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COLLADA™ defines an XML-based schema to allow transport of 3D assets between applications, enabling diverse 3D Metadata Elements [5]
authoring and content processing tools to be combined into a production pipeline. Declares the root of the document that contains some of
All elements on this card apply to the COMMON profile unless otherwise noted. the content in the COLLADA schema.
COLLADA
• [n] refers to chapters in COLLADA 1.4 Specification: • <any> may contain any well-formed XML data.
www.khronos.org/collada version ‡
• Type TargetableFloat is a floating point value that has a asset +
• Attributes are green. Optional Attributes are italic. sid attribute. library_animations [0..*] +
• Elements are blue. [Placeholder elements] are in brackets. • Type TargetableFloat3 is a floating point vector value library_animation_clips [0..*] -
• + element expanded elsewhere on card. that has an sid attribute. library_cameras [0..*] +
– Color model is RGB for float3, and RGBA for float4 library_controllers [0..*] +
• - element expanded in specification.
values. library_effects [0..*] +
• _ indicates sequence. library_force_fields [0..*] -
– Spatial coordinates are Cartesian for float (X), float2
• = indicates choice. (XY), and float3 (XYZ) values. library_geometries [0..*] +
• xs:* types are defined in the XML Schema language _ = library_images [0..*] +
– Texture coordinates are Cartesian for float (S), float2
specification. (ST), and float3 (STP) values; and homogenous for library_lights [0..*] +
• The default cardinality is 1. float4 (STPQ) values. library_materials [0..*] +
library_nodes [0..*] +
library_physics_materials [0..*] -
The parent of all library_* elements is COLLADA Declares a module of <image> elements. library_physics_models [0..*] -
Declares a module of <animation> elements. library_images library_physics_scenes [0..*] -
library_animations id xs:ID library_visual_scenes [0..*] -
id xs:ID name xs:NCName scene [0..1] +
name xs:NCName asset [0..1] + extra [0..*] +
asset [0..1] + _ image [1..*] + Parent: none
_ ‡ version: 1.4.0, 1.4.1
animation [1..*] + extra [0..*] +
extra [0..*] + Defines asset-management information.
Declares a module of light elements.
Declares a module of camera elements. library_lights asset
library_cameras id xs:ID contributor [0..*]
id xs:ID author [0..1] xs:string
name xs:NCName
name xs:NCName authoring_tool [0..1] xs:string
asset [0..1] + _ comments [0..1] xs:string
asset [0..1] + copyright [0..1] xs:string
_ light [1..*] +
_ camera [1..*] + source_data [0..1] xs:anyURI
extra [0..*] +
extra [0..*] + created dateTime
Declares a module of material elements. keywords [0..1] xs:string
Declares a module of controller elements. _ modified dateTime
library_controllers library_materials revision [0..1] xs:string
id xs:ID id xs:ID subject [0..1] xs:string
name xs:NCName name xs:NCName title [0..1] xs:string
unit [0..1] +
asset [0..1] + asset [0..1] +
_ up_axis ‡ [0..1] -
controller [1..*] + _ material [1..*] +
extra [0..*] + Parents: camera, COLLADA, light, material, source,
extra [0..*] + geometry, image, animation, animation_clip, controller,
Declares a module of effect elements. extra, node, visual_scene, library_*, effect, force_field,
Declares a module of node elements. physics_{material, scene, model}, profile_*, profile_{CG,
library_effects library_nodes COMMON, GLES}/technique (FX)
id xs:ID ‡ up_axis: X_UP, Y_UP, Z_UP. Default = Y_UP
id xs:ID
name xs:NCName
name xs:NCName
asset [0..1] +
asset [0..1] + Instantiates a COLLADA resource.
_ effect [1..*] +
extra [0..*] + _ node [1..*] + instance_animation,
extra [0..*] + instance_{camera, light, node},
Declares a module of geometry elements. instance_{visual, physics}_scene,
library_geometries instance_physics_material,
instance_force_field InstanceWithExtra
id xs:ID Defines unit of distance for COLLADA elements and objects.
url xs:anyURI
name xs:NCName unit sid xs:NCName
asset [0..1] + meter float name xs:NCName
_ geometry [1..*] + name xs:NMTOKEN _ extra [0..*] +
extra [0..*] + Parent: asset Parents:
instance_animation: animation_clip;
instance_{camera, light, node}: node;
instance_{visual, physics}_scene: scene;
Scene Elements [5] Describes the entire set of information that can be
visualized from the contents of a COLLADA resource.
