# Members

#### # inner _persp_xoffset_f

scaling factor x offset for the perspective projection

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 695

#### # inner _persp_xscale_f

scaling factor x for the perspective projection

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 691

#### # inner _persp_yoffset_f

scaling factor y offset for the perspective projection

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 697

#### # inner _persp_yscale_f

scaling factor y for the perspective projection

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 693

#### # inner POLYTYPE

polytype definition.

##### Properties:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`POLYTYPE.FLAT` | * | A simple flat shaded polygon, taking the color from the `c' value of the first vertex.
`POLYTYPE.GCOL` | * | A single-color gouraud shaded polygon. The colors for each vertex are taken from the `c' value, and interpolated across the polygon.
`POLYTYPE.GRGB` | * | A gouraud shaded polygon which interpolates RGB triplets rather than a single color.
`POLYTYPE.ATEX` | * | An affine texture mapped polygon. This stretches the texture across the polygon with a simple 2d linear interpolation, which is fast but not mathematically correct. It can look OK if the polygon is fairly small or flat-on to the camera, but because it doesn't deal with perspective foreshortening, it can produce strange warping artifacts.
`POLYTYPE.PTEX` | * | A perspective-correct texture mapped polygon. This uses the `z' value from the vertex structure as well as the u/v coordinates, so textures are displayed correctly regardless of the angle they are viewed from.
`POLYTYPE.ATEX_MASK` | * | Like POLYTYPE_ATEX and POLYTYPE_PTEX, but zero texture map pixels are skipped, allowing parts of the texture map to be transparent.
`POLYTYPE.PTEX_MASK` | * | Like POLYTYPE_ATEX and POLYTYPE_PTEX, but zero texture map pixels are skipped, allowing parts of the texture map to be transparent.
`POLYTYPE.ATEX_LIT` | * | Like POLYTYPE_ATEX and POLYTYPE_PTEX, but the blender function is used to blend the texture with a light level taken from the `c' value in the vertex structure.
`POLYTYPE.PTEX_LIT` | * | Like POLYTYPE_ATEX and POLYTYPE_PTEX, but the blender function is used to blend the texture with a light level taken from the `c' value in the vertex structure.
`POLYTYPE.ATEX_MASK_LIT` | * | Like POLYTYPE_ATEX_LIT and POLYTYPE_PTEX_LIT, but zero texture map pixels are skipped, allowing parts of the texture map to be transparent.
`POLYTYPE.PTEX_MASK_LIT` | * | Like POLYTYPE_ATEX_LIT and POLYTYPE_PTEX_LIT, but zero texture map pixels are skipped, allowing parts of the texture map to be transparent.
`POLYTYPE.ATEX_TRANS` | * | Render translucent textures. All the general rules for drawing translucent things apply.
`POLYTYPE.PTEX_TRANS` | * | Render translucent textures. All the general rules for drawing translucent things apply.
`POLYTYPE.ATEX_MASK_TRANS` | * | Like POLYTYPE_ATEX_TRANS and POLYTYPE_PTEX_TRANS, but zero texture map pixels are skipped.
`POLYTYPE.PTEX_MASK_TRANS` | * | Like POLYTYPE_ATEX_TRANS and POLYTYPE_PTEX_TRANS, but zero texture map pixels are skipped.
`POLYTYPE.ZBUF` | * | OR this into POLYTYPE and the normal polygon3d(), polygon3d_f(), quad3d(), etc. functions will render z-buffered polygons.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 44

# Methods

#### # inner ClearScene()

Initializes a scene.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 787

#### # inner CreateScene(nedge, npoly)

Allocates memory for a scene, `nedge' and `npoly' are your estimates of how many edges and how many polygons you will render (you cannot get over the limit specified here).

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`nedge` | number | max number of edges.
`npoly` | number | max number of polygons.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 753

#### # inner CrossProduct(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2) → {Array.<number>}

Calculates the cross product (x1, y1, z1) x (x2, y2, z2). The cross product is perpendicular to both of the input vectors, so it can be used to generate polygon normals.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x1` | * | x value or first vector as array.
`y1` | * | y value or second vector as array.
`z1` | number | z value.
`x2` | number | x value.
`y2` | number | y value.
`z2` | number | z value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 624

Returns:
a new vector.
Type: Array.<number>

#### # inner DestroyScene()

Deallocate memory previously allocated by CreateScene. Use this to avoid memory leaks in your program.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 795

#### # inner DotProduct(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2) → {number}

Calculates the dot product (x1, y1, z1) . (x2, y2, z2), returning the result.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x1` | * | x value or first vector as array.
`y1` | * | y value or second vector as array.
`z1` | number | z value.
`x2` | number | x value.
`y2` | number | y value.
`z2` | number | z value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 597

