RodMesher Class Reference

Creates a mesh for a rod. More...

#include <Rendering/SceneComponents/Models/rodmesher.h>

Public Member Functions
Mesh::Vector3d	baseModelDirection () const
bool	meshRod (double radius, double halfLength, double tipLength, int levelOfDetail, Mesh::MeshModelInterface &model, bool generateHemisphericalCaps=true, bool includeTipsInLength=false)

Detailed Description

Create a mesh of a rod, which is essentially a long cylinder with hemispherical caps at the end. Its shape is determined by the following parameters:

• Radius
• Half-length in the z-direction
• Tip-length in the z-direction

The mesher does not presently support the addition of texture coordinates.

Member Function Documentation

baseModelDirection()

Vector3d baseModelDirection

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const

meshRod()

bool meshRod	(	double	radius,
		double	halfLengthIn,
		double	tipLengthIn,
		int	levelOfDetail,
		Mesh::MeshModelInterface &	model,
		bool	generateHemisphericalCaps = true,
		bool	includeTipsInLength = false
	)

Parameters

radius	The radius of the cylinder, and the hemispherical domes at each end.
halfLengthIn	Half the length of the cylinder in the z-dimension, excluding one of the hemispherical domes. 2 * halfLength == totalCylinderLength (excluding hemispherical domes)
tipLengthIn	The tip length
levelOfDetail	Controls the number of elements in the mesh. Increases exponentially.
model	The model to generate the mesh data inside.
generateHemisphericalCaps	If true (default), the rods will be capped with hemispheres
includeTipsInLength	If true, the distance between the tips / caps of the rod glypher will be the length. If false, the distance between the ends of the cylinder part will be the length.

Returns

true if successful, false if one of the parameters was incorrect.

Generates a rod mesh in the target mesh model using the input radius, halfLength and level-of-detail.