AlRender
Interface to Alias render options.
Synopsis
#include <AlRender.h> class AlResolutionItem : public AlLinkItem
AlResolutionItem* nextItem() AlResolutionItem* prevItem() char* name; int x, y; double aspect;
class AlRender
// general settings static Source render(); static statusCode setRender( Source ); static boolean animation(); static statusCode setAnimation( boolean ); static AnimationRange animationRange(); static statusCode setAnimationRange( AnimationRange ); static statusCode animationRange(double&start, double&end, double&by ); static statusCode setAnimationRange(double start, double end, double by); static Scope hiddenLineParms(); static statusCode setHiddenLineParams( Scope ); static Scope qualityScope( Quality ); static statusCode setQualityScope( Quality, Scope ); static Quality qualityType( Quality ); static statusCode setQualityType( Quality, Scope ); // Global Quality Parameters: Subdivision & AntiAlias for low,med,high
class Subdivision { static Type type( Quality ); static statusCode setType( Quality, Type ); static int uniformU( Quality ); static statusCode setUniformU( Quality, int ); // 1..256 static int uniformV( Quality ); static statusCode setUniformV( Quality, int ); // 1..256 static int adaptiveMin( Quality ); static statusCode setAdaptiveMin( Quality, int ); // 1..128 static int adaptiveMax( Quality ); static statusCode setAdaptiveMax( Quality, int ); // 1..128 static double adaptiveThreshold( Quality ); static statusCode setAdaptiveThreshold( Quality, double ); // 0..1 };
class AntiAlias
{
static int min( Quality ); static statusCode setMin( Quality, int ); // 0..6 static int max( Quality ); static statusCode setMax( Quality, int ); // 0..6 static double threshold( Quality ); static statusCode setThreshold( Quality, double ); };
class Limits
{ static boolean createPreview( Quality ); static statusCode setCreatePreview( Quality, boolean ); static int maxReflections( Quality ); static statusCode setMaxReflections( Quality,int ); // 0..10 static int maxRefractions( Quality ); static statusCode setMaxRefractions( Quality,int ); // 0..10 static int maxShadowLevels( Quality ); static statusCode setMaxShadowLevels( Quality,int ); // 0..10 static int subdivideRecurse( void ); static statusCode setSubdivideRecurse( int ); // 1..3 };
class Composite
{ static boolean enabled(); static statusCode setEnabled( boolean ); static double coverageThreshold(); static statusCode setCoverageThreshold( double ); // 0..1 };
class Blur
{ static boolean postFilter(); static statusCode setPostFilter( boolean ); static int postCenter(); static statusCode setPostCenter( int ); // 0..20 static int postAdjacent(); static statusCode setPostAdjacent( int ); // 0..20 static int postDiagonal(); static statusCode setPostDiagonal( int ); // 0..20 static boolean motionBlur(); static statusCode setMotionBlur( boolean ); static double shutterAngle(); static statusCode setShutterAngle( double ); // 1..360 };
class Misc
{ static GeometrySource geometrySource(); static statusCode setGeometrySource( GeometrySource ); static boolean textures(); static statusCode setTextures( boolean ); static boolean skeletons(); static statusCode setSkeletons( boolean ); static boolean noTransparencyInDepth(); static statusCode setNoTransparencyInDepth( boolean ); static double transparency(); static statusCode setTransparency( double ); // 0..1 static boolean keepNonglowedImage(); static statusCode setKeepNonglowedImage( boolean ); static boolean spotLightDepthMaps(); static statusCode setSpotLightDepthMaps( boolean ); static boolean depthMapsInMemory(); static statusCode setDepthMapsInMemory( boolean ); static boolean attenuateTransparency(); static statusCode setAttenuateTransparency( boolean ); };
class Image
