WorldCluster Class

WorldCluster class bakes reference nodes into one world cluster and handles only visible nodes found within a specified distance from the camera. Further than this distance, nodes fade out and then disappear completely. There are two benefits of using WorldCluster:

• Instances of nodes that are currently outside the view frustum are not stored in the memory, which provides much more efficient memory usage.
• Less cluttered spatial tree, which allows, for example, faster collision detection.

WorldCluster Class

This class inherits from Node

Members

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WorldCluster ()

Constructor. Creates a new world cluster.

void clearNodes ()

Remove all reference nodes from the world cluster.

void createNodes (int num_nodes = [])

Bakes the given reference nodes into one world cluster storing their coordinates.

Arguments

• int num_nodes - ID of node references array.

float getFadeDistance ()

Returns the current distance up to which the nodes comprising the world cluster are fading out (that is, fewer meshes will be rendered instead of all). The distance is measured starting from the visible distance.

Return value

Distance of fading for nodes in units.

string getNodeName (int num)

Returns the name of the given node reference by its number.

Arguments

• int num - Node reference number.

Return value

Name of the node reference.

NodeReference getNodeReference (int num)

Returns the given node reference by its number.

Arguments

• int num - Node reference number.

Return value

Node reference.

mat4 getNodeTransform (int num)

Returns the transformation of the given node reference by its number.

Arguments

• int num - Node reference number.

Return value

Transformation matrix for the node reference.

int getNumNodes ()

Returns the total number of node references in the world cluster.

Return value

Number of nodes.

int getNumReferences ()

Returns the total number of reference nodes contained in world clutter.

Return value

The number of reference nodes.

string getReferenceName (int num)

Returns the name of NodeReference contained in WorldCluster by its number.

Arguments

• int num - NodeReference index number.

Return value

NodeReference name.

float getShadowRadius ()

Returns the current distance to draw additional meshes outside the view frustum. This option allows to eliminate popping of shadows at the edges of the screen when the camera is turning.

Return value

Distance in units. If a negative value is provided, 0 will be used instead.

float getVisibleDistance ()

Returns the current distance up to which all the nodes comprising the world cluster will be rendered.

Return value

Distance of visibility for nodes in units.

void setFadeDistance (float distance)

Updates the distance up to which the nodes comprising the world cluster will be fading out (that is, fewer node references will be rendered instead of all). The distance is measured starting from the visible distance.

Arguments

• float distance - Distance of fading for nodes in units. If a negative value is provided, 0 will be used instead.

void setShadowRadius (float radius)

Updates the distance to draw additional meshes outside the view frustum. This option allows to eliminate popping of shadows at the edges of the screen when the camera is turning.

Arguments

• float radius - Distance in units.

void setVisibleDistance (float distance)

Updates the distance up to which all the nodes comprising the world cluster will be rendered.

Arguments

• float distance - Distance of visibility in units. If a negative value is provided, 0 will be used instead.