jit.gl.sketch

Use drawing commands with OpenGL

Description

Records and draws based on 3-D drawing commands. These commands range from simple turtle graphics to the majority of the OpenGL API.

Examples

Discussion

The jit.gl.sketch object requires one argument: the name of a drawing context. A named drawing context is a named instance of a jit.window, jit.pwindow, or jit.matrix object that has an instance of the jit.gl.render object associated with it. Additionally it can reference the name of a jit.gl.node sub-context. This value may also be set via the OB3D drawto attribute. If no argument is present, the object is implicitly added to the first valid drawing context or sub-context found in the current patch or by searching up the patcher hierarchy.

Attributes

autonormal [int]

Automatically generate normals for tri and quad primitives (default = 0)

displaylist [int]

Cache in a displaylist (default = 0)

immediate [int]

Toggles immediate mode. When immediate mode is enabled, a message will be executed when it is submitted rather than on draw.

pushstate [int]

Toggles pushing all attributes on draw.

Common Box Attributes

annotation [symbol]

Sets the text that will be displayed in the Clue window when the user moves the mouse over the object.

background [int] (default: 0)

Adds or removes the object from the patcher's background layer. background 1 adds the object to the background layer, background 0 removes it. Objects in the background layer are shown behind all objects in the default foreground layer.

color [4 floats]

Sets the color for the object box outline.

fontface [int]

Sets the type style used by the object. The options are:

plain
bold
italic
bold italic

Possible values:

0 = 'regular'
1 = 'bold'
2 = 'italic'
3 = 'bold italic'

fontname [symbol]

Sets the object's font.

fontsize [float]

Sets the object's font size (in points).

Possible values:

'8'
'9'
'10'
'11'
'12'
'13'
'14'
'16'
'18'
'20'
'24'
'30'
'36'
'48'
'64'
'72'

hidden [int] (default: 0)

Toggles whether an object is hidden when the patcher is locked.

hint [symbol]

Sets the text that will be displayed in as a pop-up hint when the user moves the mouse over the object in a locked patcher.

ignoreclick [int] (default: 0)

Toggles whether an object ignores mouse clicks in a locked patcher.

patching_rect [4 floats] (default: 0. 0. 100. 0.)

Sets the position and size of the object in the patcher window.

position [2 floats]

g/s(set)

Sets the object's x and y position in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its size unchanged.

presentation [int] (default: 0)

Sets whether an object belongs to the patcher's presentation.

presentation_rect [4 floats] (default: 0. 0. 0. 0.)

Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in the patcher's presentation, leaving its patching position unchanged.

rect [4 floats]

g/s(set)

Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation).

size [2 floats]

g/s(set)

Sets the object's width and height in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its position unchanged.

textcolor [float]

Sets the color for the object's text in RGBA format.

textjustification [int]

Sets the justification for the object's text.

Possible values:

0 = 'left'
1 = 'center'
2 = 'right'

varname [symbol]

Sets the patcher's scripting name, which can be used to address the object by name in pattr, scripting messages to thispatcher, and the js object.

OB3D Attributes

anim [symbol]

The name of a jit.anim.node object that handles all spatial transforms for this instance (default = UID). The default value references an internal object, but can be overridden by setting to the name of an existing external jit.anim.node instance. This allows for more advanced control of the spatial transform.

anchor [3 floats]

The anchor position in local space (default = 0. 0. 0.). Allows for offsetting the local 3D origin around which transforms are applied.

animmode [symbol]

Determines which space the anim_move and anim_turn messages will affect the position and orientation of this object (default = parent).
local = Rotate relative to local axis
parent = Rotate relative to parent axis
world = Rotate relative to world axis

antialias [int]

Antialiasing flag (default = 0) On some hardware, the blend_enable attribute must also be enabled for antialiasing to work.

automatic [int]

Automatic rendering flag (default = 1) When the flag is set, rendering occurs when the associated jit.gl.render object receives a bang message

auto_material [int]

Automatic material attributes flag (default = 1) When the flag is set, and lighting is enabled for the object, the diffuse and ambient material components for the object will be set to the object's color, and the specular and emissive lighting components are disabled.

aux_color [4 floats]

The auxiliary color in the form red green blue alpha (default = 0. 0. 0. 0.) The list elements should be in the range 0.-1.

