# `class` ImpostorSettings

Settings for the ImpostorProccessor

# Properties

Property	Description
ImpostorType	Specifies which type of impostor should be created: BillboardCloud, Flipbook or ImpostorFromSingleView.

# Methods

Method	Description
GetBillboardCloudSettings	The settings for creating the billboard cloud.
GetBoolParameter	Get a named parameter boolean value.
GetClass	Get the name of the ImpostorSettings class.
GetDoubleParameter	Get a named parameter floating point value.
GetErrorString	Returns a string describing the error that was found the last time ValidateSettings was performed.
GetFlipbookSettings	The settings for creating the flipbook.
GetImpostorFromSingleViewSettings	The settings for the single view impostor.
GetIntParameter	Get a named parameter integer value.
GetStringParameter	Get a named parameter string value.
GetUIntParameter	Get a named parameter unsigned integer value.
IsA	Returns true if ImpostorSettings is a or is a descendant of the class named as the type parameter.
IsNull	Returns true if the ImpostorSettings object is invalid.
SetBoolParameter	Set a named parameter boolean value.
SetDoubleParameter	Set a named parameter floating point value.
SetIntParameter	Set a named parameter integer value.
SetStringParameter	Set a named parameter string value.
SetUIntParameter	Set a named parameter unsigned integer value.
SetValidateParameterNames	Set if parameter names should be validated or not. Parameters that previously do not exist will generate and error if validation is enabled and be allowed if validation is disabled.
ToJSON	Get settings as JSON for debugging purposes.
ValidateSettings	Validates the current settings values.

# Static methods

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

# Properties details

# ImpostorType

Specifies which type of impostor should be created: BillboardCloud, Flipbook or ImpostorFromSingleView.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
EImpostorType	value			The ImpostorType value to use.

Key	Value	Comment
BillboardCloud	0	Generates a set of billboards that represents the scene.
Flipbook	1	Renders the scene from a number of views and generates an atlas with the images.
FromSingleView	3	Generates an impostor from a single view.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
EImpostorType	value			The ImpostorType value to use.

Key	Value	Comment
BillboardCloud	0	Generates a set of billboards that represents the scene.
Flipbook	1	Renders the scene from a number of views and generates an atlas with the images.
FromSingleView	3	Generates an impostor from a single view.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
value	EImpostorType			The ImpostorType value to use.

Key	Value	Comment
EImpostorType_BillboardCloud	0	Generates a set of billboards that represents the scene.
EImpostorType_Flipbook	1	Renders the scene from a number of views and generates an atlas with the images.
EImpostorType_FromSingleView	3	Generates an impostor from a single view.

# Methods details

# GetBillboardCloudSettings

The settings for creating the billboard cloud.

# GetBoolParameter

Get a named parameter boolean value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.

# GetClass

Get the name of the ImpostorSettings class.

# GetDoubleParameter

Get a named parameter floating point value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.

# GetErrorString

Returns a string describing the error that was found the last time ValidateSettings was performed.

# GetFlipbookSettings

The settings for creating the flipbook.

# GetImpostorFromSingleViewSettings

The settings for the single view impostor.

# GetIntParameter

Get a named parameter integer value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.

# GetStringParameter

Get a named parameter string value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.

# GetUIntParameter

Get a named parameter unsigned integer value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.

# IsA

Returns true if ImpostorSettings is a or is a descendant of the class named as the type parameter.

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

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

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

# IsNull

Returns true if the ImpostorSettings object is invalid.

# SetBoolParameter

Set a named parameter boolean value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.
`bool`	value			New value for parameter.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.
`bool`	value			New value for parameter.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.
value	`bool`			New value for parameter.

# SetDoubleParameter

Set a named parameter floating point value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.
`double`	value			New value for parameter.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.
`double`	value			New value for parameter.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.
value	`float`			New value for parameter.

# SetIntParameter

Set a named parameter integer value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.
`int`	value			New value for parameter.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.
`int`	value			New value for parameter.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.
value	`int`			New value for parameter.

# SetStringParameter

Set a named parameter string value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.
`const char *`	value			New value for parameter.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.
`string`	value			New value for parameter.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.
value	`str`			New value for parameter.

# SetUIntParameter

Set a named parameter unsigned integer value.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`const char *`	name			Parameter name.
`unsigned int`	value			New value for parameter.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`string`	name			Parameter name.
`uint`	value			New value for parameter.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
name	`str`			Parameter name.
value	`int`			New value for parameter.

# SetValidateParameterNames

Set if parameter names should be validated or not. Parameters that previously do not exist will generate and error if validation is enabled and be allowed if validation is disabled.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`bool`	validate			Flag indicating if validation is performed or not.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`bool`	validate			Flag indicating if validation is performed or not.

Name	Type	Min	Max	Description
validate	`bool`			Flag indicating if validation is performed or not.

# ToJSON

Get settings as JSON for debugging purposes.

# ValidateSettings

Validates the current settings values.

# Static methods details

# IsClassA

Returns true if the class is a or is a descendant of the class named as the type parameter.

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

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

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

# SafeCast

SafeCast makes sure the input object is of a class that can be cast into spImpostorSettings, and if this is the case, returns the object cast into spImpostorSettings.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`Object`	object			Object to cast.

Type	Name	Min	Max	Description
`Object`	object			Object to cast.

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# class ImpostorSettings