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Symbol Surface Definition (CIGI Packets)

CIGI ClassCigiSymbolSurfaceDefV3_3
CIGI Bass ClassCigiBaseSymbolSurfaceDef
Packet ID29
Packet Size (bytes)56
SpyClient Lookup

N/A

ParameterTypeDescriptionRange
Surface IDunsigned int16Identifies the surface to create or update.0 - MAXUINT16
Surface State1-bit field

Specifies whether the symbol surface should be active or destroyed.


0 = Active : The surface is active and symbols may be drawn on it. The surface can be positioned, oriented, and sized; and it can be attached to an entity or a view.

1 = Destroyed : The surface is removed from the system. Any symbols drawn to it are also destroyed. All other parameters in this packet are ignored.

0 - 1
Attach Type1-bit field

Specifies whether the surface should be attached to an entity or a view.


0 = Entity

1 = View


Only view attached is supported.

1
View IDunsigned int16

Specifies the view (channel) that the surface is attached to. Channels for sensors start at 0.

Channels for the video blenders start at 1000.

0 - MAXUINT16
Leftfloat

Specifies the distance from the left edge of the surface to the left edge of the viewport as a fraction of the viewport's width.

0.0 - 1.0
Rightfloat

Specifies the distance from the left edge of the surface to the right edge of the viewport as a fraction of the viewport's width.

0.0 - 1.0
Topfloat

Specifies the distance from the bottom edge of the surface to the top edge of the viewport as a fraction of the viewport's height.

0.0 - 1.0
Bottomfloat

Specifies the distance from the bottom edge of the surface to the bottom edge of the viewport as a fraction of the viewport's height.

0.0 - 1.0
Min Ufloat

Specifies the surface's minimum U-coordinate in symbol surface horizontal units.

MINFLOAT - MAXFLOAT
Max Ufloat

Specifies the surface's maximum U-coordinate in symbol surface horizontal units.

MINFLOAT - MAXFLOAT

Min Vfloat

Specifies the surface's minimum V-coordinate in symbol surface vertical units.

MINFLOAT - MAXFLOAT

Max Vfloat

Specifies the surface's maximum V-coordinate in symbol surface vertical units.

MINFLOAT - MAXFLOAT

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