Skylicht::Particle::CCPURenderer Class Reference

A non-instanced renderer that builds the particle vertex buffer on the CPU every frame. More...

#include <ParticleSystem/Particles/Renderers/CCPURenderer.h>

Inheritance diagram for Skylicht::Particle::CCPURenderer:

Public Types
enum	EBillboardType { Billboard , Frontal , Velocity , RotateY }
	Orientation modes for particles generated on CPU. More...
enum	ETransparentType { Addtive , Transparent }
	Blending modes. More...

Public Member Functions
virtual void	getParticleBuffer (IMeshBuffer *buffer)
	Prepares the mesh buffer for CPU updates.
virtual void	updateParticleBuffer (IMeshBuffer *buffer, CParticle *particles, int num)
	Rebuilds the entire vertex buffer on the CPU based on current particle positions.
virtual CObjectSerializable *	createSerializable ()
	Creates a serializable object for property editing or saving.
virtual void	loadSerializable (CObjectSerializable *object)
	Loads properties from a serializable object.
EBillboardType	getBillboardType ()
	Gets current billboarding mode.
void	setBillboardType (EBillboardType type)
	Sets current billboarding mode.
Public Member Functions inherited from Skylicht::Particle::IRenderer
	IRenderer (ERenderer type)
ERenderer	getType ()
	Gets renderer type enum.
CMaterial *	getMaterial ()
	Gets active material (custom or default).
CMaterial *	getDefaultMaterial ()
	Gets default internal material.
CMaterial *	getCustomMaterial ()
	Gets custom material if set.
void	setTexturePath (const char *path)
	Loads and sets the main texture.
void	setTexture (int slot, ITexture *texture)
	Sets texture for a specific slot.
void	setEmission (bool b)
	Enables/disables emission.
bool	isEmission ()
	Checks emission status.
bool	useInstancing ()
	Checks instancing support.
void	setEmissionIntensity (float b)
	Sets emission intensity.
float	getEmissionIntensity ()
	Gets emission intensity.
bool	needUpdateMesh ()
	Checks if internal mesh requires rebuilding.
const wchar_t *	getName ()
	Gets display name.
void	setAtlas (u32 x, u32 y)
	Configures texture atlas dimensions.
u32	getAtlasX ()
	Gets atlas column count.
u32	getAtlasY ()
	Gets atlas row count.
u32	getTotalFrames ()
	Gets total frames in atlas.
float	getFrameWidth ()
	Gets UV width of a single frame.
float	getFrameHeight ()
	Gets UV height of a single frame.

Protected Attributes
EBillboardType	m_billboardType
ETransparentType	m_transparentType
Protected Attributes inherited from Skylicht::Particle::IRenderer
ERenderer	m_type
	Type of the renderer.
CMaterial *	m_material
	Default material for the particles.
CMaterial *	m_customMaterial
	Optional custom material.
bool	m_useCustomMaterial
	Whether custom material is enabled.
bool	m_useInstancing
	Whether this renderer uses hardware instancing.
bool	m_emission
	Whether the particles have emission.
bool	m_ztest
	Depth test flag.
float	m_emissionIntensity
	Emission intensity multiplier.
std::string	m_texturePath
	Primary texture path.
u32	m_atlasNx
	Atlas horizontal frame count.
u32	m_atlasNy
	Atlas vertical frame count.
std::string	m_materialPath
	Path to custom material file.
bool	m_needUpdateMesh
	Internal: flag to trigger mesh buffer updates.

Static Protected Attributes
static const u32	NB_INDICES_PER_QUAD = 6
static const u32	NB_VERTICES_PER_QUAD = 4

Additional Inherited Members
Public Attributes inherited from Skylicht::Particle::IRenderer
float	SizeX
	Default base scale X.
float	SizeY
	Default base scale Y.
float	SizeZ
	Default base scale Z.

Detailed Description

A non-instanced renderer that builds the particle vertex buffer on the CPU every frame.

Used for compatibility or when instancing is not supported.

Member Enumeration Documentation

EBillboardType

enum Skylicht::Particle::CCPURenderer::EBillboardType

Orientation modes for particles generated on CPU.

Enumerator
Billboard	Faces camera.
Frontal	Oriented by velocity vector.
Velocity	Faces camera but aligned to velocity.
RotateY	Faces camera but fixed to Y axis.

ETransparentType

enum Skylicht::Particle::CCPURenderer::ETransparentType

Blending modes.

Enumerator
Addtive	Additive blending (Additive.xml).
Transparent	Standard alpha blending (Transparent.xml).

Member Function Documentation

createSerializable()

virtual CObjectSerializable * Skylicht::Particle::CCPURenderer::createSerializable ( )

virtual

Creates a serializable object for property editing or saving.

Returns

Pointer to a new CObjectSerializable instance.

Reimplemented from Skylicht::Particle::IRenderer.

getParticleBuffer()

virtual void Skylicht::Particle::CCPURenderer::getParticleBuffer ( IMeshBuffer * buffer )

virtual

Prepares the mesh buffer for CPU updates.

Implements Skylicht::Particle::IRenderer.

loadSerializable()

virtual void Skylicht::Particle::CCPURenderer::loadSerializable ( CObjectSerializable * object )

virtual

Loads properties from a serializable object.

Parameters

object

The serializable data to load.

Reimplemented from Skylicht::Particle::IRenderer.

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

• ParticleSystem/Particles/Renderers/CCPURenderer.h