class BinaryImporter

BinaryImporter loads the geometry data from a binary file, that is specific for Simplygon. Please note that the binary file is only intended for temporary storage, and that no compatibility between versions of Simplygon is guaranteed.

WARNING

This class is marked as deprecated and will be removed in a future version.

Properties

Property	Description
ImportFilePath	The main import file path. This must always be set. Some importers, such as WavefrontImporter, also have secondary files that may be set. For info regarding these secondary files, please see the documentation for the specific importer. (Inherited from GraphicsImporter)
Name	The name of the BinaryImporter object. (Inherited from Object)

Methods

Method	Description
AddObserver	Adds a user-defined observer object to the interface, that will receive events from the interface. (Inherited from Object)
Clear	Close any open file or stream, release any allocated data. (Inherited from GraphicsImporter)
GetClass	Get the name of the BinaryImporter class. (Inherited from Object)
GetScene	The the scene loaded from the importer. (Inherited from GraphicsImporter)
IsA	Returns true if BinaryImporter is a or is a descendant of the class named as the type parameter. (Inherited from Object)
IsNull	Returns true if the BinaryImporter object is invalid. (Inherited from Object)
IsSameObjectAs	Returns true if the BinaryImporter object is valid. (Inherited from Object)
NonNull	Returns true if the BinaryImporter object is valid. (Inherited from Object)
PrintInfo	Prints the content/info of the BinaryImporter object to the log. (Inherited from Object)
RemoveObserver	Removes a previously added observer object. (Inherited from Object)
Run	Runs the import process. Note that all parameters must be setup before importing. (Inherited from GraphicsImporter)

Static methods

Method	Description
IsClassA	Returns true if the class is a or is a descendant of the class named as the type parameter. (Inherited from Object)
SafeCast	SafeCast makes sure the input object is of a class that can be cast into spBinaryImporter, and if this is the case, returns the object cast into spBinaryImporter. (Inherited from Object)

Properties details

ImportFilePath

The main import file path. This must always be set. Some importers, such as WavefrontImporter, also have secondary files that may be set. For info regarding these secondary files, please see the documentation for the specific importer.

Syntax

// Setter
void SetImportFilePath( const char * value ) const;

// Getter
spString GetImportFilePath() const;

SetImportFilePath parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
const char *	value			The desired ImportFilePath string.

GetImportFilePath return value

Type: spString

Syntax

// Setter
void SetImportFilePath(string value);

// Getter
string GetImportFilePath();

SetImportFilePath parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
string	value			The desired ImportFilePath string.

GetImportFilePath return value

Type: string

Syntax

# Setter
None SetImportFilePath(value: str)

# Getter
str GetImportFilePath()

SetImportFilePath parameters

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
value	str			The desired ImportFilePath string.

GetImportFilePath return value

Type: str

Name

The name of the BinaryImporter object. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

// Setter
void SetName( const char * name ) const;

// Getter
spString GetName() const;

SetName parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
const char *	name			New name of the object.

GetName return value

Type: spString

Syntax

// Setter
void SetName(string name);

// Getter
string GetName();

SetName parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
string	name			New name of the object.

GetName return value

Type: string

Syntax

# Setter
None SetName(name: str)

# Getter
str GetName()

SetName parameters

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	str			New name of the object.

GetName return value

Type: str

Methods details

AddObserver

Adds a user-defined observer object to the interface, that will receive events from the interface. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

rid AddObserver( const spObserver & observer ) const;

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
Observer	observer			Observer is the object that will receive events.

Return value

Type: rid

Syntax

int AddObserver(spObserver observer);

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
Observer	observer			Observer is the object that will receive events.

Return value

Type: int

Syntax

int AddObserver(observer: spObserver)

Parameters

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
observer	Observer			Observer is the object that will receive events.

Return value

Type: int

Clear

Close any open file or stream, release any allocated data.

Syntax

void Clear() const;

Parameters

Clear takes no parameters.

Syntax

void Clear();

Parameters

Clear takes no parameters.

Syntax

None Clear()

Parameters

Clear takes no parameters.

GetClass

Get the name of the BinaryImporter class. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

spString GetClass() const;

Parameters

GetClass takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: spString

Syntax

string GetClass();

Parameters

GetClass takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: string

Syntax

str GetClass()

Parameters

GetClass takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: str

GetScene

The the scene loaded from the importer.

