Caelum::FlatCloudLayer Class Reference

A flat cloud layer; drawn as a simple plane. More...

#include <FlatCloudLayer.h>

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Classes

struct  Params

Public Member Functions

 FlatCloudLayer (Ogre::SceneManager *sceneMgr, Ogre::SceneNode *cloudRoot)
void update (Ogre::Real timePassed, const Ogre::Vector3 &sunDirection, const Ogre::ColourValue &sunLightColour, const Ogre::ColourValue &fogColour, const Ogre::ColourValue &sunSphereColour)
 Update function called each frame from above.
void advanceAnimation (Ogre::Real timePassed)
 Advance cloud animation (the time part of FlatCloudLayer::update).
void reset ()
 Reset most tweak settings to their default values.
void setCloudSpeed (const Ogre::Vector2 &cloudSpeed)
 Sets cloud movement speed.
const Ogre::Vector2 getCloudSpeed () const
 Gets cloud movement speed.
void setSunDirection (const Ogre::Vector3 &sunDirection)
void setSunLightColour (const Ogre::ColourValue &sunLightColour)
void setSunSphereColour (const Ogre::ColourValue &sunSphereColour)
void setFogColour (const Ogre::ColourValue &fogColour)
const Ogre::Vector3 getSunDirection () const
const Ogre::ColourValue getSunLightColour () const
const Ogre::ColourValue getSunSphereColour () const
const Ogre::ColourValue getFogColour () const
void _ensureGeometry ()
 Regenerate the plane mesh and recreate entity.
void _invalidateGeometry ()
 Regenerate the plane mesh and recreate entity.
void setMeshParameters (Real meshWidth, Real meshHeight, int meshWidthSegments, int meshHeightSegments)
 Reset all mesh parameters.
void setMeshWidth (Real value)
void setMeshHeight (Real value)
void setMeshWidthSegments (int value)
void setMeshHeightSegments (int value)
Real getMeshWidth () const
Real getMeshHeight () const
int getMeshWidthSegments () const
int getMeshHeightSegments () const
void setCloudCover (const Ogre::Real cloudCover)
 Sets cloud cover, between 0 (completely clear) and 1 (completely covered).
Ogre::Real getCloudCover () const
 Gets the current cloud cover.
void setCloudCoverLookup (const Ogre::String &fileName)
 Set the image used to lookup the cloud coverage threshold.
const Ogre::String getCloudCoverLookupFileName () const
 Get the filename of the cloud cover lookup image.
void disableCloudCoverLookup ()
 Disable any cloud cover lookup.
Ogre::Real getCloudCoverVisibilityThreshold () const
 Get cloud cover visiblity threshold.
void setCloudCoverVisibilityThreshold (const Ogre::Real value)
 Set cloud cover visiblity threshold.
void setHeight (Ogre::Real height)
 Set the height of the cloud layer.
Ogre::Real getHeight () const
 Get the height of the cloud layer.
void setCloudBlendTime (const Ogre::Real value)
 Sets the time it takes to blend two cloud shaped together, in seconds.
Ogre::Real getCloudBlendTime () const
 Gets the time it takes to blend two cloud shaped together, in seconds.
void setCloudBlendPos (const Ogre::Real value)
 Set the current blending position; between noise textures.
Ogre::Real getCloudBlendPos () const
void setCloudUVFactor (const Ogre::Real value)
 Cloud texture coordinates are multiplied with this.
Ogre::Real getCloudUVFactor () const
void setHeightRedFactor (const Ogre::Real value)
 High-altitude clouds are tinted red in the evening.
Ogre::Real getHeightRedFactor () const
void setFadeDistances (Ogre::Real nearValue, Ogre::Real farValue)
 Cloud fade distances.
void setNearFadeDist (const Ogre::Real value)
 Set only near fade distance (see setFadeDistances).
Ogre::Real getNearFadeDist () const
 Get near fade distance (see setFadeDistances).
void setFarFadeDist (const Ogre::Real value)
 Set only far fade distance (see setFadeDistances).
Ogre::Real getFarFadeDist () const
 Get fade distance (see setFadeDistances).
void setFadeDistMeasurementVector (const Ogre::Vector3 &value)
 Set on which components is the fade distance measured.
const Ogre::Vector3 getFadeDistMeasurementVector () const
 Get the value set by setFadeDistMeasurementVector.
void setQueryFlags (uint flags)
uint getQueryFlags () const
void setVisibilityFlags (uint flags)
uint getVisibilityFlags () const

