GPU/Programming Guide: Difference between revisions

Line 5:

== Fixed Vertex Attributes ==

If a certain vertex attribute is constant for the duration of a draw call, instead of specifying a vertex array with repeated contents or changing the shader to use a uniform, *fixed vertex attributes* can be used. They let you specify a fixed value, which will be assumed by the attribute for all vertices of the batch.

If a certain vertex attribute is constant for the duration of a draw call, instead of specifying a vertex array with repeated contents or changing the shader to use a uniform, ''fixed vertex attributes'' can be used. They let you specify a fixed value, which will be assumed by the attribute for all vertices of the batch.

To use a fixed attribute, set the bit corresponding to the attribute in [[GPU:Internal Registers#GPUREG_ATTRIBBUFFERS_FORMAT_HIGH|GPUREG_ATTRIBBUFFERS_FORMAT_HIGH]] and ensure that no vertex arrays are configured for the attribute. (Any configured arrays will override the fixed value, regardless of the bit setting.) Even if a vertex array isn't being used for the attribute it still needs to be counted in the number of active attributes specified in the same register.

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 == Fixed Vertex Attributes ==
-If a certain vertex attribute is constant for the duration of a draw call, instead of specifying a vertex array with repeated contents or changing the shader to use a uniform, *fixed vertex attributes* can be used. They let you specify a fixed value, which will be assumed by the attribute for all vertices of the batch.
+If a certain vertex attribute is constant for the duration of a draw call, instead of specifying a vertex array with repeated contents or changing the shader to use a uniform, ''fixed vertex attributes'' can be used. They let you specify a fixed value, which will be assumed by the attribute for all vertices of the batch.
 To use a fixed attribute, set the bit corresponding to the attribute in [[GPU:Internal Registers#GPUREG_ATTRIBBUFFERS_FORMAT_HIGH|GPUREG_ATTRIBBUFFERS_FORMAT_HIGH]] and ensure that no vertex arrays are configured for the attribute. (Any configured arrays will override the fixed value, regardless of the bit setting.) Even if a vertex array isn't being used for the attribute it still needs to be counted in the number of active attributes specified in the same register.