INodeGIProperties2 Class Reference

INodeGIProperties2 Class Referenceabstract

#include <INodeGIProperties.h>

Class Description

This interace accesses the adaptive subdivision properties.

An instance of this interface can be retrieved using the following line of code (assuming 'node' is of type INode*):
static_cast<INodeGIProperties2*>(node->GetInterface(NODEGIPROPERTIES2_INTERFACE))

The adaptive subdivision properties are only used when the object is not using the global mesh settings. When an object is using the global settings, these will also be used for adaptive subdivision.
Here is a description of the adaptive subdivision properties:
GEOMETRIC OBJECTS (affects only geometric objects):

  • Use Adaptive Subdivision: TRUE indicates that the object uses adaptive subdivision. FALSE indicates that it doesn't.
  • Mininum Mesh Size: The is the minimum size that adaptive subdivision will subdivide a face. The size of a face is the length of the longest side.
  • Initial Mesh Size: This is the size of the smallest face that the initial meshing code will subdivide to improve the face shape.
  • Contrast Threshold: This value which can be from 0 to 1 is the threshold used to determine when a face is subdivided. The contrast is calculated for each light searately. The contrast on a face is effectively calculated like this:
    max = max brightness of light shining on the vertices of the face
    min = min brightness of light shining on the vertices of the face
    contrast = log(max * (max - min) / (max + min) - 0.02 + 1.0) / log(1000.0 - 0.02 + 1) if max is 0 the the contrast is 0.
+ Inheritance diagram for INodeGIProperties2:

Public Member Functions

virtual void CopyGIPropertiesFrom (const INodeGIProperties2 &source)=0
 Copy properties from another interface. More...
 
virtual BOOL GIUseAdaptiveSubdivision () const =0
 Returns whether the use adaptive subdivision property is turned on. More...
 
virtual float GIGetMinMeshSize () const =0
 Returns the minimum mesh size set for the object. More...
 
virtual float GIGetInitialMeshSize () const =0
 Returns the initial mesh size set for the object. More...
 
virtual float GIGetContrastThreshold () const =0
 Returns the contrast threshold for subdivision. More...
 
virtual void GISetUseAdaptiveSubdivision (BOOL useAdaptiveSubdivision)=0
 Set whether the use adaptive subdivision property is turned on. More...
 
virtual void GISetMinMeshSize (float minMeshSize)=0
 Set the minimum mesh size set for the object. More...
 
virtual void GISetInitialMeshSize (float initialMeshSize)=0
 Set the initial mesh size set for the object. More...
 
virtual void GISetContrastThreshold (float contrastThreshold)=0
 Set the contrast threshold for subdivision. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from INodeGIProperties
virtual void CopyGIPropertiesFrom (const INodeGIProperties &source)=0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetIsExcluded () const =0
 
virtual void GISetIsExcluded (BOOL isExcluded)=0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetIsOccluder () const =0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetIsReceiver () const =0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetIsDiffuse () const =0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetIsSpecular () const =0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings () const =0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetMeshingEnabled () const =0
 
virtual unsigned short GIGetNbRefineSteps () const =0
 
virtual unsigned short GIGetNbRefineStepsDone () const =0
 
virtual float GIGetMeshSize () const =0
 
virtual void GISetIsOccluder (BOOL isOccluder)=0
 
virtual void GISetIsReceiver (BOOL isReceiver)=0
 
virtual void GISetIsDiffuse (BOOL isDiffuseReflective)=0
 
virtual void GISetIsSpecular (BOOL isSpecular)=0
 
virtual void GISetUseGlobalMeshSettings (BOOL globalMeshing)=0
 
virtual void GISetMeshingEnabled (BOOL meshingEnabled)=0
 
virtual void GISetNbRefineSteps (unsigned short nbRefineSteps)=0
 
virtual void GISetNbRefineStepsDone (unsigned short nbRefineStepsDone)=0
 
virtual void GISetMeshSize (float size)=0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetIsExcludedFromRegather () const =0
 
virtual void GISetIsExcludedFromRegather (BOOL isExcluded)=0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetStoreIllumToMesh () const =0
 
virtual void GISetStoreIllumToMesh (BOOL storeIllum)=0
 
virtual BOOL GIGetByLayer () const =0
 
virtual void GISetByLayer (BOOL byLayer)=0
 
virtual float GIGetRayMult () const =0
 
virtual void GISetRayMult (float rayMult)=0
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from FPMixinInterface
 FPMixinInterface ()
 
virtual LifetimeType LifetimeControl ()
 
virtual CoreExport bool RegisterNotifyCallback (InterfaceNotifyCallback *incb)
 
virtual void UnRegisterNotifyCallback (InterfaceNotifyCallback *incb)
 
