#ifndef _XPLMScenery_h_ #define _XPLMScenery_h_ /*************************************************************************** * XPLMScenery ***************************************************************************/ /* * This package contains APIs to interact with X-Plane's scenery system. * */ #include "XPLMDefs.h" #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif #if defined(XPLM200) /*************************************************************************** * Terrain Y-Testing ***************************************************************************/ /* * The Y-testing API allows you to locate the physical scenery mesh. This * would be used to place dynamic graphics on top of the ground in a plausible * way or do physics interactions. * * The Y-test API works via probe objects, which are allocated by your plugin * and used to query terrain. Probe objects exist both to capture which * algorithm you have requested (see probe types) and also to cache query * information. * * Performance Guidelines * ---------------------- * * It is generally faster to use the same probe for nearby points and * different probes for different points. Try not to allocate more than * "hundreds" of probes at most. Share probes if you need more. Generally, * probing operations are expensive, and should be avoided via caching when * possible. * * Y testing returns a location on the terrain, a normal vector, and a * velocity vector. The normal vector tells you the slope of the terrain at * that point. The velocity vector tells you if that terrain is moving (and is * in meters/second). For example, if your Y test hits the aircraft carrier * deck, this tells you the velocity of that point on the deck. * * Note: the Y-testing API is limited to probing the loaded scenery area, * which is approximately 300x300 km in X-Plane 9. Probes outside this area * will return the height of a 0 MSL sphere. * */ /* * XPLMProbeType * * XPLMProbeType defines the type of terrain probe - each probe has a * different algorithm. (Only one type of probe is provided right now, but * future APIs will expose more flexible or powerful or useful probes. * */ XPLM_MAYBE_TYPEDEF enum XPLM_ENUM { /* The Y probe gives you the location of the tallest physical scenery along * * the Y axis going through the queried point. */ xplm_ProbeY = 0, } XPLM_ENUM_NAME(XPLMProbeType); XPLM_ENUM_C(XPLMProbeType) /* * XPLMProbeResult * * Probe results - possible results from a probe query. * */ XPLM_MAYBE_TYPEDEF enum XPLM_ENUM { /* The probe hit terrain and returned valid values. */ xplm_ProbeHitTerrain = 0, /* An error in the API call. Either the probe struct size is bad, the probe * * is invalid, or the type is mismatched for the specific query call. */ xplm_ProbeError = 1, /* The probe call succeeded but there is no terrain under this point * (perhaps * it is off the side of the planet?) */ xplm_ProbeMissed = 2, } XPLM_ENUM_NAME(XPLMProbeResult); XPLM_ENUM_C(XPLMProbeResult) /* * XPLMProbeRef * * An XPLMProbeRef is an opaque handle to a probe, used for querying the * terrain. * */ typedef void* XPLMProbeRef; /* * XPLMProbeInfo_t * * XPLMProbeInfo_t contains the results of a probe call. Make sure to set * structSize to the size of the struct before using it. * */ typedef struct { /* Size of structure in bytes - always set this before calling the XPLM. */ int structSize; /* Resulting X location of the terrain point we hit, in local OpenGL * * coordinates. */ float locationX; /* Resulting Y location of the terrain point we hit, in local OpenGL * * coordinates. */ float locationY; /* Resulting Z location of the terrain point we hit, in local OpenGL * * coordinates. */ float locationZ; /* X component of the normal vector to the terrain we found. */ float normalX; /* Y component of the normal vector to the terrain we found. */ float normalY; /* Z component of the normal vector to the terrain we found. */ float normalZ; /* X component of the velocity vector of the terrain we found. */ float velocityX; /* Y component of the velocity vector of the terrain we found. */ float velocityY; /* Z component of the velocity vector of the terrain we found. */ float velocityZ; /* Tells if the surface we hit is water (otherwise it is land). */ int is_wet; } XPLMProbeInfo_t; /* * XPLMCreateProbe * * Creates a new probe object of a given type and returns. * */ XPLM_API XPLMProbeRef XPLMCreateProbe(XPLMProbeType inProbeType); /* * XPLMDestroyProbe * * Deallocates an existing probe object. * */ XPLM_API void XPLMDestroyProbe(XPLMProbeRef