java.lang.Object
- com.aspose.threed.A3DObject
- - com.aspose.threed.SceneObject
  - - com.aspose.threed.Entity
    - - com.aspose.threed.Primitive

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMeshConvertible, INamedObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

Box, Cylinder, Dish, Plane, Pyramid, RectangularTorus, Sphere, Torus
```
public abstract class Primitive
extends Entity
implements IMeshConvertible
```
Base class for all primitives

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.aspose.threed.A3DObject
  name, properties

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Primitive(java.lang.String name)
Initializes a new instance of the Primitive class.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Mesh`	`createEmptyMesh()`	Create an empty mesh object with inherited properties.
`boolean`	`getCastShadows()`	Gets whether this geometry can cast shadow
`boolean`	`getReceiveShadows()`	Gets whether this geometry can receive shadow.
`protected static java.util.ArrayList<int[]>`	`merge(Mesh mesh, Vector4[][] positions, Vector4[][] normals, Vector2[][] uvs)`	Merge the specified mesh, positions, normals and uvs.
`void`	`setCastShadows(boolean value)`	Sets whether this geometry can cast shadow
`void`	`setReceiveShadows(boolean value)`	Sets whether this geometry can receive shadow.
`protected static void`	`setup(Mesh mesh, Vector4[] positions, Vector4[] normals, Vector4[] uvs)`	Build the mesh from given positions/normals/uvs.
`abstract Mesh`	`toMesh()`	Convert current object to mesh

Methods inherited from class com.aspose.threed.Entity
getBoundingBox, getEntityRendererKey, getExcluded, getParentNode, getParentNodes, setExcluded, setParentNode

Methods inherited from class com.aspose.threed.SceneObject
getScene

Methods inherited from class com.aspose.threed.A3DObject
findProperty, getName, getProperties, getProperty, removeProperty, removeProperty, setName, setProperty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail
- Primitive
```
public Primitive(java.lang.String name)
```
  Initializes a new instance of the Primitive class.
  
  Parameters:
  
  name - Name.

Method Detail

getCastShadows
```
public boolean getCastShadows()
```
Gets whether this geometry can cast shadow

setCastShadows
```
public void setCastShadows(boolean value)
```
Sets whether this geometry can cast shadow

Parameters:

value - New value

getReceiveShadows
```
public boolean getReceiveShadows()
```
Gets whether this geometry can receive shadow.

setReceiveShadows
```
public void setReceiveShadows(boolean value)
```
Sets whether this geometry can receive shadow.

Parameters:

value - New value

merge

protected static java.util.ArrayList<int[]> merge(Mesh mesh,
                                                  Vector4[][] positions,
                                                  Vector4[][] normals,
                                                  Vector2[][] uvs)

Merge the specified mesh, positions, normals and uvs.

Parameters:: mesh - Mesh.; positions - Positions.; normals - Normals.; uvs - Uvs.

setup

protected static void setup(Mesh mesh,
                            Vector4[] positions,
                            Vector4[] normals,
                            Vector4[] uvs)

Build the mesh from given positions/normals/uvs.

Parameters:: mesh - Mesh.; positions - Positions.; normals - Normals.; uvs - Uvs.

createEmptyMesh
```
protected Mesh createEmptyMesh()
```
Create an empty mesh object with inherited properties.

toMesh
```
public abstract Mesh toMesh()
```
Convert current object to mesh

Specified by:

toMesh in interface IMeshConvertible

Returns:

The mesh.

Class Primitive

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.aspose.threed.A3DObject

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.aspose.threed.Entity

Methods inherited from class com.aspose.threed.SceneObject

Methods inherited from class com.aspose.threed.A3DObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Primitive

Method Detail

getCastShadows

setCastShadows

getReceiveShadows

setReceiveShadows

merge

setup

createEmptyMesh

toMesh