.

Parameters:
classid The SCF name of the plugin (like 'crystalspace.mesh.object.ball'). The type plugin will only be loaded if needed.
name The engine name for the mesh wrapper; may be null. Different mesh objects can have the same name (in contrast with factory objects).
sector the sector to initially place this mesh in If 'sector' is 0 then the mesh object will not be set to a position.
pos the position in the sector
Returns:
The meshwrapper on success (assign to a csRef), or 0 on failure.
virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iEngine::CreateMeshWrapper ( iMeshObject meshobj,
const char *  name,
iSector sector = 0,
const csVector3 pos = csVector3(0, 0, 0),
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Create a mesh wrapper for an existing mesh object.

Parameters:
meshobj the mesh object
name The engine name for the mesh wrapper; may be null. Different mesh objects can have the same name (in contrast with factory objects).
sector the sector to initially place this mesh in If 'sector' is 0 then the mesh object will not be set to a position.
pos the position in the sector
Returns:
The meshwrapper on success (assign to a csRef), or 0 on failure.
virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iEngine::CreateMeshWrapper ( iMeshFactoryWrapper factory,
const char *  name,
iSector sector = 0,
const csVector3 pos = csVector3(0, 0, 0),
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Convenience function to create a mesh object for a given factory.

Parameters:
factory the factory that will produce this mesh
name The engine name for the mesh wrapper; may be null. Different mesh objects can have the same name (in contrast with factory objects).
sector the sector to initially place this mesh in If 'sector' is 0 then the mesh object will not be set to a position.
pos the position in the sector
Returns:
The meshwrapper on success (assign to a csRef), or 0 on failure.
virtual csPtr<iObjectWatcher> iEngine::CreateObjectWatcher (  )  [pure virtual]

Create an object watcher instance that you can use to watch other objects.

The engine will not keep a reference to this object.

virtual csPtr<iPerspectiveCamera> iEngine::CreatePerspectiveCamera (  )  [pure virtual]

Create a new perspective projection camera.

virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iEngine::CreatePortal ( const char *  name,
iSector sourceSector,
const csVector3 pos,
iSector destSector,
csVector3 vertices,
int  num_vertices,
iPortal *&  portal 
) [pure virtual]

Convenience function to create a portal from one sector to another.

Use scfQueryInterface<iPortalContainer> on the returned mesh for more control over the portal(s) in the portal object.

Parameters:
name is the name of the portal container mesh to create the portal in. If the sourceSector already has a mesh with that name then that will be used. If there is already a mesh with that name but it is not a portal container then a new mesh will be created.
sourceSector is the sector where the portal container will be placed.
pos the position inside that sector.
destSector the sector where the single portal that is created inside the portal object will point too.
vertices list of vertices comprising the portal.
num_vertices number of elements in 'vertices'.
portal return value for the created portal.
Returns:
The meshwrapper on success (assign to a csRef), or 0 on failure.
virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iEngine::CreatePortal ( const char *  name,
iMeshWrapper parentMesh,
iSector destSector,
csVector3 vertices,
int  num_vertices,
iPortal *&  portal 
) [pure virtual]

Convenience function to create a portal from one sector to another and make this portal a child mesh of another mesh.

Use scfQueryInterface< iPortalContainer> on the returned mesh for more control over the portal(s) in the portal object.

Parameters:
name is the name of the portal container mesh to create the portal in. If the parentMesh already has a mesh with that name then that will be used. If there is already a mesh with that name but it is not a portal container then a new mesh will be created.
parentMesh is the mesh where the portal container will be placed as a child.
destSector is the sector where the single portal that is created inside the portal object will point too.
vertices list of vertices comprising the portal.
num_vertices number of elements in 'vertices'.
portal is a return value for the created portal.
Returns:
The meshwrapper on success (assign to a csRef), or 0 on failure.
virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iEngine::CreatePortalContainer ( const char *  name,
iSector sector = 0,
const csVector3 pos = csVector3(0, 0, 0) 
) [pure virtual]

Create an empty portal container in some sector.

Use this portal container to create portals to other sectors. Use scfQueryInterface< iPortalContainer> on the mesh object inside the returned mesh to control the portals.

Parameters:
name of the portal mesh.
sector is the location of the portal object and not the sector the portals will point too. If not given then the portal container is not put in any mesh.
pos is an optional position inside the sector (if given).
Returns:
The meshwrapper on success (assign to a csRef), or 0 on failure.
virtual iSector* iEngine::CreateSector ( const char *  name,
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Create a empty sector with given name.

