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vl::Billboard Class Reference

A Transform that aligns an Actor towards the camera. More...

#include <Billboard.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for vl::Billboard:
vl::Transform vl::TransformHierarchy< Transform > vl::ITransform vl::Object

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

 Billboard ()
virtual const char * className ()
 Returns the name of the class.
void setPosition (const vec3 &pos)
 The billboard position and rotation center.
void setPosition (Real x, Real y, Real z)
 The billboard position and rotation center.
vec3 position ()
 The billboard position and rotation center.
void setAxis (const vec3 &axis)
 The rotation axis in world coordinates. Used only for axis aligned billboards.
const vec3axis () const
 The rotation axis in world coordinates. Used only for axis aligned billboards.
void setNormal (const vec3 &normal)
 Used only for axis aligned billboards.
const vec3normal () const
 Used only for axis aligned billboards.
virtual void computeWorldMatrix (Camera *camera=NULL)
 Computes the world matrix by concatenating the parent's world matrix with its own local matrix.
EBillboardType type () const
 The type of the billboard.
void setType (EBillboardType type)
 The type of the billboard.

Protected Attributes

vec3 mAxis
vec3 mNormal
EBillboardType mType

Detailed Description

A Transform that aligns an Actor towards the camera.

Definition at line 46 of file Billboard.hpp.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Billboard::Billboard (  )

Member Function Documentation

virtual const char* vl::Billboard::className (  ) [inline, virtual]

Returns the name of the class.

Reimplemented from vl::Transform.

Definition at line 50 of file Billboard.hpp.

void Billboard::setPosition ( const vec3 pos )

The billboard position and rotation center.

Definition at line 51 of file Billboard.cpp.

References vl::Matrix4< GLfloat >::getTranslation(), and vl::ITransform::setLocalMatrix().

void vl::Billboard::setPosition ( Real  x,
Real  y,
Real  z 
) [inline]

The billboard position and rotation center.

Definition at line 54 of file Billboard.hpp.

References setPosition().

Referenced by setPosition().

vec3 Billboard::position (  )

The billboard position and rotation center.

Definition at line 46 of file Billboard.cpp.

References vl::Matrix4< T_Scalar >::getT(), and vl::ITransform::localMatrix().

Referenced by computeWorldMatrix().

void vl::Billboard::setAxis ( const vec3 axis ) [inline]

The rotation axis in world coordinates. Used only for axis aligned billboards.

Definition at line 58 of file Billboard.hpp.

References vl::Vector3< T_Scalar >::normalize().

Referenced by Billboard().

const vec3& vl::Billboard::axis (  ) const [inline]

The rotation axis in world coordinates. Used only for axis aligned billboards.

Definition at line 60 of file Billboard.hpp.

Referenced by computeWorldMatrix().

void vl::Billboard::setNormal ( const vec3 normal ) [inline]

Used only for axis aligned billboards.

Definition at line 62 of file Billboard.hpp.

References vl::Vector3< T_Scalar >::normalize().

Referenced by Billboard().

const vec3& vl::Billboard::normal (  ) const [inline]

Used only for axis aligned billboards.

Definition at line 64 of file Billboard.hpp.

Referenced by computeWorldMatrix().

void Billboard::computeWorldMatrix ( Camera = NULL ) [virtual]
EBillboardType vl::Billboard::type (  ) const [inline]

The type of the billboard.

Definition at line 67 of file Billboard.hpp.

Referenced by computeWorldMatrix().

void vl::Billboard::setType ( EBillboardType  type ) [inline]

The type of the billboard.

Definition at line 69 of file Billboard.hpp.


Member Data Documentation

Definition at line 72 of file Billboard.hpp.

Definition at line 73 of file Billboard.hpp.

Referenced by computeWorldMatrix().

Definition at line 74 of file Billboard.hpp.

Referenced by Billboard().


The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

Visualization Library v2011.05.1142 Reference Documentation
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Updated on Thu May 26 2011 22:51:37.
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