Notes about DX11 materials

This page is about the DX11 material format.

Parameters

The following parameters are recognized by the DX11 Material.

• fadeValue

• castShadows

• receiveShadows

All the other parameters are considered user material parameters.

State parameter

This is an example for the state parameter.

<Material type="DX11" version="1">

........

<pass name="csm" render="false">

........

<state name="cullMode" value="standard"/>

</pass>

</Material>

Code example

This is an example of the XML format for D11 material.

<Material type="DX11" version="1.1">

<fadeValue value="1"/>

<castShadows csm="true" shadowMaps="true"/>

<receiveShadows value="false"/>

<pass name="standard" shader="EngineLib|Vc|Opaque">

<state name="cullMode" value="standard"/>

<param type="unknown" name="nDiffuseMap" value="img.tga"/>

</pass>

</Material>

Code example

This is an example of adding fixed lights. The case-sensitive name must perfectly match the full light name.

<material>

<Material type="DX11" version="1">

........

</Material>

<material>

<shaderLights>

<light name="scene|Omni01"/>

</shaderLights>

Disabling passes

Passes are always enabled by default, Use the following example to permanently disable them.

<material>

<Material type="DX11" version="1">

........

<pass name="csm" render="false">

</Material>

<material>