D3DFVF

Flexible Vertex Format Constants, or FVF codes, are used to describe the contents of vertices interleaved in a single data stream that will be processed by the fixed-function pipeline.

Vertex Data Flags

The following flags describe a vertex format. For information regarding vertex formats, see Fixed Function FVF Codes.

#define Description Data order and type
D3DFVF_DIFFUSE Vertex format includes a diffuse color component. DWORD in ARGB order. See D3DCOLOR_ARGB.
D3DFVF_NORMAL Vertex format includes a vertex normal vector. This flag cannot be used with the D3DFVF_XYZRHW flag. float, float, float
D3DFVF_PSIZE Vertex format specified in point size. This size is expressed in camera space units for vertices that are not transformed and lit, and in device-space units for transformed and lit vertices. float
D3DFVF_SPECULAR Vertex format includes a specular color component. DWORD in ARGB order. See D3DCOLOR_ARGB.
D3DFVF_XYZ Vertex format includes the position of an untransformed vertex. This flag cannot be used with the D3DFVF_XYZRHW flag. float, float, float.
D3DFVF_XYZRHW Vertex format includes the position of a transformed vertex. This flag cannot be used with the D3DFVF_XYZ or D3DFVF_NORMAL flags. float, float, float, float.
D3DFVF_XYZB1 through D3DFVF_XYZB5 Vertex format contains position data, and a corresponding number of weighting (beta) values to use for multimatrix vertex blending operations. Currently, Direct3D can blend with up to three weighting values and four blending matrices. For more information about using blending matrices, see Indexed Vertex Blending. 1, 2, or 3 floats. When D3DFVF_LASTBETA_UBYTE4 is used, the last blending weight is treated as a DWORD.
D3DFVF_XYZW Vertex format contains transformed and clipped (x, y, z, w) data. ProcessVertices does not invoke the clipper, instead outputting data in clip coordinates. This constant is designed for, and can only be used with, the programmable vertex pipeline. float, float, float, float

Texture Flags

The following flags describe texture flags used by the fixed-function pipeline.

#define Description
D3DFVF_TEX0 - D3DFVF_TEX8 Number of texture coordinate sets for this vertex. The actual values for these flags are not sequential.
D3DFVF_TEXCOORDSIZEN(coordIndex) Define a texture coordinate data set. n indicates the dimension of the texture coordinates. coordIndex indicates texture coordinate index number. See D3DFVF_TEXCOORDSIZEN and Texture coordinates and Texture Stages.

Mask Flags

The following flags describe mask flags used by the fixed-function pipeline.

#define Description
D3DFVF_POSITION_MASK Mask for position bits.
D3DFVF_RESERVED0, D3DFVF_RESERVED2 Mask values for reserved bits in the FVF. Do not use.
D3DFVF_TEXCOUNT_MASK Mask value for texture flag bits.

Miscellaneous Flags

The following flags describe a variety of flags used by the fixed-function pipeline.

#define Description
D3DFVF_LASTBETA_D3DCOLOR The last beta field in the vertex position data will be of type D3DCOLOR. The data in the beta fields are used with matrix palette skinning to specify matrix indices.
D3DFVF_LASTBETA_UBYTE4 The last beta field in the vertex position data will be of type UBYTE4. The data in the beta fields are used with matrix palette skinning to specify matrix indices. 
// Given the following vertex data definition: 
struct VERTEXPOSITION
{
   float pos[3];
   union 
   {
      float beta[5];
      struct
      {
         float weights[4];
         DWORD MatrixIndices;  // Used as UBYTEs
      }
   }
};

Given the FVF is declared as: D3DFVF_XYZB5 | D3DFVF_LASTBETA_UBYTE4. Weight and MatrixIndices are included in beta[5], where D3DFVF_LASTBETA_UBYTE4 says to interpret the last DWORD in beta[5] as type UBYTE4.
D3DFVF_TEXCOUNT_SHIFT The number of bits by which to shift an integer value that identifies the number of texture coordinates for a vertex. This value might be used as shown below. 
DWORD dwNumTextures = 1;  // Vertex has only one set of coordinates.

// Shift the value for use when creating a 
//   flexible vertex format (FVF) combination.
dwFVF = dwNumTextures << D3DFVF_TEXCOUNT_SHIFT;

// Now, create an FVF combination using the shifted value.

Examples

The following examples show other common flag combinations.

// Untransformed vertex for lit, untextured, Gouraud-shaded content.
dwFVF = ( D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE );

// Untransformed vertex for unlit, untextured, Gouraud-shaded 
//   content with diffuse material color specified per vertex.
dwFVF = ( D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_NORMAL | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE );

// Untransformed vertex for light-map-based lighting.
dwFVF = ( D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_TEX2 );

// Transformed vertex for light-map-based lighting with shared rhw.
dwFVF = ( D3DFVF_XYZRHW | D3DFVF_TEX2 );

// Heavyweight vertex for unlit, colored content with two 
//   sets of texture coordinates.
dwFVF = ( D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_NORMAL | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE | 
          D3DFVF_SPECULAR | D3DFVF_TEX2 );

Constant Information

Header d3d9types.h
Minimum operating system Windows 98

See Also

Fixed Function FVF Codes, Geometry Blending