The U4DParticleEmitterInterface interface contains all the methods required for the computation of the position, colors and behaviors of the particles. More...

Inherited by U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

Public Member Functions
virtual	~U4DParticleEmitterInterface ()
	interface destructor

virtual void	emitParticles ()=0
	emit particles More...

virtual void	computeVelocity (U4DParticle *uParticle)=0
	Computes the velocity of the 3D particle. More...

virtual void	computePosition (U4DParticle *uParticle)=0
	computes the position of the 3D particle More...

virtual void	computeColors (U4DParticle *uParticle)=0
	computes the color of the 3D particle More...

virtual void	computeRadialAcceleration (U4DParticle *uParticle)=0
	computes the radial acceleration of the 3D particle More...

virtual void	computeTangentialAcceleration (U4DParticle *uParticle)=0
	computes the tangential acceleration of the 3D particle More...

virtual void	decreaseNumberOfEmittedParticles ()=0
	decreases the number of particles emitted More...

virtual int	getNumberOfEmittedParticles ()=0
	Gets the current number of emitted particles. More...

virtual void	setNumberOfParticlesPerEmission (int uNumberOfParticles)=0
	sets the number of particles to emit per emission More...

virtual void	setParticleEmissionRate (float uEmissionRate)=0
	sets the emission rate. More...

virtual void	setParticleSystem (U4DParticleSystem *uParticleSystem)=0
	sets the pointer to the Particle System More...

virtual void	setParticleData (U4DParticleData &uParticleData)=0
	sets the pointer to the Particle Data More...

virtual void	setEmitContinuously (bool uValue)=0
	sets if the particle should emit the particles continuously More...

virtual void	play ()=0
	Starts the emission of particles.

virtual void	stop ()=0
	stops the emission of particles

virtual void	setEmitterDurationRate (float uEmitterDurationRate)=0
	sets the emitter duration rate More...

virtual void	computeScale (U4DParticle *uParticle)=0
	computes the scale of the 3D particle More...

virtual void	computeRotation (U4DParticle *uParticle)=0
	computes the rotation of the 3D particle More...

Detailed Description

The U4DParticleEmitterInterface interface contains all the methods required for the computation of the position, colors and behaviors of the particles.

Member Function Documentation

◆ computeColors()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::computeColors ( U4DParticle * uParticle )

pure virtual

computes the color of the 3D particle

Parameters

uParticle pointer to the 3D particle

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ computePosition()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::computePosition ( U4DParticle * uParticle )

pure virtual

computes the position of the 3D particle

Parameters

uParticle pointer to the 3D particle

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ computeRadialAcceleration()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::computeRadialAcceleration ( U4DParticle * uParticle )

pure virtual

computes the radial acceleration of the 3D particle

Parameters

uParticle pointer to the 3D particle

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter, and U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterLinear.

◆ computeRotation()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::computeRotation ( U4DParticle * uParticle )

pure virtual

computes the rotation of the 3D particle

Parameters

uParticle pointer to the 3D particle

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ computeScale()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::computeScale ( U4DParticle * uParticle )

pure virtual

computes the scale of the 3D particle

Parameters

uParticle pointer to the 3D particle

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ computeTangentialAcceleration()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::computeTangentialAcceleration ( U4DParticle * uParticle )

pure virtual

computes the tangential acceleration of the 3D particle

Parameters

uParticle pointer to the 3D particle

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter, and U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterLinear.

◆ computeVelocity()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::computeVelocity ( U4DParticle * uParticle )

pure virtual

Computes the velocity of the 3D particle.

Parameters

uParticle pointer to the 3D particle

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter, U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterLinear, U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterSphere, and U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterTorus.

◆ decreaseNumberOfEmittedParticles()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::decreaseNumberOfEmittedParticles ( )

pure virtual

decreases the number of particles emitted

If a particle's life is up, this method is called to update the current count of alive particles and the dead particle is removed from the scenegraph

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ emitParticles()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::emitParticles ( )

pure virtual

emit particles

once the position, color and velocity of the particle has been computed, the particle is loaded into the particle's system scenegraph

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ getNumberOfEmittedParticles()

virtual int U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::getNumberOfEmittedParticles ( )

pure virtual

Gets the current number of emitted particles.

Returns: number of alive particles

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ setEmitContinuously()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::setEmitContinuously ( bool uValue )

pure virtual

sets if the particle should emit the particles continuously

Parameters

uValue true for continuous emission, false for only one emission

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ setEmitterDurationRate()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::setEmitterDurationRate ( float uEmitterDurationRate )

pure virtual

sets the emitter duration rate

Parameters

uEmitterDurationRate emitter duration rate

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ setNumberOfParticlesPerEmission()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::setNumberOfParticlesPerEmission ( int uNumberOfParticles )

pure virtual

sets the number of particles to emit per emission

Parameters

uNumberOfParticles number of particles

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ setParticleData()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::setParticleData ( U4DParticleData & uParticleData )

pure virtual

sets the pointer to the Particle Data

Parameters

uParticleData pointer to the Particle Data

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ setParticleEmissionRate()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::setParticleEmissionRate ( float uEmissionRate )

pure virtual

sets the emission rate.

This rate sets how often to emit particles. The lower the value, the more frequent the emision

Parameters

uEmissionRate emission rate

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

◆ setParticleSystem()

virtual void U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitterInterface::setParticleSystem ( U4DParticleSystem * uParticleSystem )

pure virtual

sets the pointer to the Particle System

Parameters

uParticleSystem pointer to particle system

Implemented in U4DEngine::U4DParticleEmitter.

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ computeColors()

◆ computePosition()

◆ computeRadialAcceleration()

◆ computeRotation()

◆ computeScale()

◆ computeTangentialAcceleration()

◆ computeVelocity()

◆ decreaseNumberOfEmittedParticles()

◆ emitParticles()

◆ getNumberOfEmittedParticles()

◆ setEmitContinuously()

◆ setEmitterDurationRate()

◆ setNumberOfParticlesPerEmission()

◆ setParticleData()

◆ setParticleEmissionRate()

◆ setParticleSystem()