A camera class that stores the orientation and some basic camera settings. More...

#include <Camera.h>

Public Member Functions
void	SetCoordinateSystem (plBasisAxis::Enum forwardAxis, plBasisAxis::Enum rightAxis, plBasisAxis::Enum axis)
	Allows to specify a different coordinate system in which the camera input and output coordinates are given.

void	SetCoordinateSystem (const plSharedPtr< plCoordinateSystemProvider > &pProvider)
	Allows to specify a full plCoordinateSystemProvider to determine forward/right/up vectors for camera movement.

plVec3	GetPosition (plCameraEye eye=plCameraEye::Left) const
	Returns the position of the camera that should be used for rendering etc.

plVec3	GetDirForwards (plCameraEye eye=plCameraEye::Left) const
	Returns the forwards vector that should be used for rendering etc.

plVec3	GetDirUp (plCameraEye eye=plCameraEye::Left) const
	Returns the up vector that should be used for rendering etc.

plVec3	GetDirRight (plCameraEye eye=plCameraEye::Left) const
	Returns the right vector that should be used for rendering etc.

plAngle	GetFovX (float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight) const
	Returns the horizontal FOV.

plAngle	GetFovY (float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight) const
	Returns the vertical FOV.

float	GetDimensionX (float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight) const
	Returns the horizontal dimension for an orthographic view.

float	GetDimensionY (float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight) const
	Returns the vertical dimension for an orthographic view.

plVec3	GetCenterPosition () const
	Returns the average camera position.

plVec3	GetCenterDirForwards () const
	Returns the average forwards vector.

plVec3	GetCenterDirUp () const
	Returns the average up vector.

plVec3	GetCenterDirRight () const
	Returns the average right vector.

float	GetNearPlane () const
	Returns the near plane distance that was passed to SetCameraProjectionAndMode().

float	GetFarPlane () const
	Returns the far plane distance that was passed to SetCameraProjectionAndMode().

void	SetCameraMode (plCameraMode::Enum mode, float fFovOrDim, float fNearPlane, float fFarPlane)
	Specifies the mode and the projection settings that this camera uses.

void	SetStereoProjection (const plMat4 &mProjectionLeftEye, const plMat4 &mProjectionRightEye, float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight)

float	GetFovOrDim () const
	Returns the fFovOrDim parameter that was passed to SetCameraProjectionAndMode().

plCameraMode::Enum	GetCameraMode () const
	Returns the current camera mode.

bool	IsPerspective () const

bool	IsOrthographic () const

bool	IsStereoscopic () const
	Whether this is a stereoscopic camera.

void	SetViewMatrix (const plMat4 &mLookAtMatrix, plCameraEye eye=plCameraEye::Left)
	Sets the view matrix directly.

void	LookAt (const plVec3 &vCameraPos, const plVec3 &vTargetPos, const plVec3 &vUp)
	Repositions the camera such that it looks at the given target position.

void	MoveLocally (float fForward, float fRight, float fUp)
	Moves the camera in its local space along the forward/right/up directions of the coordinate system.

void	MoveGlobally (float fForward, float fRight, float fUp)
	Moves the camera in global space along the forward/right/up directions of the coordinate system.

void	RotateLocally (plAngle forwardAxis, plAngle rightAxis, plAngle axis)
	Rotates the camera around the forward, right and up axis in its own local space.

void	RotateGlobally (plAngle forwardAxis, plAngle rightAxis, plAngle axis)
	Rotates the camera around the forward, right and up axis of the coordinate system in global space.

const plMat4 &	GetViewMatrix (plCameraEye eye=plCameraEye::Left) const
	Returns the view matrix for the given eye.

void	GetProjectionMatrix (float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight, plMat4 &out_mProjectionMatrix, plCameraEye eye=plCameraEye::Left, plClipSpaceDepthRange::Enum depthRange=plClipSpaceDepthRange::Default) const
	Calculates the projection matrix from the current camera properties and stores it in out_projectionMatrix.

float	GetExposure () const

void	SetExposure (float fExposure)

float	GetAperture () const

void	SetAperture (float fAperture)

float	GetShutterSpeed () const

void	SetShutterSpeed (float fShutterSpeed)

float	GetISO () const

void	SetISO (float fISO)

float	GetFocusDistance () const

void	SetFocusDistance (float fFocusDistance)

plUInt32	GetSettingsModificationCounter () const
	Returns a counter that is increased every time the camera settings are modified.

plUInt32	GetOrientationModificationCounter () const
	Returns a counter that is increased every time the camera orientation is modified.

Detailed Description

A camera class that stores the orientation and some basic camera settings.

Member Function Documentation

◆ GetCenterDirForwards()

plVec3 plCamera::GetCenterDirForwards ( ) const

inline

Returns the average forwards vector.

For all cameras execpt Stereo cameras this is identical to GetDirForwards()

◆ GetCenterDirRight()

plVec3 plCamera::GetCenterDirRight ( ) const

inline

Returns the average right vector.

For all cameras execpt Stereo cameras this is identical to GetDirRight()

◆ GetCenterDirUp()

plVec3 plCamera::GetCenterDirUp ( ) const

inline

Returns the average up vector.

For all cameras execpt Stereo cameras this is identical to GetDirUp()

◆ GetCenterPosition()

plVec3 plCamera::GetCenterPosition ( ) const

inline

Returns the average camera position.

For all cameras execpt Stereo cameras this is identical to GetPosition()

◆ GetDimensionX()

float plCamera::GetDimensionX ( float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight ) const

Returns the horizontal dimension for an orthographic view.

Works only with plCameraMode::OrthoFixedWidth and plCameraMode::OrthoFixedWidth

◆ GetDimensionY()

float plCamera::GetDimensionY ( float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight ) const

Returns the vertical dimension for an orthographic view.