axes [int]

x/y/z axis rendering off/on (default = 0)

blend [symbol]

The named blending mode. The possible values are:
add = blend_mode 1 1
multiply = blend_mode 2 1
screen = blend_mode 4 1
exclusion = blend_mode 4 5
colorblend = blend_mode 3 4
alphablend = blend_mode 6 7
coloradd = blend_mode 3 1
alphaadd = blend_mode 6 1

blend_enable [int]

Blending flag (default = 0) When the flag is set, blending is enabled for all rendered objects.

blend_mode [2 ints]

The source and destination planes associated with the blend mode (default = 6 7) Blend modes are specified in the form src_blend_mode dst_blend_mode. The supported modes are:
0 = zero
1 = one
2 = destination color
3 = source color
4 = one minus destination color
5 = one minus source color
6 = source alpha
7 = one minus source alpha
8 = destination alpha
9 = one minus destination alpha
10 = source alpha saturate

camera [3 floats]

The camera position in 3D space (default = 0. 0. 2.) Camera position is specified as a set of floating point numbers that correspond to a camera position with respect to the x, y, and z axes.

capture [symbol]

The name of a texture to be rendered to - e.g. jit.gl.nurbs @capture mytex will capture to jit.gl.texture @name mytex.

color [4 floats]

The draw color in the form red green blue alpha (default = 1. 1. 1. 1.) The list elements should be in the range 0.-1.

cull_face [int]

Face culling mode (default = 0 (no culling))
0 = no culling
1 = cull back faces
2 = cull front faces

depth_clear [int]

Depth buffer clear flag (default = 0) When the flag is set, the depth buffer is cleared before rendering the object.

depth_enable [int]

Depth buffering flag (default = 1) When the flag is set, depth buffering is enabled.

depth_write [int]

Depth write flag (default = 1). When the flag is set, writing to the depth buffer is enabled. This will have no effect if depth_enable is turned off.

dest_dim [2 ints]

Destination dimensions width height (default = jit.gl.render destination dimensions)

drawto [symbol]

The named drawing context in which to draw (default = none) A named drawing context is a named instance of a jit.window, jit.pwindow, or jit.matrix object that has an instance of the jit.gl.render object associated with it.

enable [int]

Enable flag (default = 1) When the flag is set, drawing is enabled.

filterclass [symbol]

The name of this object's pick filter class (default = default). This controls the visibility of objects to the jit.gl.handle and jit.gl.picker objects. In order to select this object, the filterclass value must be in the picking object's filters list.

far_clip [float]

The far clipping plane distance in 3D world (default = 100.)

fog_params [7 floats]

The fog parameters in the form red green blue alpha density start end (default = 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.) The list's color elements should be in the range 0.-1.

fog [float]

The amount of fog effect (default = 0.)

layer [int]

Object layer number (default = 0) When in automatic mode, the layer number determines the rendering order (low to high). Objects in the same layer have no guarantee which will be rendered first.

lens_angle [float]

The lens angle of the OpenGL camera (default = 45.)

lighting_enable [int]

Lighting enabled flag (default = 0) When the flag is set, lighting is calculated.

light_ambient [4 floats]

The color and opacity of the ambient light component in the form red green blue opacity (default = 0. 0. 0. 1. (opaque black)) All values should be in the range 0.-1.

light_diffuse [4 floats]

The color and opacity of the diffuse light component in the form red green blue opacity (default = 1. 1. 1. 1. (opaque white)) All values should be in the range 0.-1.

light_global_ambient [4 floats]

The color and opacity of the global ambient light component in the form red green blue opacity (default = 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.) All values should be in the range 0.-1.

light_position [4 floats]

The position of the light source in XYZ coordinates and the light type (default = 1. 1. 1. 0.)
When the last number is 0., t The light is treated as a directional source if 0. is the final number. Otherwise, diffuse and specular lighting calculations are based on the actual location of the light in eye coordinates, and attenuation is enabled.

light_specular [4 floats]

Color and opacity of specular light component (default = 1. 1. 1. 1. (opaque white)) The first three floats in the range 0.-1. specify the RGB components of the specular light color. The fourth float (also in the range 0.-1.) specifies opacity.

line_width [float]

The drawing line width (default = 1.)

lookat [3 floats]