Parameters:
name the sector name
virtual iTextureWrapper* iEngine::CreateTexture ( const char *  name,
const char *  fileName,
csColor transp,
int  flags 
) [pure virtual]

Create a texture from a file.

Parameters:
name The name to use for this texture in the engine
fileName the filename (on the VFS!) of the texture to load
transp pixels in the image with this key color will be considered transparent instead of being drawn
flags One or more texturing flags OR'd together, flag include

  • CS_TEXTURE_2D image will be used only for 2D drawing
  • CS_TEXTURE_3D image will be textured onto 3D polygon (this is almost always the flag you want)
  • CS_TEXTURE_NOMIPMAPS texture will not be mipmapped before use
Note:
You will need to call iTextureWrapper::Register() on you new texture if you load the texture after iEngine::Prepare() has been called.
virtual void iEngine::DelayedRemoveObject ( csTicks  delay,
iBase object 
) [pure virtual]

This function can be used to remove an object after a specific amount of time.

This is mostly useful for particle systems (like explosions) that you want to live for a specific time before they are automatically cleaned up by the engine. Note that calling this function will cause the engine to keep an additional reference until it is time to delete the object.

virtual void iEngine::Draw ( iCamera c,
iClipper2D clipper,
iMeshWrapper mesh = 0 
) [pure virtual]

Draw the 3D world given a camera and a clipper.

Note that in order to be able to draw using the given 3D driver all textures must have been registered to that driver (using Prepare()). Note that you need to call Prepare() again if you switch to another 3D driver.

If a mesh is given then only that single mesh is rendered. Note that in that case the mesh will only be rendered if it is in the same sector as the camera!

virtual void iEngine::EnableAdaptiveLODs ( bool  enable,
float  target_fps 
) [pure virtual]

Enable adaptive LODs.

virtual iCameraPosition* iEngine::FindCameraPosition ( const char *  name,
iCollection collection = 0 
) [pure virtual]

Find the given camera position.

The name can be a normal name. In that case this function will look in all collection except if collection is not 0 in which case it will only look in that collection. If the name is specified as 'collectionname/objectname' then this function will only look in the specified collection and return 0 if that collection doesn't contain the object or the collection doesn't exist. In this case the collection parameter is ignored.

Parameters:
name the engine name of the desired camera position
collection if specified, search only this collection (also see note above)
virtual iLight* iEngine::FindLight ( const char *  Name,
bool  RegionOnly = false 
) const [pure virtual]

Find a static/pseudo-dynamic light by name.

Parameters:
Name the engine name of the desired light
RegionOnly (parameter presently unused)
virtual iLight* iEngine::FindLightID ( const char *  light_id  )  const [pure virtual]

Find a static/pseudo-dynamic light by id.

Parameters:
light_id a 16-byte MD5 checksum for the light.
virtual iMaterialWrapper* iEngine::FindMaterial ( const char *  name,
iCollection collection = 0 
) [pure virtual]

Find the given material.

The name can be a normal name. In that case this function will look in all collection except if collection is not 0 in which case it will only look in that collection. If the name is specified as 'collectionname/objectname' then this function will only look in the specified collection and return 0 if that collection doesn't contain the object or the collection doesn't exist. In this case the collection parameter is ignored.

Parameters:
name the engine name of the desired material
collection if specified, search only this collection (also see note above)
virtual iMeshFactoryWrapper* iEngine::FindMeshFactory ( const char *  name,
iCollection collection = 0 
) [pure virtual]

Find the given mesh factory.

The name can be a normal name. In that case this function will look in all collections except if collection is not 0 in which case it will only look in that collection. If the name is specified as 'collectionname/objectname' then this function will only look in the specified collection and return 0 if that collection doesn't contain the object or the collection doesn't exist. In this case the collection parameter is ignored.

Parameters:
name the engine name of the desired mesh factory
collection if specified, search only this collection (also see note above)
virtual iMeshWrapper* iEngine::FindMeshObject ( const char *  name,
iCollection collection = 0 
) [pure virtual]

Find the given mesh object.

The name can be a normal name. In that case this function will look in all collections except if collection is not 0 in which case it will only look in that collection. If the name is specified as 'collectionname/objectname' then this function will only look in the specified collection and return 0 if that collection doesn't contain the object or the collection doesn't exist. In this case the collection parameter is ignored.