instance_physics_material: {instance}_rigid_body, shape;
instance_force_field: physics_scene, instance_physics_model
Describes the entire set of information that can be
visualized from the contents of a COLLADA resource. visual_scene
id xs:ID Instantiates rigid_body within an instance_physics_model.
scene
name xs:NCName instance_rigid_body
instance_physics_scene [0..*] + InstanceWithExtra
body xs:NCName
asset [0..1] +
_ instance_visual_scene [0..1] + InstanceWithExtra sid xs:NCName
node [1..*] +
extra [0..*] + _ evaluate_scene [0..*] + target xs:anyURI
Parent: COLLADA technique_common
extra [0..*] +
Parent: library_visual_scenes angular_velocity ‡ [0..1] float3
Declares an environment in which physical objects are velocity ‡ [0..1] float3
instantiated and simulated. dynamic [0..1] -
physics_scene Allows the instantiation of a physics model within mass [0..1] TargetableFloat
id xs:ID another physics model, or in a physics scene. mass_frame [0..1] +
_ _ inertia
name xs:NCName instance_physics_model [0..1] TargetableFloat3
asset [0..1] + url xs:anyURI instance_physics_material +InstanceWithExtra
instance_force_field [0..*] + InstanceWithExtra
= physics_material +
sid xs:NCName [0..1]
instance_physics_model [0..*] + shape [0..*] +
parent xs:anyURI
_ technique_common technique (core) [0..*] +
instance_force_field [0..*] + InstanceWithExtra extra [0..*] +
_ gravity [0..1] TargetableFloat3
instance_rigid_body [0..*] +
time_step [0..1] TargetableFloat _ Parent: instance_physics_model
technique (core) [0..*] + instance_rigid_constraint [0..*] - ‡ angular_velocity, velocity: Default = 0 0 0
extra
Parent: library_physics_scenes
[0..*] + extra [0..*]
Parents: physics_scene, physics_model
+
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 Scene Elements (continued) Geometry Elements [5] Declares the binding of geometric primitives and vertex
attributes for a mesh element to produce polylists.
Declares instantiation of a COLLADA geometry resource. Describes visual shape and appearance of object in scene.
instance_geometry polylist
geometry name xs:NCName
_ bind_material [0..1] + id xs:ID count uint
extra [0..*] + name xs:NCName
Parents: node, shape material xs:NCName
asset [0..1] + input (shared) [0..*] + InputLocalOffset
Binds a specific material to a piece of geometry, binding convex_mesh + vcount [0..1] ListOfUInts
varying and uniform parameters at the same time. _ = mesh + _
p [0..1] ListOfUInts
bind_material spline - extra [0..*] +
param (core) [0..*] extra [0..*] + Parent: mesh
name xs:NCName Parent: library_geometries
sid xs:NCName Declares the binding of geometric primitives and vertex
Describes basic geometric meshes using vertex and attributes for a mesh element to produce polygons.
semantic xs:NMTOKEN
primitive information.
type xs:NMTOKEN
polygons
mesh name xs:NCName
technique_common
source (core) [1..*] + count uint
instance_material [1..*] material xs:NCName
vertices +
_ symbol xs:NCName input (shared) [0..*] +
lines [0..*] +
target xs:anyURI p [0..*] ListOfUInts
linestrips [0..*] + _ =
sid xs:NCName polygons [0..*] + [0..*] ph
[0..*]
name xs:NCName p ListOfUInts
_ = polylist [0..*] + _
h [1..*] ListOfUInts
bind (material) [0..*] - [0..*] triangles
[0..*] + extra [0..*] +
_ bind_vertex_input [0..*] - trifans [0..*] + Parents: mesh, convex_mesh
extra [0..*] + tristrips [0..*] +
technique (core) [0..*] + extra [0..*] +
Declares the binding of geometric primitives and vertex
extra [0..*] +
Parent: geometry attributes for a mesh element to produce lines.
Parents: instance_geometry, instance_controller lines
Declares the attributes and identity of mesh vertices.
