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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/classes')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/AudioEffectLimiter.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/Camera.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/Dictionary.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/Image.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/MultiMesh.xml | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/Node.xml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/PhysicsDirectBodyState.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/ResourcePreloader.xml | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/RigidBody.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/classes/RigidBody2D.xml | 2 |
11 files changed, 47 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/classes/AudioEffectLimiter.xml b/doc/classes/AudioEffectLimiter.xml index 9e791f02d7..5c5c55d17b 100644 --- a/doc/classes/AudioEffectLimiter.xml +++ b/doc/classes/AudioEffectLimiter.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Adds a soft clip Limiter audio effect to an Audio bus. </brief_description> <description> - A limiter is similar to a compressor, but it’s less flexible and designed to disallow sound going over a given dB threshold. Adding one in the Master Bus is always recommended to reduce the effects of clipping. + A limiter is similar to a compressor, but it's less flexible and designed to disallow sound going over a given dB threshold. Adding one in the Master Bus is always recommended to reduce the effects of clipping. Soft clipping starts to reduce the peaks a little below the threshold level and progressively increases its effect as the input level increases such that the threshold is never exceeded. </description> <tutorials> diff --git a/doc/classes/Camera.xml b/doc/classes/Camera.xml index f4b1bc1519..e56fb63dc5 100644 --- a/doc/classes/Camera.xml +++ b/doc/classes/Camera.xml @@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ <description> </description> </method> + <method name="get_frustum" qualifiers="const"> + <return type="Array"> + </return> + <description> + </description> + </method> <method name="is_position_behind" qualifiers="const"> <return type="bool"> </return> diff --git a/doc/classes/Dictionary.xml b/doc/classes/Dictionary.xml index a9e2a38dcf..9c78853cfe 100644 --- a/doc/classes/Dictionary.xml +++ b/doc/classes/Dictionary.xml @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ </brief_description> <description> Dictionary type. Associative container which contains values referenced by unique keys. Dictionaries are always passed by reference. + Erasing elements while iterating over them [b]is not supported[/b]. </description> <tutorials> </tutorials> @@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ <argument index="0" name="key" type="Variant"> </argument> <description> - Erase a dictionary key/value pair by key. + Erase a dictionary key/value pair by key. Do not erase elements while iterating over the dictionary. </description> </method> <method name="get"> diff --git a/doc/classes/Image.xml b/doc/classes/Image.xml index 8868dd778d..f165027d44 100644 --- a/doc/classes/Image.xml +++ b/doc/classes/Image.xml @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ <return type="int" enum="Image.Format"> </return> <description> - Returns the image’s format. See [code]FORMAT_*[/code] constants. + Returns the image's format. See [code]FORMAT_*[/code] constants. </description> </method> <method name="get_height" qualifiers="const"> diff --git a/doc/classes/MultiMesh.xml b/doc/classes/MultiMesh.xml index 1908fdd684..7986461840 100644 --- a/doc/classes/MultiMesh.xml +++ b/doc/classes/MultiMesh.xml @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Provides high performance mesh instancing. </brief_description> <description> - MultiMesh provides low level mesh instancing. If the amount of [Mesh] instances needed goes from hundreds to thousands (and most need to be visible at close proximity) creating such a large amount of [MeshInstance] nodes may affect performance by using too much CPU or video memory. - For this case a MultiMesh becomes very useful, as it can draw thousands of instances with little API overhead. + MultiMesh provides low level mesh instancing. Drawing thousands of [MeshInstance] nodes can be slow because each object is submitted to the GPU to be drawn individually. + MultiMesh is much faster because it can draw thousands of instances with a single draw call, resulting in less API overhead. As a drawback, if the instances are too far away of each other, performance may be reduced as every single instance will always rendered (they are spatially indexed as one, for the whole object). Since instances may have any behavior, the AABB used for visibility must be