Returns:
dot product.
Type: number

#### # inner GetAlignMatrix(xfront, yfront, zfront, xup, yup, zup)

Rotates a matrix so that it is aligned along the specified coordinate vectors (they need not be normalized or perpendicular, but the up and front must not be equal). A front vector of 0,0,-1 and up vector of 0,1,0 will return the identity matrix.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`xfront` | number |
`yfront` | number |
`zfront` | number |
`xup` | number |
`yup` | number |
`zup` | number |

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 281

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner GetCameraMatrix(x, y, z, xfront, yfront, zfront, xup, yup, zup, fov, aspect) → {Matrix}

Constructs a camera matrix for translating world-space objects into a normalised view space, ready for the perspective projection. The x, y, and z parameters specify the camera position, xfront, yfront, and zfront are the 'in front' vector specifying which way the camera is facing (this can be any length: normalisation is not required), and xup, yup, and zup are the 'up' direction vector. The fov parameter specifies the field of view (ie. width of the camera focus) in radians. For typical projections, a field of view in the region 32-48 will work well. 64 (90°) applies no extra scaling - so something which is one unit away from the viewer will be directly scaled to the viewport. A bigger FOV moves you closer to the viewing plane, so more objects will appear. A smaller FOV moves you away from the viewing plane, which means you see a smaller part of the world. Finally, the aspect ratio is used to scale the Y dimensions of the image relative to the X axis, so you can use it to adjust the proportions of the output image (set it to 1 for no scaling - but keep in mind that the projection also performs scaling according to the viewport size). Typically, you will pass (float)w/(float)h, where w and h are the parameters you passed to set_projection_viewport.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | number | x camera position.
`y` | number | y camera position.
`z` | number | y camera position.
`xfront` | number | x camera facing.
`yfront` | number | y camera facing.
`zfront` | number | z camera facing.
`xup` | number | x of 'up direction'.
`yup` | number | y of 'up direction'.
`zup` | number | z of 'up direction'.
`fov` | number | field of view in radians.
`aspect` | number | aspect ratio.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 427

Returns:
a Matrix.
Type: Matrix

#### # inner GetEmptyMatrix()

Use to create an empty matrix.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 69

Returns:
an empty matrix and empty translation Matrix.

#### # inner GetIdentityMatrix()

Return the identity matrix the 'do nothing' identity matrix. Multiplying by the identity matrix has no effect.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 88

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner GetScalingMatrix(x, y, z)

Constructs a scaling matrix. When applied to the point (px, py, pz), this matrix will produce the point (px*x, py*y, pz*z). In other words, it stretches or shrinks things.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | * | x value or a vector as array.
`y` | number | y value.
`z` | number | y value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 138

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner GetTranslationMatrix(x, y, z)

Constructs a translation matrix. When applied to the point (px, py, pz), this matrix will produce the point (px+x, py+y, pz+z). In other words, it moves things sideways.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | * | x value or a vector as array.
`y` | number | y value.
`z` | number | y value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 112

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner GetVectorRotationMatrix(x, y, z, a)

Constructs a transformation matrix which will rotate points around the specified x,y,z vector by the specified angle (given in radians).

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | * | x value or a vector as array.
`y` | number | y value.
`z` | number | y value.
`a` | number | rotation value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 321

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner NApplyMatrix(m, x, y, z) → {Array.<number>}

Multiplies the point (x, y, z) by the transformation matrix m.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`m` | Matrix | the matrix
`x` | * | x value or vector as array.
`y` | number | y value.
`z` | number | y value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 670

Returns:
a new vector.
Type: Array.<number>

#### # inner NGetRotationMatrix(x, y, z)

Constructs a transformation matrix which will rotate points around all three axes by the specified amounts (given in radians). The direction of rotation can simply be found out with the right-hand rule: Point the dumb of your right hand towards the origin along the axis of rotation, and the fingers will curl in the positive direction of rotation. E.g. if you rotate around the y axis, and look at the scene from above, a positive angle will rotate in clockwise direction.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | * | x value or a vector as array.
`y` | number | y value.
`z` | number | y value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 230

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner NGetTransformationMatrix(scale, xrot, yrot, zrot, x, y, z)

Constructs a transformation matrix which will rotate points around all three axes by the specified amounts (given in radians), scale the result by the specified amount (pass 1 for no change of scale), and then translate to the requested x, y, z position.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`scale` | number | scaling value.
`xrot` | number | x-rotation value.
`yrot` | number | y-rotation value.
`zrot` | number | z-rotation value.
`x` | number | x value.
`y` | number | y value.
`z` | number | y value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 370

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner NGetXRotateMatrix(r)

Construct X axis rotation matrices. When applied to a point, these matrices will rotate it about the X axis by the specified angle (given in radians).