Declares instantiation of a COLLADA controller resource. name xs:NCName
instance_controller vertices count uint
id xs:ID material xs:NCName
skeleton [0..*] xs:anyURI
name xs:NCName input (shared) [0..*] + InputLocalOffset
_ bind_material [0..1] +
input (unshared) [1..*] InputLocal _ p [0..1] ListOfUInts
extra [0..*] +
Parent: node semantic ‡ xs:NMTOKEN extra [0..*] +
_
source xs:URIFragmentType Parents: mesh, convex_mesh
Describes an alternative way to evaluate a visual_scene.
extra [0..*] +
evaluate_scene Parents: mesh, convex_mesh Declares the binding of geometric primitives and vertex
name xs:NCName ‡ semantic: see note for input (shared) on page 3 attributes for a mesh element to produce connected
_ render [1..*] triangles.
camera_node xs:anyURI Declares the binding of geometric primitives and vertex trifans, tristrips
attributes for a mesh element to produce individual triangles. name
_ layer [0..*] xs:NCName xs:NCName
instance_effect [0..1] + triangles count uint
Parent: visual_scene name xs:NCName material xs:NCName
count uint input (shared) [0..*] + InputLocalOffset
Describes hierarchical relationship of elements in a scene. _ p [0..*] ListOfUInts
material xs:NCName
node input (shared) [0..*] + InputLocalOffset extra [0..*] +
id xs:ID _ Parents: mesh, convex_mesh
p [0..1] ListOfUInts
name xs:NCName extra [0..*] +
sid xs:NCName Parents: mesh, convex_mesh Declares the binding of geometric primitives and vertex
type ‡ NodeType attributes for a mesh element to produce linestrips.
layer ListOfNames
asset [0..1] + Declares animation information. linestrips
lookat name xs:NCName
[0..*] + animation
matrix [0..*] + count uint
id xs:ID
material xs:NCName
rotate [0..*] + name xs:NCName
_ = scale
[0..*] + input (shared) [0..*] + InputLocalOffset
asset [0..1] +
[0..*] skew
[0..*] - _ p [0..*] ListOfUInts
source (core) [1..*] +
translate [0..*] + extra [0..*] +
sampler [1..*]
Parents: mesh, convex_mesh
instance_camera [0..*] + InstanceWithExtra id xs:ID
instance_controller [0..*] + _ input [1..*] - InputLocal
_ _
instance_geometry [0..*] + channel [1..*] +
instance_light [0..*] + InstanceWithExtra _ = =
animation [0..*] +
Using p to represent assembly of mesh primitive
instance_node [0..*] + InstanceWithExtra The first index in a p element refers to all inputs with
animation [1..*] + an offset attribute value of 0. The second index refers to
node [0..*] +
sampler [1..*] + all inputs with an offset of 1. There is an index value for
extra [0..*] +
Parents: library_nodes, node, visual_scene _ channel [1..*] + each unique input offset attribute value. Each vertex of
‡ type: JOINT, NODE. Default = NODE animation [0..*] + the primitive is assembled using the value(s) read from
animation [1..*] + indexed inputs. After each input is sampled, producing a
primitive vertex, the next index in the p element again
extra [0..*] + refers to the inputs with offset of 0.
Animation Elements [5] Parent: library_animation, animation
Declares interpolation sampling function for an animation.
Describes a section of the animation curves to be
sampler used together as an animation clip. Controller Elements [5]
id xs:ID
animation_clip Declares generic control information.
_ input (unshared) [1..*] InputLocal
id xs:ID
semantic ‡ xs:NMTOKEN
name xs:NCName controller
source xs:URIFragmentType id xs:ID
start ‡ xs:double
Parent: animation name xs:NCName
‡ semantic: see note for input (shared) on page 3 end xs:double
asset [0..1] + asset [0..1] +
Declares an output channel of an animation. instance_animation [1..*] + InstanceWithExtra skin +
url xs:anyURI _ = morph +
channel _
_ extra [0..*] + extra [0..*] +
source
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xs:URIFragmentType
extra [0..*] + Parent: library_controllers
target xs:token
Parent: animation Parent: library_animation_clips ‡ start: Default = 0.0 Controller Elements Continued
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 Controller Elements (continued) Transform Elements [5]
Declares vertex and primitive information sufficient to
describe blend-weight skinning.