3D position at which the camera is pointed (default = 0. 0. 0.)

mat_ambient [4 floats]

The ambient light material property in the form red green blue alpha (default = 0. 0. 0. 0.) The list elements should be in the range 0.-1.

mat_diffuse [4 floats]

The diffuse light material property in the form red green blue alpha (default = 0. 0. 0. 0.) The list elements should be in the range 0.-1.

mat_emission [4 floats]

The material emission property in the form red green blue alpha (default = 0. 0. 0. 0.) The list elements should be in the range 0.-1.

mat_specular [4 floats]

The specular light material property in the form red green blue alpha (default = 0. 0. 0. 0.) The list elements should be in the range 0.-1.

matfile [symbol]

The Jitter material file to apply (.jitmtl)

matrixoutput [int]

Matrix output mode (default = 0)
0 = issue render commands
1 = output geometry matrices
2 = output geometry matrices with local transform applied

name [symbol]

The instance name (default = UID)

near_clip [float]

The near clipping plane distance in 3D world (default = 0.1)

ortho [int]

Orthographic projection mode (default = 0)
0 = orthographic projection off (perspective projection)
1 = orthographic projection on, using lens angle
2 = orthographic projection on, ignoring lens angle

point_size [float]

The draw point size (default = 1.)

poly_mode [2 ints]

Polygon rendering modes (default 0 0) Rendering modes are expressed in the form frontface backface. Supported rendering modes are:
0 = render as filled polygons
1 = render as lines
2 = render as points

position [3 floats]

The 3D origin in the form x y z (default = 0. 0. 0.)

quat [4 floats]

The current rotation as a quaternion(default = 0. 0. 0. 1.). A quaternion is a mathematical construct that is a four dimensional vector, and can be visualized as a rotation around an arbitrary axis. Quaternions are a useful representation of an orientation in 3D space.

rotate [4 floats]

The angle of rotation and the xyz vector about which the rotation is performed in the form rotation-angle x y z (default = 0. 0. 0. 1.)

rotatexyz [3 floats]

Sets the current rotation to the concatenation of rotations about the positive x, y, and z axes, also known as Euler angles (default = 0. 0. 0.). The default order is yzx and can be changed with the jit.gl.render rotate_order attribute. Angles are expressed in degrees.

scale [3 floats]

The 3D scaling factor in the form x y z (default = 1. 1. 1.)

shadow_caster [int]

Shadow caster flag (default = 0) When the flag is set, object will cast shadows.

shininess [float]

The material shininess value (default = 16.0) The value should be a float in the range 0.-255.

smooth_shading [int]

Smooth shading flag (default = 0) When the flag is set, smooth shading is used when rendering.

tex_map [int]

Mode for automatic generation of texture coordinate controls (default = 0)
0 = no coordinates are generated.
1 = OpenGL's texture generation is used with mode GL_OBJECT_LINEAR. This applies the texture in a fixed orientation relative to the object.
2 = OpenGL's texture generation is used with mode GL_SPHERE_MAP. This can be used to create a reflection effect.
3 = OpenGL's texture generation is used with mode GL_EYE_LINEAR. This applies the texture in a fixed orientation relative to OpenGL's eye coordinates.
Modes 1 and 3 are affected by the value of the tex_plane_s and tex_plane_t attributes listed below.

tex_plane_s [4 floats]

The texture generation coefficients a b c d that apply to tex_map modes 1 and 3. (default = 1. 0. 0. 0.)
The four coefficients define a plane used to generate the s texture coordinate, which corresponds to the x axis of the texture image. If the tex_map mode is 1, s = ax + by + cz + dw, where x, y, z, and w are the homogeneous coordinates of the vertex.

tex_plane_t [4 floats]

The texture generation coefficients a b c d, which apply to tex_map modes 1 and 3. (default = 0. 1. 0. 0)
The four coefficients define a plane which is used to generate the t texture coordinate, which corresponds to the y axis of the texture image.

shader [symbol]

The name of the shader to be applied (default = none)

texture [8 symbols]

The name of the texture to be applied (default = none). If multiple textures are specified, uses multi-texturing.

transform_reset [int]

