/// <summary>
/// Generate the benders lists, for the vertex bending shaders.
/// </summary>
public static void UpdateBendersShaderArray()
{
if (container == null)
{
container = new GrassBendersContainer();
}
container.ResetLists();
// we are going to cull benders only if they are too many, otherwise it's probably just better to just pass them all to the shader
if (benders.Count > GrassSettings.SettingsPreset.MaxActiveBenders)
{
Culling();
for (int i = 0; i < benders.Count; i++)
{
if (benders[i].visible)
{
if (benders[i].UniformScale > .001f)
{
container.AddBender(benders[i].benderData);
if (container.currentNumber >= GrassSettings.SettingsPreset.MaxActiveBenders)
{
break;
}
}
}
}
}
else
{
for (int i = 0; i < benders.Count; i++)
{
if (benders[i].UniformScale > .001f)
{
container.AddBender(benders[i].benderData);
}
}
}
container.GlobalMaterialUpdate();
}
/// <summary>
/// Generate the arrays containing all the data for the permanent shaders.
/// NOTE: while the vertex bending is global, the permanent is relative to the volume, so it will be calculated here, and not in the GrassBenderManager.
/// </summary>
public void GenerateBendersList()
{
if (permanentContainer == null)
{
permanentContainer = new GrassBendersContainer();
}
permanentContainer.ResetLists();
Bounds bound = new Bounds(transform.position + transform.lossyScale / 2f, transform.lossyScale);
GrassBender current;
for (int i = 0; i < GrassBendersManager.benders.Count; i++)
{
current = GrassBendersManager.benders[i];
if (current.PermanentBending)
{
if (bound.SqrDistance(current.boundingSphere.position) < current.boundingSphere.radius * current.boundingSphere.radius)
{
permanentContainer.AddBender(current.benderData);
}
}
}
}