Parameters:
name the engine name of the desired mesh
collection if specified, search only this collection (also see note above)
virtual iSector* iEngine::FindSector ( const char *  name,
iCollection collection = 0 
) [pure virtual]

Find the given sector.

The name can be a normal name. In that case this function will look in all collection except if collection is not 0 in which case it will only look in that collection. If the name is specified as 'collectionname/objectname' then this function will only look in the specified region and return 0 if that region doesn't contain the object or the collection doesn't exist. In this case the collection parameter is ignored.

Parameters:
name the engine name of the desired sector
collection if specified, search only this collection (also see note above)
virtual iTextureWrapper* iEngine::FindTexture ( const char *  name,
iCollection collection = 0 
) [pure virtual]

Find the given texture.

The name can be a normal name. In that case this function will look in all collections except if collection is not 0 in which case it will only look in that collection. If the name is specified as 'collectionname/objectname' then this function will only look in the specified collection and return 0 if that collection doesn't contain the object or the collection doesn't exist. In this case the collection parameter is ignored.

Parameters:
name the engine name of the desired texture
collection if specified, search only this collection (also see note above)
virtual void iEngine::FireStartFrame ( iRenderView rview  )  [pure virtual]

Fire all frame callbacks.

virtual float iEngine::GetAdaptiveLODsMultiplier (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get a multiplier based on the average elapsed time for the last n frames.

virtual CS::Graphics::RenderPriority iEngine::GetAlphaRenderPriority (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the render priority for alpha objects (attached to 'alpha' name).

virtual void iEngine::GetAmbientLight ( csColor  )  const [pure virtual]

Return the amount of ambient light.

virtual int iEngine::GetBeginDrawFlags (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the required flags for 3D->BeginDraw() which should be called from the application.

These flags must be or-ed with optional other flags that the application might be interested in. Use SetClearZBuf() to let this function return that the Z-buffer must be cleared.

virtual iCacheManager* iEngine::GetCacheManager (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the cache manager that the engine is currently using.

virtual iCameraPositionList* iEngine::GetCameraPositions (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the list of camera positions.

virtual bool iEngine::GetClearScreen (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the value of the clear screen flag set with SetClearScreen().

virtual bool iEngine::GetClearZBuf (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the value of the clear Z-buffer flag set with SetClearZBuf().

virtual iCollection* iEngine::GetCollection ( const char *  name  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the collection of the given name.

virtual csPtr<iCollectionArray> iEngine::GetCollections (  )  [pure virtual]

Return all collections created.

virtual iTextureHandle* iEngine::GetContext (  )  const [pure virtual]

Return the current drawing context.

virtual iRenderLoop* iEngine::GetCurrentDefaultRenderloop (  )  [pure virtual]

Returns the current render loop.

Remarks:
This will the loop that is set to be the current default with SetCurrentDefaultRenderloop(). This doesn't have to be the engine's default render loop (note the difference between the "current" and "default" render loop - former one is the loop used currently for drawing, latter one is a default loop created at engine initialization time.) To retrieve the default loop, use
virtual uint iEngine::GetCurrentFrameNumber (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the current framenumber.

This should be incremented once every Draw

virtual void iEngine::GetDefaultAmbientLight ( csColor c  )  const [pure virtual]

Return the default amount of ambient light.

virtual bool iEngine::GetDefaultClearScreen (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get default clear screen flag.

virtual bool iEngine::GetDefaultClearZBuf (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get default clear z-buffer flag.

virtual bool iEngine::GetDefaultKeepImage (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the default value for the "keep image" flag of texture wrappers (default OFF).

virtual float iEngine::GetDefaultNearClipDistance (  )  const [pure virtual]

Retrieve default near plane clipping distance for perspective cameras.

virtual csPtr<iLightIterator> iEngine::GetLightIterator ( iCollection collection = 0  )  [pure virtual]

Create an iterator to iterate over all static lights of the engine.

Assign to a csRef.

Parameters:
collection only iterate over the lights in this collection (otherwise iterate over all lights)
virtual iMaterialList* iEngine::GetMaterialList (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the list of all materials.

virtual iMeshList* iEngine::GetMeshes (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the list of meshes.

virtual iMeshFactoryList* iEngine::GetMeshFactories (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the list of mesh factories.

virtual int iEngine::GetNearbyLights ( iSector sector,
const csBox3 box,
iLight **  lights,
int  max_num_lights 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns all lights which might affect an object with some bounding box.


