irrlicht/include/IMesh.h
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// Copyright (C) 2002-2012 Nikolaus Gebhardt
// This file is part of the "Irrlicht Engine".
// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in irrlicht.h
#ifndef __I_MESH_H_INCLUDED__
#define __I_MESH_H_INCLUDED__
#include "IReferenceCounted.h"
#include "SMaterial.h"
#include "EHardwareBufferFlags.h"
namespace irr
{
namespace scene
{
//! Possible types of meshes.
// Note: Was previously only used in IAnimatedMesh so it still has the "animated" in the name.
// But can now be used for all mesh-types as we need those casts as well.
enum E_ANIMATED_MESH_TYPE
{
//! Unknown animated mesh type.
EAMT_UNKNOWN = 0,
//! generic skinned mesh
EAMT_SKINNED,
//! generic non-animated mesh
EAMT_STATIC
};
class IMeshBuffer;
//! Class which holds the geometry of an object.
/** An IMesh is nothing more than a collection of some mesh buffers
(IMeshBuffer). SMesh is a simple implementation of an IMesh.
A mesh is usually added to an IMeshSceneNode in order to be rendered.
*/
class IMesh : public virtual IReferenceCounted
{
public:
//! Get the amount of mesh buffers.
/** \return Amount of mesh buffers (IMeshBuffer) in this mesh. */
virtual u32 getMeshBufferCount() const = 0;
//! Get pointer to a mesh buffer.
/** \param nr: Zero based index of the mesh buffer. The maximum value is
getMeshBufferCount() - 1;
\return Pointer to the mesh buffer or 0 if there is no such
mesh buffer. */
virtual IMeshBuffer* getMeshBuffer(u32 nr) const = 0;
//! Get pointer to a mesh buffer which fits a material
/** \param material: material to search for
\return Pointer to the mesh buffer or 0 if there is no such
mesh buffer. */
virtual IMeshBuffer* getMeshBuffer( const video::SMaterial &material) const = 0;
//! Get an axis aligned bounding box of the mesh.
/** \return Bounding box of this mesh. */
virtual const core::aabbox3d<f32>& getBoundingBox() const = 0;
//! Set user-defined axis aligned bounding box
/** \param box New bounding box to use for the mesh. */
virtual void setBoundingBox( const core::aabbox3df& box) = 0;
//! Set the hardware mapping hint
/** This methods allows to define optimization hints for the
hardware. This enables, e.g., the use of hardware buffers on
platforms that support this feature. This can lead to noticeable
performance gains. */
virtual void setHardwareMappingHint(E_HARDWARE_MAPPING newMappingHint, E_BUFFER_TYPE buffer=EBT_VERTEX_AND_INDEX) = 0;
//! Flag the meshbuffer as changed, reloads hardware buffers
/** This method has to be called every time the vertices or
indices have changed. Otherwise, changes won't be updated
on the GPU in the next render cycle. */
virtual void setDirty(E_BUFFER_TYPE buffer=EBT_VERTEX_AND_INDEX) = 0;
//! Returns the type of the meshes.
/** This is useful for making a safe downcast.
Note: It's no longer just about animated meshes, that name has just historical reasons.
\returns Type of the mesh */
virtual E_ANIMATED_MESH_TYPE getMeshType() const
{
return EAMT_STATIC;
}
};
} // end namespace scene
} // end namespace irr
#endif