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`r` | number | rotation in radians.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 160

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner NGetYRotateMatrix(r)

Construct Y axis rotation matrices. When applied to a point, these matrices will rotate it about the Y axis by the specified angle (given in radians).

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`r` | number | rotation in radians.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 182

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner NGetZRotateMatrix(r)

Construct Z axis rotation matrices. When applied to a point, these matrices will rotate it about the Z axis by the specified angle (given in radians).

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`r` | number | rotation in radians.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 204

Returns:
a Matrix.

#### # inner NMatrixMul(m1, m2)

Multiplies two matrices. The resulting matrix will have the same effect as the combination of m1 and m2, ie. when applied to a point p, (p * out) = ((p * m1) * m2). Any number of transformations can be concatenated in this way. Note that matrix multiplication is not commutative, ie. matrix_mul(m1, m2) != matrix_mul(m2, m1).

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`m1` | Matrix | first Matrix.
`m2` | Matrix | second Matrix.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 516

Returns:
a new Matrix.

#### # inner NormalizeVector(x, y, z) → {Array.<number>}

Converts the vector (x, y, z) to a unit vector. This points in the same direction as the original vector, but has a length of one.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | * | x value or vector as array.
`y` | number | y value.
`z` | number | y value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 563

Returns:
a new vector.
Type: Array.<number>

#### # inner NPolygonZNormal(v1, v2, v3) → {number}

Finds the Z component of the normal vector to the specified three vertices (which must be part of a convex polygon). This is used mainly in back-face culling. The back-faces of closed polyhedra are never visible to the viewer, therefore they never need to be drawn. This can cull on average half the polygons from a scene. If the normal is negative the polygon can safely be culled. If it is zero, the polygon is perpendicular to the screen. However, this method of culling back-faces must only be used once the X and Y coordinates have been projected into screen space using PerspProject() (or if an orthographic (isometric) projection is being used). Note that this function will fail if the three vertices are co-linear (they lie on the same line) in 3D space.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`v1` | Array.<number> | first vector.
`v2` | Array.<number> | second vector.
`v3` | Array.<number> | third vector.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 656

Returns:
z component.
Type: number

#### # inner QScaleMatrix(m, scale)

Optimised routine for scaling an already generated matrix: this simply adds in the scale factor, so there is no need to build two temporary matrices and then multiply them together.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`m` | number | a Matrix.
`scale` | number | scale factor

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 497

#### # inner QTranslateMatrix(m, x, y, z)

Optimised routine for translating an already generated matrix: this simply adds in the translation offset, so there is no need to build two temporary matrices and then multiply them together.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`m` | number | a Matrix.
`x` | number | x-offset or a vector as array.
`y` | number | y-offset.
`z` | number | z-offset.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 479

#### # inner RenderScene()

Renders all the specified ScenePolygon3D()'s on the current bitmap. Rendering is done one scanline at a time, with no pixel being processed more than once. Note that between ClearScene() and RenderScene() you shouldn't change the clip rectangle of the destination bitmap. For speed reasons, you should set the clip rectangle to the minimum.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 779

#### # inner ScenePolygon3D(type, texture, vtx)

Puts a polygon in the rendering list. Nothing is really rendered at this moment. Should be called between ClearScene() and RenderScene(). Arguments are the same as for Polygon3D(). Unlike Polygon3D(), the polygon may be concave or self-intersecting. Shapes that penetrate one another may look OK, but they are not really handled by this code.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`type` | * |
`texture` | * |
`vtx` | * |

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 769

#### # inner SetProjectionViewport()

Sets the viewport used to scale the output of the PerspProject() function. Pass the dimensions of the screen area you want to draw onto, which will typically be 0, 0, SizeX(), and SizeY(). Also don't forget to pass an appropriate aspect ratio to GetCameraMatrix() later. The width and height you specify here will determine how big your viewport is in 3d space. So if an object in your 3D space is w units wide, it will fill the complete screen when you run into it (i.e., if it has a distance of 1.0 after the camera matrix was applied. The fov and aspect-ratio parameters to get_camera_matrix also apply some scaling though, so this isn't always completely true). If you pass -1/-1/2/2 as parameters, no extra scaling will be performed by the projection.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 708

#### # inner VectorLength(x, y, z) → {number}

Calculates the length of the vector (x, y, z), using that good 'ole Pythagoras theorem.

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | * | x value or vector as array.
`y` | number | y value.
`z` | number | y value.

View Source jsboot/a3d.js, line 543

Returns:
vector length.
Type: number