Modelview and projection transform reset flag (default = 0) When the flag is set, the modelview and projection transforms are set to the identity transform before rendering the object. This is useful for sprite or billboard overlays, or automatic scaling to window size. The transform_reset flag modes are:
0 = do nothing (default)
1 = proportional orthographic glOrtho(-aspect, aspect, -1.0, 1.0, near_clip, far_clip);
2 = orthographic normalized glOrtho(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0, near_clip, far_clip);
3 = proportional perspective with near clip = 0.001 gluPerspective(lens_angle, aspect, 0.001/*near_clip*/, far_clip);
4 = normalized perspective with near clip = 0.001 gluPerspective(lens_angle, 1.0, 0.001/*near_clip*/, far_clip);

up [3 floats]

The 3D vector towards which the top of the camera points (default = 0. 1. 0.)

verbose [int]

Toggles printing messages to the Max Console.

viewalign [int]

View aligned transformation flag (default = 0)

Messages

anything

The jit.gl.sketch object accepts a list of drawing commands.

beginstroke

Begin definition of a stroked path of the style specified by a following stroke_style argument. Currently supported stroke styles are "
basic2d
line

circle

Arguments

radius [float]
theta-start [float]
theta-end [float]
Draws a circle with radius specified by radius and center point at the current drawing position. If theta-start and theta-end are specified, then an arc will be drawn instead of a full circle. The theta-start and theta-end arguments are in terms of degrees (0-360). The current shapeorient and shapeslice values will also affect the drawing.

cmd_delete

Deletes index or all instances of the command specified by the command argument from the command list.

cmd_enable

Arguments

mutex group
index [int]
command [symbol]
endmutex group
0/1 [int]
Enables/disables command in the command list.

cmd_insert

Arguments

index [int]
command [symbol]
command-args [variable]
Inserts command at position index in the command list.

cmd_replace

Arguments

index [int]
command [symbol]
command-args [variable]
Replaces position index in the command list with command .

cube

Arguments

scale-x [float]
scale-y [float]
scale-z [float]
Draws a box with width 2* scale-x , height 2* scale-y , depth 2* scale-z , and center point at the current drawing position. If scale-y and scale-z are not specified, they will assume the same value as scale-x . The current shapeorient , shapeslice , and shapeprim values will also affect the drawing.

cylinder

Arguments

radius1 [float]
radius2 [float]
mag [float]
theta-start [float]
theta-end [float]
Draws a cylinder with top radius specified by radius1 , bottom radius specified by radius2 , length specified by mag , and center point at the current drawing position. If theta-start and theta-end are specified, then a patch will be drawn instead of a full cylinder. The theta-start and theta-end arguments are in terms of degrees (0-360). The current shapeorient, shapeslice, and shapeprim values will also affect the drawing.

dimorient

The word dimorient followed by a zero or one, affects the drawmatrix command. The default is 0.

drawmatrix

Draws a matrix. The format of the message is
drawmatrix <matrixname> <drawing primitive> <texflag> <normalflag> <colorflag>
texflag values are specified as follows: 0=use, 1=ignore, 2=auto
normalflag values are specified as follows: 0=use, 1=ignore, 2=auto
colorflag values are specified as follows: 0=use, 1=ignore
edgeflag values are specified as follows: 0=use, 1=ignore

drawobject

The word drawobject, followed by a symbol that specifies an object name and a 0/1 flag that specifies whether or not to ignore the OB3D attributes, draws a named jit.gl object.

ellipse

Arguments

radius1 [float]
radius2 [float]
theta-start [float]
theta-end [float]
Draws the ellipse specified by radius1 , radius2 and center point at the current drawing position. If theta-start and theta-end are specified, then an arc will be drawn instead of a full ellipse. The theta-start and theta-end arguments are in terms of degrees (0-360). The current shapeorient and shapeslice values will also affect the drawing.

endstroke

Ends the definition of a stroked path and renders the path.

framecircle

Arguments

radius [float]
theta-start [float]
theta-end [float]
Draws the circumference of the circle with radius specified by radius and center point at the current drawing position. If theta-start and theta-end are specified, then an arc will be drawn instead of a full circle. The theta-start and theta-end arguments are in terms of degrees (0-360). The current shapeorient and shapeslice values will also affect the drawing.

