C# Class MyGame.BillboardSystem

This class represent a Billboard System a group of 2D textures(pictures) that are always drawn facing the camera

Inheritance: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.DrawableGameComponent

Public Properties

Property	Type	Description
EnsureOcclusion	bool
Mode	BillboardMode

Method	Description
BillboardSystem ( Game game, Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.Texture2D texture, Vector2 billboardSize, Vector3 particlePositions ) : System	Constructor that initialize the billboard attributes
Draw ( GameTime gameTime ) : void	This method renders the current state.
drawBillboards ( ) : void
drawOpaquePixels ( ) : void
drawTransparentPixels ( ) : void
generateParticles ( Vector3 particlePositions ) : void	Generate the particles (vertex and index array) for each billboard
setEffectParameters ( ) : void	Set the billboard effect paramaters

Constructor that initialize the billboard attributes

public BillboardSystem ( Game game, Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.Texture2D texture, Vector2 billboardSize, Vector3 particlePositions ) : System
game	Game	Instance of MyGame this drawable game component is attached to
texture	Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.Texture2D	The Texture2D(2D picture) that is drawn at every position
billboardSize	Vector2	Size of billboard
particlePositions	Vector3	Positions of the billboards
return	System

This method renders the current state.

public Draw ( GameTime gameTime ) : void
gameTime	Microsoft.Xna.Framework.GameTime	The elapsed game time.
return	void

public drawBillboards ( ) : void
return	void

public drawOpaquePixels ( ) : void
return	void

public drawTransparentPixels ( ) : void
return	void

Generate the particles (vertex and index array) for each billboard

public generateParticles ( Vector3 particlePositions ) : void
particlePositions	Vector3	Positions of the billboards
return	void

Set the billboard effect paramaters

public setEffectParameters ( ) : void
return	void

public bool EnsureOcclusion
return	bool

public BillboardMode Mode
return	BillboardMode