inProbe); /* * XPLMProbeTerrainXYZ * * Probes the terrain. Pass in the XYZ coordinate of the probe point, a probe * object, and an XPLMProbeInfo_t struct that has its structSize member set * properly. Other fields are filled in if we hit terrain, and a probe result * is returned. * */ XPLM_API XPLMProbeResult XPLMProbeTerrainXYZ(XPLMProbeRef inProbe, float inX, float inY, float inZ, XPLMProbeInfo_t* outInfo); #endif /* XPLM200 */ #if defined(XPLM300) /*************************************************************************** * Magnetic Variation ***************************************************************************/ /* * Use the magnetic variation (more properly, the "magnetic declination") API * to find the offset of magnetic north from true north at a given latitude * and longitude within the simulator. * * In the real world, the Earth's magnetic field is irregular, such that true * north (the direction along a meridian toward the north pole) does not * necessarily match what a magnetic compass shows as north. * * Using this API ensures that you present the same offsets to users as * X-Plane's built-in instruments. * */ /* * XPLMGetMagneticVariation * * Returns X-Plane's simulated magnetic variation (declination) at the * indication latitude and longitude. * */ XPLM_API float XPLMGetMagneticVariation(double latitude, double longitude); /* * XPLMDegTrueToDegMagnetic * * Converts a heading in degrees relative to true north into a value relative * to magnetic north at the user's current location. * */ XPLM_API float XPLMDegTrueToDegMagnetic(float headingDegreesTrue); /* * XPLMDegMagneticToDegTrue * * Converts a heading in degrees relative to magnetic north at the user's * current location into a value relative to true north. * */ XPLM_API float XPLMDegMagneticToDegTrue(float headingDegreesMagnetic); #endif /* XPLM300 */ /*************************************************************************** * Object Drawing ***************************************************************************/ /* * The object drawing routines let you load and draw X-Plane OBJ files. * Objects are loaded by file path and managed via an opaque handle. X-Plane * naturally reference counts objects, so it is important that you balance * every successful call to XPLMLoadObject with a call to XPLMUnloadObject! * */ #if defined(XPLM200) /* * XPLMObjectRef * * An XPLMObjectRef is a opaque handle to an .obj file that has been loaded * into memory. * */ typedef void* XPLMObjectRef; #endif /* XPLM200 */ #if defined(XPLM200) /* * XPLMDrawInfo_t * * The XPLMDrawInfo_t structure contains positioning info for one object that * is to be drawn. Be sure to set structSize to the size of the structure for * future expansion. * */ typedef struct { /* Set this to the size of this structure! */ int structSize; /* X location of the object in local coordinates. */ float x; /* Y location of the object in local coordinates. */ float y; /* Z location of the object in local coordinates. */ float z; /* Pitch in degres to rotate the object, positive is up. */ float pitch; /* Heading in local coordinates to rotate the object, clockwise. */ float heading; /* Roll to rotate the object. */ float roll; } XPLMDrawInfo_t; #endif /* XPLM200 */ #if defined(XPLM210) /* * XPLMObjectLoaded_f * * You provide this callback when loading an object asynchronously; it will be * called once the object is loaded. Your refcon is passed back. The object * ref passed in is the newly loaded object (ready for use) or NULL if an * error occured. * * If your plugin is disabled, this callback will be delivered as soon as the * plugin is re-enabled. If your plugin is unloaded before this callback is * ever called, the SDK will release the object handle for you. * */ typedef void (*XPLMObjectLoaded_f)(XPLMObjectRef inObject, void* inRefcon); #endif /* XPLM210 */ #if defined(XPLM200) /* * XPLMLoadObject * * This routine loads an OBJ file and returns a handle to it. If X-Plane has * already loaded the object, the handle to the existing object is returned. * Do not assume you will get the same handle back twice, but do make sure to * call unload once for every load to avoid "leaking" objects. The object will * be purged from memory when no plugins and no scenery are using it. * * The path for the object must be relative to the X-System base folder. If * the path is in the root of the X-System folder you may need to prepend ./ * to it; loading objects in the root of the X-System folder is STRONGLY * discouraged - your plugin should not dump art resources in