ent_mesh

ent_getmesh(ENTITY* ent,var num,var lod);

ent_setmesh(ENTITY* ent,void* mesh,var num,var lod);

Returns or sets the DirectX mesh of the given model or terrain entity.

Parameters:

ent - model or terrain entity pointer, or NULL for level blocks ( A7 only)
num - number of the terrain chunk or level block, beginning with 0.
lod - number of the lod step for the mesh, 0..3.

Returns

LPD3DXMESH cast to void*, or zero if the entity contains less meshes than the given mesh or lod number.

Speed:

Fast

Remarks:

When setting the mesh of an entity, the old mesh is automatically released.
Meshes can be set only for nonanimated entities.
The mesh vertex format (D3DVERTEX) is described in the shader section, and defined in the atypes.h file in the lite-C include directory.
You can set a mesh that you've allocated, but you should then release it yourself at the end of the game (see example). The reason is that a mesh allocated by a DLL compiled with a certain DirectX SDK version should be released using the same SDK version.

Example (lite-C):

...
#include <d3d9.h>
...
LPD3DXMESH pMesh = (LPD3DXMESH)ent_getmesh(my,0,0);
LPD3DXMESH pNewMesh;
D3DXCreateMeshFVF(num_tris,num_verts,D3DXMESH_MANAGED,D3DFVF_D3DVERTEX,(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9)pd3ddev,&pNewMesh);
// set vertices, triangles, and attributes
...
ent_setmesh(my,pNewMesh,0,0);
...
// deallocate mesh at end of level or game
pNewMesh = ent_getmesh(my,0,0);
pNewMesh->Release();
ent_setmesh(my,NULL,0,0);

See also:

ent_vertices ► latest version online