Syntax

spScene GetScene() const;

Parameters

GetScene takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: Scene

Syntax

spScene GetScene();

Parameters

GetScene takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: Scene

Syntax

spScene GetScene()

Parameters

GetScene takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: Scene

IsA

Returns true if BinaryImporter is a or is a descendant of the class named as the type parameter. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

bool IsA( const char * type ) const;

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
const char *	type			Name of the class to check if BinaryImporter is, or is a descendant of.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

bool IsA(string type);

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
string	type			Name of the class to check if BinaryImporter is, or is a descendant of.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

bool IsA(type: str)

Parameters

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
type	str			Name of the class to check if BinaryImporter is, or is a descendant of.

Return value

Type: bool

IsNull

Returns true if the BinaryImporter object is invalid. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

bool IsNull() const;

Parameters

IsNull takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

bool IsNull();

Parameters

IsNull takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

bool IsNull()

Parameters

IsNull takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: bool

IsSameObjectAs

Returns true if the BinaryImporter object is valid. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

bool IsSameObjectAs( const spObject & object ) const;

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
Object	object			Object to compare with.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

bool IsSameObjectAs(spObject object);

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
Object	object			Object to compare with.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

bool IsSameObjectAs(object: spObject)

Parameters

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
object	Object			Object to compare with.

Return value

Type: bool

NonNull

Returns true if the BinaryImporter object is valid. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

bool NonNull() const;

Parameters

NonNull takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

bool NonNull();

Parameters

NonNull takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

bool NonNull()

Parameters

NonNull takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: bool

PrintInfo

Prints the content/info of the BinaryImporter object to the log. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

void PrintInfo() const;

Parameters

PrintInfo takes no parameters.

Syntax

void PrintInfo();

Parameters

PrintInfo takes no parameters.

Syntax

None PrintInfo()

Parameters

PrintInfo takes no parameters.

RemoveObserver

Removes a previously added observer object. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

void RemoveObserver( rid observerId ) const;

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
rid	observerId			ObserverId is the id returned by AddObserver when the observer was added.

Syntax

void RemoveObserver(int observerId);

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
int	observerId			ObserverId is the id returned by AddObserver when the observer was added.

Syntax

None RemoveObserver(observerId: int)

Parameters

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
observerId	int			ObserverId is the id returned by AddObserver when the observer was added.

Run

Runs the import process. Note that all parameters must be setup before importing.

Syntax

Simplygon::EErrorCodes Run() const;

