Features in progress

Here we compile info about the advancements and features in progress. Only for advanced users and contributors!

DrawNode - New API info

• drawPie()

Having 4 different drawing modus

• Filled Polygon and backwards compatibility

Each 'drawPolygon()' backwards compatibility can be controlled separately with 'setIsConvex(true/false)':

Source snippet:

for (int iy = 0; iy < 5; iy++)
{
	x = 0;
	for (int ix = 0; ix < 13; ix++)
	{
		vertices[0] = Vec2(x + o + w, y + o - h);
		vertices[1] = Vec2(x + o + w * 2, y + o);
		vertices[2] = Vec2(x + o + w * 2 + h, y + o + w);
		vertices[3] = Vec2(x + o + w * 2, y + o + w * 2);

		if (AXRANDOM_0_1() > 0.5f)
		{
			drawNode1->setIsConvex(true);
			color = Color4F::YELLOW;
		}
		else
		{
			drawNode1->setIsConvex(false); // default value!
			color = Color4F::ORANGE;
		}
		drawNode1->drawPolygon(vertices, 4, Color4F(0.7f, 0.7f, 0.7f, 0.5f), 1, color);
		x += 70;
	}
	y += 80;
}

DrawNode - Tricks 'n' Tips

Performance

• Filled Polygon
  • No checks on drawPolygon()
    • drawPolygon() using Poly2Tri for triangulation and has the same restrictions.

Restrictions

• Filled Polygon/Poly2Tri restrictions:

  Since there are no Input validation of the data given for triangulation you need to think about this:

  • Poly2Tri does not support repeat points within epsilon.
  • If you have a cyclic function that generates random points make sure you don't add the same coordinate twice.
  • If you are given input and aren't sure same point exist twice you need to check for this yourself.

Extension DrawNodeEx ‐ a new kind of sprite class

=> The new DrawNode v2 and more!

• DrawNodeEx is not only a class for drawing primitives, it's more:
  • It's a kind of sprite created from drawing primitives!

At the moment all infos be there: #1579

Rendering artifacts with 'tile' based textures

All info there: Rendering artifacts #1552

Maybe somebody want write it better as only a link?