{ static Format format(); static statusCode setFormat( Format ); static DepthFormat depthFormat(); static statusCode setDepthFormat( DepthFormat ); static Fields fields(); static statusCode setFields( Fields ); static boolean oddFirst(); static statusCode setOddFirst( boolean ); static boolean ignoreFilmGate(); static statusCode setIgnoreFilmGate( boolean ); static double gammaCorrection(); static statusCode source( const char *, boolean &, boolean &, boolean & ); static statusCode setSource( const char *, boolean, boolean, boolean ); static statusCode setGammaCorrection( double ); // 0..2 static boolean XYRatioLock(); static statusCode setXYRatioLock( boolean ); static int resolutionX(); static statusCode setResolutionX( int ); // 0..2048 static int resolutionY(); static statusCode setResolutionY( int ); // 0..2048 static double aspectRatio(); static statusCode setAspectRatio( double ); // 0..1 static statusCode readResolutions( AlList* &list ); };
class HiddenLine
{ static boolean useFillColor(); static statusCode setUseFillColor( boolean ); static statusCode fillColor( double &, double &, double &); static statusCode setFillColor( double, double, double ); // 0..255 static statusCode lineColor( double &, double &, double &); static statusCode setLineColor( double, double, double ); // 0..255 static int patchLinesU(); static statusCode setPatchLinesU( int ); // 0..8 static int patchLinesV(); static statusCode setPatchLinesV( int ); // 0..8 };
class Particle
{ static boolean show(); static statusCode setShow( boolean ); static int simulationSubsteps(); static statusCode setSimulationSubsteps( int ); // 1..8 static int framesPerSecond(); static statusCode setFramesPerSecond( int ); // 1..30 };Description
This class encapsulates all access to the Alias render options. Every value in the window can be retrieved and set. Please see the Menu Book for additional information on these parameters and their functions.
AlRender::Source AlRender::render()
Description
Returns the source that is currently being rendered.
statusCode AlRender::setRender( AlRender::Source source )
Description
Sets the source to kAll or kActive. Note: this setting is overridden by the store_active flag in the AlUniverse::writeSDL() method.
Arguments
< source - new value, kAll or kActive
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
boolean AlRender::animation()
Description
Returns TRUE if animation is currently being rendered.
statusCode AlRender::setAnimation( boolean on )
Description
Sets if animation should be rendered.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
AlRender::AnimationRange AlRender::animationRange()
Description
Returns the animation type range that is being used.
statusCode AlRender::setAnimationRange( AlRender::AnimationRange range )
Description
Sets the type of animation range to kGlobalRange, kMinMax or kTimeSlider.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
statusCode AlRender::animationRange( double& start, double& end, double& by)
Description
Retrieves the animation range endpoints and step size. This is only valid for min/max and global.
Arguments
start - start of the range
end - end of the range
by - step size
Return Codes
sSuccess - operation succeeded
sFailure - operation failed
sInvalidObject - the current animationRange is not MinMax or Global
statusCode AlRender::setAnimationRange( double start, double end, double by)
Description
Sets the animation range. This is only valid for kGlobalRange.
Arguments
start - start of the range (must be >=0)
end - end of the range (must be >= start)
by - step size (must be >0 )
Return Codes
sSuccess - operation succeeded
sFailure - operation failed
sInvalidObject - the current animationRange is not Global
sInvalidArgument - by was negative, start was negative or end < start
AlRender::Scope AlRender::hiddenLineParms()
Description
Returns the current hidden line parameter setting.
statusCode AlRender::setHiddenLineParams( AlRender::Scope scope )
Description
Sets the hidden line parameter option in the rendering. Scope is either kPerObject or kGlobal.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
AlRender::Scope AlRender::qualityScope( AlRender::Quality )
Description
Returns the current rendering quality scope.
statusCode AlRender::setQualityScope( AlRender::Quality, AlRender::Scope scope )
Description
Sets the rendering quality scope. Scope is either kPerObject or kGlobal.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
AlRender::Quality AlRender::qualityType()
Description
Returns the rendering quality type.
