SortEntitiesForTransparency Method

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Sorts the transparent entities from the farthest to the nearest to the camera for better rendering.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Protected Function SortEntitiesForTransparency( _
   ByVal viewport As Viewport, _
   ByVal ents As IList(Of Entity) _
) As IList(Of Entity)

protected IList<Entity> SortEntitiesForTransparency( 
   Viewport viewport,
   IList<Entity> ents
)

Parameters

viewport: The viewport
ents

Return Value

The sorted list of entities.

Remarks

It can be called in a viewportLayout derived class in the DrawViewport method when AccurateTransparency is false.

Example

Usage Sample.

public class MyViewportLayout : ViewportLayout
{
    protected override void DrawViewport(DrawSceneParams myParams)
    {
        myParams.Entities = SortEntitiesForTransparency(myParams.Viewport);
        base.DrawViewport(myParams);
    }
}

Visual Basic

Public Class MyViewportLayout
Inherits ViewportLayout
    Protected Overrides Sub DrawViewport(myParams As DrawSceneParams)
        myParams.Entities = SortEntitiesForTransparency(myParams.Viewport)
        MyBase.DrawViewport(myParams)
    End Sub
End Class

Reference

ViewportLayout Class
ViewportLayout Members

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