February 10th 2022

Topics Covered:

• Understanding Application and Definition of a .vl document
• Moving definitions to a separate library-only document
• Referencing documents to access all nodes defined in there

3d rendering basics:

• vvvv is using the Stride 3d engine: https://stride3d.net
• Stride is using an entity-component system for setting up scenes and and a PBR workflow for materials
• Main elements of a scene 
  • Geometric primitives (Entities) (Sphere, Box, …)
  • Lights (Skybox, Directional, Point, …)
  • Materials (TextureMaterial, PBRMaterial)
  • PostFX (AmbientOcclusion, LocalReflections,…)
    
• Loading models requires two nodes:
  • FileMode
  • ModelEntity
    
• Hittesting using the MouseRay node
  • Camera needs to be connected to both the MouseRay node and the SceneWindow
  • Also MouseRay node needs to be connected to SceneWindow
    
• SceneWindow Shortcuts
  • F2: Show performance meter and used graphics card
  • F4: Show debug mode with axis and grid
  • F11/Alt+Enter: Go fullscreen

Recording