Detailed Description

Utility class which provides wrappers for the OpenGL API.

MGLFunctionTable is a utility class which provides wrappers for the basic functions in the OpenGL API.

Core functions up to OpenGL 2.0 are provided here, as well as a number of ARB/EXT and vendor specific extensions. Refer to the MGLExtension enumeration for extensions which are checked.

Please refer to an OpenGL reference for usage of the OpenGL functions provided in this wrapper class.

When using the functions provided, the standard GL* type and constant definitions to be used can be found in MGLDefinitions.h.

MGLDefinitions.h basically provides a wrapper for what would normally be found in gl.h and glext.h files.

The naming convention used in this file is to take the regular GL* definitions and add a "M" prefix. This is to avoid conflicts with existing type and constant declarations which may be found in files such as gl.h and glext.h. It is recommended that externally provided files which have GL definitions not be included in the same C++ file to avoid conflicts. Mixing GL code wusing MGLFunctionTable and external code is possible, just not recommended.

MGLFunctionTable cannot be created on its own, and must be retrieved via a method on the MHardwareRenderer class. It is possible that this class will not be available, if the hardware renderer class cannot be instantiated. This would be due to insufficient graphics hardware support.

Below is an example of initializing and using the function table to draw a simple 3-line axis. Note the usage of the definitions from MGLDefinitions such as MGL_LIGHTING versus GL_LIGHTING, and MGL_LINES and MGL_DEPTH_TEST.

#include <MHardwareRenderer.h>
#include <MGLFunctionTable.h>

class myClass
{
public:
    MStatus initializeGL();
    void    drawAxis();
protected:
    MGLFunctionTable *gGLFT; // Function table to use
private:
// No private members
};

MStatus
myClass::initializeGL()
{
    // Get a pointer to a GL function table
    MHardwareRenderer *rend = MHardwareRenderer::theRenderer();
    if (rend)
        gGLFT = rend->glFunctionTable();
    if (!gGLFT)
        return MStatus::kFailure;
    return MStatus::kSuccess;
}

void
myClass::drawAxis()
{
    // Draw a world space axis
    //
    gGLFT->glDisable(MGL_LIGHTING);
    gGLFT->glBegin(MGL_LINES);
    gGLFT->glColor3f( 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f );
    gGLFT->glVertex3f( 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f );
    gGLFT->glVertex3f( 3.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f );

    gGLFT->glColor3f( 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f );
    gGLFT->glVertex3f( 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f );
    gGLFT->glVertex3f( 0.0f, 3.0f, 0.0f );

    gGLFT->glColor3f( 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f );
    gGLFT->glVertex3f( 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f );
    gGLFT->glVertex3f( 0.0f, 0.0f, 3.0f );
    gGLFT->glEnd();
    gGLFT->glEnable(MGL_LIGHTING);
}

Here is a similar example of using the function table in Python.

# Import the module
import maya.OpenMayaRender as OpenMayaRender

# Get a renderer, then a function table
def initializeGL():
  glRenderer = OpenMayaRender.MHardwareRenderer.theRenderer()
  glFT = glRenderer.glFunctionTable()

# Query the maximum texture size
def printMaxTextureSize():
  maxTxtSize = glFT.maxTextureSize()
  print maxTxtSize

# Draw an axis
def drawAxis():
  glFT.glDisable(OpenMayaRender.MGL_LIGHTING)
  glFT.glBegin(OpenMayaRender.MGL_LINES)

  glFT.glColor3f( 1.0, 0.0, 0.0 )
  glFT.glVertex3f( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 )
  glFT.glVertex3f( 3.0, 0.0, 0.0 )

  glFT.glColor3f( 0.0, 1.0, 0.0 )
  glFT.glVertex3f( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 )
  glFT.glVertex3f( 0.0, 3.0, 0.0 )

  glFT.glColor3f( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 )
  glFT.glVertex3f( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 )
  glFT.glVertex3f( 0.0, 0.0, 3.0 )

  glFT.glEnd()
  glFT.glEnable(OpenMayaRender.MGL_LIGHTING)

Examples:: cgfxEffectDef.cpp, cgfxShaderNode.cpp, hwColorPerVertexShader.cpp, hwPhongShader.cpp, lineManip.cpp, lineManipContainer.cpp, OpenGLViewportRenderer.cpp, squareScaleManip.cpp, and squareScaleManipContext.cpp.

#include <MGLFunctionTable.h>

List of all members.

Public Types
enum	MGLversion { kMGL_Version11, kMGL_Version12, kMGL_Version121, kMGL_Version13, kMGL_Version14, kMGL_Version15, kMGL_Version20 }
	OpenGL versions checked. More...
Public Member Functions
bool	extensionExists (MGLExtension extension)
	Provides information as to whether a given OpenGL extension exists.
unsigned int	numTexUnits () const
	Get information about the maximum number of texture units.
unsigned int	numTexInterpolants () const
	Get information about the maximum number of texture interpolants.
unsigned int	numTexImageUnits () const
	Get information about the maximum number of texture image units available.
unsigned int	maxTextureSize () const
	Get information about the maximum texture size.
unsigned int	maxVertexAttributes () const
	Get information about the maximum number of vertex attributes available.
Friends
class	MHardwareRenderer Search for all occurrences

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum MGLversion

Search for all occurrences

OpenGL versions checked.

Enumerator:

kMGL_Version11	GL 1.1. Search for all occurrences
kMGL_Version12	GL 1.2. Search for all occurrences
kMGL_Version121	GL 1.2.1. Search for all occurrences
kMGL_Version13	GL 1.3.1. Search for all occurrences
kMGL_Version14	GL 1.4.1. Search for all occurrences
kMGL_Version15	GL 1.5. Search for all occurrences
kMGL_Version20	GL 2.0. Search for all occurrences