Protected Member Functions

void _updateVisibilityThreshold ()
 Enforce setCloudCoverVisibilityThreshold.


Detailed Description

A flat cloud layer; drawn as a simple plane.

Supports movement and variable cloud cover.

There are significant incompatible difference between this and the LayeredClouds from version 0.3. This implementation of clouds is positioned in world space while the old implementation was a curved plane moving with the camera. It is not possible to perfectly simulate the older implementation.

Note:
This is tighly integrated with LayeredCloud.cg and LayeredClouds.material.

Definition at line 42 of file FlatCloudLayer.h.


Member Function Documentation

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::update ( Ogre::Real  timePassed,
const Ogre::Vector3 &  sunDirection,
const Ogre::ColourValue &  sunLightColour,
const Ogre::ColourValue &  fogColour,
const Ogre::ColourValue &  sunSphereColour 
)

Update function called each frame from above.

This can be reproduced with calls to other public functions.

Definition at line 170 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

References _ensureGeometry(), _updateVisibilityThreshold(), and advanceAnimation().

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setCloudSpeed ( const Ogre::Vector2 &  cloudSpeed  ) 

Sets cloud movement speed.

Parameters:
cloudSpeed Cloud movement speed.

Definition at line 312 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by reset().

const Ogre::Vector2 Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getCloudSpeed (  )  const [inline]

Gets cloud movement speed.

Parameters:
cloudSpeed Cloud movement speed.

Definition at line 87 of file FlatCloudLayer.h.

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::_ensureGeometry (  ) 

Regenerate the plane mesh and recreate entity.

This automatically happens in update.

Definition at line 77 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

References Caelum::PrivatePtr< PointedT, TraitsT >::reset().

Referenced by update().

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::_invalidateGeometry (  ) 

Regenerate the plane mesh and recreate entity.

This automatically happens when mesh parameters are changed.

Definition at line 73 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by reset(), and setMeshParameters().

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setMeshWidth ( Real  value  )  [inline]

See also:
setMeshParameters

Definition at line 167 of file FlatCloudLayer.h.

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setCloudCover ( const Ogre::Real  cloudCover  ) 

Sets cloud cover, between 0 (completely clear) and 1 (completely covered).

Parameters:
cloudCover Cloud cover between 0 and 1

Definition at line 251 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

References _updateVisibilityThreshold(), and Caelum::InternalUtilities::getInterpolatedColour().

Referenced by reset().

Ogre::Real Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getCloudCover (  )  const [inline]

Gets the current cloud cover.

Returns:
Cloud cover, between 0 and 1

Definition at line 195 of file FlatCloudLayer.h.

Referenced by _updateVisibilityThreshold().

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setCloudCoverLookup ( const Ogre::String &  fileName  ) 

Set the image used to lookup the cloud coverage threshold.

This image is used to calculate the cloud coverage threshold based on the desired cloud cover.

The cloud coverage threshold is substracted from cloud intensity at any point; to generate fewer or more clouds. That threshold is not linear, a lookup is required to ensure that setCloudCover(0.1) will actually have 10% the clouds at setCloudCover(1).

The lookup is the inverse of the sum on the histogram, and was calculated with a small hacky tool.

