source: code/branches/physics/src/bullet/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btShapeHull.h @ 1963

/*
btShapeHull implemented by John McCutchan.

Bullet Continuous Collision Detection and Physics Library
Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Erwin Coumans  http://continuousphysics.com/Bullet/

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*/

#ifndef _SHAPE_HULL_H
#define _SHAPE_HULL_H

#include "LinearMath/btAlignedObjectArray.h"
#include "BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btConvexShape.h"


///The btShapeHull class takes a btConvexShape, builds a simplified convex hull using btConvexHull and provides triangle indices and vertices.
///It can be useful for to simplify a complex convex object and for visualization of a non-polyhedral convex object.
///It approximates the convex hull using the supporting vertex of 42 directions.
class btShapeHull
{
public:
        btShapeHull (const btConvexShape* shape);
        ~btShapeHull ();

        bool buildHull (btScalar margin);

        int numTriangles () const;
        int numVertices () const;
        int numIndices () const;

        const btVector3* getVertexPointer() const
        {
                return &m_vertices[0];
        }
        const unsigned int* getIndexPointer() const
        {
                return &m_indices[0];
        }

protected:
        btAlignedObjectArray<btVector3> m_vertices;
        btAlignedObjectArray<unsigned int> m_indices;
        unsigned int m_numIndices;
        const btConvexShape* m_shape;
};

#endif //_SHAPE_HULL_H