It will only return as many lights as the size that you specified for the light array. The returned lights are not guaranteed to be sorted but they are guaranteed to be the specified number of lights closest to the given position.
This function returns the actual number of lights added to the 'lights' array.

virtual int iEngine::GetNearbyLights ( iSector sector,
const csVector3 pos,
iLight **  lights,
int  max_num_lights 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns all lights which might affect an object at some position.


It will only return as many lights as the size that you specified for the light array. The returned lights are not guaranteed to be sorted but they are guaranteed to be the specified number of lights closest to the given position.
This function returns the actual number of lights added to the 'lights' array.

virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapperIterator> iEngine::GetNearbyMeshes ( iSector sector,
const csVector3 start,
const csVector3 end,
bool  crossPortals = true 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that intersect with a beam.

If crossPortals is true it will search through portals. Otherwise it will limit the search to the sector passed in. Portal visibility is tested fromt the start of the beam.

virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapperIterator> iEngine::GetNearbyMeshes ( iSector sector,
const csBox3 box,
bool  crossPortals = true 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that are in a box.

If crossPortals is true it will search through portals. Otherwise it will limit the search to the sector passed in. Portal visibility is tested with the center of the box.

virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapperIterator> iEngine::GetNearbyMeshes ( iSector sector,
const csVector3 pos,
float  radius,
bool  crossPortals = true 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that are within a radius of a given position.

If crossPortals is true it will search through portals. Otherwise it will limit the search to the sector passed in.

virtual csPtr<iObjectIterator> iEngine::GetNearbyObjects ( iSector sector,
const csVector3 pos,
float  radius,
bool  crossPortals = true 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all objects that are within a radius of a given position.

The current implementation only does meshes but in future lights will also be supported. You can use scfQueryInterface to get any interface from the returned objects. If crossPortals is true it will search through portals. Otherwise it will limit the search to the sector passed in. If you only want to have meshes then it is more efficient to call GetNearbyMeshes() as you can then avoid the call to scfQueryInterface.

virtual csPtr<iSectorIterator> iEngine::GetNearbySectors ( iSector sector,
const csBox3 box 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all nearby sectors.

Assign to a csRef. In the iterator you can also fetch the position for every sector. Normally that position will be equal to the given input position here (pos) but if there are space warping portals involved then the position returned by the iterator is the warped position relative to the sector returned by the iterator.

virtual csPtr<iSectorIterator> iEngine::GetNearbySectors ( iSector sector,
const csVector3 pos,
float  radius 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all nearby sectors.

Assign to a csRef. In the iterator you can also fetch the position for every sector. Normally that position will be equal to the given input position here (pos) but if there are space warping portals involved then the position returned by the iterator is the warped position relative to the sector returned by the iterator.

virtual CS::Graphics::RenderPriority iEngine::GetObjectRenderPriority (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the render priority for general objects (attached to 'object' name).

virtual CS::Graphics::RenderPriority iEngine::GetPortalRenderPriority (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the render priority for portal objects (attached to 'portal' name).

virtual iRenderLoopManager* iEngine::GetRenderLoopManager (  )  [pure virtual]

Retrieve the render loop manager.

virtual iRenderManager* iEngine::GetRenderManager (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the default render manager.

virtual CS::Graphics::RenderPriority iEngine::GetRenderPriority ( const char *  name  )  const [pure virtual]

Get a render priority by name.

Parameters:
name is the name you want (one of the standard names or your own if you have defined your own render priorities).
Returns:
-1 if render priority doesn't exist.
virtual size_t iEngine::GetRenderPriorityCount (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the number of render priorities.

virtual CS::RenderPriorityGrouping iEngine::GetRenderPriorityGrouping ( CS::Graphics::RenderPriority  priority  )  const [pure virtual]

Get a render priority by name.

