# TerrainShading terrain,enable

# Parameters

terrain - terrain handle enable - True to enable terrain shading, False to to disable it. The default mode is False.

# Description

Enables or disables terrain shading. Shaded terrains are a little slower than non-shaded terrains, and in some instances can increase the visibility of LOD 'pop-in'. However, the option is there to have shaded terrains if you wish to do so.

# Example

; TerrainShading Example ; ---------------------- Graphics3D 640,480 SetBuffer BackBuffer() camera=CreateCamera() PositionEntity camera,1,1,1 light=CreateLight() RotateEntity light,45,0,0 ; Load terrain terrain=LoadTerrain( "media/height_map.bmp" ) ; Set terrain detail, enable vertex morphing TerrainDetail terrain,4000,True ; Scale terrain ScaleEntity terrain,1,50,1 ; Texture terrain grass_tex=LoadTexture( "media/mossyground.bmp" ) EntityTexture terrain,grass_tex,0,1 While Not KeyDown( 1 ) ; Toggle terrain shading value between 0 and 1 when spacebar is pressed If KeyHit(57)=True Then terra_shade=1-terra_shade ; Enable/disable terrain shading TerrainShading terrain,terra_shade If KeyDown( 203 )=True Then x#=x#-0.1 If KeyDown( 205 )=True Then x#=x#+0.1 If KeyDown( 208 )=True Then y#=y#-0.1 If KeyDown( 200 )=True Then y#=y#+0.1 If KeyDown( 44 )=True Then z#=z#-0.1 If KeyDown( 30 )=True Then z#=z#+0.1 If KeyDown( 205 )=True Then TurnEntity camera,0,-1,0 If KeyDown( 203 )=True Then TurnEntity camera,0,1,0 If KeyDown( 208 )=True Then MoveEntity camera,0,0,-0.1 If KeyDown( 200 )=True Then MoveEntity camera,0,0,0.1 x#=EntityX(camera) y#=EntityY(camera) z#=EntityZ(camera) terra_y#=TerrainY(terrain,x#,y#,z#)+5 PositionEntity camera,x#,terra_y#,z# RenderWorld Text 0,0,"Use cursor keys to move about the terrain" Text 0,20,"Press spacebar to toggle between TerrainShading True/False" If terra_shade=True Then Text 0,40,"TerrainShading: True" Else Text 0,40,"TerrainShading: False" Flip Wend End

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