Parameters

Run takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: EErrorCodes

Key	Value	Comment
NoError	0	No error, the initialization or process has finished, and with no errors
NoLicense	-1	no license was found (or licence expired)
NotInitialized	-2	the SDK is not initialized, or no process object has been loaded/created
AlreadyInitialized	-3	the SDK is already initialized
DLLOrDependenciesNotFound	-4	the specified file was not found. This might also mean that a .dll cannot be loaded because there is a missing dependency, such as the runtime environment.
InvalidInputParam	-5	an invalid parameter was passed to the method
FailedTesting	-6	the reduction failed post-testing
DLLAndHeaderFileIsNotMatching	-7	the Simplygon DLL and header file interface versions do not match
DLLFailedToLoad	-8	the Simplygon DLL failed loading, probably because of a missing dependency
LicenseNotForThisApplication	-9	the license is not made for this application of Simplygon
LicenseNotForThisPlatform	-10	the license is not made for this platform of Simplygon
LicenseNotForThisVersion	-11	the license is not made for this version of Simplygon
FailedToCreatePipelineSerializer	-12	failed to create pipeline serializer
FailedToRunPipeline	-13	failed to run pipeline
UnhandledException	-14	an unhandled exception was encountered
FileError	-15	a file read/write failed.
InvalidPath	-16	a path is invalid or a file/directory is missing.
DependencyMissing	-17	a needed dependency is missing. see log for info on what is missing.
UnexpectedError	-18	an unexpected error happened.
FailedToUploadFreeLicenseAsset	-50	failed to upload free license asset
ExceptionalError	-1000	An exceptional and fatal error occurred, and has been reported to the error handler. The library is placed in an exceptional state, and you should unload and reload the Simplygon library to avoid memory leaks.
FailedToResolveLicenseServerHostName	-10001	cannot reach the licensing server, cant look up server, check DNS
FailedToConnectToLicenseServer	-10002	cannot contact the licensing server, check firewall/proxy server
FailedToConnectToLicenseServerAndSendData	-10003	Failed to connect to the license server. Please check that your internet connection is working and outgoing connections to license.simplygon.com port 443 are not blocked by a firewall or proxy.
FailedToConnectToLicenseServerAndReceiveData	-10004	cannot receive data from the licensing server, check firewall/proxy server
DataFromLicenseServerIsCorrupt	-10005	data from licensing server is corrupted, try again, check connection
LicenseHasExpired	-10006	the license has expired
LicenseIsInvalid	-10007	the license data is corrupted, please reinstall the license key
LicenseNotForThisProduct	-10008	the license is not for this product, please contact licensing, and replace license key
NoNetworkCardFound	-10009	no network card was found on the machine
LicenseDecodeFailed	-10010	could not decode license, it is corrupted
LicenseLockNotMatchingMachine	-10011	the license is locked to another machine
ConnectionToLicenseServerLost	-10012	Connection to license server lost
LicenseHashDataCorrupt	-10013	could not decode license, it is corrupted
LicenseExpired	-10014	the license is invalid, please contact licensing
LicenseNotLockedForThisMachine	-10020	the license is locked to another machine
YourLicenseRequiresLatestWindows10	-10024	your license requires latest Windows 10 version
LicenseServerReturnedBadRequest	-10400	Bad license request. Please reach out to SimplygonSupport[at]microsoft.com for support
ProcessingCap	-10403	You have reached the maximum number of processings for your license. Please try again in 24 hours or reach out to SimplygonSales@microsoft.com for support..
UnknownLicenseKey	-10404	You are using an unknown license key. Please verify so you typed in the license key correctly and try again
LicenseIsNotActive	-10410	You are using an inactive license key. Please reach out to SimplygonSales[at]microsoft.com for support
MaxNodesReachForThisLicense	-10409	You have reached the maximum number of nodes for your license. After 48 hours of not using Simplygon on a machine the license will be released and can be installed on another machine
YourLicenseRequiresLatestSimplygon	-10426	The license key you are using requires you to update to the latest version before you can use Simplygon
LicenseServerReturnServerError	-10501	Bad license request. Please reach out to SimplygonSupport[at]microsoft.com for support
ProcessingValidationError	-20001	The process was aborted, because of a validation error. Either the process settings or the input data was invalid, or a combination thereof. Use GetErrorMessages in the main Simplygon object to retrieve error messages, and see the log for details. Note that the library is not left in an exceptional state, and it is safe to continue processing other scenes.

Syntax

EErrorCodes Run();