Parameters:
name is the name you want (one of the standard names or your own if you have defined your own render priorities).
Returns:
-1 if render priority doesn't exist.
virtual CS::RenderPriorityGrouping iEngine::GetRenderPriorityGrouping ( const char *  name  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the render priority grouping flag.

virtual const char* iEngine::GetRenderPriorityName ( CS::Graphics::RenderPriority  priority  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the name of the render priority or 0 if it's not valid or registered.

virtual csRenderPrioritySorting iEngine::GetRenderPrioritySorting ( CS::Graphics::RenderPriority  priority  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the render priority sorting flag.

virtual csRenderPrioritySorting iEngine::GetRenderPrioritySorting ( const char *  name  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the render priority sorting flag.

virtual bool iEngine::GetSaveableFlag (  )  [pure virtual]

Get whether saving should be possible (default OFF).

virtual iSectorList* iEngine::GetSectors (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the list of sectors.

virtual CS::Graphics::RenderPriority iEngine::GetSkyRenderPriority (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the render priority for sky objects (attached to 'sky' name).

virtual int iEngine::GetTextureFormat (  )  const [pure virtual]

Query the format to load textures (usually this depends on texture manager).

virtual iTextureList* iEngine::GetTextureList (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the list of all textures.

virtual iRenderView* iEngine::GetTopLevelClipper (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the top-level clipper.

virtual iSharedVariableList* iEngine::GetVariableList (  )  const [pure virtual]

Get the list of all shared variables.

virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapperIterator> iEngine::GetVisibleMeshes ( iSector sector,
const csFrustum frustum 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that are potentially visible as seen from a given position.

This routine has a frustum restricting the view. CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED!

virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapperIterator> iEngine::GetVisibleMeshes ( iSector sector,
const csVector3 pos 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all meshes that are potentially visible as seen from a given position.

This routine assumes full 360 degree visibility. CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED!

virtual csPtr<iObjectIterator> iEngine::GetVisibleObjects ( iSector sector,
const csFrustum frustum 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all objects that are potentially visible as seen from a given position.

This routine has a frustum restricting the view. You can use scfQueryInterface to get any interface from the returned objects.

If you only want meshes then use GetVisibleMeshes(). CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED!

virtual csPtr<iObjectIterator> iEngine::GetVisibleObjects ( iSector sector,
const csVector3 pos 
) [pure virtual]

This routine returns an iterator to iterate over all objects that are potentially visible as seen from a given position.

This routine assumes full 360 degree visibility. You can use scfQueryInterface to get any interface from the returned objects.

If you only want meshes then use GetVisibleMeshes(). CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED!

virtual CS::Graphics::RenderPriority iEngine::GetWallRenderPriority (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the render priority for wall objects (attached to 'wall' name).

virtual csPtr<iMeshFactoryWrapper> iEngine::LoadMeshFactory ( const char *  name,
const char *  loaderClassId,
iDataBuffer input,
bool  addToList = true 
) [pure virtual]

Convenience function to load a mesh factory from a given loader plugin.

Parameters:
name engine name for the mesh factory
loaderClassId the SCF class name of the desired mesh factory plugin
input data to initialize the mesh factory (plugin-specific) Assign to a csRef.
virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iEngine::LoadMeshWrapper ( const char *  name,
const char *  loaderClassId,
iDataBuffer input,
iSector sector,
const csVector3 pos 
) [pure virtual]

Convenience function to load a mesh object from a given loader plugin.

Parameters:
name The engine name for the mesh wrapper; may be null. Different mesh objects can have the same name (in contrast with factory objects).
loaderClassId the SCF class of the loader to use to create the meshwrapper
input data passed to the loader to generate the mesh
sector the sector to initially place this mesh in If 'sector' is 0 then the mesh object will not be set to a position.
pos the position in the sector
Returns:
The meshwrapper on success (assign to a csRef), or 0 on failure.
virtual void iEngine::PrecacheDraw ( iCollection collection = 0  )  [pure virtual]

This function precaches all meshes by calling GetRenderMeshes() on them.

By doing this the level will run smoother if you walk through it because all meshes will have had a chance to update caches and stuff.

Parameters:
collection is an optional collection. If given then only objects in that collection will be precached.
virtual void iEngine::PrecacheMesh ( iMeshWrapper s  )  [pure virtual]

Precache a single mesh.

virtual bool iEngine::Prepare ( iProgressMeter meter = 0  )  [pure virtual]

Prepare the engine.

This function must be called after you loaded/created the world and before it is rendered.

Actions include:

  • Preparation of all lightmaps for use
  • Registering of textures with texture manager and freeing of loaded images (as the texture manager will have created textures from them) The optional progress meter will be used to report progress.

The behaviour regarding cached lighting depends on the flag you can set with the SetLightingCacheMode() function. The default behaviour is to read the lightmap cache when present but don't calculate lighting if cache is not present.