the root folder! * * XPLMLoadObject will return NULL if the object cannot be loaded (either * because it is not found or the file is misformatted). This routine will * load any object that can be used in the X-Plane scenery system. * * It is important that the datarefs an object uses for animation already be * registered before you load the object. For this reason it may be necessary * to defer object loading until the sim has fully started. * */ XPLM_API XPLMObjectRef XPLMLoadObject(const char* inPath); #endif /* XPLM200 */ #if defined(XPLM210) /* * XPLMLoadObjectAsync * * This routine loads an object asynchronously; control is returned to you * immediately while X-Plane loads the object. The sim will not stop flying * while the object loads. For large objects, it may be several seconds before * the load finishes. * * You provide a callback function that is called once the load has completed. * Note that if the object cannot be loaded, you will not find out until the * callback function is called with a NULL object handle. * * There is no way to cancel an asynchronous object load; you must wait for * the load to complete and then release the object if it is no longer * desired. * */ XPLM_API void XPLMLoadObjectAsync(const char* inPath, XPLMObjectLoaded_f inCallback, void* inRefcon); #endif /* XPLM210 */ #if defined(XPLM_DEPRECATED) /* * XPLMDrawObjects * * __Deprecation Warning__: use XPLMInstancing to draw 3-d objects by creating * instances, rather than these APIs from draw callbacks. * * XPLMDrawObjects draws an object from an OBJ file one or more times. You * pass in the object and an array of XPLMDrawInfo_t structs, one for each * place you would like the object to be drawn. * * X-Plane will attempt to cull the objects based on LOD and visibility, and * will pick the appropriate LOD. * * Lighting is a boolean; pass 1 to show the night version of object with * night-only lights lit up. Pass 0 to show the daytime version of the object. * * earth_relative controls the coordinate system. If this is 1, the rotations * you specify are applied to the object after its coordinate system is * transformed from local to earth-relative coordinates -- that is, an object * with no rotations will point toward true north and the Y axis will be up * against gravity. If this is 0, the object is drawn with your rotations from * local coordanates -- that is, an object with no rotations is drawn pointing * down the -Z axis and the Y axis of the object matches the local coordinate * Y axis. * */ XPLM_API void XPLMDrawObjects(XPLMObjectRef inObject, int inCount, XPLMDrawInfo_t* inLocations, int lighting, int earth_relative); #endif /* XPLM_DEPRECATED */ #if defined(XPLM200) /* * XPLMUnloadObject * * This routine marks an object as no longer being used by your plugin. * Objects are reference counted: once no plugins are using an object, it is * purged from memory. Make sure to call XPLMUnloadObject once for each * successful call to XPLMLoadObject. * */ XPLM_API void XPLMUnloadObject(XPLMObjectRef inObject); #endif /* XPLM200 */ #if defined(XPLM200) /*************************************************************************** * Library Access ***************************************************************************/ /* * The library access routines allow you to locate scenery objects via the * X-Plane library system. Right now library access is only provided for * objects, allowing plugin-drawn objects to be extended using the library * system. * */ /* * XPLMLibraryEnumerator_f * * An XPLMLibraryEnumerator_f is a callback you provide that is called once * for each library element that is located. The returned paths will be * relative to the X-System folder. * */ typedef void (*XPLMLibraryEnumerator_f)(const char* inFilePath, void* inRef); /* * XPLMLookupObjects * * This routine looks up a virtual path in the library system and returns all * matching elements. You provide a callback - one virtual path may match many * objects in the library. XPLMLookupObjects returns the number of objects * found. * * The latitude and longitude parameters specify the location the object will * be used. The library system allows for scenery packages to only provide * objects to certain local locations. Only objects that are allowed at the * latitude/longitude you provide will be returned. * */ XPLM_API int XPLMLookupObjects(const char* inPath, float inLatitude, float inLongitude, XPLMLibraryEnumerator_f enumerator, void* ref); #endif /* XPLM200 */ #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif