MeshHelper.CreateCylinderLines Method

MeshHelperCreateCylinderLines Method

Creates a new submesh that represents a cylinder using lines. (The cylinder is centered at the origin. Radius = 1. Height = 2 (along the y axis).)

Namespace: DigitalRune.Graphics
Assembly: DigitalRune.Graphics (in DigitalRune.Graphics.dll) Version: 1.2.0.0 (1.2.1.14562)

Syntax

public static Submesh CreateCylinderLines(
	GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice,
	int numberOfSegments
)

Public Shared Function CreateCylinderLines ( 
	graphicsDevice As GraphicsDevice,
	numberOfSegments As Integer
) As Submesh

public:
static Submesh^ CreateCylinderLines(
	GraphicsDevice^ graphicsDevice, 
	int numberOfSegments
)

static member CreateCylinderLines : 
        graphicsDevice : GraphicsDevice * 
        numberOfSegments : int -> Submesh

graphicsDevice: Type: GraphicsDevice
The graphics device.
numberOfSegments: Type: SystemInt32
The number of segments. This parameter controls the detail of the mesh.

Type: Submesh
A new Submesh that represents a cylinder line list.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	graphicsDevice is .
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	numberOfSegments is less than or equal to 2.

Remarks

If the returned Submesh is not going to be modified, then it is better to call GetCylinderLines(IGraphicsService) to retrieve a shared Submesh instance.