frameellipse

Arguments

radius1 [float]
radius2 [float]
theta-start [float]
theta-end [float]
Draws the circumference of the ellipse specified by radius1 , radius2 and center point at the current drawing position. If theta-start and theta-end are specified, then an arc will be drawn instead of a full ellipse. The theta-start and theta-end arguments are in terms of degrees (0-360). The current shapeorient and shapeslice values will also affect the drawing.

framequad

Arguments

x1 [float]
y1 [float]
z1 [float]
x2 [float]
y2 [float]
z2 [float]
x3 [float]
y3 [float]
z3 [float]
x4 [float]
y4 [float]
z4 [float]
Draws the frame of the quadrilateral specified by the four points x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 x3 y3 z3 x4 y4 z4 .

frametri

Arguments

x1 [float]
y1 [float]
z1 [float]
x2 [float]
y2 [float]
z2 [float]
x3 [float]
y3 [float]
z3 [float]
Draws the frame of the triangle specified by the three points x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 x3 y3 z3 .

getcamera

Returns the x, y, and z coordinates of the camera location.

getcmd_index

Arguments

index [int]
Sends the command list item at index as a message out the object's right outlet.

getcmdlist

Sends the command list as a series of messages out the object's right outlet. The command list is bracketed by max messages that indicate the beginning and the of the current command list, and the command list is output between these two lines, one line per command. The output takes the form:
cmdlist_begin index
cmdlist index command-name command-arg1 ... command-argN
cmdlist index ....
cmdlist_end

glalphafunc

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glbegin

Arguments

draw-prim [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glbindprogram

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glbindtexture

Arguments

texture-name [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glblendfunc

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glclear

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glclearcolor

Arguments

red [float]
green [float]
blue [float]
alpha [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glcleardepth

Arguments

depth [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glclipplane

Arguments

mutex group
plane-name [symbol]
plane-number [int]
endmutex group
coefficient1 [float]
coefficient2 [float]
coefficient3 [float]
coefficient4 [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glcolor

Arguments

near [float]
far [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glcolormask

Arguments

red [int]
green [int]
blue [int]
alpha [int]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glcolormaterial

Arguments

mutex group
face-name [symbol]
face-number [int]
endmutex group
lighting-mode [sumbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glcullface

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gldepthmask

Arguments

0/1 [int]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gldepthrange

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gldisable

Arguments

capability [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gldrawpixels

Arguments

matrix-name [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gledgeflag

Arguments

0/1 [int]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glenable

Arguments

capability [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glend

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glfinish

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glflush

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glfog

Arguments

parameter-name [symbol]
parameter-value [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glfrustum

Arguments

left [float]
right [float]
bottom [float]
top [float]
near [float]
far [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glget

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glhint

Arguments

target [symbol]
mode [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gllight

Arguments

mutex group
light-name [symbol]
light-number [int]
endmutex group
parameter-name [symbol]
parameter-values [float list]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gllightmodel

Arguments

light-model [symbol]
values [float list]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gllinestipple

Arguments

factor [int]
bit-pattern [int]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gllinewidth

Arguments

width [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glloadidentity

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glloadmatrix

Arguments

matrix-name [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gllogicop

Arguments

opcode [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glmaterial

Arguments

mutex group
face-name [symbol]
face-number [int]
endmutex group
parameter-name [symbol]
parameter-values [float list]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glmatrixmode

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glmultmatrix

Arguments

matrix-name [symbol]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glnormal

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glortho

Arguments

left [float]
right [float]
bottom [float]
top [float]
near [float]
far [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpixeltransfer

Arguments

parameter-name [symbol]
parameter-value [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpixelzoom

Arguments

x-factor [float]
y-factor [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpointsize

Arguments

size [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpolygonmode

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpolygonoffset

Arguments

factor [float]
units [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpopattrib

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpopmatrix

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpushattrib

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glpushmatrix

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glrasterpos

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
w [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glreadpixels

Arguments

matrix-name [symbol]
x [int]
y [int]
width [int]
height [int]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glrect

Arguments

x1 [float]
y1 [float]
x2 [float]
y2 [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glrotate

Arguments

angle [float]
x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glscale

Arguments

x-scale [float]
y-scale [float]
z-scale [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glscissor

Arguments

x [int]
y [int]
width [int]
height [int]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glshademodel

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more info.

gltexcoord

Arguments

s [float]
t [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gltexenv

Arguments

parameter-name [symbol]
parameter-values [float list]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gltexgen

