IRenderElementMgr Class Reference

#include <renderelements.h>

Inheritance diagram for IRenderElementMgr:

Public Types
enum	{   fps_AddRenderElement , fps_RemoveRenderElement , fps_RemoveAllRenderElements , fps_NumRenderElements ,   fps_GetRenderElement , fps_SetElementsActive , fps_GetElementsActive , fps_SetDisplayElements ,   fps_GetDisplayElements , fps_SetRenderElementFilename , fps_GetRenderElementFilename }
Public Types inherited from BaseInterface
enum	LifetimeType { noRelease , immediateRelease , wantsRelease , serverControlled }

Public Member Functions
virtual BOOL	AppendMergedRenderElement (IRenderElement *pRenderElement)=0
virtual BOOL	AppendMergedRenderElement (ReferenceTarget *pRenderElement)=0
virtual BOOL	AddRenderElement (IRenderElement *pRenderElement)=0
virtual BOOL	AddRenderElement (ReferenceTarget *pRenderElement)=0
virtual BOOL	RemoveRenderElement (IRenderElement *pRenderElement)=0
virtual BOOL	RemoveRenderElement (ReferenceTarget *pRenderElement)=0
virtual void	RemoveAllRenderElements ()=0
virtual int	NumRenderElements ()=0
virtual IRenderElement *	GetRenderElement (int index)=0
virtual void	SetElementsActive (BOOL elementsActive)=0
virtual BOOL	GetElementsActive () const =0
virtual void	SetDisplayElements (BOOL displayElements)=0
virtual BOOL	GetDisplayElements () const =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 BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id)
virtual FPInterfaceDesc *	GetDescByID (Interface_ID id)
virtual Interface_ID	GetID ()
Public Member Functions inherited from FPInterface
virtual BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id)
virtual FPInterfaceDesc *	GetDesc ()=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 ActionTable *	GetActionTable ()
virtual void	EnableActions (BOOL onOff)
Public Member Functions inherited from BaseInterface
virtual UtilExport	~BaseInterface ()
	Destructor.
UtilExport BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id) override
virtual UtilExport Interface_ID	GetID ()
virtual LifetimeType	LifetimeControl ()
virtual bool	RegisterNotifyCallback (InterfaceNotifyCallback *incb)
virtual void	UnRegisterNotifyCallback (InterfaceNotifyCallback *incb)
virtual BaseInterface *	AcquireInterface ()
virtual void	ReleaseInterface ()
virtual void	DeleteInterface ()
virtual BaseInterface *	CloneInterface (void *remapDir=nullptr)
Public Member Functions inherited from InterfaceServer
virtual UtilExport	~InterfaceServer ()
	Destructor.
virtual UtilExport BaseInterface *	GetInterface (Interface_ID id)
template<class InterfaceType >
InterfaceType *	GetTypedInterface ()

Additional Inherited Members
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static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &e, const char *filename, int line)
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static UtilExport void *	operator new[] (size_t size, unsigned long flags)
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static UtilExport void *	operator new (size_t size, void *placement_ptr)
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static UtilExport void	operator delete (void *ptr, void *placement_ptr)
	Placement delete operator.
static UtilExport void *	aligned_malloc (size_t size, size_t alignment)
	Allocates memory on a specified alignment boundary.
static UtilExport void *	aligned_realloc (void *ptr, size_t size, size_t alignment)
	Reallocates memory on a specified alignment boundary.
static UtilExport void	aligned_free (void *ptr)
	Frees a block of memory that was allocated with aligned_malloc/aligned_realloc.
Static Public Attributes inherited from FPInterface
static CoreExport FPInterfaceDesc	nullInterface
Protected Member Functions inherited from FPMixinInterface
	FPMixinInterface (const FPMixinInterface &rhs)
FPMixinInterface &	operator= (const FPMixinInterface &rhs)
Protected Member Functions inherited from FPInterface
virtual FPStatus	_dispatch_fn (FunctionID fid, TimeValue t, FPValue &result, FPParams *p)
Protected Attributes inherited from FPMixinInterface
Tab< InterfaceNotifyCallback * > *	interfaceNotifyCBs

Detailed Description

See also

Class IRenderElement, Class FPMixinInterface, Class ReferenceTarget, Render Elements

Description:

This class represents the interface for the Render Element Manager. A sample plugin of a Render Element can be found in the SDK samples; /MAXSDK/SAMPLES/RENDER/RENDERELEMENTS.