Describes the data required to blend between sets of Declare local coordinate system transformations.
static meshes. skin
source xs:anyURI rotate specifies an axis (XYZ) and rotation (Euler angle)
morph bind_shape_matrix [0..1] float4x4 about it as a float4.
method ‡ MorphMethodType source (core) [3..*] + translate specifies a translation (XYZ) as a float3.
joints
source xs:anyURI
input (unshared) [2..*] InputLocal rotate, translate
source (core) [2..*] + semantic ‡ xs:NMTOKEN sid xs:NCName
_ Parents: node, instance_rigid_body, {ref_}attachment,
targets _ source xs:URIFragmentType
extra shape, technique_common/mass_frame in rigid_body
input (unshared) [2..*] InputLocal [0..*] +
_ vertex_weights (shared)
_ semantic ‡ xs:NMTOKEN
count uint
source xs:URIFragmentType scale specifies a change in proportions (XYZ) of the axes
input (shared) [2..*] + InputLocalOffset as a float3.
extra [0..*] +
_ vcount [0..1] ListOfUInts
lookat describes a position/orientation transformation
extra [0..*] + v [0..1] ListOfInts
Parent: controller as a float3x3, organized as three vectors in order: eye
extra [0..*] + position, interest point, up-axis direction.
‡ method: NORMALIZED, RELATIVE. Default = NORMALIZED extra [0..*] +
semantic: see note for input (shared) matrix describes a homogeneous transformation as a
Parent: controller float4x4, organized in column-major order.
‡ semantic: see note for input (shared)
scale, lookat, matrix
sid xs:NCName
Camera Elements [5] Data Flow Elements [5] Parent: node
Declares a view into scene hierarchy or graph. Contains Declares a data repository that provides values according
elements that describe the camera’s optics and imager. to the semantics of an input element that refers to it.
Declares the storage for a homogenous array of ID
camera source (core) reference values of type xs:IDREFS.
id xs:ID id xs:ID
name xs:NCName IDREF_array
name xs:NCName
asset [0..1] + asset [0..1] +
id xs:ID
optics + IDREF_array [0..1] + name xs:NCName
Name_array [0..1] + count uint
imager [0..1]
Parent: source (core)
_ = bool_array [0..1] +
_ technique (core) [1..*]
[0..1] float_array [0..1] +
_ profile xs:NMTOKEN int_array [0..1] + Declares the storage for a homogenous array of type
_ any [0..*] xs:any technique_common [0..1] ListOfInts, which is an xs:list of type xs:long.
extra [0..*] + _ accessor + int_array
extra [0..*] + technique (core) [0..*] + id xs:ID
Parent: library_cameras Parents: morph, animation, mesh, convex_mesh, skin, spline name xs:NCName
count uint
Declares an access pattern to one of the array elements:
Describes the apparatus on a camera that projects the float_array, int_array, Name_array, bool_array, minInclusive ‡ xs:integer
image onto the image sensor. and IDREF_array. maxInclusive ‡ xs:integer
optics Parent: source (core)
technique_common
accessor ‡ Defaults: minInclusive = -2147483648,
orthographic + count uint maxInclusive = 2147483647
= perspective offset ‡ uint
+ source xs:anyURI
_ technique (core) [0..*] + Declares the storage for a homogenous array of type
stride ‡ uint ListOfFloats, which is an xs:list of type xs:double.
profile xs:NMTOKEN
_ any [0..*] xs:any _ param (core) name
[0..*]
xs:NCName
float_array
extra [0..*] + sid xs:NCName id xs:ID
Parent: camera semantic xs:NMTOKEN name xs:NCName
type xs:NMTOKEN count uint
Describes the field of view of an orthographic camera. Parent: source/technique_common digits ‡ xs:short
‡ Defaults: offset = 0, stride = 1 magnitude ‡ xs:short
orthographic Parent: source (core)
xmag TargetableFloat Declares storage for a homogenous array. bool_array uses ‡ Defaults: digits = 6, magnitude = 38
_ ymag TargetableFloat type ListOfBools, an xs:list of type xs:boolean. Name_array
= uses type ListOfNames, an xs:list of type xs:Name.
[0..1] aspect_ratio
= TargetableFloat Declares the input semantics of a data source and
_ connects a consumer to that source.
_
ymag TargetableFloat bool_array, Name_array
aspect_ratio [0..1] TargetableFloat id xs:ID input (shared) InputLocalOffset
znear TargetableFloat name xs:NCName offset uint
zfar TargetableFloat count uint semantic ‡ xs:NMTOKEN
Parents: optics / technique_common Parent: source (core) source xs:URIFragmentType
set uint
Parents: lines, linestrips, polygons, polylist, triangles,
Describes the field of view of a perspective camera. Describes information about/related to its parent element. trifans, tristrips, vertex_weights
xfov and yfov values are in Euler degrees. ‡ semantic: The common semantic attribute values are:
perspective extra {TEX}BINORMAL, CONTINUITY, IMAGE, INPUT, WEIGHT,
id xs:ID INTERPOLATION, INV_BIND_MATRIX, UV, VERTEX, JOINT,
xfov TargetableFloat LINEAR_STEPS, NORMAL, OUTPUT, TEXCOORD, POSITION,
_ yfov TargetableFloat name xs:NCName
= type xs:NMTOKEN MORPH_{TARGET, WEIGHT}, {TEX}TANGENT,
= [0..1] aspect_ratio TargetableFloat
asset [0..1] +
{IN, OUT}_TANGENT
_ yfov TargetableFloat _ technique (core) [1..*]
_ aspect_ratio [0..1] TargetableFloat profile xs:NMTOKEN
znear TargetableFloat _ any [0..*] xs:any Lighting Elements [5]
zfar TargetableFloat Parents: animation, animation_clip, attachment, box, Declares a light source that illuminates a scene.
