Meta_Billboard
A Billboard allows its children to be rendered in various alignment and sizing modes.
Public Types
Values for Idx_AlignMode.
| AlignMode_World | Aligns in world space, based on parent assembly transforms (Symbols - C: "AlignModeWorld", Lua: __Billboard_AlignModeWorld) |
| AlignMode_Camera | Aligns to the camera (Symbols - C: "AlignModeCamera", Lua: __Billboard_AlignModeCamera) |
| AlignMode_Screen | Aligns to the screen (Symbols - C: "AlignModeScreen", Lua: __Billboard_AlignModeScreen) |
| AlignMode_Camera_X | Aligns to the camera around the X axis (Symbols - C: "AlignModeCameraX", Lua: __Billboard_AlignModeCameraX) |
| AlignMode_Camera_Y | Aligns to the camera around the Y axis (Symbols - C: "AlignModeCameraY", Lua: __Billboard_AlignModeCameraY) |
| AlignMode_Camera_Z | Aligns to the camera around the Z axis (Symbols - C: "AlignModeCameraZ", Lua: __Billboard_AlignModeCameraZ) |
Property index.
| Idx_Enabled | bool - When enabled, the billboard and its descendants are drawn in the scene |
| Idx_Target | link - Optionally specifies an assembly to align the billboard to |
| Idx_AlignMode | ALIGNMODE (int) - Specifies the alignment mode |
| Idx_PositionMode | POSITIONMODE (int) - Specifies the position mode |
| Idx_SizeMode | SIZEMODE (int) - Specifies the size mode |
| Idx_ShareMode | Unused. |
| Idx_WorldPosition | vec3w - When in world position mode, specifies the world translation of the billboard |
| Idx_WorldDepthAdjustment | float - When in world position mode, specifies a depth adjustment to bring the billboard toward or away from the viewer |
| Idx_ViewPosition | vec3w - When in view position mode, specifies the position of the billboard in view units (-1 to +1) |
| Idx_ScreenPosition | vec3w - When in screen position mode, specifies the position of the billboard in screen units (-1 to +1) |
| Idx_WorldScale | float - When in world size mode, specifies the world scale applied to billboard contents |
| Idx_ViewScale | float - When in view size mode, specifies the scale in terms of a proportion of the view |
| Idx_PixelScale | float - When in screen size mode, specifies the scale in terms of pixel coverage |
| Idx_MinimumScale | float - Specifies a minimum value after which the contents are no longer scaled down |
| Idx_MaximumScale | float - Specifies a maximum value after which the contents are no longer scaled up |
| Idx_NoCollisions | bool - Disable collisions (cursor and object) with the contents of this billboard |
| Idx_MaxViewDistance | world_float - Specifies the maximum distance before the billboard is no longer drawn |
| Idx_UseWorldUpVector | bool - When enabled, aligns the billboard using the world up vector |
| Idx_KeepHorizontal | bool - When enabled, the billboard alignment never allows the contents to roll |
Values for Idx_PositionMode.
| PositionMode_World | Position the billboard using the value in Idx_WorldPosition (Symbols - C: "PositionModeWorld", Lua: __Billboard_PositionModeWorld) |
| PositionMode_View | Position the billboard using the value in Idx_ViewPosition (Symbols - C: "PositionModeView", Lua: __Billboard_PositionModeView) |
| PositionMode_Screen | Position the billboard using the value in Idx_ScreenPosition (Symbols - C: "PositionModeScreen", Lua: __Billboard_PositionModeScreen) |
Values for Idx_SizeMode.
| SizeMode_World | Scale the billboard using the value in Idx_WorldScale (Symbols - C: "SizeModeWorld", Lua: __Billboard_SizeModeWorld) |
| SizeMode_View | Scale the billboard using the value in Idx_ViewScale (Symbols - C: "SizeModeView", Lua: __Billboard_SizeModeView) |
| SizeMode_Pixels | Scale the billboard using the value in Idx_PixelScale (Symbols - C: "SizeModePixels", Lua: __Billboard_SizeModePixels) |