Direct3DRMAnimationSet2
A Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 object enables you to group Direct3DRMAnimation2 objects. This enables all the animations in an animation set to share the same time parameter, simplifying the playback of complex articulated animation sequences. An application can add an animation to an animation set by using the Direct3DRMAnimationSet2.AddAnimation method, and can remove one by using the Direct3DRMAnimationSet2.DeleteAnimation method. Animation sets are driven by calling the Direct3DRMAnimationSet2.SetTime method.
The methods of the Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 interface can be organized into the following groups.
Adding, removing, retrieving, and loading AddAnimation DeleteAnimation GetAnimations LoadFromFile Time SetTime
The Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 interface inherits the following methods from the Direct3DRMObject interface.
AddDestroyCallback CloneObject DeleteDestroyCallback GetAppData GetClassName GetName SetAppData SetName
The Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 object is obtained by calling the Direct3DRM3.CreateAnimationSet method.
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2.AddAnimation
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2
Adds an animation to the animation set.
Syntax
object.AddAnimation(aid As Direct3DRMAnimation2)
Parts
- object
- Object expression that resolves to a Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 object.
- aid
- Direct3DRMAnimation2 object to be added to the animation set.
Error Values
For a list of possible errors, see Direct3D Retained Mode Error Values.
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2.DeleteAnimation
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2
Removes a previously added animation from the animation set.
Syntax
object.DeleteAnimation(aid As Direct3DRMAnimation2)
Parts
- object
- Object expression that resolves to a Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 object.
- aid
- Direct3DRMAnimation2 object to be removed from the animation set.
Error Values
For a list of possible errors, see Direct3D Retained Mode Error Values.
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2.GetAnimations
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2
Retrieves an array containing the animations in the animation set.
Syntax
object.GetAnimations( ) As Direct3DRMAnimationArray
Parts
- object
- Object expression that resolves to a Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 object.
Return Value
Returns a Direct3DRMAnimationArray interface providing access to the animations in the animation set.
Error Values
For a list of possible errors, see Direct3D Retained Mode Error Values.
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2.LoadFromFile
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2
Loads an animation set.
Syntax
object.LoadFromFile(filename As String, id As String, options As CONST_D3DRMLOADFLAGS, loadTextureImplementation As Direct3DRMLoadTextureCallback3, userArgument As object, parentFrame As Direct3DRMFrame3)
Parts
- object
- Object expression that resolves to a Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 object.
- filename
- Source for the object to be loaded. This source can be a file, resource, memory block, or stream, depending on the source flags specified in the flags parameter.
- id
- Object name or position to be loaded. If id is "", you must set the options parameter to D3DRMLOAD_FIRST. Note that Microsoft Visual Basic® will accept an Integer in the id parameter, indicating the position of the item to be loaded, even though a String data type is specified. For example, placing 1 in the id parameter will load the object in the first position.
- options
- One or more values from the CONST_D3DRMLOADFLAGS enumerated type describing the load options.
- loadTextureImplementation
- Direct3DRMLoadTextureCallback3 interface used to load any textures used by the object that require special formatting. Textures must have a width and length divisible by 2. This parameter can be NOTHING.
- userArgument
- Application-defined data passed to the Direct3DRMLoadTextureCallback3 interface.
- parentFrame
- Parent Direct3DRMFrame object. This parameter affects only the loading of animation sets. When an animation that is loaded from an .x file references an unparented frame in the .x file, the frame's parent is set to this parent frame argument. However, if you use LoadFromFile to load any frames in the .x file, the parent frame argument will not be used as the parent frame for frames in the .x file with no parent. That is, the parent frame argument is used only when you load animation sets. The value of this argument can be NOTHING.
Error Values
For a list of possible error codes, see Direct3D Retained Mode Error Values.
Remarks
By default, this method loads the first animation set in the file specified by the filename parameter. By default, perspective correction is on.
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2.SetTime
Direct3DRMAnimationSet2
Sets the time for this animation set.
Syntax
object.SetTime(time As Single)
Parts
- object
- Object expression that resolves to a Direct3DRMAnimationSet2 object.
- time
- New time.
Error Values
For a list of possible error codes, see Direct3D Retained Mode Error Values.
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