Parents: optics / technique_common camera, bind_material, capsule, COLLADA, controller, light
cylinder, control_vertices, convex_mesh, effect, id xs:ID
force_field, format_hint, geometry, image, imager, name xs:NCName
Extensibility Element [5] instance_*, joints, library_*, light, lines, linestrips,
asset [0..1] +
material, mesh, morph, node, optics, pass, plane,
Declares information used to describe some portion of the physics_material, physics_model, physics_scene, technique_common
content. Each technique applies to an associated profile. polygons, polylist, profile_CG, profile_COMMON, ambient (core) +
technique (core) profile_GLES, profile_GLSL, ref_attachment, rigid_body, _ = directional
point
+
+
rigid_constraint, sampler_*, scene, shape, skin,
profile xs:NMTOKEN sphere, spline, surface, targets, tapered_capsule, spot +
_ any [0..*] xs:any tapered_cylinder, triangles, trifans, tristrips, technique (core) [0..*] +
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Parents: extra, source (core), light, optics, imager, texture_pipeline, texture_unit, vertex_weights, vertices, extra [0..*] +
force_field, physics_material, physics_scene, rigid_body, visual_scene, and technique (FX) (in profile_CG, Parent: library_lights
rigid_constraint, instance_rigid_body, bind_material profile_COMMON, profile_GLES, and profile_GLSL) Lighting Elements Continued
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Lighting Elements (continued) Physics Model Elements [6] Defines the center and orientation of the rigid body.
Describes an ambient light source. Allows for building complex combinations of rigid bodies mass_frame
ambient (core), directional and constraints that may be instantiated multiple times. translate +
= rotate +
_ color TargetableFloat3 physics_model [1..*]
sid xs:NCName
id xs:ID Parent: rigid_body/technique_common
Parent: light/technique_common name xs:NCName
asset [0..1] + Contains or refers to information that describes basic
Describes a spot light source. rigid_body [0..*] + geometric meshes.
spot _ rigid_constraint [0..*] +
instance_physics_model [0..*] + convex_mesh
color TargetableFloat3
extra [0..*] + convex_hull_of xs:anyURI
constant_attenuation [0..1] TargetableFloat
Parent: library_physics_models source (core) [1..*] +
_ linear_attenuation [0..1] TargetableFloat
vertices [0..1] +
quadratic_attenuation [0..1] TargetableFloat
Describes simulated bodies that do not deform. lines [0..*] +
falloff_angle [0..1] TargetableFloat
rigid_body linestrips [0..*] +
falloff_exponent [0..1] TargetableFloat
sid xs:NCName polygons [0..*] +
Parent: light/technique_common
name xs:NCName _ = polylist [0..*] +
[0..1] [0..*] triangles [0..*] +
Describes a point light source. technique_common
dynamic [0..1] - trifans [0..*] +
point tristrips [0..*] +
color TargetableFloat3 mass [0..1] TargetableFloat
mass_frame [0..1] + extra [0..*] +
_ constant_attenuation ‡ [0..1]
TargetableFloat
_ _ inertia [0..1] TargetableFloat3 Parent: geometry
linear_attenuation ‡ [0..1] TargetableFloat
quadratic_attenuation ‡ [0..1] TargetableFloat instance_physics_material + InstanceWithExtra
Parent: light/technique_common = Connects components, such as rigid_body, into
[0..1] physics_material +
‡ Defaults: constant_attenuation = 1.0, shape [1..*] + complex physics models with moveable parts.