Parameters

Run takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: EErrorCodes

Key	Value	Comment
NoError	0	No error, the initialization or process has finished, and with no errors
NoLicense	-1	no license was found (or licence expired)
NotInitialized	-2	the SDK is not initialized, or no process object has been loaded/created
AlreadyInitialized	-3	the SDK is already initialized
DLLOrDependenciesNotFound	-4	the specified file was not found. This might also mean that a .dll cannot be loaded because there is a missing dependency, such as the runtime environment.
InvalidInputParam	-5	an invalid parameter was passed to the method
FailedTesting	-6	the reduction failed post-testing
DLLAndHeaderFileIsNotMatching	-7	the Simplygon DLL and header file interface versions do not match
DLLFailedToLoad	-8	the Simplygon DLL failed loading, probably because of a missing dependency
LicenseNotForThisApplication	-9	the license is not made for this application of Simplygon
LicenseNotForThisPlatform	-10	the license is not made for this platform of Simplygon
LicenseNotForThisVersion	-11	the license is not made for this version of Simplygon
FailedToCreatePipelineSerializer	-12	failed to create pipeline serializer
FailedToRunPipeline	-13	failed to run pipeline
UnhandledException	-14	an unhandled exception was encountered
FileError	-15	a file read/write failed.
InvalidPath	-16	a path is invalid or a file/directory is missing.
DependencyMissing	-17	a needed dependency is missing. see log for info on what is missing.
UnexpectedError	-18	an unexpected error happened.
FailedToUploadFreeLicenseAsset	-50	failed to upload free license asset
ExceptionalError	-1000	An exceptional and fatal error occurred, and has been reported to the error handler. The library is placed in an exceptional state, and you should unload and reload the Simplygon library to avoid memory leaks.
FailedToResolveLicenseServerHostName	-10001	cannot reach the licensing server, cant look up server, check DNS
FailedToConnectToLicenseServer	-10002	cannot contact the licensing server, check firewall/proxy server
FailedToConnectToLicenseServerAndSendData	-10003	Failed to connect to the license server. Please check that your internet connection is working and outgoing connections to license.simplygon.com port 443 are not blocked by a firewall or proxy.
FailedToConnectToLicenseServerAndReceiveData	-10004	cannot receive data from the licensing server, check firewall/proxy server
DataFromLicenseServerIsCorrupt	-10005	data from licensing server is corrupted, try again, check connection
LicenseHasExpired	-10006	the license has expired
LicenseIsInvalid	-10007	the license data is corrupted, please reinstall the license key
LicenseNotForThisProduct	-10008	the license is not for this product, please contact licensing, and replace license key
NoNetworkCardFound	-10009	no network card was found on the machine
LicenseDecodeFailed	-10010	could not decode license, it is corrupted
LicenseLockNotMatchingMachine	-10011	the license is locked to another machine
ConnectionToLicenseServerLost	-10012	Connection to license server lost
LicenseHashDataCorrupt	-10013	could not decode license, it is corrupted
LicenseExpired	-10014	the license is invalid, please contact licensing
LicenseNotLockedForThisMachine	-10020	the license is locked to another machine
YourLicenseRequiresLatestWindows10	-10024	your license requires latest Windows 10 version
LicenseServerReturnedBadRequest	-10400	Bad license request. Please reach out to SimplygonSupport[at]microsoft.com for support
ProcessingCap	-10403	You have reached the maximum number of processings for your license. Please try again in 24 hours or reach out to SimplygonSales@microsoft.com for support..
UnknownLicenseKey	-10404	You are using an unknown license key. Please verify so you typed in the license key correctly and try again
LicenseIsNotActive	-10410	You are using an inactive license key. Please reach out to SimplygonSales[at]microsoft.com for support
MaxNodesReachForThisLicense	-10409	You have reached the maximum number of nodes for your license. After 48 hours of not using Simplygon on a machine the license will be released and can be installed on another machine
YourLicenseRequiresLatestSimplygon	-10426	The license key you are using requires you to update to the latest version before you can use Simplygon
LicenseServerReturnServerError	-10501	Bad license request. Please reach out to SimplygonSupport[at]microsoft.com for support
ProcessingValidationError	-20001	The process was aborted, because of a validation error. Either the process settings or the input data was invalid, or a combination thereof. Use GetErrorMessages in the main Simplygon object to retrieve error messages, and see the log for details. Note that the library is not left in an exceptional state, and it is safe to continue processing other scenes.

Syntax

EErrorCodes_* Run()

Parameters

Run takes no parameters.