Parameters:
meter If supplied, the meter object will be called back periodically to report the progress of engine preparation.
virtual void iEngine::PrepareMeshes (  )  [pure virtual]

Calls UpdateMove for all meshes to initialise bounding boxes.

Prepare() will call this function automatically so you normally don't have to call it.

virtual void iEngine::PrepareTextures (  )  [pure virtual]

Prepare the textures.

It will initialise all loaded textures for the texture manager. (Normally you shouldn't call this function directly, because it will be called by Prepare() for you. This function will also prepare all loaded materials after preparing the textures.

virtual iObject* iEngine::QueryObject (  )  [pure virtual]

Get the iObject for the engine.

virtual void iEngine::RegisterDefaultRenderPriorities (  )  [pure virtual]

Register default render priorities.

See also:
RegisterRenderPriority for list of default render priorities.
virtual void iEngine::RegisterRenderPriority ( const char *  name,
uint  priority,
csRenderPrioritySorting  rendsort = CS_RENDPRI_SORT_NONE,
CS::RenderPriorityGrouping  grouping = CS::rpgByLayer 
) [pure virtual]

Register a new render priority.

Render priorities are assigned to objects and controls the order in which objects are rendered by the engine.

Parameters:
name a name to refer to this render priority
priority a numerical priority; this is used to order the render priorities where lower numbers are rendered before higher numbers.
rendsort One of the CS_RENDPRI_... flags. By default this is CS_RENDPRI_SORT_NONE. The following values are possible:

Note:
The default render priorities are:
  • init: 1
  • sky: 2
  • sky2: 3
  • portal: 4
  • wall: 5
  • wall2: 6
  • object: 7
  • object2: 8
  • transp: 9
  • alpha: 10 (uses back2front sorting for meshes)
  • final: 11 (in that priority order, where 'init' is rendered first and 'final' is rendered last). Should you wish to add your own render priority, you must call ClearRenderPriorities() and re-add the default render priorities (using RegisterDefaultRenderPriorities()) along with your own new priorities.

Priorities are identified by their number, not their name: If you call RegisterRenderPriority() twice, with the same priority number, but different names, the second call will change the name.

virtual void iEngine::ReloadRenderManager (  )  [pure virtual]

Reload the default render manager given the current configuration settings.

virtual void iEngine::RemoveAllCollections (  )  [pure virtual]

Remove all the collections.

virtual void iEngine::RemoveCollection ( const char *  name  )  [pure virtual]

Remove the collection of the given name.

virtual void iEngine::RemoveCollection ( iCollection collect  )  [pure virtual]

Remove the given collection from the list of collections.

virtual void iEngine::RemoveDelayedRemoves ( bool  remove = false  )  [pure virtual]

Clear all delayed removals.

Parameters:
remove if true then the objects will also be removed from engine. Otherwise they are simply removed from this list.
virtual void iEngine::RemoveEngineFrameCallback ( iEngineFrameCallback cb  )  [pure virtual]

Remove a frame callback.

virtual void iEngine::RemoveEngineSectorCallback ( iEngineSectorCallback cb  )  [pure virtual]

Remove a sector callback.

virtual void iEngine::RemoveLight ( iLight light  )  [pure virtual]

Remove a light and update all lightmaps.

This function only works correctly for dynamic or pseudo-dynamic static lights. If you give a normal static light then the light will be removed but lightmaps will not be affected. You can call ForceRelight() to force relighting then.

The current flags set with SetLightingCacheMode() controls if the lightmaps will be cached or not.

Parameters:
light the light to remove
virtual bool iEngine::RemoveObject ( iBase object  )  [pure virtual]

Convenience function to 'remove' a CS object from the engine.

This will not clear the object but it will remove all references to that object that the engine itself keeps. This function works for: iCameraPosition, iLight, iMaterialWrapper, iMeshFactoryWrapper,iMeshWrapper, iSector and iTextureWrapper. Note that the object is only removed if the resulting ref count will become zero. So basically this function only releases the references that the engine holds.

This function returns true if the engine recognized the object as one on which it can operate.

This function will also remove the object from the region it may be in.

virtual void iEngine::ResetWorldSpecificSettings (  )  [pure virtual]

Reset a subset of flags/settings (which may differ from one world/map to another) to its defaults.

This currently includes:

  • clear z buffer flag
  • lightmap cell size
  • maximum lightmap size
virtual void iEngine::SetAmbientLight ( const csColor  )  [pure virtual]

Set the amount of ambient light.