linear_attenuation = 0.0, quadratic_attenuation = 0.0 technique (core) [0..*] + rigid_constraint
extra [0..*] + sid xs:NCName
Parent: physics_model
Physics Material Element [6] name xs:NCName
Describes the physical properties of an object. ref_attachment
Describes components of a rigid_body. rigid_body xs:anyURI
physics_material
id xs:ID shape translate +
name xs:NCName hollow [0..1] - = rotate +
[0..*] extra [0..*] +
asset [0..1] + mass [0..1] TargetableFloat
technique_common density [0..1] TargetableFloat attachment
dynamic_friction ‡ [0..1] TargetableFloat instance_physics_material + InstanceWithExtra rigid_body xs:anyURI
_ _ restitution ‡ [0..1] TargetableFloat =
[0..1] physics_material
+ translate +
static_friction ‡ [0..1] TargetableFloat
technique (core) [0..*] +
instance_geometry + = rotate +
_ plane - [0..*] extra [0..*] +
extra [0..*] +
Parents: library_physics_materials, shape, box - _ technique_common
{instance_}rigid_body/technique_common sphere - enabled ‡ [0..1] -
= interpenetrate ‡ [0..1] -
‡ {dynamic, static}_friction, restitution: Default = 0 cylinder - _
tapered_cylinder - limits [0..1] -
capsule - spring [0..1] -
FX: Rendering Elements (COMMON) [8] tapered_capsule - technique (core) [0..*] +
Describes a specularly shaded surface where the translate + extra [0..*] +
= Parent: physics_model
specular reflection is shaded according to the Blinn BRDF [0..*] rotate
+
approximation. In the diagram, * = common. extra [0..*] + ‡ Defaults: enabled = True, interpenetrate = False
blinn, phong Parents: {instance_}rigid_body/technique_common
emission [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type
ambient (FX) [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type Describes a diffuse shaded surface that is Describes color attributes of fixed-function shader
diffuse [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type independent of lighting. In the diagram, * = common elements inside profile_COMMON effects.
specular [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type lambert emission, reflective, common_color_
_ shininess [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type emission [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type ambient (FX), diffuse, or_ texture_type
reflective [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type
specular, transparent
ambient (FX) [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type
color -
reflectivity [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type diffuse [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type
= param (FX) [1..*]
transparent [0..1] *_transparent_type reflective [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type ref xs:NCName
opaque ‡ fx_opaque_enum _ reflectivity [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type texture [0..*]
transparency [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type transparent [0..1] *_transparent_type texture xs:NCName
index_of_ opaque ‡ fx_opaque_enum texcoord xs:NCName
refraction [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type transparency [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type _ extra [0..1] +
Parents: technique (FX) in profile_COMMON index_of_ Parents: constant, lambert, phong, blinn
‡ opaque: A_ONE, RGB_ZERO. Default = A_ONE refraction [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type
Parent: technique (FX) in profile_COMMON newparam creates a new, named param object in the
‡ opaque: A_ONE, RGB_ZERO. Default = A_ONE FX Runtime, and assigns it a type, an initial value, and
Describes a constantly shaded surface that is independent additional attributes at declaration time.
of lighting. In the diagram, * = common
newparam common_newparam_type
constant Describes scalar attributes of fixed-function shader sid xs:NCName
emission [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type elements inside profile_COMMON effects.
semantic [0..1] xs:NCName
reflective [0..1] + *_color_or_texture_type shininess, reflectivity, common_float_or_ float float
reflectivity [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type index_of_refraction, param_type
_
float2 float2
_ transparent [0..1] *_transparent_type transparency
float [0..1] float3 float3
opaque ‡ fx_opaque_enum =
sid xs:NCName float4 float4
transparency [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type =
param (FX) [1..*] surface (FX) + fx_surface_common
index_of_
refraction [0..1] + *_float_or_param_type ref xs:NCName sampler2D + fx_sampler2D_common
Parent: technique (FX) in profile_COMMON Parents: constant, lambert, phong, blinn Parents: profile_COMMON/technique (FX)
‡ opaque: A_ONE, RGB_ZERO. Default = A_ONE
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FX: Texturing Elements (All Profiles) [8] FX: Shader Elements (Other Profiles) [8] newparam creates a new, named param object in the
FX Runtime, and assigns it a type, an initial value, and
Declares the storage for the graphical representation of Declares and prepares a shader for execution in the additional attributes at declaration time.
an object. rendering pipeline of a pass element.
