/**
* Copyright (c) 2008-2012 Ardor Labs, Inc.
*
* This file is part of Ardor3D.
*
* Ardor3D is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of its license which may be found in the accompanying
* LICENSE file or at <http://www.ardor3d.com/LICENSE>.
*/
package com.ardor3d.example.effect;
import com.ardor3d.bounding.BoundingBox;
import com.ardor3d.example.ExampleBase;
import com.ardor3d.example.Purpose;
import com.ardor3d.extension.effect.particle.ParticleFactory;
import com.ardor3d.extension.effect.particle.ParticleSystem;
import com.ardor3d.extension.effect.particle.RampEntry;
import com.ardor3d.image.Texture;
import com.ardor3d.image.TextureStoreFormat;
import com.ardor3d.math.ColorRGBA;
import com.ardor3d.math.MathUtils;
import com.ardor3d.math.Vector3;
import com.ardor3d.renderer.state.BlendState;
import com.ardor3d.renderer.state.TextureState;
import com.ardor3d.renderer.state.ZBufferState;
import com.ardor3d.util.TextureManager;
/**
* A demonstration of the ParticleSystem and RampEntry classes; which controls how an emitter's properties (e.g. size,
* color) change over time.
*/
@Purpose(htmlDescriptionKey = "com.ardor3d.example.effect.ParticleRampExample", //
thumbnailPath = "com/ardor3d/example/media/thumbnails/effect_ParticleRampExample.jpg", //
maxHeapMemory = 64)
public class ParticleRampExample extends ExampleBase {
public static void main(final String[] args) {
start(ParticleRampExample.class);
}
@Override
protected void initExample() {
_canvas.setTitle("Particle System - Example");
_lightState.setEnabled(false);
final ParticleSystem particles = ParticleFactory.buildParticles("particles", 1);
particles.setEmissionDirection(new Vector3(0, 1, 0));
particles.setInitialVelocity(0);
particles.setMinimumLifeTime(2500);
particles.setMaximumLifeTime(2500);
particles.setMaximumAngle(45 * MathUtils.DEG_TO_RAD);
particles.getParticleController().setControlFlow(false);
particles.setParticlesInWorldCoords(true);
// Start color is RED, opaque
particles.setStartColor(new ColorRGBA(1, 0, 0, 1));
particles.setStartSize(2.5);
// At 25% life, let's have the color be WHITE, opaque
final RampEntry entry25 = new RampEntry(.25);
entry25.setColor(new ColorRGBA(1, 1, 1, 1));
particles.getRamp().addEntry(entry25);
// At 50% life, (25% higher than previous) let's have the color be RED, opaque and twice as big.
// Note that at 25% life the size will be about 3.75 since we did not set a size on that.
final RampEntry entry50 = new RampEntry(.25);
entry50.setColor(new ColorRGBA(1, 0, 0, 1));
entry50.setSize(5);
particles.getRamp().addEntry(entry50);
// At 75% life, (25% higher than previous) let's have the color be WHITE, opaque
final RampEntry entry75 = new RampEntry(.25);
entry75.setColor(new ColorRGBA(1, 1, 1, 1));
particles.getRamp().addEntry(entry75);
// End color is BLUE, opaque (size is back to 2.5 now.
particles.setEndColor(new ColorRGBA(0, 0, 1, 1));
particles.setEndSize(2.5);
particles.warmUp(60);
final BlendState blend = new BlendState();
blend.setBlendEnabled(true);
blend.setSourceFunction(BlendState.SourceFunction.SourceAlpha);
blend.setDestinationFunction(BlendState.DestinationFunction.One);
particles.setRenderState(blend);
final TextureState ts = new TextureState();
ts.setTexture(TextureManager.load("images/flaresmall.jpg", Texture.MinificationFilter.Trilinear,
TextureStoreFormat.GuessCompressedFormat, true));
ts.setEnabled(true);
particles.setRenderState(ts);
final ZBufferState zstate = new ZBufferState();
zstate.setWritable(false);
particles.setRenderState(zstate);
particles.getParticleGeometry().setModelBound(new BoundingBox());
_root.attachChild(particles);
}
}