CurveAttributeControl

class CurveAttributeControl : public HPS::Control

The HPS::CurveAttributeControl class is a smart pointer that is tied to a database object. This object is used to manipulate the various attributes related to curved lines, such as budget, angle, deviation, and length. This table lists default values for the various segment attributes accessible from HPS::CurveAttributeControl.

Public Functions

CurveAttributeControl(CurveAttributeControl &&in_that)

The move constructor creates a CurveAttributeControl by transferring the underlying impl of the rvalue reference to this CurveAttributeControl thereby avoiding a copy and allocation.

Parameters:

in_that – An rvalue reference to a CurveAttributeControl to take the impl from.

CurveAttributeControl(CurveAttributeControl const &in_that)

Initializes a control tied to the same object as in_that.

explicit CurveAttributeControl(SegmentKey &in_seg)

Initializes a control tied to the segment in_seg.

inline virtual HPS::Type ObjectType() const

This function returns the type the object, as declared (if the object is derived, this does not give the true type of the derived object).

Returns:

The declared type of the object in question, which may differ from the true, underlying type.

CurveAttributeControl &operator=(CurveAttributeControl &&in_that)

The move assignment operator transfers the underlying impl of the rvalue reference to this CurveAttributeControl thereby avoiding a copy.

Parameters:

in_that – An rvalue reference to a CurveAttributeControl to take the impl from.

Returns:

A reference to this CurveAttributeControl.

CurveAttributeControl &operator=(CurveAttributeControl const &in_that)

Share the underlying smart-pointer of the CurveAttributeControl source.

Parameters:

in_that – The CurveAttributeControl source of the assignment.

Returns:

A reference to this CurveAttributeControl.

CurveAttributeControl &SetBudget(size_t in_budget)

Sets the upper boundary of the number of vertices that will be allowed in the tessellation of curves, regardless of view settings.

Parameters:

in_budget – The number of vertices that will be allowed in the tessellation of curves.

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &SetContinuedBudget(bool in_state, size_t in_budget = 0)

Sets the number of additional vertices will be allocated to the overall curve for each control point beyond the degree of the curve plus one. A curve with a number of control points equal to the degree plus one will have a number of vertices equal to the budget. Curves with more control points than that number will have additional vertices equal to the continued budget for each extra control point.

Parameters:
  • in_state – Whether the continued budget will be used at all.

  • in_budget – The number of additional vertices that will be allocated to the overall curve.

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &SetContinuedBudget(size_t in_budget)

Sets the number of additional vertices will be allocated to the overall curve for each control point beyond the degree of the curve plus one. A curve with a number of control points equal to the degree plus one will have a number of vertices equal to the budget. Curves with more control points than that number will have additional vertices equal to the continued budget for each extra control point. The state is implicitly on.

Parameters:

in_budget – The number of additional vertices that will be allocated to the overall curve.

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &SetMaximumAngle(float in_degrees)

Sets the largest angle allowed, in degrees, between adjacent line segments in the tessellated representation. Applies to view-independent curves only.

Parameters:

in_degrees – The largest angle allowed between adjacent line segments.

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &SetMaximumDeviation(float in_deviation)

Sets the distance in object space from the parametric definition of the curve to its tessellated counterpart.

Parameters:

in_deviation – The distance in object space from the parametric definition.

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &SetMaximumLength(float in_length)

Sets the largest allowable length, in the curve’s normalized [0,1] parametric space, of any line segment. Applies to view-independent curves only.

Parameters:

in_length – The largest allowable length of any line segment.

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &SetViewDependent(bool in_state)

Sets whether curves should be rendered in a view-dependent or view-independent manner. The tessellation of view-dependent curves is adjusted to maintain a smooth curve with the current camera setting. View-independent curves are statically tessellated based on the curve attribute settings. View-independent is less computationally intensive but can result in curves that do not look smooth with certain camera settings.

Parameters:

in_state – Whether curves should be rendered in a view-dependent manner.

Returns:

A reference to this object.

bool ShowBudget(size_t &out_budget) const

Shows the upper boundary of the number of vertices that will be allowed in the tessellation of curves, regardless of view settings.

Parameters:

out_budget – The number of vertices that will be allowed in the tessellation of curves.

Returns:

true if the setting is valid, false otherwise.

bool ShowContinuedBudget(bool &out_state, size_t &out_budget) const

Shows the number of additional vertices will be allocated to the overall curve for each control point beyond the degree of the curve plus one.

Parameters:
  • out_state – Whether the continued budget will be used at all.

  • out_budget – The number of additional vertices that will be allocated to the overall curve.

Returns:

true if the setting is valid, false otherwise.

bool ShowMaximumAngle(float &out_degrees) const

Shows the largest angle allowed, in degrees, between adjacent line segments in the tessellated representation. Applies to view-independent curves only.

Parameters:

out_degrees – The largest angle allowed between adjacent line segments.

Returns:

true if the setting is valid, false otherwise.

bool ShowMaximumDeviation(float &out_deviation) const

Shows the distance in object space from the parametric definition of the curve to its tessellated counterpart. Applies to view-independent curves only.

Parameters:

out_deviation – The distance in object space from the parametric definition.

Returns:

true if the setting is valid, false otherwise.

bool ShowMaximumLength(float &out_length) const

Shows the largest allowable length, in the curve’s normalized [0,1] parametric space, of any line segment. Applies to view-independent curves only.

Parameters:

out_length – The largest allowable length of any line segment.

Returns:

true if the setting is valid, false otherwise.

bool ShowViewDependent(bool &out_state) const

Shows whether curves should be rendered in a view-dependent or view-independent manner.

Parameters:

out_state – Whether curves should be rendered in a view-dependent manner.

Returns:

true if the setting is valid, false otherwise.

CurveAttributeControl &UnsetBudget()

Removes the budget setting. If the control is attached to a WindowKey this function restores the default value of this setting as specified by CurveAttributeKit::GetDefault().

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &UnsetContinuedBudget()

Removes the continued budget setting. If the control is attached to a WindowKey this function restores the default value of this setting as specified by CurveAttributeKit::GetDefault().

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &UnsetEverything()

Removes all settings from this object. If the control is attached to a WindowKey this function restores the default settings of this control as specified by CurveAttributeKit::GetDefault().

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &UnsetMaximumAngle()

Removes the maximum angle setting. If the control is attached to a WindowKey this function restores the default value of this setting as specified by CurveAttributeKit::GetDefault().

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &UnsetMaximumDeviation()

Removes the maximum deviation setting. If the control is attached to a WindowKey this function restores the default value of this setting as specified by CurveAttributeKit::GetDefault().

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &UnsetMaximumLength()

Removes the maximum length setting. If the control is attached to a WindowKey this function restores the default value of this setting as specified by CurveAttributeKit::GetDefault().

Returns:

A reference to this object.

CurveAttributeControl &UnsetViewDependent()

Removes the view-dependent setting. If the control is attached to a WindowKey this function restores the default value of this setting as specified by CurveAttributeKit::GetDefault().

Returns:

A reference to this object.

~CurveAttributeControl()

Releases a reference to the database object this control is tied to.

Public Static Attributes

static const HPS::Type staticType = HPS::Type::CurveAttributeControl