newparam fx_newparam_common
image shader gles_newparam
id xs:ID stage ‡ {cg, glsl}_pipeline_stage sid xs:NCName
name xs:NCName annotate [0..*] - fx_annotate_common annotate [0..*] - fx_annotate_common
format xs:token compiler_target - _ semantic [0..1] xs:NCName
=
height uint _ [0..1] compiler_options [0..1] xs:string
modifier ‡ [0..1] fx_modifier_enum_common
width uint name = [values] † - fx_basic_type_common
depth uint source xs:NCName Profile: Effect, GLES
asset [0..1] + bind (shader) [0..*] - Parent: For fx_newparam_common: effect ;
data ListOfHexBinary Profiles: CG, GLSL For gles_newparam: profile_GLES, profile_GLES/technique
_ = Parent: profile_{CG,GLSL}/technique/pass, (FX)
init_from xs:anyURI
‡ stage: CG: VERTEX, FRAGMENT ‡ modifier: CONST, UNIFORM, VARYING, STATIC, VOLATILE,
extra [0..*] +
EXTERN, SHARED
GLSL: VERTEXPROGRAM, FRAGMENTPROGRAM
Profiles: COMMON, CG, GLSL, GLES
† [values]: Includes elements from the following list,
Parents: library_images, effect, profile_CG, profile_GLSL, where n is 1, 2, 3, or 4: bool, booln, int, intn, float, floatn,
profile_COMMON, profile_GLES; technique (FX) in
profile_CG, profile_COMMON, profile_GLES, profile_GLSL Declares all the render states, shaders, and settings for floatnxm, surface (FX), and enum.
one rendering pipeline. For fx_newparam_common the list includes
sampler{1D, 2D, 3D, CUBE, RECT, DEPTH}.
pass
sid xs:NCName For gles_newparam the list includes sampler_state and
Declares a two-dimensional texture sampler. texture_{pipeline, unit}.
sampler2D fx_sampler2D_common annotate [0..*] - fx_annotate_common
gl_sampler_2d color_target [0..1] - fx_colortarget_common
source xs:NCName depth_target [0..1] - fx_depthtarget_common
stencil_target [0..1] - fx_stenciltarget_common newparam {glsl, cg}_newparam
wrap_s ‡ [0..1] fx_sampler_wrap_common
sid {glsl, cg}_identifier
wrap_t ‡ [0..1] fx_sampler_wrap_common _ color_clear [0..1] - fx_clearcolor_common
annotate [0..*] - fx_annotate_common
minfilter ‡ [0..1] fx_sampler_filter_common depth_clear [0..1] - fx_cleardepth_common
_ semantic [0..1] xs:NCName
stencil_clear [0..1] - fx_clearstencil_common
_ magfilter ‡ [0..1] fx_sampler_filter_common
draw [0..1] - fx_draw_common modifier ‡ [0..1] fx_modifier_enum_common
mipfilter ‡ [0..1] fx_sampler_filter_common = [values] † - {glsl, cg}_param_type
[render_states] † -
border_color [0..1] - fx_color_common = = array - {glsl, cg}_newarray_type
[1..*] shader +
mipmap_maxlevel ‡ [0..1] xs:unsignedByte usertype - cg_setuser_type
extra [0..*] +
mipmap_bias ‡ [0..1] float Profiles: CG, GLES, GLSL Profile: CG, GLSL
Profiles: COMMON, CG, GLSL, External, Effect Parents: profile_{GLSL, CG}, profile_{GLSL, CG}/technique (FX)
Parents: profile_CG/technique (FX) and
Parents: newparam, setparam, usertype, array, shader/bind profile_GLSL/technique (FX). pass is also a child of Child usertype excluded from glsl_newparam
profile_GLES/technique (FX), in which case it excludes the
‡ wrap_s, wrap_t: NONE, WRAP, MIRROR, CLAMP, child element shader. ‡ modifier: CONST, UNIFORM, VARYING, STATIC, VOLATILE,
BORDER. Default = WRAP EXTERN, SHARED
minfilter, magfilter, mipfilter: NONE, NEAREST, LINEAR, † [render_states]: Refer to the Render States subsection
in the description of pass in the specification. The † [values]: Includes elements from the following list, where
{NEAREST, LINEAR}_MIPMAP_NEAREST, n is 1, 2, 3, or 4: bool, booln, int, intn, float, floatn, string,
{NEAREST, LINEAR}_MIPMAP_LINEAR, Default = NONE schema indicates use of group gl_pipeline_settings for
profiles GLSL or CG, and gles_pipeline_settings for GLES. sampler{1D, 2D, 3D, CUBE, RECT, DEPTH}, and enum.
Defaults: mipmap_maxlevel = 255, mipmap_bias = 0 For glsl_newparam the list includes float2x2, float3x3,
float4x4, and surface (GLSL), .