provided by the user. </description> @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ <argument index="0" name="instance" type="int"> </argument> <description> + Return the custom data that has been set for a specific instance. </description> </method> <method name="get_instance_transform" qualifiers="const"> @@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ <argument index="1" name="custom_data" type="Color"> </argument> <description> + Set custom data for a specific instance. Although [Color] is used, it is just a container for 4 numbers. </description> </method> <method name="set_instance_transform"> @@ -82,32 +84,45 @@ </methods> <members> <member name="color_format" type="int" setter="set_color_format" getter="get_color_format" enum="MultiMesh.ColorFormat"> + Format of colors in color array that gets passed to shader. </member> <member name="custom_data_format" type="int" setter="set_custom_data_format" getter="get_custom_data_format" enum="MultiMesh.CustomDataFormat"> + Format of custom data in custom data array that gets passed to shader. </member> <member name="instance_count" type="int" setter="set_instance_count" getter="get_instance_count"> + Number of instances that will get drawn. </member> <member name="mesh" type="Mesh" setter="set_mesh" getter="get_mesh"> + Mesh to be drawn. </member> <member name="transform_format" type="int" setter="set_transform_format" getter="get_transform_format" enum="MultiMesh.TransformFormat"> + Format of transform used to transform mesh, either 2D or 3D. </member> </members> <constants> <constant name="TRANSFORM_2D" value="0" enum="TransformFormat"> + Use this when using 2D transforms. </constant> <constant name="TRANSFORM_3D" value="1" enum="TransformFormat"> + Use this when using 3D transforms. </constant> <constant name="COLOR_NONE" value="0" enum="ColorFormat"> + Use when you are not using per-instance [Color]s. </constant> <constant name="COLOR_8BIT" value="1" enum="ColorFormat"> + Compress [Color] data into 8 bits when passing to shader. This uses less memory and can be faster, but the [Color] loses precision. </constant> <constant name="COLOR_FLOAT" value="2" enum="ColorFormat"> + The [Color] passed into [method set_instance_color] will use 4 floats. Use this for highest precision [Color]. </constant> <constant name="CUSTOM_DATA_NONE" value="0" enum="CustomDataFormat"> + Use when you are not using per-instance custom data. </constant> <constant name="CUSTOM_DATA_8BIT" value="1" enum="CustomDataFormat"> + Compress custom_data into 8 bits when passing to shader. This uses less memory and can be faster, but loses precision. </constant> <constant name="CUSTOM_DATA_FLOAT" value="2" enum="CustomDataFormat"> + The [Color] passed into [method set_instance_custom_data] will use 4 floats. Use this for highest precision. </constant> </constants> </class> diff --git a/doc/classes/Node.xml b/doc/classes/Node.xml index 02a8ee8e75..e872fee1cc 100644 --- a/doc/classes/Node.xml +++ b/doc/classes/Node.xml @@ -269,6 +269,15 @@ <description> </description> </method> + <method name="get_node_or_null" qualifiers="const"> + <return type="Node"> + </return> + <argument index="0" name="path" type="NodePath"> + </argument> + <description> + Similar to [method get_node], but does not raise an error when [code]path[/code] does not point to a valid [code]Node[/code]. + </description> + </method> <method name="get_parent" qualifiers="const"> <return type="Node"> </return> diff --git a/doc/classes/PhysicsDirectBodyState.xml b/doc/classes/PhysicsDirectBodyState.xml index 2b4125aef4..cf718f06b2 100644 --- a/doc/classes/PhysicsDirectBodyState.xml +++ b/doc/classes/PhysicsDirectBodyState.xml @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ <argument index="1" name="j" type="Vector3"> </argument> <description> - Apply a positioned impulse (which will be affected by the body mass and shape). This is the equivalent of hitting a billiard ball with a cue: a force that is applied once, and only once. Both the impulse and the position are in global coordinates, and the position is relative to the object's origin. + Applies a positioned impulse to the body. An impulse is time independent! Applying an impulse every frame would result in a framerate dependent force. For this reason it should only be used when simulating one-time impacts. The position uses the rotation of the global coordinate system, but is centered at the object's origin. </description> </method> <method name="apply_torque_impulse"> diff --git a/doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml b/doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml index fe7dbe52b0..ea696e624a 100644 --- a/doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml +++ b/doc/classes/PopupMenu.xml @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ <argument index="1" name="enable" type="bool"> </argument> <description> - Mark the item at index "idx" as a separator, which means that it would be displayed as a mere line. + Mark the item at index "idx" as a separator, which means that it would be displayed as a line. </description> </method> <method name="set_item_checked"> diff --git a/doc/classes/ResourcePreloader.xml b/doc/classes/ResourcePreloader.xml index 002bcd891a..18d6e04d8e 100644 --- a/doc/classes/ResourcePreloader.xml +++ b/doc/classes/ResourcePreloader.