Arguments

mutex group
coordinate-name [symbol]
coordinate-number [int]
endmutex group
mutex group
parameter-name [symbol]
parameter-number [int]
endmutex group
parameter-values [float list]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gltexparameter

Arguments

parameter-name [symbol]
parameter-values [list]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gltranslate

Arguments

delta-x [float]
delta-y [float]
delta-z [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glulookat

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glunbindprogram

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gluortho2d

Arguments

left [float]
right [float]
bottom [float]
top [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

gluperspective

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glutessbegincontour

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glutessbeginpolygon

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glutessedgeflag

Arguments

0/1 [int]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glutessendcontour

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glutessendpolygon

Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glutessmatrix

Arguments

matrix-name [symbol]
Draws a matrix using the tessellator as a set of vertices and colors. Dim 0 represents a single vertex/color. Dim 1 represents a single contour. Dim 2 represents a single polygon.

glutessnormal

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glutessproperty

Arguments

property-name [symbol]
property-values [list]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glutessvertex

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glvertex

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

glviewport

Arguments

x [int]
y [int]
width [int]
height [int]
Please see the OpenGL "Red Book" or "Blue Book" for more information.

line

Arguments

delta-x [float]
delta-y [float]
delta-z [float]
Draws a line from the current drawing position to the location delta-x delta-y delta-z relative to the current drawing position.

linesegment

Arguments

x1 [float]
y1 [float]
z1 [float]
x2 [float]
y2 [float]
z2 [float]
Draws a line from the location specified by x1 y1 z1 to the location specified by x2 y2 z2 .

lineto

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Draws a line from the current drawing position to the location specified by x y z .

move

Arguments

delta-x [float]
delta-y [float]
delta-z [float]
Moves the drawing position delta-x delta-y delta-z relative to the current drawing position.

moveto

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Moves the drawing position to the location specified by x y z .

plane

Arguments

scale-x1 [float]
scale-y1 [float]
scale-x2 [float]
scale-y2 [float]
Draws a plane with top width 2* scale-x1 , left height 2* scale-y1 , bottom width 2* scale-x2 , right height 2* scale-y2 , and center point at the current drawing position. If scale-y1 is not specified, it will assume the same value as scale-x1 . If scale-x2 and scale-y2 are not specified, they will assume the same values as scale-x1 and scale-y1 respectively. The current shapeorient, shapeslice, and shapeprim values will also affect the drawing.

point

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Draws a point at the location specified by x y z .

quad

Arguments

x1 [float]
y1 [float]
z1 [float]
x2 [float]
y2 [float]
z2 [float]
x3 [float]
y3 [float]
z3 [float]
x4 [float]
y4 [float]
z4 [float]
Draws the quadrilateral specified by the four points x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 x3 y3 z3 x4 y4 z4 .

reset

Delete all elements of the command list.

roundedplane

The message roundedplane round_amount scale_x scale_y draws a rounded plane with width 2 * scale_x , and height 2 * scale_y and center point at the current drawing position. The size of the rounded portion of the plane is determined by the round_amount argument. If scale_y is not specified, it will assume the same value as scale_x .

screentoworld

The word screentoworld, followed by a pair of numbers that specify x and y coordinates, returns an array containing the x , y , and z world coordinates associated with a given screen pixel using the same the depth from the camera as 0,0,0. Optionally a third depth arg may be specified, which may be useful for hit detection and other applications. The depth value is typically specified in the range 0.-1. where 0 is the near clipping plane, and 1. is the far clipping plane.

shapeorient

Arguments

rot-x [float]
rot-y [float]
rot-z [float]
Sets the current orientation for shape drawing commands (circle, framecircle, ellipse, frameellipse, sphere, cylinder, torus, cube, and plane). The rot-x , rot-y , and rot-z arguments are in terms of degrees (0-360). The order in which the orientation is applied is first rotate about x axis rot-x , then rotate about y axis rot-y , and finally rotate about z axis rot-z .

shapeprim

Arguments

draw-prim [symbol]
Sets the current drawing primitive for shape drawing commands (circle, framecircle, ellipse, frameellipse, sphere, cylinder, torus, cube, and plane). Valid values for draw-prim are:
lines
line_loop
line_strip
points
polygon
quads
quad_grid
quad_strip
triangles
tri_grid
tri_fan
tri_strip

shapeslice

Arguments

slice-a [int]
slice-b [int]
Sets the current level of decimation (resolution) for shape drawing commands (circle, framecircle, ellipse, frameellipse, sphere, cylinder, torus, cube, and plane).