FX: Texturing Elements (Other Profiles) [8] For cg_newparam the list includes boolnxm, intnxm, half,
halfn, halfnxm, fixed, fixedn, fixednxm, floatnxm, and surface.
Declares a resource that can be used both as the source
for texture samples and as the target of a rendering pass. Declares a two-dimensional texture sampler state for
Child elements differ depending on the profile used. element profile_GLES.
In the diagram, * = common
sampler_state gles_sampler_state
surface fx_surface_common sid xs:NCName Defines a texture_pipeline command for combiner-
mode texturing. In the diagram, * = gles_texcombiner.
type ‡ fx_surface_type_enum wrap_s ‡ [0..1] gles_sampler_wrap
init_as_null xs:anyType wrap_t ‡ [0..1] gles_sampler_wrap texcombiner gles_texcombiner_command_type
init_as_target xs:anyType minfilter ‡ [0..1] fx_sampler_filter_common constant [0..1]- gles_texture_constant_type
init_cube - fx_surface_init_cube_* magfilter ‡ [0..1] fx_sampler_filter_common _ RGB ‡ [0..1] *_commandRGB_type
= _ mipfilter ‡ operator ‡ *_operatorRGB_enums
[0..1] init_volume - fx_surface_init_volume_* [0..1] fx_sampler_filter_common
init_planar - fx_surface_init_planar_* mipmap_maxlevel ‡ [0..1] xs:unsignedByte scale float
init_from [1..*] fx_surface_init_from_* mipmap_bias ‡ [0..1] float _ argument [1..3] - *_argumentRGB_type
mip ‡ xs:unsignedInt extra [0..*] + alpha ‡ [0..1] *_commandAlpha_type
slice ‡ xs:unsignedInt Profile: GLES operator ‡ *_operatorAlpha_enums
_ face ‡ fx_surface_face_enum Parents: newparam, setparam scale float
format [0..1] xs:token ‡ wrap_s, wrap_t: REPEAT, CLAMP, CLAMP_TO_EDGE, _ argument [1..3] *_argumentAlpha_type
format_hint [0..1] - fx_surface_format_hint_* MIRRORED_REPEAT. Default = REPEAT source ‡ *_source_enums
size ‡ int3 minfilter, magfilter, mipfilter: NONE, NEAREST, LINEAR, operand ‡ *_operandAlpha_enums
= {NEAREST, LINEAR}_MIPMAP_NEAREST,
[0..1] viewport_ratio ‡ float2
{NEAREST, LINEAR}_MIPMAP_LINEAR, Default = NONE unit + xs:NCName
mip_levels ‡ [0..1] xs:unsignedInt Profile: GLES
Default: mipmap_maxlevel = 255, mipmap_bias = 0
mipmap_generate ‡ [0..1] xs:boolean Parents: newparam/texture_pipeline,
extra [0..*] +
setparam/texture_pipeline, pass/texture_pipeline/value
Defines a texture unit that will be mapped to hardware ‡ RGB, RGB/operator: REPLACE, MODULATE, ADD, ADD_
Profiles: COMMON, CG, GLES, GLSL, External, Effect texture units based on its usage in texture_pipeline
commands. SIGNED, INTERPOLATE, SUBTRACT, DOT3_{RGB, RGBA}
Parents: COMMON - newparam, setparam;
CG - newparam, setparam, array, shader/bind, usertype; alpha, alpha/operator: REPLACE, MODULATE, ADD,
GLES - newparam, setparam, texture_unit; texture_unit gles_texture_unit ADD_SIGNED, INTERPOLATE, SUBTRACT
GLSL - newparam, setparam, array, shader/bind sid xs:NCName
alpha/argument/source: TEXTURE, CONSTANT, PRIMARY,
‡ type: UNTYPED, 1D, 2D, 3D, RECT, CUBE, DEPTH surface [0..1] xs:NCName PREVIOUS.
init_from/face: POSITIVE_{X,Y,Z}, NEGATIVE_{X,Y,Z}. _ sampler_state [0..1] xs:NCName
Default = POSITIVE_X [1..*]
alpha/argument/operand: ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA,
texcoord [0..1] SRC_ALPHA. Default = SRC_ALPHA
Defaults: size = 0 0 0, viewport_ratio = 1 1,
mip_levels = 0, mipmap_generate = False, semantic xs:NCName
init_from/mip, init_from/slice = 0 Profile: GLES
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