statusCode AlRender::setQualityType( AlRender::Quality q )SDescription
Sets the rendering quality type. Quality is one of kLow, kMedium or kHigh.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
AlRender::Subdivision::Type AlRender::Subdivision::type( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns the rendering subdivision type of the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Subdivision::setType( AlRender::Quality q, AlRender::Subdivision::Type t )
Description
Sets the rendering subdivision type. The type is either kAdaptive or kUniform and is applied to the quality parameter selected.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
int AlRender::Subdivision::uniformU( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns the uniform U value for quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Subdivision::setUniformU( AlRender::Quality q, int num )
Description
Sets the uniform U value for the quality parameter. The uniform U value is used to subdivide patches into triangles without taking the curvature into account.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 1..256
int AlRender::Subdivision::uniformV( AlRender::Quality q)
Description
Returns the uniform V value for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Subdivision::setUniformV( AlRender::Quality q, int num)
Description
Sets the uniform V value for the quality parameter. The uniform Vvalue is used to subdivide patches into triangles without taking the curvature into account.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 1..256
int AlRender::Subdivision::adaptiveMin( AlRender::Quality q)
Description
Returns the adaptive minimum for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Subdivision::setAdaptiveMin( AlRender::Quality q, int num)
Description
Sets the adaptive minimum of the subdivision for the quality parameter. This value determines the minimum number of subdivisions between CVs in both U and V.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 1..128
int AlRender::Subdivision::adaptiveMax( AlRender::Quality q)
Description
Returns the adaptive maximum of the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Subdivision::setAdaptiveMax( AlRender::Quality q, int num)
Description
Sets the adaptive maximum of the subdivision for the quality parameter. This value determines the maximum number of subdivisions between CVs in both U and V.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 1..128
double AlRender::Subdivision::adaptiveThreshold( AlRender::Quality q)
Description
Returns the adaptive threshold of the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Subdivision::setAdaptiveThreshold( AlRender::Quality q, double num )
Description
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..1
int AlRender::AntiAlias::min( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns the anti-alias minimum for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::AntiAlias::setMin( AlRender::Quality q, int num)
Description
Sets the anti-alias minimum for the quality parameter. The anti-alias minimum determines the minimum number of subdivisions per pixel.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..6
int AlRender::AntiAlias::max( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns the anti-alias maximum for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::AntiAlias::setMax( AlRender::Quality q, int num)
Description
Sets the adaptive maximum for the quality parameter. The adaptive maximum determines the maximum number of subdivisions per pixel.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..6
double AlRender::AntiAlias::threshold( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns the anti-alias threshold for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::AntiAlias::setThreshold( AlRender::Quality q, double num )
Description
Sets the anti-alias threshold for the quality parameter. If the samples of colors at each corner of a pixel is over threshold then subdivision is used to do a finer grain of anti-aliasing.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..1
boolean AlRender::Limits::createPreview( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns if the preview option is selected for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Limits::setCreatePreview( AlRender::Quality q, boolean on )
Description
Sets the preview option for the quality parameter. If preview is turned on, a postage stamp sized raytraced image is calculated.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
int AlRender::Limits::maxReflections( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns the maximum number of reflections allowed for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Limits::setMaxReflections( AlRender::Quality q, int num)
Description
Sets the maximum number of reflections for the quality parameter. This controls the number of levels that reflected rays will be raytraced.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..10
int AlRender::Limits::maxRefractions( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns the maximum number of refractions allowed for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Limits::setMaxRefractions( AlRender::Quality q, int num)
Description
Sets the maximum number of refractions allowed for the quality parameter. This controls the number of levels of refracted rays that will be raytraced.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..10
int AlRender::Limits::maxShadowLevels( AlRender::Quality q )
Description
Returns the maximum number of shadow levels allowed for the quality parameter.
statusCode AlRender::Limits::setMaxShadowLevels( AlRender::Quality q, int num )
Description
Sets the maximum number of shadow levels allowed for the quality parameter. This controls the number of levels of shadows rays that will be raytraced.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range -1..10
int AlRender::Limits::subdivideRecurse( void )
Description
Returns the current subdivide recurse setting.
statusCode AlRender::Limits::setSubdivideRecurse( int num )
Description
Sets the subdivide recurse setting to num. This setting provides a limit on the number of times that spatial subdivision is recursively applied to the scene.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 1..3
boolean AlRender::Composite::enabled()
Description
Returns if composite rendering is enabled.
statusCode AlRender::Composite::setEnabled( boolean on )
Description
Sets composite rendering to on or off. If this option is on, then objects that are rendered are not anti-aliased against the background.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
double AlRender::Composite::coverageThreshold()
Description
Returns the composite rendering coverage threshold.
statusCode AlRender::Composite::setCoverageThreshold( double cover )
Description
Sets the composite rendering coverage threshold to cover. This setting determines the number of subsamples required for a pixel as a whole to be considered a part of an object and not a part of the background.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..1
boolean AlRender::Blur::postFilter()
Description
Returns if motion blur post filter option is set.
statusCode AlRender::Blur::setPostFilter( boolean on )
Description
Sets the motion blur post filter option to on or off. Setting this option to on provides additional anti-aliasing after the regular rendering process.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
int AlRender::Blur::postCenter()
Description
Returns the blur center pixel weight.
statusCode AlRender::Blur::setPostCenter( int center )
Description
Sets the blurring center pixel weight.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..20
int AlRender::Blur::postAdjacent()
Description
Returns the blur edge pixel weights.
statusCode AlRender::Blur::setPostAdjacent( int adj )
Description
Sets the blur edge pixel weights.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..20
int AlRender::Blur::postDiagonal()
Description
Returns the blur corner pixel weights.
statusCode AlRender::Blur::setPostDiagonal( int diag )
Description
Sets the blur corner pixel weights.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..20
boolean AlRender::Blur::motionBlur()
Description
Returns TRUE if motion blur is on.
statusCode AlRender::Blur::setMotionBlur( boolean on )
Description
Sets the motion blur to be on or off. Turning this option on produces smoother animations.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
double AlRender::Blur::shutterAngle()
Description
Returns the current shutter angle.
statusCode AlRender::Blur::setShutterAngle( double shutter )
Description
Sets the current shutter angle if blur is on. The larger the shutter value the greater the blur.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 1..360
AlRender::Misc::GeometrySource AlRender::Misc::geometrySource()
Description
Returns the current geometry source.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setGeometrySource( AlRender::Misc::GeometrySource source )
Description
Sets the current geometry source to either kModeler or kSDLFile.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
boolean AlRender::Misc::textures()
Description
Returns TRUE if textures will be used in the rendering.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setTextures( boolean on )
Description
Sets if textures will be used in the rendering.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
boolean AlRender::Misc::skeletons()
Description
Returns TRUE if skeletons are being displayed in the rendering.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setSkeletons( boolean on )
Description
Sets if skeletons are being used in the rendering.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
boolean AlRender::Misc::noTransparencyInDepth()
Description
Returns TRUE if the "no transparency in depth" option is on.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setNoTransparencyInDepth( boolean on )
Description
Sets the "no transparency in depth map" option. If this option is set, transparent objects appear in the depth map file.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
double AlRender::Misc::transparency()
Description
Returns the transparency percentage.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setTransparency( double trans )
Description
Sets the transparency percentage. Objects with a transparency greater than or equal to the ’trans’ value will not appear in the depth file.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..1
boolean AlRender::Misc::keepNonglowedImage()
Description
Returns TRUE if the renderer will not keep the post processed non glowed image.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setKeepNonglowedImage( boolean on )
Description
Sets the renderer to keep the non glowed image in the rendering post process if parameter on is TRUE.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
boolean AlRender::Misc::spotLightDepthMaps()
Description
Returns TRUE if shadow depth maps are being written to disk.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setSpotLightDepthMaps( boolean on )
Description
Sets if shadow depth maps should be written to disk based.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
boolean AlRender::Misc::depthMapsInMemory()
Description
Returns TRUE if depth maps are kept in memory.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setDepthMapsInMemory( boolean on )
Description
Sets if depth maps are to be kept in memory. If set to TRUE, then the depth map is not recomputed for subsequent frames.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
boolean AlRender::Misc::attenuateTransparency()
Description
Returns FALSE if attenuate transparency is on.
