/// <summary>
/// Resets each of the render properties to their default values.
/// </summary>
public void ResetToDefaults()
{
// Clone the states instead of just setting to them directly so that they are not read-only and we can change their properties.
this.BlendState = DPSFHelper.CloneBlendState(BlendState.AlphaBlend);
this.DepthStencilState = DPSFHelper.CloneDepthStencilState(DepthStencilState.DepthRead);
this.RasterizerState = DPSFHelper.CloneRasterizerState(RasterizerState.CullCounterClockwise);
this.SamplerState = DPSFHelper.CloneSamplerState(SamplerState.LinearClamp);
}
/// <summary>
/// Function to setup the Render Properties (i.e. BlendState, DepthStencilState, RasterizerState, and SamplerState)
/// which will be applied to the Graphics Device before drawing the Particle System's Particles.
/// <para>This function is called when initializing the particle system.</para>
/// </summary>
protected override void InitializeRenderProperties()
{
// We use the Alpha Test Effect by default for 3D Sprites
this.Effect = new AlphaTestEffect(this.GraphicsDevice);
RenderProperties.RasterizerState = DPSFHelper.CloneRasterizerState(RasterizerState.CullNone);
}