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Resource Preloader Node. </brief_description> <description> - Resource Preloader Node. This node is used to preload sub-resources inside a scene, so when the scene is loaded all the resources are ready to use and be retrieved from here. + This node is used to preload sub-resources inside a scene, so when the scene is loaded, all the resources are ready to use and can be retrieved from the preloader. </description> <tutorials> </tutorials> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ <argument index="1" name="resource" type="Resource"> </argument> <description> + Adds a resource to the preloader with the given [code]name[/code]. If a resource with the given [code]name[/code] already exists, the new resource will be renamed to "[code]name[/code] N" where N is an incrementing number starting from 2. </description> </method> <method name="get_resource" qualifiers="const"> @@ -27,14 +28,14 @@ <argument index="0" name="name" type="String"> </argument> <description> - Return the resource given a text-id. + Returns the resource associated to [code]name[/code]. </description> </method> <method name="get_resource_list" qualifiers="const"> <return type="PoolStringArray"> </return> <description> - Return the list of resources inside the preloader. + Returns the list of resources inside the preloader. </description> </method> <method name="has_resource" qualifiers="const"> @@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ <argument index="0" name="name" type="String"> </argument> <description> - Return true if the preloader has a given resource. + Returns true if the preloader contains a resource associated to [code]name[/code]. </description> </method> <method name="remove_resource"> @@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ <argument index="0" name="name" type="String"> </argument> <description> - Remove a resource from the preloader by text id. + Removes the resource associated to [code]name[/code] from the preloader. </description> </method> <method name="rename_resource"> @@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ <argument index="1" name="newname" type="String"> </argument> <description> - Rename a resource inside the preloader, from a text-id to a new text-id. + Renames a resource inside the preloader from [code]name[/code] to [code]newname[/code]. </description> </method> </methods> diff --git a/doc/classes/RigidBody.xml b/doc/classes/RigidBody.xml index 3f28156915..3c253c3bea 100644 --- a/doc/classes/RigidBody.xml +++ b/doc/classes/RigidBody.xml @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ <argument index="1" name="impulse" type="Vector3"> </argument> <description> - Applies a positioned impulse which will be affected by the body mass and shape. This is the equivalent of hitting a billiard ball with a cue: a force that is applied once, and only once. Both the impulse and the position are in global coordinates, and the position is relative to the object's origin. + Applies a positioned impulse to the body. An impulse is time independent! Applying an impulse every frame would result in a framerate dependent force. For this reason it should only be used when simulating one-time impacts. The position uses the rotation of the global coordinate system, but is centered at the object's origin. </description> </method> <method name="apply_torque_impulse"> diff --git a/doc/classes/RigidBody2D.xml b/doc/classes/RigidBody2D.xml index 68e78ba5d4..9b74dbedb4 100644 --- a/doc/classes/RigidBody2D.xml +++ b/doc/classes/RigidBody2D.xml @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ <argument index="1" name="impulse" type="Vector2"> </argument> <description> - Applies a positioned impulse to the body (which will be affected by the body mass and shape). This is the equivalent of hitting a billiard ball with a cue: a force that is applied instantaneously. Both the impulse and the offset from the body origin are in global coordinates. + Applies a positioned impulse to the body. An impulse is time independent! Applying an impulse every frame would result in a framerate dependent force. For this reason it should only be used when simulating one-time impacts (use the "_force" functions otherwise). The position uses the rotation of the global coordinate system, but is centered at the object's origin. </description> </method> <method name="apply_torque_impulse"> |