sphere

Arguments

radius [float]
theta1-start [float]
theta1-end [float]
theta2-start [float]
theta2-end [float]
Draws a sphere with radius specified by radius and center point at the current drawing position. If theta1-start , theta1-end , theta2-start , and theta2-end are specified, then a patch will be drawn instead of a full sphere. The theta1-start , theta1-end , theta2-start , and theta2-end arguments are in terms of degrees (0-360). The current shapeorient, shapeslice, and shapeprim values will also affect the drawing.

strokeparam

The word strokeparam, followed by a parameter name argument and a list of parameter values, sets the current value of the parameter specified by the parameter_name argument to be the value specified by parameter_value argument(s). Some parameters are global for the extent of a stroked path definition, while others may vary on a point by point basis.

strokepoint

The word strokepoint, followed by three numbers that specify x , y , z coordinates, defines an anchor point at the location specified by those coordinates. Some stroke styles (such as basic2d) will ignore the z coordinate.

torus

Arguments

radius1 [float]
radius2 [float]
theta1-start [float]
theta1-end [float]
theta2-start [float]
theta2-end [float]
Draws a torus with major radius specified by radius1 , minor radius specified by radius1 , and center point at the current drawing position. If theta1-start , theta1-end , theta2-start , and theta2-end are specified, then a patch will be drawn instead of a full torus. The theta1-start , theta1-end , theta2-start , and theta2-end arguments are in terms of degrees (0-360). The current shapeorient, shapeslice, and shapeprim values will also affect the drawing.

tri

Arguments

x1 [float]
y1 [float]
z1 [float]
x2 [float]
y2 [float]
z2 [float]
x3 [float]
y3 [float]
z3 [float]
Draws the triangle specified by the three points x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 x3 y3 z3 .

worldtoscreen

The word worldtoscreen, followed by three numbers that specify x , y , z coordinates, returns an array containing the x , y , and depth screen coordinates associated with a given world coordinate. The depth value is typically specified in the range 0.-1. where 0 is the near clipping plane, and 1. is the far clipping plane.

OB3D Messages

bang

Equivalent to the draw message.

draw

Draws the object in the named drawing destination. If the matrixoutput attribute is supported and set to 1, the geometry matrices are sent out the object's left outlet.

drawraw

Equivalent to draw with the inherit_all attribute set to 1.

drawimmediate

Equivalent to draw but ignoring any potential renderer setup

anim_move

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Move the object along the axis provided, relative to the space indicated by animmode.

anim_turn

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Rotate the object along each axis by the amount provided, relative to the space indicated by animmode.

anim_grow

Arguments

x [float]
y [float]
z [float]
Scale the object along each axis by the amount provided.

anim_reset

Reset the local transformation attributes to their default values (position = 0 0 0, rotatexyz = 0 0 0, and scale = 1 1 1)

update_node

Update the node transformation attributes.

import_material

Import a Jitter material file (.jitmtl).

export_material

Export material state as a material file (.jitmtl).

See Also

Name Description
Working with OpenGL Working with OpenGL
Lua in Max Lua in Max
jit.gl.graph Graph floats into 3D space
jit.gl.gridshape Generate simple geometric shapes as a grid
jit.gl.handle Use mouse movement to control position/rotation
jit.gl.isosurf Generate a GL based surface extraction
jit.gl.mesh Generate GL geometry from matrices
jit.gl.model Read and draw various 3D model formats
jit.gl.nurbs Generate NURBS surface
jit.gl.plato Generate platonic solids
jit.gl.render Render Jitter OpenGL objects
jit.gl.shader Manage a GL shader
jit.gl.slab Process texture data
jit.gl.text2d Render bitmap text
jit.gl.text3d Render vector text
jit.gl.texture Create OpenGL textures
jit.gl.videoplane Display video in OpenGL
jit.gl.volume Create a volume visualization
Tutorial 40: Drawing in OpenGL using jit.gl.sketch Tutorial 40: Drawing in OpenGL using jit.gl.sketch