Direct3DRMVisual

Direct3DRMVisual does not provide any Microsoft® Direct3D® Retained Mode methods, but the interfaces for the visual objects derive from the Direct3DRMVisual interface.

Visuals are objects that can be rendered in a scene. Visuals are visible only when they are added to a frame in that scene. An application can add a visual to a frame by using the Direct3DRMFrame3.AddVisual method. The frame provides the visual with position and orientation for rendering.

A visual can be cast through the following code.

Sub test(visual As Direct3DRMVisual)
    Dim mb As Direct3DRMMeshBuilder3
    Dim mesh As Direct3DRMMesh
    Dim pmesh As Direct3DRMProgressiveMesh
    Dim shadow As Direct3DRMShadow2
    
    Select Case UCase(visual.GetClassName())
        Case "MESHBUILDER"
            Set mb = visual
        Case "MESH"
            Set mesh = visual
        Case "PROGRESSIVEMESH"
            Set pmesh = visual
        Case "SHADOW"
            Set shadow = visual
    End Select
    
    'Do whatever
     
End Sub

The following interfaces derive from Direct3DRMVisual.