TSStatic Class Reference
[Game Objects]

A static object derived from a 3D model file and placed within the game world. More...

Inheritance diagram for TSStatic:

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List of all members.

Public Member Functions
void	changeMaterial (string mapTo="", Material oldMat=NULL, Material newMat=NULL)
	Change one of the materials on the shape.
string	getModelFile ()
	Get the model filename used by this shape.
int	getTargetCount ()
	Get the number of materials in the shape.
string	getTargetName (int index=0)
	Get the name of the indexed shape material.
Public Attributes
Collision
bool	allowPlayerStep
	Allow a Player to walk up sloping polygons in the TSStatic (based on the collisionType).
TSMeshType	collisionType
	The type of mesh data to use for collision queries.
TSMeshType	decalType
	The type of mesh data used to clip decal polygons against.
Debug
int	forceDetail
	Forces rendering to a particular detail level.
float	renderNormals
	Debug rendering mode shows the normals for each point in the TSStatic's mesh.
Rendering
bool	meshCulling
	Enables detailed culling of meshes within the TSStatic. Should only be used with large complex shapes like buildings which contain many submeshes.
bool	originSort
	Enables translucent sorting of the TSStatic by its origin instead of the bounds.
bool	playAmbient
	Enables automatic playing of the animation sequence named "ambient" (if it exists) when the TSStatic is loaded.
Media
filename	shapeName
	Path and filename of the model file (.DTS, .DAE) to use for this TSStatic.
string	skin
	The skin applied to the shape.
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

A static object derived from a 3D model file and placed within the game world.

TSStatic is the most basic 3D shape in Torque. Unlike StaticShape it doesn't make use of a datablock. It derrives directly from SceneObject. This makes TSStatic extremely light weight, which is why the Tools use this class when you want to drop in a DTS or DAE object.

While a TSStatic doesn't provide any motion -- it stays were you initally put it -- it does allow for a single ambient animation sequence to play when the object is first added to the scene.

Example:

new TSStatic(Team1Base) {
   shapeName = "art/shapes/desertStructures/station01.dts";
   playAmbient = "1";
   receiveSunLight = "1";
   receiveLMLighting = "1";
   useCustomAmbientLighting = "0";
   customAmbientLighting = "0 0 0 1";
   collisionType = "Visible Mesh";
   decalType = "Collision Mesh";
   allowPlayerStep = "1";
   renderNormals = "0";
   forceDetail = "-1";
   position = "315.18 -180.418 244.313";
   rotation = "0 0 1 195.952";
   scale = "1 1 1";
   isRenderEnabled = "true";
   canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
};

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Member Function Documentation

void TSStatic::changeMaterial	(	string	mapTo = "",
		Material	oldMat = NULL,
		Material	newMat = NULL
	)

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 = %obj.getTargetName( 0 );
%obj.changeMaterial( %mapTo, 0, MyMaterial );

string TSStatic::getModelFile

(

)

Get the model filename used by this shape.

Returns:

the shape filename

Example:

// Acquire the model filename used on this shape.
%modelFilename = %obj.getModelFile();

int TSStatic::getTargetCount

(

)

Get the number of materials in the shape.

Returns:

the number of materials in the shape.

See also:

getTargetName()

string TSStatic::getTargetName

(

int

index = 0

)

Get the name of the indexed shape material.

Parameters:

index

index of the material to get (valid range is 0 - getTargetCount()-1).

Returns:

the name of the indexed material.

See also:

getTargetCount()

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Member Data Documentation

bool TSStatic::allowPlayerStep

Allow a Player to walk up sloping polygons in the TSStatic (based on the collisionType).

When set to false, the slightest bump will stop the player from walking on top of the object.

TSMeshType TSStatic::collisionType

The type of mesh data to use for collision queries.

TSMeshType TSStatic::decalType

The type of mesh data used to clip decal polygons against.

int TSStatic::forceDetail

Forces rendering to a particular detail level.

bool TSStatic::meshCulling

Enables detailed culling of meshes within the TSStatic. Should only be used with large complex shapes like buildings which contain many submeshes.

bool TSStatic::originSort

Enables translucent sorting of the TSStatic by its origin instead of the bounds.

bool TSStatic::playAmbient

Enables automatic playing of the animation sequence named "ambient" (if it exists) when the TSStatic is loaded.

float TSStatic::renderNormals

Debug rendering mode shows the normals for each point in the TSStatic's mesh.

filename TSStatic::shapeName

Path and filename of the model file (.DTS, .DAE) to use for this TSStatic.

string TSStatic::skin

The skin applied to the shape.

'Skinning' the shape effectively renames the material targets, allowing different materials to be used on different instances of the same model.

Any material targets that start with the old skin name have that part of the name replaced with the new skin name. The initial old skin name is "base". For example, if a new skin of "blue" was applied to a model that had material targets base_body and face, the new targets would be blue_body and face. Note that face was not renamed since it did not start with the old skin name of "base".

To support models that do not use the default "base" naming convention, you can also specify the part of the name to replace in the skin field itself. For example, if a model had a material target called shapemat, we could apply a new skin "shape=blue", and the material target would be renamed to bluemat (note "shape" has been replaced with "blue").

Multiple skin updates can also be applied at the same time by separating them with a semicolon. For example: "base=blue;face=happy_face".

Material targets are only renamed if an existing Material maps to that name, or if there is a diffuse texture in the model folder with the same name as the new target.