PxActor Class Reference
[Physics]

PxActor is the base class for the main simulation objects in the physics SDK. More...

#include <PxActor.h>

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List of all members.

Public Member Functions
virtual void	release ()=0
	Deletes the actor.
virtual PxActorType::Enum	getType () const =0
	Retrieves the type of actor.
virtual PxScene *	getScene () const =0
	Retrieves the scene which this actor belongs to.
virtual void	setName (const char *name)=0
	Sets a name string for the object that can be retrieved with getName().
virtual const char *	getName () const =0
	Retrieves the name string set with setName().
virtual PxBounds3	getWorldBounds (float inflation=1.01f) const =0
	Retrieves the axis aligned bounding box enclosing the actor.
virtual void	setActorFlag (PxActorFlag::Enum flag, bool value)=0
	Raises or clears a particular actor flag.
virtual void	setActorFlags (PxActorFlags inFlags)=0
	sets the actor flags
virtual PxActorFlags	getActorFlags () const =0
	Reads the PxActor flags.
virtual void	setDominanceGroup (PxDominanceGroup dominanceGroup)=0
	Assigns dynamic actors a dominance group identifier.
virtual PxDominanceGroup	getDominanceGroup () const =0
	Retrieves the value set with setDominanceGroup().
virtual void	setOwnerClient (PxClientID inClient)=0
	Sets the owner client of an actor.
virtual PxClientID	getOwnerClient () const =0
	Returns the owner client that was specified with at creation time.
virtual PX_DEPRECATED void	setClientBehaviorFlags (PxActorClientBehaviorFlags)=0
	Sets the behavior bits of the actor.
virtual PX_DEPRECATED PxActorClientBehaviorFlags	getClientBehaviorFlags () const =0
	Retrieves the behavior bits of the actor.
virtual PxAggregate *	getAggregate () const =0
	Retrieves the aggregate the actor might be a part of.
Public Attributes
void *	userData
	user can assign this to whatever, usually to create a 1:1 relationship with a user object.
Protected Member Functions
PX_INLINE	PxActor (PxType concreteType, PxBaseFlags baseFlags)
PX_INLINE	PxActor (PxBaseFlags baseFlags)
virtual	~PxActor ()
virtual bool	isKindOf (const char *name) const
	Returns whether a given type name matches with the type of this instance.

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Detailed Description

PxActor is the base class for the main simulation objects in the physics SDK.

The actor is owned by and contained in a PxScene.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

PX_INLINE PxActor::PxActor	(	PxType	concreteType,
		PxBaseFlags	baseFlags
	)			[inline, protected]

PX_INLINE PxActor::PxActor

(

PxBaseFlags

baseFlags

)

[inline, protected]

virtual PxActor::~PxActor

(

)

[inline, protected, virtual]

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Member Function Documentation

virtual PxActorFlags PxActor::getActorFlags

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Reads the PxActor flags.

See the list of flags PxActorFlag

Returns:

The values of the PxActor flags.

See also:

PxActorFlag setActorFlag()

virtual PxAggregate* PxActor::getAggregate

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Retrieves the aggregate the actor might be a part of.

Returns:

The aggregate the actor is a part of, or NULL if the actor does not belong to an aggregate.

See also:

PxAggregate

virtual PX_DEPRECATED PxActorClientBehaviorFlags PxActor::getClientBehaviorFlags

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Retrieves the behavior bits of the actor.

The behavior bits determine which types of events the actor will broadcast to foreign clients.

Deprecated:

PxActorClientBehaviorFlag feature has been deprecated in PhysX version 3.4

See also:

PxActorClientBehaviorFlag setClientBehaviorFlags()

virtual PxDominanceGroup PxActor::getDominanceGroup

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Retrieves the value set with setDominanceGroup().

Returns:

The dominance group of this actor.

See also:

setDominanceGroup() PxDominanceGroup PxScene::setDominanceGroupPair()

virtual const char* PxActor::getName

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Retrieves the name string set with setName().

Returns:

Name string associated with object.

See also:

setName()

virtual PxClientID PxActor::getOwnerClient

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Returns the owner client that was specified with at creation time.

This value cannot be changed once the object is placed into the scene.

See also:

PxClientID PxScene::createClient()

virtual PxScene* PxActor::getScene

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Retrieves the scene which this actor belongs to.

Returns:

Owner Scene. NULL if not part of a scene.

See also:

PxScene

virtual PxActorType::Enum PxActor::getType

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Retrieves the type of actor.

Returns:

The actor type of the actor.

See also:

PxActorType

virtual PxBounds3 PxActor::getWorldBounds

(

float

inflation = 1.01f

)

const [pure virtual]

Retrieves the axis aligned bounding box enclosing the actor.

Parameters:

[in]

inflation

Scale factor for computed world bounds. Box extents are multiplied by this value.

Returns:

The actor's bounding box.

See also:

PxBounds3

Implemented in PxCloth.

virtual bool PxActor::isKindOf

(

const char *

superClass

)

const [inline, protected, virtual]

Returns whether a given type name matches with the type of this instance.

Reimplemented from PxBase.

Reimplemented in PxArticulationLink, PxRigidActor, PxRigidBody, PxRigidDynamic, PxRigidStatic, PxCloth, PxParticleBase, PxParticleFluid, and PxParticleSystem.

References PxBase::isKindOf().

Referenced by PxRigidActor::isKindOf(), PxParticleBase::isKindOf(), and PxCloth::isKindOf().

virtual void PxActor::release

(

)

[pure virtual]

Deletes the actor.

Do not keep a reference to the deleted instance.

If the actor belongs to a PxAggregate object, it is automatically removed from the aggregate.

See also:

PxBase.release(), PxAggregate

Implements PxBase.

Implemented in PxArticulationLink, PxRigidActor, and PxCloth.

virtual void PxActor::setActorFlag	(	PxActorFlag::Enum	flag,
		bool	value
	)			[pure virtual]

Raises or clears a particular actor flag.

See the list of flags PxActorFlag

Sleeping: Does NOT wake the actor up automatically.

Parameters:

[in]	flag	The PxActor flag to raise(set) or clear. See PxActorFlag.
[in]	value	The boolean value to assign to the flag.

Default: PxActorFlag::eVISUALIZATION

See also:

PxActorFlag getActorFlags()

virtual void PxActor::setActorFlags

(

PxActorFlags

inFlags

)

[pure virtual]

sets the actor flags

See the list of flags PxActorFlag

See also:

PxActorFlag setActorFlag()

virtual PX_DEPRECATED void PxActor::setClientBehaviorFlags

(

PxActorClientBehaviorFlags

)

[pure virtual]

Sets the behavior bits of the actor.

The behavior bits determine which types of events the actor will broadcast to foreign clients. The actor will always send notice for all possible events to its own owner client. By default it will not send any events to any other clients. If the user however raises a bit flag for any event type using this function, that event will then be sent also to any other clients which are programmed to listed to foreign actor events of that type.

Deprecated:

PxActorClientBehaviorFlag feature has been deprecated in PhysX version 3.4

Default: 0

See also:

PxClientID PxActorClientBehaviorFlag PxScene::setClientBehaviorFlags()

virtual void PxActor::setDominanceGroup

(

PxDominanceGroup

dominanceGroup

)

[pure virtual]

Assigns dynamic actors a dominance group identifier.

PxDominanceGroup is a 5 bit group identifier (legal range from 0 to 31).

The PxScene::setDominanceGroupPair() lets you set certain behaviors for pairs of dominance groups. By default every dynamic actor is created in group 0.

Default: 0

Sleeping: Changing the dominance group does NOT wake the actor up automatically.

Parameters:

[in]

dominanceGroup

The dominance group identifier. Range: [0..31]

See also:

getDominanceGroup() PxDominanceGroup PxScene::setDominanceGroupPair()

virtual void PxActor::setName

(

const char *

name

)

[pure virtual]

Sets a name string for the object that can be retrieved with getName().

This is for debugging and is not used by the SDK. The string is not copied by the SDK, only the pointer is stored.

Parameters:

[in]

name

String to set the objects name to.

Default: NULL

See also:

getName()

virtual void PxActor::setOwnerClient

(

PxClientID

inClient

)

[pure virtual]

Sets the owner client of an actor.

This cannot be done once the actor has been placed into a scene.

Default: PX_DEFAULT_CLIENT

See also:

PxClientID PxScene::createClient()

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Member Data Documentation

void* PxActor::userData

user can assign this to whatever, usually to create a 1:1 relationship with a user object.

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

• PxActor.h