Model in Anark Studio 2.5
Instance Properties
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| prototype | Object | The prototype for a class. [from Object] |
| constructor | Object | A reference to the constructor class for the current object instance. [from Object] |
| id | Number | (read only) Unique ID for the asset. [from Asset] |
| type | String | (read only) Type of the asset. [from Asset] |
| name | String | User-defined name for the asset. [from Asset] |
| parent | Object | (read only) Parent object of this asset. [from Asset] |
| active | Boolean | Should this asset be drawn? [from Asset] |
| startLifeTime | Number | Starting time of the asset. [from Asset] |
| endLifeTime | Number | Ending time of the asset. [from Asset] |
| behaviors | Collection | (read only) All Behavior objects attached under this asset. [from Asset] |
| sounds | Collection | (read only) All Sounds objects attached under this asset. [from Asset] |
| music | Collection | (read only) All Music objects attached under this asset. [from Asset] |
| context | TimeContext | (read only) The asset's local TimeContext object. [from Asset] |
| contextType | Number | Type of the TimeContext for this asset. [from Asset] |
| position | Vector | Location of the object. [from Node] |
| rotation | Rotation | Rotation of the object. [from Node] |
| scale | Vector | Scale of the object. [from Node] |
| pivot | Vector | Pivot point location. [from Node] |
| lastGlobalTransform | Matrix | (read only) Cumulative transformation applied to this object. [from Node] |
| opacity | Number | Opacity of the object. [from Node] |
| cameras | Collection | (read only) All cameras attached to this object. [from Node] |
| groups | Collection | (read only) All groups attached to this object. [from Node] |
| lights | Collection | (read only) All lights attached to this node. [from Node] |
| models | Collection | (read only) All models attached to this node. [from Node] |
| materials | Collection | (read only) All materials for this model. |
| boxMax | Vector | (read only) Maximum bounding-box point. |
| clickable | Boolean | Can this object be clicked on? [from Node] |
| boxMin | Vector | (read only) Minimum bounding-box point. |
Instance Methods
| name | returns | description |
|---|---|---|
| toLocaleString() | String |
For most objects, the same as toString() unless explicitly overridden.
[from Object]
|
| valueOf() | String |
Returns the internal this value of the object.
[from Object]
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| hasOwnProperty() | Boolean | Determines if the object/instance itself has the named property or method. [from Object] |
| isPrototypeOf() | Boolean | Determines if the calling object prototype is in the inheritance chain for the supplied argument. [from Object] |
| propertyIsEnumerable() | Boolean |
Determines if the object/instance itself has a property or method of the supplied name which will appear in a for (prop in obj) enumeration.
[from Object]
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| swapMaterial() | Material | Use a new material in place of an existing material. |
| intersect() | Number | Does the model intersect the supplied vector? |
| attach() | (none) | Attach the argument underneath the asset. [from Asset] |
| detach() | (none) | Remove an asset from this asset. [from Asset] |
| copy() | Asset | Create a copy of the asset. [from Asset] |
| removeChildren() | (none) | Remove all children from this node. [from Node] |
| toString() | String | Returns a string representation of the object. [from Object] |
| createPrimitive() | (none) | Create primitive geometry in the model. |
Description
The Model object contains geometry to be rendered on the screen and is a specific type of node. Models are the fundamental visible element within a scene. They may be attached to other models, groups or layers, creating a hierarchy.
There are two types of object constructors for models. The Library asset constructor creates a new instance of the object from a resource in the Anark Studio Library. The scripting object constructor creates an empty model. Objects created via scripting are not available to the Anark Studio interface, but they do appear in the finished project.
Library asset constructor syntax
var theModel = new Model( "library://libraryAssetName" [, objectToAttachTo] );libraryAssetName- required — A String with the name of the asset in the Anark Studio Library from which to create this object.
objectToAttachTo- optional — The String name of the object to which the model will be attached. The model must be attached to an object in the scene either now or later in order to appear in the scene during playback.
Scripting object constructor syntax
var theModel = new Model( [sceneGraphName] [, objectToAttachTo] );sceneGraphName- optional — A String with the name for the new model in the scene graph.
objectToAttachTo- optional — The String name of the object to which the model will be attached. The model must be attached to an object in the scene either now or later in order to appear in the scene during playback.
Model Examples
// Create a group of models from a resource in the library.
var theGroup = new Group( "library://BoxesGroup" );
// Access the first box in the group.
var theBox = theGroup.models[0];
// Create a new material.
var aMaterial = new Material ( );
aMaterial.diffuse.r = 255;
// Swap two materials.
var OldMaterial = theBox.swapMaterial ( "materialA", aMaterial );
// Since we created a variable name for the old material, it can be used again.
anotherModel.swapMaterial ( "materialA", OldMaterial );