Works only with plCameraMode::OrthoFixedWidth and plCameraMode::OrthoFixedWidth

◆ GetFovX()

plAngle plCamera::GetFovX ( float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight ) const

Returns the horizontal FOV.

Works only with plCameraMode::PerspectiveFixedFovX and plCameraMode::PerspectiveFixedFovY

◆ GetFovY()

plAngle plCamera::GetFovY ( float fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight ) const

Returns the vertical FOV.

Works only with plCameraMode::PerspectiveFixedFovX and plCameraMode::PerspectiveFixedFovY

◆ GetOrientationModificationCounter()

plUInt32 plCamera::GetOrientationModificationCounter ( ) const

inline

Returns a counter that is increased every time the camera orientation is modified.

The camera orientation is used to compute the view matrix. This counter can be used to determine whether the view matrix has changed and thus whether cached values need to be updated.

◆ GetProjectionMatrix()

void plCamera::GetProjectionMatrix	(	float	fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight,
		plMat4 &	out_mProjectionMatrix,
		plCameraEye	eye = plCameraEye::Left,
		plClipSpaceDepthRange::Enum	depthRange = plClipSpaceDepthRange::Default ) const

Calculates the projection matrix from the current camera properties and stores it in out_projectionMatrix.

If the camera is stereo and the given aspect ratio is close to the aspect ratio passed in SetStereoProjection, the matrix set in SetStereoProjection will be used.

◆ GetSettingsModificationCounter()

plUInt32 plCamera::GetSettingsModificationCounter ( ) const

inline

Returns a counter that is increased every time the camera settings are modified.

The camera settings are used to compute the projection matrix. This counter can be used to determine whether the projection matrix has changed and thus whether cached values need to be updated.

◆ GetViewMatrix()

PL_ALWAYS_INLINE const plMat4 & plCamera::GetViewMatrix ( plCameraEye eye = plCameraEye::Left ) const

Returns the view matrix for the given eye.

Note: The view matrix is given in OpenGL convention.

◆ LookAt()

void plCamera::LookAt	(	const plVec3 &	vCameraPos,
		const plVec3 &	vTargetPos,
		const plVec3 &	vUp )

Repositions the camera such that it looks at the given target position.

Not supported for stereo cameras.

◆ MoveGlobally()

void plCamera::MoveGlobally	(	float	fForward,
		float	fRight,
		float	fUp )

Moves the camera in global space along the forward/right/up directions of the coordinate system.

Not supported for stereo cameras.

◆ MoveLocally()

void plCamera::MoveLocally	(	float	fForward,
		float	fRight,
		float	fUp )

Moves the camera in its local space along the forward/right/up directions of the coordinate system.

Not supported for stereo cameras.

◆ RotateGlobally()

void plCamera::RotateGlobally	(	plAngle	forwardAxis,
		plAngle	rightAxis,
		plAngle	axis )

Rotates the camera around the forward, right and up axis of the coordinate system in global space.

Rotate around Z for turning the camera left/right. Not supported for stereo cameras.

◆ RotateLocally()

void plCamera::RotateLocally	(	plAngle	forwardAxis,
		plAngle	rightAxis,
		plAngle	axis )

Rotates the camera around the forward, right and up axis in its own local space.

Rotate around rightAxis for looking up/down. \forwardAxis is roll. For turning left/right use RotateGlobally(). Not supported for stereo cameras.

◆ SetCameraMode()

void plCamera::SetCameraMode	(	plCameraMode::Enum	mode,
		float	fFovOrDim,
		float	fNearPlane,
		float	fFarPlane )

Specifies the mode and the projection settings that this camera uses.

Parameters

fFovOrDim Fov X/Y in degree or width/height (depending on Mode).

◆ SetCoordinateSystem()

void plCamera::SetCoordinateSystem	(	plBasisAxis::Enum	forwardAxis,
		plBasisAxis::Enum	rightAxis,
		plBasisAxis::Enum	axis )

Allows to specify a different coordinate system in which the camera input and output coordinates are given.

The default in z is forward = PositiveX, right = PositiveY, Up = PositiveZ.

◆ SetStereoProjection()

void plCamera::SetStereoProjection	(	const plMat4 &	mProjectionLeftEye,
		const plMat4 &	mProjectionRightEye,
		float	fAspectRatioWidthDivHeight )

Sets the camera mode to stereo and specifies projection matrices directly.

Parameters

fAspectRatio These stereo projection matrices will only be returned by getProjectionMatrix for the given aspectRatio.

◆ SetViewMatrix()

void plCamera::SetViewMatrix	(	const plMat4 &	mLookAtMatrix,
		plCameraEye	eye = plCameraEye::Left )

Sets the view matrix directly.

Works with all camera types. Position- and direction- getter/setter will work as usual.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

Code/Engine/Core/Graphics/Camera.h
Code/Engine/Core/Graphics/Implementation/Camera.cpp
Code/Engine/Core/Graphics/Implementation/Camera_inl.h

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ GetCenterDirForwards()

◆ GetCenterDirRight()

◆ GetCenterDirUp()

◆ GetCenterPosition()

◆ GetDimensionX()

◆ GetDimensionY()

◆ GetFovX()

◆ GetFovY()

◆ GetOrientationModificationCounter()

◆ GetProjectionMatrix()

◆ GetSettingsModificationCounter()

◆ GetViewMatrix()

◆ LookAt()

◆ MoveGlobally()

◆ MoveLocally()

◆ RotateGlobally()

◆ RotateLocally()

◆ SetCameraMode()

◆ SetCoordinateSystem()

◆ SetStereoProjection()

◆ SetViewMatrix()