PointCloud

PointCloud class

The point cloud contains no topology information but only the control points and the vertex elements.

Methods

constructor

NameDescription
constructor(name)Constructor of PointCloud

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
nameStringThe name of this entity

Result:


constructor_overload

NameDescription
constructor_overload()Constructor of PointCloud

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getVisible

NameDescription
getVisible()Gets or sets if the geometry is visible

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setVisible

NameDescription
setVisible(value)Gets or sets if the geometry is visible

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getDeformers

NameDescription
getDeformers()Gets all deformers associated with this geometry. The deformers.

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getControlPoints

NameDescription
getControlPoints()Gets all control points

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getCastShadows

NameDescription
getCastShadows()Gets or sets whether this geometry can cast shadow

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setCastShadows

NameDescription
setCastShadows(value)Gets or sets whether this geometry can cast shadow

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getReceiveShadows

NameDescription
getReceiveShadows()Gets or sets whether this geometry can receive shadow.

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setReceiveShadows

NameDescription
setReceiveShadows(value)Gets or sets whether this geometry can receive shadow.

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getVertexElements

NameDescription
getVertexElements()Gets all vertex elements

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getParentNodes

NameDescription
getParentNodes()Gets all parent nodes, an entity can be attached to multiple parent nodes for geometry instancing The nodes.

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getExcluded

NameDescription
getExcluded()Gets or sets whether to exclude this entity during exporting.

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setExcluded

NameDescription
setExcluded(value)Gets or sets whether to exclude this entity during exporting.

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getParentNode

NameDescription
getParentNode()Gets or sets the first parent node, if set the first parent node, this entity will be detached from other parent nodes. The parent node.

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setParentNode

NameDescription
setParentNode(value)Gets or sets the first parent node, if set the first parent node, this entity will be detached from other parent nodes. The parent node.

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getScene

NameDescription
getScene()Gets the scene that this object belongs to

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getName

NameDescription
getName()Gets or sets the name. The name.

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setName

NameDescription
setName(value)Gets or sets the name. The name.

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getProperties

NameDescription
getProperties()Gets the collection of all properties.

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getEntityRendererKey

NameDescription
getEntityRendererKey()Gets the key of the entity renderer registered in the renderer

Result: EntityRendererKey


fromGeometry

NameDescription
fromGeometry(g)Create a new PointCloud instance from a geometry object

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
Geometrynull

Result: PointCloud


fromGeometry

NameDescription
fromGeometry(g, density)Create a new point cloud instance from a geometry object. Density is the number of points per unit triangle(Unit triangle are the triangle with maximum surface area from the mesh)

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
gGeometryMesh or other geometry instance
densityNumberNumber of points per unit triangle

Result: PointCloud


getElement

NameDescription
getElement(type)Gets a vertex element with specified type

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
typeVertexElementTypeVertexElementType

Result: VertexElement


getVertexElementOfUV

NameDescription
getVertexElementOfUV(textureMapping)Gets a VertexElementUV instance with given texture mapping type

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
textureMappingTextureMappingTextureMapping

Result: VertexElementUV


createElement

NameDescription
createElement(type)Creates a vertex element with specified type and add it to the geometry. If type is VertexElementType.UV, a VertexElementUV with texture mapping type to TextureMapping.DIFFUSE will be created.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
typeVertexElementTypeVertexElementType

Result: VertexElement


addElement

NameDescription
addElement(element)Adds an existing vertex element to current geometry

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
elementVertexElementThe vertex element to add

Result: VertexElement


createElement

NameDescription
createElement(type, mappingMode, referenceMode)Creates a vertex element with specified type and add it to the geometry. If type is VertexElementType.UV, a VertexElementUV with texture mapping type to TextureMapping.DIFFUSE will be created.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
typeVertexElementTypeVertexElementType
mappingModeMappingModeMappingMode
referenceModeReferenceModeReferenceMode

Result: VertexElement


createElementUV

NameDescription
createElementUV(uvMapping)Creates a VertexElementUV with given texture mapping type.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
uvMappingTextureMappingTextureMapping

Result: VertexElementUV


createElementUV

NameDescription
createElementUV(uvMapping, mappingMode, referenceMode)Creates a VertexElementUV with given texture mapping type.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
uvMappingTextureMappingTextureMapping
mappingModeMappingModeMappingMode
referenceModeReferenceModeReferenceMode

Result: VertexElementUV


getBoundingBox

NameDescription
getBoundingBox()Gets the bounding box of current entity in its object space coordinate system.

Result: VertexElementUV


removeProperty

NameDescription
removeProperty(property)Removes a dynamic property.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
propertyPropertyWhich property to remove

Result: boolean


removeProperty

NameDescription
removeProperty(property)Remove the specified property identified by name

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
propertStringnull

Result: boolean


getProperty

NameDescription
getProperty(property)Get the value of specified property

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
propertyStringProperty name

Result: Object


setProperty

NameDescription
setProperty(property, value)Sets the value of specified property

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
propertyStringProperty name
valueObjectThe value of the property

Result: Object


findProperty

NameDescription
findProperty(propertyName)Finds the property. It can be a dynamic property (Created by CreateDynamicProperty/SetProperty) or native property(Identified by its name)

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
propertyNameStringProperty name.

Result: Property