CoreExport ~FPMixinInterface ()
 
virtual BaseInterfaceGetInterface (Interface_ID id)
 
virtual FPInterfaceDescGetDescByID (Interface_ID id)
 
virtual Interface_ID GetID ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from FPInterface
virtual FPInterfaceDescGetDesc ()=0
 
virtual CoreExport FPStatus Invoke (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t=0, FPParams *params=NULL)
 
virtual FPStatus Invoke (FunctionID fid, FPParams *params)
 
virtual CoreExport FPStatus Invoke (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t, FPValue &result, FPParams *params=NULL)
 
virtual FPStatus Invoke (FunctionID fid, FPValue &result, FPParams *params=NULL)
 
virtual CoreExport FunctionID FindFn (const MCHAR *name)
 
virtual CoreExport BOOL IsEnabled (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport BOOL IsChecked (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport BOOL IsVisible (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport FunctionID GetIsEnabled (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport FunctionID GetIsChecked (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual CoreExport FunctionID GetIsVisible (FunctionID actionID)
 
virtual ActionTableGetActionTable ()
 
virtual void EnableActions (BOOL onOff)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from BaseInterface
virtual UtilExport ~BaseInterface ()
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virtual BaseInterfaceAcquireInterface ()
 
virtual void ReleaseInterface ()
 
virtual void DeleteInterface ()
 
virtual BaseInterfaceCloneInterface (void *remapDir=NULL)
 
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virtual UtilExport ~InterfaceServer ()
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enum  LifetimeType { noRelease, immediateRelease, wantsRelease, serverControlled }
 
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- Static Public Attributes inherited from FPInterface
static CoreExport FPInterfaceDesc nullInterface
 
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 FPMixinInterface (const FPMixinInterface &rhs)
 
FPMixinInterfaceoperator= (const FPMixinInterface &rhs)
 
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virtual FPStatus _dispatch_fn (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t, FPValue &result, FPParams *p)
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from FPMixinInterface
Tab< InterfaceNotifyCallback * > * interfaceNotifyCBs
 

Member Function Documentation

virtual void CopyGIPropertiesFrom ( const INodeGIProperties2 source)
pure virtual

Copy properties from another interface.

Parameters
[in]source- The interface the properties are copied from.
virtual BOOL GIUseAdaptiveSubdivision ( ) const
pure virtual

Returns whether the use adaptive subdivision property is turned on.

This property should be ignored if INodeGIProperties::GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings() returns TRUE.

Returns
TRUE if the object can be adaptively subdivided. FALSE otherwise.
virtual float GIGetMinMeshSize ( ) const
pure virtual

Returns the minimum mesh size set for the object.

This property should be ignored if INodeGIProperties::GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings() returns TRUE.

Returns
The minimum mesh size that adaptive subdivision will produce. The size of a face is the length of the longest side.
virtual float GIGetInitialMeshSize ( ) const
pure virtual

Returns the initial mesh size set for the object.

This property should be ignored if INodeGIProperties::GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings() returns TRUE.

Returns
The size of the smallest face that the initial meshing code will subdivide to improve the face shape. The size of a face in this case is the square-root of the area.
virtual float GIGetContrastThreshold ( ) const
pure virtual

Returns the contrast threshold for subdivision.

This property should be ignored if INodeGIProperties::GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings() returns TRUE.

Returns
The threshold, which can be from 0 to 1, used to determine when a face is subdivided. The contrast is calculated for each light searately. The contrast on a face is effectively calculated like this:
max = max brightness of light shining on the vertices of the face
min = min brightness of light shining on the vertices of the face
contrast = log(max * (max - min) / (max + min) - 0.02 + 1.0) / log(1000.0 - 0.02 + 1) if max is 0 the the contrast is 0.
virtual void GISetUseAdaptiveSubdivision ( BOOL  useAdaptiveSubdivision)
pure virtual

Set whether the use adaptive subdivision property is turned on.

This property should be ignored if INodeGIProperties::GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings() returns TRUE.

Parameters
[in]useAdaptiveSubdivision- TRUE if the object can be adaptively subdivided. FALSE otherwise.
virtual void GISetMinMeshSize ( float  minMeshSize)
pure virtual

Set the minimum mesh size set for the object.

This property should be ignored if INodeGIProperties::GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings() returns TRUE.

Parameters
[in]minMeshSize- The minimum mesh size that adaptive subdivision will produce. The size of a face is the length of the longest side.
virtual void GISetInitialMeshSize ( float  initialMeshSize)
pure virtual

Set the initial mesh size set for the object.

This property should be ignored if INodeGIProperties::GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings() returns TRUE.

Parameters
[in]initialMeshSize- The size of the smallest face that the initial meshing code will subdivide to improve the face shape. The size of a face in this case is the square-root of the area.
virtual void GISetContrastThreshold ( float  contrastThreshold)
pure virtual

Set the contrast threshold for subdivision.

This property should be ignored if INodeGIProperties::GIGetUseGlobalMeshSettings() returns TRUE.

Parameters
[in]contrastThreshold- The threshold, which can be from 0 to 1, used to determine when a face is subdivided. The contrast is calculated for each light searately. The contrast on a face is effectively calculated like this:
max = max brightness of light shining on the vertices of the face
min = min brightness of light shining on the vertices of the face
contrast = log(max * (max - min) / (max + min) - 0.02 + 1.0) / log(1000.0 - 0.02 + 1) if max is 0 the the contrast is 0.