#include <LUA_API_Path.h>

Public Member Functions
float3	getNodePosition (string pathName, int nodeIndex)
	Get the position of the node index you have passed through. You can get the position of every node between the main nodes and the main nodes themselves The Main nodes are the nodes that you manually add in the scene to draw the line. The nodes inbetween allow the spline to have a curve. The more nodes you have set between the main nodes, the more curve accuracy there will be. More...

float	getNodeYaw (string pathName, int nodeIndex)
	Get the yaw rotation of the node index you have passed through. This is a precalculated yaw angle created by the spline path editor. More...

void	setNodePosition (string pathName, int nodeIndex, float posX, float posY, float posZ)
	Set the position of the node index you have passed through. This only works for the main nodes that you manually add using the Spline path editor. More...

int	getNumNodes (string pathName)
	Gets how many nodes the path specified has. This also adds all the nodes in between the main nodes. More...

int	doesPathExist (string pathName)
	Check whether the path specified exists or not. This is a boolean function as it returns true or false. More...

path	createPath (�pathName�)
	Create a Path. More...

path	removePath (�pathName�)
	remove a Path More...

path	insertNode (�pathName�, id, x, y, z)
	Insert a node into the path. More...

path	deleteNode (�pathName�, id)
	Remove a node into the path. More...

path	insertNode (�pathName�, id, x, y, z)
	Insert a node into the path. More...

Detailed Description

This area covers path functions. Set or get various path properties.
Use as path.function()
Path functions require the use of the path name in the function.

For more information on how these functions can be used please visit the User Manual - http://www.chi-ad.com/Skyline/SDN/

Here is an example of the path class beng used.

obj =0;
pathName = "MyPath";

function onInit(objID)
    -- check if path exists
    pathExists = path.doesPathExist(pathName);
    sky.lprint("pathExists: "..pathExists);


    -- if path does not exist then return;
    if(pathExists == 0)then return; end

    -- get the number of nodes this path has.
    numNodes = path.getNumNodes(pathName);
    sky.lprint("numNodes: "..numNodes);


    -- print out the node positions for this path.

    for nodeIndex = 0, numNodes-1 do
        x,y,z = path.getNodePosition(pathName, nodeIndex); -- this will return the 6 node. 
        sky.lprint("X: "..x.." :Y: "..y.." :Z: "..z);
    end
end

Member Function Documentation

path path::createPath ( �pathName� )

Create a Path.

Parameters

pathName : The name of the path set up in the spline path editor.

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    coming soon
end

path path::deleteNode	(	�pathName�	,
		id
	)

Remove a node into the path.

Parameters

pathName	: The name of the path set up in the spline path editor.
ID	:

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    coming soon
end

int path::doesPathExist ( string pathName )

Check whether the path specified exists or not. This is a boolean function as it returns true or false.

1 = True 0 = False

Parameters

pathName : The name of the path set up in the spline path editor.

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    check = path.doesPathExist("MyPath");
    sky.lprint("check: "..check);
end

float3 path::getNodePosition	(	string	pathName,
		int	nodeIndex
	)

Get the position of the node index you have passed through. You can get the position of every node between the main nodes and the main nodes themselves The Main nodes are the nodes that you manually add in the scene to draw the line. The nodes inbetween allow the spline to have a curve. The more nodes you have set between the main nodes, the more curve accuracy there will be.

The first node starts at 0. To find the last node, use the function ( path.getNumNodes() - 1 )

Parameters

pathName	: The name of the path set up in the spline path editor
nodeIndex	: The node index to return the position from.

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    nodeIndex = 5;
    numNodes = path.getNumNodes("MyPath");
    
    if(nodeIndex < numNodes)then
        x,y,z = path.getNodePosition("myPath", nodeIndex); -- this will return the 6 node. 
    end
end

float path::getNodeYaw	(	string	pathName,
		int	nodeIndex
	)

Get the yaw rotation of the node index you have passed through. This is a precalculated yaw angle created by the spline path editor.

The first node starts at 0. To find the last node, use the function ( path.getNumNodes() - 1 )

Parameters

pathName	: The name of the path set up in the spline path editor
nodeIndex	: The node index to return the position from.

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    nodeIndex = 5;
    numNodes = path.getNumNodes("MyPath");
    
    if(nodeIndex < numNodes)then
        yaw = path.getNodeYaw("myPath", nodeIndex); -- this will return the 6 node. 
    end
end

int path::getNumNodes ( string pathName )

Gets how many nodes the path specified has. This also adds all the nodes in between the main nodes.

Parameters

pathName : The name of the path set up in the spline path editor.

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    numNodes = path.getNumNodes("MyPath");
    sky.lprint("nuNodes: "..numNodes);
end

path path::insertNode	(	�pathName�	,
		id	,
		x	,
		y	,
		z
	)

Insert a node into the path.

Parameters

pathName	: The name of the path set up in the spline path editor.
ID	:
x	:
y	:
z	:

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    coming soon
end

path path::insertNode	(	�pathName�	,
		id	,
		x	,
		y	,
		z
	)

Insert a node into the path.

Parameters

pathName	: The name of the path set up in the spline path editor.
ID	:

This will insert a node between nodes at x, y, z.

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    coming soon
end

path path::removePath ( �pathName� )

remove a Path

Parameters

pathName : The name of the path set up in the spline path editor.

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    coming soon
end

void path::setNodePosition	(	string	pathName,
		int	nodeIndex,
		float	posX,
		float	posY,
		float	posZ
	)

Set the position of the node index you have passed through. This only works for the main nodes that you manually add using the Spline path editor.

Parameters

pathName	: The name of the path set up in the spline path editor.
nodeIndex	: The node index to set the position to.
posX	: The Positions X axis variable to set.
posY	: The Positions Y axis variable to set.
posZ	: The Positions Z axis variable to set.

Here is a Small Example of how to use this function:

function onInit(objID)
    nodeIndex = 5;
    path.setNodePosition("MyPath", nodeIndex, 0, 10, 0);
end

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

LUA_API_Path.h

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation