U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox Class Reference

The U4DRenderSkybox class manages the rendering of the skybox entity. More...

Inherits U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity.

Public Member Functions
	U4DRenderSkybox (U4DSkybox *uU4DSkybox)
	Constructor for class. More...
	~U4DRenderSkybox ()
	Destructor for class.
bool	loadMTLBuffer ()
	Loads the attributes and Uniform data. More...
void	loadMTLTexture ()
	Loads image texture into GPU. More...
void	updateSpaceUniforms ()
	Updates the space matrix of the entity. More...
void	render (id< MTLRenderCommandEncoder > uRenderEncoder)
	Renders the current entity. More...
void	createTextureObject (id< MTLTexture > &uTexture)
	Creates the texture object for the skybox. More...
void	alignedAttributeData ()
	It aligns all attribute data. More...
void	clearModelAttributeData ()
	clears all attributes containers More...
Public Member Functions inherited from U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity
	U4DRenderEntity ()
	Constructor for the U4DRenderEntity. More...
virtual	~U4DRenderEntity ()
	Destructor for the U4DRenderEntity. More...
void	loadRenderingInformation ()
	Sends attributes information to the GPU. More...
virtual void	loadMTLAdditionalInformation ()
	Loads additional information for different types of entities. More...
virtual void	updateAllUniforms ()
virtual void	updateRenderingInformation ()
	Updates the space matrix of the shadow. More...
virtual void	modifyRenderingInformation ()
void	createSamplerObject (id< MTLSamplerState > &uSamplerStateObject, MTLSamplerDescriptor *uSamplerDescriptor)
	Creates a sampler object required for texturing. More...
virtual void	setGeometryLineColor (U4DVector4n &uGeometryLineColor)
	Set line color for geometric entities. More...
void	clearRawImageData ()
	Clear the raw image data. More...
virtual void	initTextureSamplerObjectNull ()
	Initializes texture sampler object to null. More...
void	setIsWithinFrustum (bool uValue)
	Sets property used to determine if entity is within frustum. More...
void	setRawImageData (std::vector< unsigned char > uRawImageData)
void	setImageWidth (unsigned int uImageWidth)
void	setImageHeight (unsigned int uImageHeight)
bool	createTextureAndSamplerObjects (id< MTLTexture > &uTextureObject, id< MTLSamplerState > &uSamplerStateObject, MTLSamplerDescriptor *uSamplerDescriptor, std::string uTextureName)
void	setPipelineForPass (std::string uPipelineName, int uRenderPassKey)
void	removePassPipelinePair (int uRenderPassKey)
U4DRenderPipelineInterface *	getPipeline (int uRenderPassKey)

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity
id< MTLDevice >	mtlDevice
	Pointer representing a Metal Device.
id< MTLBuffer >	attributeBuffer
	Pointer to the attribute buffer.
id< MTLBuffer >	indicesBuffer
	Pointer to the index buffer.
id< MTLBuffer >	uniformSpaceBuffer
	Pointer to the Uniform that holds the Space matrix.
bool	eligibleToRender
	Variable to determine if object should be rendered.
bool	isWithinFrustum
	Variable to determine if the 3D object is within the frustum.
std::vector< unsigned char >	rawImageData
	buffer for the raw image data of a texture
unsigned int	imageWidth
	Width of the texture image.
unsigned int	imageHeight
	Height of the texture image.
std::map< int, U4DRenderPipelineInterface * >	renderPassPipelineMap

Detailed Description

The U4DRenderSkybox class manages the rendering of the skybox entity.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

U4DRenderSkybox()

U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox::U4DRenderSkybox

(

U4DSkybox *

uU4DSkybox

)

Constructor for class.

It sets the skybox entity it will manage

Member Function Documentation

alignedAttributeData()

void U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox::alignedAttributeData

(

)

It aligns all attribute data.

Aligns vertices and uv. This is necessary when using Metal

clearModelAttributeData()

void U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox::clearModelAttributeData ( )

virtual

clears all attributes containers

clears attributes containers such as vertices and UVs

Reimplemented from U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity.

createTextureObject()

void U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox::createTextureObject ( id< MTLTexture > &  uTexture )

virtual

Creates the texture object for the skybox.

It computes the size of the skybox and creates a texture object for the skybox

Reimplemented from U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity.

loadMTLBuffer()

bool U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox::loadMTLBuffer ( )

virtual

Loads the attributes and Uniform data.

It prepares the attribute data so that it is aligned. It then loads the attributes into a buffer. It also loads uniform data into a buffer

Returns

True if loading is successful

Reimplemented from U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity.

loadMTLTexture()

void U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox::loadMTLTexture ( )

virtual

Loads image texture into GPU.

It creates a texture object, a texture sampler, and loads the raw data into a buffer for all 6 textures

Reimplemented from U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity.

render()

void U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox::render ( id< MTLRenderCommandEncoder >  uRenderEncoder )

virtual

Renders the current entity.

Updates the space matrix and any rendering flags. It encodes the pipeline, buffers and issues the draw command

Parameters

uRenderEncoder

Metal encoder object for the current entity

Reimplemented from U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity.

updateSpaceUniforms()

void U4DEngine::U4DRenderSkybox::updateSpaceUniforms ( )

virtual

Updates the space matrix of the entity.

Updates the image space matrix of the entity by computing the world, view and perspective space matrix

Reimplemented from U4DEngine::U4DRenderEntity.