Member Enumeration Documentation

anonymous enum

anonymous enum

Enumerator
fps_AddRenderElement
fps_RemoveRenderElement
fps_RemoveAllRenderElements
fps_NumRenderElements
fps_GetRenderElement
fps_SetElementsActive
fps_GetElementsActive
fps_SetDisplayElements
fps_GetDisplayElements
fps_SetRenderElementFilename
fps_GetRenderElementFilename

    {
        fps_AddRenderElement, fps_RemoveRenderElement, fps_RemoveAllRenderElements,
        fps_NumRenderElements, fps_GetRenderElement,
        fps_SetElementsActive, fps_GetElementsActive,
        fps_SetDisplayElements, fps_GetDisplayElements,
        fps_SetRenderElementFilename, fps_GetRenderElementFilename,
    };

Member Function Documentation

AppendMergedRenderElement() [1/2]

virtual BOOL AppendMergedRenderElement ( IRenderElement *  pRenderElement )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method gets called by the system to add a Render Element when it is merged from another file.

Parameters:

IRenderElement *pRenderElement

A pointer to the Render Element to add.

Returns

TRUE if the merging was successful, FALSE if it was not.

AppendMergedRenderElement() [2/2]

virtual BOOL AppendMergedRenderElement ( ReferenceTarget *  pRenderElement )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method gets called by the system to add a Render Element when it is merged from another file and ensures that the Reference Target is a Render Element.

Parameters:

ReferenceTarget *pRenderElement

A pointer to the Render Element to add.

Returns

TRUE if the merging was successful, FALSE if it was not.

AddRenderElement() [1/2]

virtual BOOL AddRenderElement ( IRenderElement *  pRenderElement )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method adds an IRenderElement instance to the manager's list.

Parameters:

IRenderElement *pRenderElement

A pointer to the Render Element to add.

Returns

TRUE if the addition was successful, FALSE if it was not.

AddRenderElement() [2/2]

virtual BOOL AddRenderElement ( ReferenceTarget *  pRenderElement )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method adds an IRenderElement instance to the manager's list and ensures that the Reference Target is a Render Element.

Parameters:

ReferenceTarget *pRenderElement

A pointer to the Render Element to add.

Returns

TRUE if the addition was successful, FALSE if it was not.

RemoveRenderElement() [1/2]

virtual BOOL RemoveRenderElement ( IRenderElement *  pRenderElement )

pure virtual

RemoveRenderElement() [2/2]

virtual BOOL RemoveRenderElement ( ReferenceTarget *  pRenderElement )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method removes an IRenderElement instance from the manager's list and ensures that the Reference Target is a Render Element.

Parameters:

ReferenceTarget *pRenderElement

A pointer to the Render Element to remove.

Returns

TRUE if the addition was successful, FALSE if it was not.

RemoveAllRenderElements()

virtual void RemoveAllRenderElements ( )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method will remove all the IRenderElement instances from the manager's list.

NumRenderElements()

virtual int NumRenderElements ( )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method returns the number of Render Elements contained in the manager's list.

GetRenderElement()

virtual IRenderElement * GetRenderElement ( int  index )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method returns a pointer to a specific Render Element in manager's list.

Parameters:

int index

The index of the Render Element in the manager's list.

Returns

A pointer to the specific Render Element or NULL if the index is invalid.

SetElementsActive()

virtual void SetElementsActive ( BOOL  elementsActive )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method sets whether the Render Elements List should be active during a render.

Parameters:

BOOL elementsActive

TRUE to activate the Render Elements List, FALSE to deactivate.

GetElementsActive()

virtual BOOL GetElementsActive ( ) const

pure virtual

Remarks

This method checks if the Render Elements List is active during a render and will return TRUE if it is or FALSE if it is not.

SetDisplayElements()

virtual void SetDisplayElements ( BOOL  displayElements )

pure virtual

Remarks

This method sets whether the Render Elements should be displayed in their own (VFB) viewer window.

Parameters:

BOOL displayElements

TRUE to display in their own viewer, FALSE if you do not want to.

GetDisplayElements()

virtual BOOL GetDisplayElements ( ) const

pure virtual

Remarks

This method checks whether the Render Elements are displayed in their own (VFB) viewer window and will return TRUE if they are or FALSE if they are not.