statusCode AlRender::Misc::setAttenuateTransparency( boolean on )
Description
Sets attenuate transparency to off to make totally transparent objects appear opaque.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
AlRender::Image::Format AlRender::Image::format()
Description
Returns the image format.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setFormat( AlRender::Image::Format imageFormat )
Description
Sets the image format to one of kAlias, kSGI, kTIFF, kTIFF16, kRLA, kFIDO or kHARRY.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
AlRender::Image::DepthFormat AlRender::Image::depthFormat()
Description
Returns the depth format.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setDepthFormat( AlRender::Image::DepthFormat depth )
Description
Sets the image depth format to either kDepthAlias or kDepthComposer.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
AlRender::Image::Fields AlRender::Image::fields()
Description
Returns the images fields.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setFields( AlRender::Image::Fields setFields )
Description
Sets the image fields to one of kOff, kEven, kOdd or kBoth.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
sInvalidArgument - value was not a valid enum member
boolean AlRender::Image::oddFirst()
Description
Returns TRUE if odd first ordering was chosen for field ordering.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setOddFirst( boolean oddFirst )
Description
Sets fields to be ordered by odd first if the parameter oddFirst is TRUE. If oddFirst if FALSE then field ordering will be even first.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
boolean AlRender::Image::ignoreFilmGate()
Description
Returns TRUE if the rendered image will ignore film gates.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setIgnoreFilmGate( boolean ignoreGate )
Description
Sets ignoreGate to TRUE if the region outside of the filmback should not be rendered.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
double AlRender::Image::gammaCorrection()
Description
Returns the current gamma correction value.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setGammaCorrection( double gamma )
Description
Sets the gamma correction value. Gamma correction is used to alter images by specified factors in each channel to correct the rendered color.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..2
statusCode AlRender::Image::source( const char *camName, boolean &image, boolean &mask, boolean &depth )
Description
Returns the Image File Output toggles in the camera named camName.
Arguments
< camName - name of the camera
> image - Image toggle
> mask - Mask toggle
> depth - Depth toggle
Return Codes
sSuccess - the values were retrieved
sInvalidArgument - camName was NULL
sFailure - camera of the given name was not found
statusCode AlRender::Image::setSource( const char *camName, boolean image, boolean mask, boolean depth )
Description
Sets the Image File Output toggles in the camera named camName.
Arguments
< camName - name of the camera
< image - Image toggle
< mask - Mask toggle
< depth - Depth toggle
Return Codes
sSuccess - the values were set
sInvalidArgument - camName was NULL
sFailure - camera of the given name was not found
boolean AlRender::Image::XYRatioLock()
Description
Returns TRUE if XY ratio lock is on.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setXYRatioLock( boolean ratioLock )
Description
Sets the lock on the X/Y pixel ratio. If the lock is on, then doubling the X resolution will also double the Y resolution. If the lock is off, X and Y resolutions are independent.
Arguments
< ratioLock - new value of the lock
int AlRender::Image::resolutionX()
Description
Returns the X resolution of the image.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setResolutionX( int xres )
Description
Sets the X resolution of the image.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..32767
int AlRender::Image::resolutionY()
Description
Returns the Y resolution of the image.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setResolutionY( int yres )
Description
Sets the Y resolution of the image.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..32767
double AlRender::Image::aspectRatio()
Description
Returns the aspect ratio of the image.
statusCode AlRender::Image::setAspectRatio( double aspect )
Description
Sets the aspect ratio of the image.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..1
boolean AlRender::HiddenLine::useFillColor()
Description
Returns TRUE if all surfaces in the scene are to be filled with the fill color specified by the setFillColor() method.
statusCode AlRender::HiddenLine::setUseFillColor( boolean useFill )
Description
Sets the usage of fill colors for surfaces within a scene.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
statusCode AlRender::HiddenLine::fillColor( double& r, double &g, double &b)
Description
Returns the current fill colors.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the method succeeded
statusCode AlRender::HiddenLine::setFillColor( double r, double g, double b )
Description
Sets the fill color to r,g,b.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..255
statusCode AlRender::HiddenLine::lineColor( double& r, double& g, double& b)
Description
Returns the line color.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the line color was returned
statusCode AlRender::HiddenLine::setLineColor( double r, double g, double b )
Description
Sets the color of lines for all surfaces within a scene to r,g,b.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..255
int AlRender::HiddenLine::patchLinesU()
Description
Returns the U patch lines for a surface.
