Module KX_MeshProxy :: Class KX_MeshProxy

Class KX_MeshProxy

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A mesh object.

You can only change the vertex properties of a mesh object, not the mesh topology.

To use mesh objects effectively, you should know a bit about how the game engine handles them.
  1. Mesh Objects are converted from Blender at scene load.
  2. The Converter groups polygons by Material. This means they can be sent to the renderer efficiently. A material holds:
    1. The texture.
    2. The Blender material.
    3. The Tile properties
    4. The face properties - (From the "Texture Face" panel)
    5. Transparency & z sorting
    6. Light layer
    7. Polygon shape (triangle/quad)
    8. Game Object
  3. Verticies will be split by face if necessary. Verticies can only be shared between faces if:
    1. They are at the same position
    2. UV coordinates are the same
    3. Their normals are the same (both polygons are "Set Smooth")
    4. They are the same colour
    For example: a cube has 24 verticies: 6 faces with 4 verticies per face.
The correct method of iterating over every KX_VertexProxy in a game object:
       import GameLogic
       
       co = GameLogic.getcurrentController()
       obj = co.getOwner()
       
       m_i = 0
       mesh = obj.getMesh(m_i) # There can be more than one mesh...
       while mesh != None:
               for mat in range(mesh.getNumMaterials()):
                       for v_index in range(mesh.getVertexArrayLength(mat)):
                               vertex = mesh.getVertex(mat, v_index)
                               # Do something with vertex here...
                               # ... eg: colour the vertex red.
                               vertex.colour = [1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]
               m_i += 1
               mesh = obj.getMesh(m_i)


Instance Methods
integer
getNumMaterials()
Gets the number of materials associated with this object.
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string
getMaterialName(matid)
Gets the name of the specified material.
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string
getTextureName(matid)
Gets the name of the specified material's texture.
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integer
getVertexArrayLength(matid)
Gets the length of the vertex array associated with the specified material.
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KX_VertexProxy
getVertex(matid, index)
Gets the specified vertex from the mesh object.
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boolean
reinstancePhysicsMesh()
Updates the physics system with the changed mesh.
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Method Details

getMaterialName(matid)

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Gets the name of the specified material.
Parameters:
  • matid (integer) - the specified material.
Returns: string
the attached material name.

getTextureName(matid)

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Gets the name of the specified material's texture.
Parameters:
  • matid (integer) - the specified material
Returns: string
the attached material's texture name.

getVertexArrayLength(matid)

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Gets the length of the vertex array associated with the specified material.

There is one vertex array for each material.
Parameters:
  • matid (integer) - the specified material
Returns: integer
the number of verticies in the vertex array.

getVertex(matid, index)

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Gets the specified vertex from the mesh object.
Parameters:
  • matid (integer) - the specified material
  • index (integer) - the index into the vertex array.
Returns: KX_VertexProxy
a vertex object.

reinstancePhysicsMesh()

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Updates the physics system with the changed mesh.

A mesh must have only one material with collision flags, and have all collision primitives in one vertex array (ie. < 65535 verts) and be either a polytope or polyheder mesh. If you don't get a warning in the console when the collision type is polytope, the mesh is suitable for reinstance.
Returns: boolean
True if reinstance succeeded, False if it failed.