InteriorInstance Class Reference
[Game Objects]

Object used to represent buildings and other architectural structures (legacy). More...

Inheritance diagram for InteriorInstance:

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List of all members.

Public Member Functions
void	changeMaterial (string mapTo, Material oldMat, Material newMat)
	Change one of the materials on the shape.
void	exportToCollada (bool bakeTransform)
	Exports the Interior to a Collada file.
string	getModelFile ()
	Get the interior file name.
int	getNumDetailLevels ()
	Get the number of detail levels interior was created with.
int	getTargetCount (int detailLevel)
	Get the number of materials used by interior.
string	getTargetName (int detailLevel, int targetNum)
	Get the name of the indexed shape material.
void	setAlarmMode (string alarmMode)
	This sets the alarm mode of the interior.
void	setDetailLevel (int level)
	Manually changes the current detail level, rather than automatically via view distance.
Public Attributes
Media
filename	interiorFile
	Path and filename of the Interior file (.DIF) to load for this InteriorInstance.
Zoning
int	zoneGroup
	ID of group the zone is part of.
Static Public Attributes
static bool	isRenderable
	Disables rendering of all instances of this type.
static bool	isSelectable
	Disables selection of all instances of this type.

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Detailed Description

Object used to represent buildings and other architectural structures (legacy).

Interiors are made up entirely from convex hulls or, as they are more commonly known as by game artists, brushes. So what you see is what you collide against. There is no difference between the visible meshes and the collision meshes.

Unlike a DTS or COLLADA mesh, interiors do not support any animation. They also do not support transparent textures. If you need animation or transparency then you are forced to use other model objects.

It is important to note that interiors are no longer the preferred format for large structures. It is an old format, which does not have much to offer above DTS or COLLADA. They are still included in Torque 3D for the sake of backwards compatibility for developers porting older TGE or TGEA projects. It will be deprecated soon.

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Member Function Documentation

void InteriorInstance::changeMaterial	(	string	mapTo,
		Material	oldMat,
		Material	newMat
	)

Change one of the materials on the shape.

This method changes materials per mapTo with others. The material that is being replaced is mapped to unmapped_mat as a part of this transition.

Note:

Warning, right now this only sort of works. It doesn't do a live update like it should.

Parameters:

	mapTo	The name of the material target to remap (from getTargetName)
	oldMat	The old Material that was mapped
	newMat	The new Material to map

Example:

// remap the first material in the shape
%mapTo = %interiorObject.getTargetName( 0 );
%interiorObject.changeMaterial( %mapTo, 0, MyMaterial );

void InteriorInstance::exportToCollada

(

bool

bakeTransform

)

Exports the Interior to a Collada file.

Parameters:

bakeTransform

Bakes the InteriorInstance's transform into the vertex positions

Example:

// Export to COLLADA, do not bakeTransform
%interiorObject.exportToCollada(0);

string InteriorInstance::getModelFile

(

)

Get the interior file name.

Returns:

The name of the interior's model file in .DIF.

Example:

%interiorObject.getModelFile();

int InteriorInstance::getNumDetailLevels

(

)

Get the number of detail levels interior was created with.

Example:

%numLODs = %interiorObject.getNumDetailLevels();
echo(%numLODs);

int InteriorInstance::getTargetCount

(

int

detailLevel

)

Get the number of materials used by interior.

Parameters:

detailLevel

Interior level of detail to scan

Returns:

The number of materials used by the interior at a specified detail level

Example:

// Find materials used at first level of detail
%targetCount = %interiorObject.getTargetCount(1);
echo(%targetCount);

string InteriorInstance::getTargetName	(	int	detailLevel,
		int	targetNum
	)

Get the name of the indexed shape material.

Parameters:

	detailLevel	Target LOD
	targetNum	Index mapped to the target

Returns:

The name of the target (material) at the specified detail level and index

Example:

// First level of detail, top of the index map
%targetName = %interiorObject.getTargetName(1, 0);
echo(%targetName);

void InteriorInstance::setAlarmMode

(

string

alarmMode

)

This sets the alarm mode of the interior.

The alarm mode is used when debugging bad geometry for an interior. When on, the the bad verties will be rendered a different color.

Parameters:

alarmMode

If true the interior will be in an alarm state next frame. Options are 'On' or 'Off'.

Example:

// Turn on alarm mode debugging for interior
%interiorObject.setAlarmMode("On");

void InteriorInstance::setDetailLevel

(

int

level

)

Manually changes the current detail level, rather than automatically via view distance.

Parameters:

level

Detail level to force.

Example:

%interiorObject.setDetailLevel(2);

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Member Data Documentation

filename InteriorInstance::interiorFile

Path and filename of the Interior file (.DIF) to load for this InteriorInstance.

int InteriorInstance::zoneGroup

ID of group the zone is part of.