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/****************************************************************************
**
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#include "qgraphicsbillboardtransform.h"

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

/*!
    \class QGraphicsBillboardTransform
    \brief The QGraphicsBillboardTransform class implements a transformation that causes objects to face the camera.
    \since 4.8
    \ingroup qt3d
    \ingroup qt3d::graphicsview

    Sometimes it can be useful to make an object face towards the camera
    no matter what orientation the scene is in.  The common name for
    this technique is "billboarding".

    When applied as a transformation, this class will replace the top-left
    3x3 part of the transformation matrix with the identity.  This has the
    effect of removing the rotation and scale components from the current
    world co-ordinate orientation.
*/

/*!
    \qmlclass BillboardTransform QGraphicsBillboardTransform
    \brief The BillboardTransform item implements a transformation that causes objects to face the camera.
    \since 4.8
    \ingroup qt3d::qml3d

    Sometimes it can be useful to make an object face towards the camera
    no matter what orientation the scene is in.  The common name for
    this technique is "billboarding".

    When applied as a transformation, this class will replace the top-left
    3x3 part of the transformation matrix with the identity.  This has the
    effect of removing the rotation and scale components from the current
    world co-ordinate orientation.  In QML, this can be used as follows
    to orient a pane to point towards the viewer:

    \code
    Item3D {
        mesh: Mesh { source: "pane.obj" }
        position: Qt.vector3d(2, 0, -20)
        transform: BillboardTransform {}
        effect: Effect { texture: "picture.jpg" }
    }
    \endcode

    Because the billboard transformation will strip any further
    alterations to the matrix, it will usually be the last element
    in the \c transform list (transformations are applied to the matrix in
    reverse order of their appearance in \c transform):

    \code
    Item3D {
        mesh: Mesh { source: "pane.obj" }
        position: Qt.vector3d(2, 0, -20)
        transform: [
            Scale3D { scale: 0.5 },
            Rotation3D { angle: 30 },
            BillboardTransform {}
        ]
        effect: Effect { texture: "picture.jpg" }
    }
    \endcode

    The \c scale property is applied to the matrix after \c transform has
    performed the billboard transformation, so the above can also be written
    as follows:

    \code
    Item3D {
        mesh: Mesh { source: "pane.obj" }
        position: Qt.vector3d(2, 0, -20)
        scale: 0.5
        transform: [
            Rotation3D { angle: 30 },
            BillboardTransform {}
        ]
        effect: Effect { texture: "picture.jpg" }
    }
    \endcode

    By default the billboard transform will cause the object to
    face directly at the camera no matter how the world co-ordinate
    system is rotated.  Sometimes the billboard needs to stay at right
    angles to the "ground plane" even if the user's viewpoint is
    elevated.  This behavior can be enabled using the preserveUpVector
    property:

    \code
    Pane {
        position: Qt.vector3d(2, 0, -20)
        transform: BillboardTransform { preserveUpVector: true }
        effect: Effect { texture: "picture.jpg" }
    }
    \endcode
*/

class QGraphicsBillboardTransformPrivate
{
public:
    QGraphicsBillboardTransformPrivate() : preserveUpVector(false) {}

    bool preserveUpVector;
};

/*!
    Construct a billboard transform and attach it to \a parent.
*/
QGraphicsBillboardTransform::QGraphicsBillboardTransform(QObject *parent)
    : QGraphicsTransform3D(parent), d_ptr(new QGraphicsBillboardTransformPrivate)
{
}

/*!
    Destroy this billboard transform.
*/
QGraphicsBillboardTransform::~QGraphicsBillboardTransform()
{
}

/*!
    \property QGraphicsBillboardTransform::preserveUpVector
    \brief true to preserve the up orientation.

    The default value for this property is false, which indicates that
    the object being transformed should always face directly to the camera
    This is also known as a "spherical billboard".

    If the value for this property is true, then the object will have
    its up orientation preserved.  This is also known as a "cylindrical
    billboard".
*/

/*!
    \qmlproperty bool BillboardTransform::preserveUpVector

    This property specifies whether the billboard transform should
    preserve the "up vector" so that objects stay at right angles
    to the ground plane in the scene.

    The default value for this property is false, which indicates that
    the object being transformed should always face directly to the camera
    This is also known as a "spherical billboard".

    If the value for this property is true, then the object will have
    its up orientation preserved.  This is also known as a "cylindrical
    billboard".
*/

bool QGraphicsBillboardTransform::preserveUpVector() const
{
    Q_D(const QGraphicsBillboardTransform);
    return d->preserveUpVector;
}

void QGraphicsBillboardTransform::setPreserveUpVector(bool value)
{
    Q_D(QGraphicsBillboardTransform);
    if (d->preserveUpVector != value) {
        d->preserveUpVector = value;
        emit transformChanged();
        emit preserveUpVectorChanged();
    }
}

/*!
    \internal
*/
void QGraphicsBillboardTransform::applyTo(QMatrix4x4 *matrix) const
{
    Q_D(const QGraphicsBillboardTransform);
    if (!d->preserveUpVector) {
        // Replace the top-left 3x3 of the matrix with the identity.
        // The technique is "Cheating Spherical Billboards", described here:
        // http://www.lighthouse3d.com/opengl/billboarding/index.php?billCheat
        (*matrix)(0, 0) = 1.0f;
        (*matrix)(0, 1) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(0, 2) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(1, 0) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(1, 1) = 1.0f;
        (*matrix)(1, 2) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(2, 0) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(2, 1) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(2, 2) = 1.0f;
    } else {
        // Replace some of the top-left 3x3 of the matrix with the identity,
        // but leave the up vector component in the second column as-is.
        // The technique is "Cheating Cylindrical Billboards", described here:
        // http://www.lighthouse3d.com/opengl/billboarding/index.php?billCheat1
        (*matrix)(0, 0) = 1.0f;
        (*matrix)(0, 2) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(1, 0) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(1, 2) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(2, 0) = 0.0f;
        (*matrix)(2, 2) = 1.0f;
    }
    matrix->optimize();
}

/*!
    \internal
*/
QGraphicsTransform3D *QGraphicsBillboardTransform::clone(QObject *parent) const
{
    Q_D(const QGraphicsBillboardTransform);
    QGraphicsBillboardTransform *copy = new QGraphicsBillboardTransform(parent);
    copy->setPreserveUpVector(d->preserveUpVector);
    return copy;
}

/*!
    \fn void QGraphicsBillboardTransform::preserveUpVectorChanged()

    Signal that is emitted when preserveUpVector() changes.
*/

QT_END_NAMESPACE