Definition at line 229 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by reset().

const Ogre::String Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getCloudCoverLookupFileName (  )  const

Get the filename of the cloud cover lookup image.

This returns the value set by setCloudCoverLookup or an empty string if disabled.

Definition at line 242 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::disableCloudCoverLookup (  ) 

Disable any cloud cover lookup.

See also:
setCloudCoverLookup.

Definition at line 237 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Ogre::Real Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getCloudCoverVisibilityThreshold (  )  const [inline]

Get cloud cover visiblity threshold.

Beneath this cloud coverage nothing is drawn anymore.

Definition at line 233 of file FlatCloudLayer.h.

Referenced by _updateVisibilityThreshold().

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setCloudCoverVisibilityThreshold ( const Ogre::Real  value  ) 

Set cloud cover visiblity threshold.

Beneath this cloud coverage nothing is drawn anymore. Default value is very very low (0.001). All this does is save you from destroying/recreating layers when they're too thin to bother drawing.

Definition at line 246 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

References _updateVisibilityThreshold().

Referenced by reset().

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setHeight ( Ogre::Real  height  ) 

Set the height of the cloud layer.

Parameters:
height In world units above the cloud root node.

Definition at line 350 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by Caelum::CloudSystem::createLayerAtHeight().

Ogre::Real Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getHeight (  )  const

Get the height of the cloud layer.

Returns:
height In world units above the cloud root node.

Definition at line 356 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setCloudBlendTime ( const Ogre::Real  value  ) 

Sets the time it takes to blend two cloud shaped together, in seconds.

This will also reset the animation at the current time.

Parameters:
value Cloud shape blend time in seconds

Definition at line 273 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by reset().

Ogre::Real Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getCloudBlendTime (  )  const

Gets the time it takes to blend two cloud shaped together, in seconds.

Returns:
Cloud shape blend time in seconds

Definition at line 277 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setCloudBlendPos ( const Ogre::Real  value  ) 

Set the current blending position; between noise textures.

Integer values are used for single textures. Float values blend between two textures. Values outside [0, textureCount) are wrapped around.

Parameters:
value New cloud blending position

Definition at line 281 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by advanceAnimation(), and reset().

Ogre::Real Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getCloudBlendPos (  )  const

See also:
setCloudBlendPos

Definition at line 308 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by advanceAnimation().

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setCloudUVFactor ( const Ogre::Real  value  ) 

Cloud texture coordinates are multiplied with this.

Higher values result in more spread-out clouds. Very low value result in ugly texture repeats.

Definition at line 360 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by reset().

Ogre::Real Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getCloudUVFactor (  )  const [inline]

See also:
setCloudUVFactor

Definition at line 304 of file FlatCloudLayer.h.

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setHeightRedFactor ( const Ogre::Real  value  ) 

High-altitude clouds are tinted red in the evening.

Higher values attenuate the effect.

Definition at line 364 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by reset().

Ogre::Real Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::getHeightRedFactor (  )  const [inline]

See also:
setCloudUVFactor

Definition at line 315 of file FlatCloudLayer.h.

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setFadeDistances ( Ogre::Real  nearValue,
Ogre::Real  farValue 
)

Cloud fade distances.

These are measured horizontally in meters (height is not used).

The effect is a fade based on alpha blending which occurs between nearValue and farValue. After farValue nothing is visibile from this layer.

Default values are 10000 and 140000

Definition at line 368 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

References setFarFadeDist(), and setNearFadeDist().

Referenced by reset().

void Caelum::FlatCloudLayer::setFadeDistMeasurementVector ( const Ogre::Vector3 &  value  ) 

Set on which components is the fade distance measured.

Default is Vector3(0, 1, 1) which measures fade distance horizontally in caelum's default assumed coordinate system.

If you're in a Z-up system you probably want to set this to (1, 1, 0).

Fade distance is always measured relative to the camera.

Definition at line 381 of file FlatCloudLayer.cpp.

Referenced by reset().


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