Return value

Type: EErrorCodes

Key	Value	Comment
EErrorCodes_NoError	0	No error, the initialization or process has finished, and with no errors
EErrorCodes_NoLicense	-1	no license was found (or licence expired)
EErrorCodes_NotInitialized	-2	the SDK is not initialized, or no process object has been loaded/created
EErrorCodes_AlreadyInitialized	-3	the SDK is already initialized
EErrorCodes_DLLOrDependenciesNotFound	-4	the specified file was not found. This might also mean that a .dll cannot be loaded because there is a missing dependency, such as the runtime environment.
EErrorCodes_InvalidInputParam	-5	an invalid parameter was passed to the method
EErrorCodes_FailedTesting	-6	the reduction failed post-testing
EErrorCodes_DLLAndHeaderFileIsNotMatching	-7	the Simplygon DLL and header file interface versions do not match
EErrorCodes_DLLFailedToLoad	-8	the Simplygon DLL failed loading, probably because of a missing dependency
EErrorCodes_LicenseNotForThisApplication	-9	the license is not made for this application of Simplygon
EErrorCodes_LicenseNotForThisPlatform	-10	the license is not made for this platform of Simplygon
EErrorCodes_LicenseNotForThisVersion	-11	the license is not made for this version of Simplygon
EErrorCodes_FailedToCreatePipelineSerializer	-12	failed to create pipeline serializer
EErrorCodes_FailedToRunPipeline	-13	failed to run pipeline
EErrorCodes_UnhandledException	-14	an unhandled exception was encountered
EErrorCodes_FileError	-15	a file read/write failed.
EErrorCodes_InvalidPath	-16	a path is invalid or a file/directory is missing.
EErrorCodes_DependencyMissing	-17	a needed dependency is missing. see log for info on what is missing.
EErrorCodes_UnexpectedError	-18	an unexpected error happened.
EErrorCodes_FailedToUploadFreeLicenseAsset	-50	failed to upload free license asset
EErrorCodes_ExceptionalError	-1000	An exceptional and fatal error occurred, and has been reported to the error handler. The library is placed in an exceptional state, and you should unload and reload the Simplygon library to avoid memory leaks.
EErrorCodes_FailedToResolveLicenseServerHostName	-10001	cannot reach the licensing server, cant look up server, check DNS
EErrorCodes_FailedToConnectToLicenseServer	-10002	cannot contact the licensing server, check firewall/proxy server
EErrorCodes_FailedToConnectToLicenseServerAndSendData	-10003	Failed to connect to the license server. Please check that your internet connection is working and outgoing connections to license.simplygon.com port 443 are not blocked by a firewall or proxy.
EErrorCodes_FailedToConnectToLicenseServerAndReceiveData	-10004	cannot receive data from the licensing server, check firewall/proxy server
EErrorCodes_DataFromLicenseServerIsCorrupt	-10005	data from licensing server is corrupted, try again, check connection
EErrorCodes_LicenseHasExpired	-10006	the license has expired
EErrorCodes_LicenseIsInvalid	-10007	the license data is corrupted, please reinstall the license key
EErrorCodes_LicenseNotForThisProduct	-10008	the license is not for this product, please contact licensing, and replace license key
EErrorCodes_NoNetworkCardFound	-10009	no network card was found on the machine
EErrorCodes_LicenseDecodeFailed	-10010	could not decode license, it is corrupted
EErrorCodes_LicenseLockNotMatchingMachine	-10011	the license is locked to another machine
EErrorCodes_ConnectionToLicenseServerLost	-10012	Connection to license server lost
EErrorCodes_LicenseHashDataCorrupt	-10013	could not decode license, it is corrupted
EErrorCodes_LicenseExpired	-10014	the license is invalid, please contact licensing
EErrorCodes_LicenseNotLockedForThisMachine	-10020	the license is locked to another machine
EErrorCodes_YourLicenseRequiresLatestWindows10	-10024	your license requires latest Windows 10 version
EErrorCodes_LicenseServerReturnedBadRequest	-10400	Bad license request. Please reach out to SimplygonSupport[at]microsoft.com for support
EErrorCodes_ProcessingCap	-10403	You have reached the maximum number of processings for your license. Please try again in 24 hours or reach out to SimplygonSales@microsoft.com for support..
EErrorCodes_UnknownLicenseKey	-10404	You are using an unknown license key. Please verify so you typed in the license key correctly and try again
EErrorCodes_LicenseIsNotActive	-10410	You are using an inactive license key. Please reach out to SimplygonSales[at]microsoft.com for support
EErrorCodes_MaxNodesReachForThisLicense	-10409	You have reached the maximum number of nodes for your license. After 48 hours of not using Simplygon on a machine the license will be released and can be installed on another machine
EErrorCodes_YourLicenseRequiresLatestSimplygon	-10426	The license key you are using requires you to update to the latest version before you can use Simplygon
EErrorCodes_LicenseServerReturnServerError	-10501	Bad license request. Please reach out to SimplygonSupport[at]microsoft.com for support
EErrorCodes_ProcessingValidationError	-20001	The process was aborted, because of a validation error. Either the process settings or the input data was invalid, or a combination thereof. Use GetErrorMessages in the main Simplygon object to retrieve error messages, and see the log for details. Note that the library is not left in an exceptional state, and it is safe to continue processing other scenes.

Static methods details

IsClassA

Returns true if the class is a or is a descendant of the class named as the type parameter. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

static bool IsClassA( const char * type ) const;

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
const char *	type			Name of the class to check if the class is, or is a descendant of.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

static bool IsClassA(string type);

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
string	type			Name of the class to check if the class is, or is a descendant of.

Return value

Type: bool

Syntax

@staticmethod
bool IsClassA(type: str)

Parameters

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
type	str			Name of the class to check if the class is, or is a descendant of.

Return value

Type: bool

SafeCast

SafeCast makes sure the input object is of a class that can be cast into spBinaryImporter, and if this is the case, returns the object cast into spBinaryImporter. (Inherited from Object)

Syntax

static spBinaryImporter SafeCast( const spObject & object ) const;

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
Object	object			Object to cast.

Return value

Type: BinaryImporter

Syntax

static spBinaryImporter SafeCast(spObject object);

Parameters

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
Object	object			Object to cast.

Return value

Type: BinaryImporter

Syntax

@staticmethod
spBinaryImporter SafeCast(object: spObject)

Parameters

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
object	Object			Object to cast.

Return value

Type: BinaryImporter