IHLSLCodeGenerator2 Class Reference

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Detailed Description

Shader generators were built on top of Ashli, a shader compiler from AMD ATI.

Deprecated:

Shader generation is now handled by MetaSL and the mental mill compiler

Now all shader generation in 3ds Max is performed by mental mill. To get similar data being generated based on actual supported shader code, the developer is advised to use the IEffectFile interface

#include <DeprecatedRealtimeMaterialTexturemapShaderAPI.h>

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Public Types
enum	CodeVersion { PS_1_X, PS_2_0, PS_3_0, PS_2_X }
Public Member Functions
virtual MCHAR *	GenerateEffectFile2 (StdMat2 *mtl, Tab< INode * > lights, CodeVersion code, bool &transp, int instSize, bool useLPRT=false)=0
	Generates an Effect File based on the material supplied.
virtual MCHAR *	GenerateFragmentCode2 (StdMat2 *mtl, Tab< INode * > lights, bool &transp)=0
	Generate HLSL Code based on the material.
Static Public Member Functions
static DllExport IHLSLCodeGenerator2 *	GetHLSLCodeGenerator2 ()
	Access to the factory class.

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Member Enumeration Documentation

enum CodeVersion

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Enumerator:

PS_1_X	Search for all occurrences
PS_2_0	Search for all occurrences
PS_3_0	Search for all occurrences
PS_2_X	Search for all occurrences

                     {
        PS_1_X,
        PS_2_0,
        PS_3_0,
        PS_2_X,
    };

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Member Function Documentation

virtual MCHAR* GenerateEffectFile2	(	StdMat2 *	mtl,
		Tab< INode * >	lights,
		CodeVersion	code,
		bool &	transp,
		int	instSize,
		bool	useLPRT = false
	)		[pure virtual]

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Generates an Effect File based on the material supplied.

This is similar to GenerateFragmentCode, but will optimize the HLSL code to assembler, based on a pass compiler. This version of the function will generate code for all maps whether they are visible in the viewport or not.

Parameters:

*mtl	The material that will be used to generate the effect
lights	An array of lights to be used by the shader
code	The Shader Model to compile to
&transp	Tells the code if transparency is used. This can be used to setup specific RenderStates
instSize	The maximum number of instructions
useLPRT	This is not needed by the developer. It is used in conjunction with Ashli

Returns:

A string containing the effect file. This can be loaded in the DirectX 9 Shader material

virtual MCHAR* GenerateFragmentCode2	(	StdMat2 *	mtl,
		Tab< INode * >	lights,
		bool &	transp
	)		[pure virtual]

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Generate HLSL Code based on the material.

This will create HLSL code based on the material and lights in the scene. It will generate code for Blinn and ONB style specular component. It will support Ambient,Diffuse, specular, Self Illumination, opacity, bump, reflection maps. This version of the function will generate code for all maps whether they are visible in the viewport or not.

Parameters:

*mtl	The material source
lights	A table of lights to used in the HLSL generation
&transp	True if there is a transparent component

Returns:

A string containing the code.

static DllExport IHLSLCodeGenerator2* GetHLSLCodeGenerator2

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Access to the factory class.