statusCode AlRender::HiddenLine::setPatchLinesU( int lines )
Description
Sets the number of U patch lines for a surface in a scene. This controls the number of lines that are shown in the U direction of each surface in a scene. Setting this to 0 will cause only edges of a surface to be displayed.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..8
int AlRender::HiddenLine::patchLinesV()
Description
Returns the V patch lines for a surface.
statusCode AlRender::HiddenLine::setPatchLinesV( int lines )
Description
Sets the number of V patch lines for a surface in a scene. This controls the number of lines that are shown in the V direction of each surface in a scene. Setting this to 0 will cause only edges of a surface to be displayed.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 0..8
boolean AlRender::Particle::show()
Description
Returns TRUE if particles will be shown in the scene.
statusCode AlRender::Particle::setShow( boolean on )
Description
Sets if particles should be rendered in the scene.
Return Codes
sSuccess - value was set
int AlRender::Particle::simulationSubsteps()
Description
Returns the particle simulation substeps.
statusCode AlRender::Particle::setSimulationSubsteps( int substeps )
Description
Sets the particle simulation substeps. A higher number produces a more accurate animation but also increases rendering time.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 1..8
int AlRender::Particle::framesPerSecond()
Description
Returns the particle frames for second setting.
statusCode AlRender::Particle::setFramesPerSecond( int frames )
Description
Sets the particle frames per second value. This value is used to specify how fast images will be displayed from the final animation. This value is also used to calculate the correct amount of force and gravity to apply to particles during the simulation.
Return Codes
sSuccess - the value was set
sInvalidArgument - the value was not in the range 1..30
statusCode AlRender::Image::readResolutions( AlList* &resolutions )
Description
Returns a list of resolutions as name,x,y,aspect. These are the entries that are found in the ’predefined’ area of the render globals area.
Arguments
> resolutions - list of resolutions
Return Codes
sSuccess - a list of resolutions was returned
sFailure - the list could not be allocated
AlRenderInfo
A structure used to transfer render information.
Synopsis
#include <AlRenderInfo.h>Description
An AlRenderInfo structure is used to store render information for an object. Before setting the AlRenderInfo for an object, it is necessary to retrieve the current values from the object.
For example:
// No error checking is done here for brevity in the example. AlRenderInfo renderInfo; newSurface->renderInfo( renderInfo ); renderInfo.castsShadow = FALSE; newSurface->setRenderInfo( renderInfo );See Render->globals in the Menu Book for a more detailed description of these fields.
doubleSided
Sets whether both sides of an object (inside and outside) or only the outside is to be rendered. For example, a closed object, such as a sphere doesn’t have to be double sided; only one side of the object is going to be seen when it is rendered. The default is TRUE.
opposite
Determines which side of a surface will be used for the render; the side that the normals point out of, or the opposite side. The default is FALSE, meaning the side the normals point out of will be used.
castsShadow
Indicates whether or not the object will cast shadows in the RayCaster and RayTracer. The default is TRUE.
adaptive
Indicates whether adaptive or uniform subdivisions will be used. The default is TRUE, meaning adaptive subdivisions.
adaptive_min
Indicates the minimum level of adaptive subdivision on the object. The level must be a power of 2 between 0 and 7; any other values will cause the next higher power of 2 to be used. The default it 2.
adaptive_max
Indicates the maximum level of adaptive subdivision on the object. The level must be a power of 2 between 0 and 7; any other values will cause the next higher power of 2 to be used. The default it 4.
curvature_threshold
Controls the threshold for subdivision of the surface. Values must be between 0 and 1, with 0.96 being the default.
uniform_u
When "adaptive" is FALSE, this indicates the number of subdivisions in the U direction. Values must be between 1 and 256, with 4 being the default.
uniform_v
When "adaptive" is FALSE, this indicates the number of subdivisions in the V direction. Values must be between 1 and 256, with 4 being the default.
smooth_shading
Indicates whether smooth or flat shading should be used. The default is TRUE, meaning that smooth shading will be used.
motion_blur
Indicates whether the object should be motion blurred. The default is TRUE.
reflection_only
Indicates the object is a reflection only object.
motion_blur_texture_sample_level
motion_blur_shading_samples
Parameters for motion blur.