This has no effect until you recalculate the lightmaps.

virtual void iEngine::SetCacheManager ( iCacheManager cache_mgr  )  [pure virtual]

Set the cache manager that the engine will use.

If this is not done then the engine will use its own cache manager based on VFS. This will do an incref on the given cache manager and a decref on the old one. The engine will release the cache manager at destruction time. To set the cache manager to the default VFS based cache manager for a given VFS directory you can use the following code:

 engine->SetVFSCacheManager ("/bla/bla");
virtual void iEngine::SetClearScreen ( bool  yesno  )  [pure virtual]

Require that the screen is cleared every frame.

The engine itself will not use this setting but will only return the correct flag in GetBeginDrawFlags() so that the screen is actually cleared. Note that this requires that the application actually uses GetBeginDrawFlags() in the call to g3d->BeginDraw() (which it should). By default this flag is false. It is useful to set this flag to true if you have a level that doesn't itself have another way to initialize the screen.

Parameters:
yesno true to clear the screen before each frame, false to leave the screen as-is (which may leave garbage on the screen)
virtual void iEngine::SetClearZBuf ( bool  yesno  )  [pure virtual]

Require that the Z-buffer is cleared every frame.

The engine itself will not use this setting but will only return the correct flag in GetBeginDrawFlags() so that the Z-buffer is actually cleared. Note that this requires that the application actually uses GetBeginDrawFlags() in the call to g3d->BeginDraw() (which it should). By default this flag is false. It is useful to set this flag to true if you have a level that doesn't itself have another way to initialize the Z-buffer.

Parameters:
yesno true to clear the Z buffer after each frame, false to leave the zbuffer as-is
virtual void iEngine::SetContext ( iTextureHandle ctxt  )  [pure virtual]

Set the drawing context.

This is a texture handle that is used as the procedural texture to render on. If this is 0 then the screen is assumed.

virtual bool iEngine::SetCurrentDefaultRenderloop ( iRenderLoop loop  )  [pure virtual]

Set the current render loop.

Parameters:
loop The loop to be made the current render loop.
Returns:
Whether the change was successful (a value of 0 for will let the method fail.)
virtual void iEngine::SetDefaultKeepImage ( bool  enable  )  [pure virtual]

Set the default value for the "keep image" flag of texture wrappers.

virtual void iEngine::SetDefaultNearClipDistance ( float  dist  )  [pure virtual]

Set default near plane clipping distance for perspective cameras.

virtual void iEngine::SetRenderManager ( iRenderManager  )  [pure virtual]

Set the default render manager.

Remarks:
Also replaces the iRenderManager in the object registry.
virtual void iEngine::SetSaveableFlag ( bool  enable  )  [pure virtual]

Set whether saving should be possible (default OFF).

To allow saving of a world after it has been loaded, some objects may need to keep track of extra data that would otherwise not be needed if the world will never be written out again. The 'saveable' flag informs those objects about whether to keep that information or not. Saving a world with this flag disables is still possible, but the result might incomplete.

virtual void iEngine::SetVFSCacheManager ( const char *  vfspath = 0  )  [pure virtual]

Set the cache manager to the default VFS based cache manager.

Note that this function will not change the VFS current directory.

Parameters:
vfspath is the path that will be used for the cache manager. If 0 then the current VFS directory will be used instead.
virtual void iEngine::SyncEngineListsNow ( csRef< iThreadedLoader loader  )  [pure virtual]

Loader List Sync.

iEngine::THREADED_INTERFACE ( DeleteAll   ) 

Delete everything in the engine.

iEngine::THREADED_INTERFACE1 ( SyncEngineLists  ,
csRef< iThreadedLoader loader 
)

Loader List Sync.

iEngine::THREADED_INTERFACE1 ( AddMeshAndChildren  ,
iMeshWrapper mesh 
)

Convenience function to add a mesh and all children of that mesh to the engine.

virtual void iEngine::UpdateAdaptiveLODs (  )  [pure virtual]

Must be called once per frame if you use adaptive LODs.

virtual void iEngine::UpdateNewFrame (  )  [pure virtual]

Update the engine and animations etc for a new frame.

virtual void iEngine::WantToDie ( iMeshWrapper mesh  )  [pure virtual]

Sometimes a mesh wants to destruct itself (for example a particle system that has only limited lifetime).

It can do that by calling this function on itself. The engine will then remove the object before the next frame.


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