Re: shader writing: Array picking menu question

[Rob Wuijster <rob(at)glassworksamsterdam.nl>]

Hi Reinhard,

Thanks for the tip, will have a look at that.

I know about all the stuff in the new architectural shader, but you 
started all this on XSIBase.... ;-)
Maybe some other people want to jump in as well and have a look at that 
architectural shader? *hint hint*

vr.gr.,

Rob Wuijster
Glassworks Amsterdam


Reinhard Claus wrote:
> Hi Rob
> have a peek into the spdls from the phenolib directory. contour.out.spdl 
> has a "obj_array" named parameter which might be what you're after. 
> mib_geo_instance_mlist.spdl has a material array (type=material)
> I don't know whether all these are handled ui wise by xsi
> some other interesting new shaders are in the new version of the 
> architectural dll by the way (e.g. portal lights).  Not intending to 
> sound like *hint * hint * ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Reinhard
> On 10/30/07, *Rob Wuijster* <rob(at)glassworksamsterdam.nl 
> <mailto:rob(at)glassworksamsterdam.nl>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>
>     I'm looking into the production shaders from the MR 3.6 library, to see
>     if I can write a PPG or two....
>
>     The mi code states the subset shader as follows:
>
>     declare shader "mip_render_subset" (
>              boolean "enabled"        default on,
>              array geometry "objects",
>              array integer  "instance_label",
>              material       "material",
>              boolean "mask_only"      default off,
>              color   "mask_color"     default 1 1 1 1,
>              color   "background"     default 0 0 0 0,
>              color   "other_objects"  default 0 0 0 0,
>              boolean "full_screen_fg" default on
>          )
>          apply lens
>          version 5
>     end declare
>
>
>     How can I set an array for the geometry picking:
>
>             Parameter "objects" input
>             {
>                     GUID = "{6E5F6515-FF4B-42FA-B9D6-9F4E1231359D}";
>                     UI "mapping" = "{38D56C23-8C0D-11D0-857D-00A02417D029}";
>                     Inspectable = off;
>                     Type = array
>                     {
>                             Parameter "objects" input
>                             {
>                                     GUID =
>     "{B4A7E44E-6C8B-46CA-8698-6DDB36C244D8}";
>                                     Type = ????????;   <----How to have
>     XSI look at geometry here? -->
>                             }
>                     };
>             }
>     }
>
>     The same goes for the "material" entry as well....
>
>     cheers for any answers, as it has been a while since I did this
>     conversion writing, and am slowly working my way through the SDK now,
>
>
>     Rob Wuijster
>     Glassworks Amsterdam
>
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