IDirect3DRMMeshBuilder2::SetQuality

Sets the rendering quality of a Direct3DRMMeshBuilder2 object.

HRESULT SetQuality(
D3DRMRENDERQUALITY quality
);

Parameters

quality

Member of the D3DRMRENDERQUALITY enumerated type that specifies the new rendering quality to use.

Return Values

Returns D3DRM_OK if successful, or an error otherwise. For a list of possible return codes, see Direct3D Retained-Mode Return Values.

Remarks

An object's quality has three components: shade mode (flat or gouraud, phong is not yet implemented and will default to gouraud shading), lighting type (on or off), and fill mode (point, wireframe or solid).

You can set the quality of a device with IDirect3DRMDevice::SetQuality. By default it is D3DRMRENDER_FLAT (flat shading, lights on, and solid fill).

You can set the quality of a Direct3DRMMeshBuilder2 object with the SetQuality method. By default, a Direct3DRMMeshBuilder2 object's quality is D3DRMRENDER_GOURAUD (gouraud shading, lights on, and solid fill).

DirectX Retained Mode renders an object at the lowest quality setting based on the device and object's current setting for each individual component. For example, if the object's current quality setting is D3DRMRENDER_GOURAUD, and the device is D3DRMRENDER_FLAT then the object will be rendered with flat shading, solid fill and lights on.

If the object's current quality setting is D3DRMSHADE_GOURAUD|D3DRMLIGHT_OFF|D3DRMFILL_WIREFRAME and the device's quality setting is D3DRMSHADE_FLAT|D3DRMLIGHT_ON|D3DRMFILL_POINT, then the object will be rendered with flat shading, lights off and point fill mode.

These rules apply to Direct3DRMMeshBuilder objects, Direct3DRMMeshBuilder2 objects, and Direct3DRMProgressiveMesh objects. However, Direct3DRMMesh objects do not follow these rules. Mesh objects ignore the device's quality settings and use the group quality setting (which defaults to D3DRMRENDER_GOURAUD).

See Also

IDirect3DRMMeshBuilder2::GetQuality