DrawInfo

Drawinfo allows clients to render mesh more efficiently through LOD's (Level of Detail). Many associate drawinfo with the ability to create moving objects in a map.

Code

The code must be added to the mesh object.

drawInfo dlist # display list for all material sets decorative # older clients with not see this mesh angvel <degrees/sec> # rotation about initial Z axis extents <minX> <minY> <minZ> <maxX> <maxY> <maxZ> sphere <x> <y> <z> <radiusSquared> corner <v> <n> <t> (repeatable) vertex 0.0 0.0 0.0 (repeatable) normal 0.0 0.0 0.0 (repeatable) texcoord 0.0 0.0 (repeatable) lod (repeatable) lengthPerPixel <value> matref <name> (repeatable) dlist # display list for this material set sphere <x> <y> <z> <radiusSquared> points 0 (repeatable) lines 0 1 (repeatable) lineloop 0 1 (repeatable) linestrip 0 1 (repeatable) tris 0 1 2 (repeatable) tristrip 0 1 2 (repeatable) trifan 0 1 2 (repeatable) quads 0 1 2 3 (repeatable) quadstrip 0 1 2 3 (repeatable) polygon 0 1 2 (repeatable) end # matref end # lod end # drawInfo

Valid parameters for drawinfo are: <properties> dlist= decorative=disables drawinfo in older clients angvel=causes the mesh object to spin at a given rate extents= sphere= corner=this is a series of points specified by the indexes of the vertices, normals, and texcoords vertex= normal= texcoord= lod=sections that determine which faces/points will be rendered at specified distances (lengthPerPixel) lengthPerPixel=distance from which the points will be rendered, 0 is close, .3 is about as far away as is needed matref=material to use as defined in the materials object points= lines= lineloop= linestrip= tris=index numbers of corners that create triangles tristrip=series of points that form a chain of triangles. trifan= a series of points that create triangles that fan out from a single point. That point, usually in the center, is placed first in the series quads=points that create 4-sided mesh planes quadstrip=series of points that create a chain of 4-sided planes. Similarly to tristrips, the series zig-zags between the points, starting in the counter-clockwise direction. polygon=same as quads except for planes of more than 4 sides. </properties>

Appearance

Drawinfo is only applied to existing meshes. If you look closely in places like Louman's Mystic Valley, shrubbery and trees will change in appearance slightly when viewed from about 200 units away.

Editor Support

There is currently no support for drawinfo except for hand-editing

History

Drawinfo was only recently added by trepan and it rarely used for anything other than experimental and proof-of-concept maps. Notable exceptions to this are: Louman's Mystic Valley, and Louman's Churchyard.