class MaterialObject

Defined in: C4MaterialObjects.h

The MaterialObject class encapsulates a set of material properties.

Definition

class MaterialObject : public Object

Member Functions

`MaterialObject::GetMaterialSubstance`	Returns the material substance type.
`MaterialObject::SetMaterialSubstance`	Sets the material substance type.
`MaterialObject::GetMaterialFlags`	Returns the material flags.
`MaterialObject::SetMaterialFlags`	Sets the material flags.
`MaterialObject::Clone`	Clones a material object.

`MaterialObject::GetAttributeList`	Returns a pointer to the material's attribute list.
`MaterialObject::GetFirstAttribute`	Returns a pointer to the first material attribute.
`MaterialObject::AddAttribute`	Adds an attribute to a material.
`MaterialObject::PurgeAttributes`	Purges all of a material's attributes.
`MaterialObject::GetTextureBlendMode`	Returns the texture blend mode.
`MaterialObject::SetTextureBlendMode`	Sets the texture blend mode.
`MaterialObject::GetTexcoordScale`	Returns the scale for a texcoord.
`MaterialObject::SetTexcoordScale`	Sets the scale for a texcoord.
`MaterialObject::GetTexcoordOffset`	Returns the offset for a texcoord.
`MaterialObject::SetTexcoordOffset`	Sets the offset for a texcoord.
`MaterialObject::GetTexcoordVelocity`	Returns the animation velocity for a texcoord.
`MaterialObject::SetTexcoordVelocity`	Sets the animation velocity for a texcoord.

`MaterialObject::GetFirstRegisteredSubstance`	Returns the first registered substance.
`MaterialObject::FindRegisteredSubstance`	Returns a specific registered substance.
`MaterialObject::RegisterSubstance`	Registers a substance with the engine.

Constructor

MaterialObject();

Description

The MaterialObject class holds all of the information pertaining to a paticular material used for shading. Individual material attributes are added to a material object using the MaterialObject::AddAttribute function.

One material object can be shared by many Geometry nodes in a world. A material object is assigned to a Geometry node by calling the Geometry::SetMaterialObject function. This increments the material object's reference count, so it is okay to release the material object afterwards. Since the MaterialObject class is a shared object, it is released by calling the Shared::Release function.

Base Classes

Object A MaterialObject is an object that can be shared by multiple geometry nodes.