GetPatchMaterialIndex Method

Gets the index of the material for the specified patch (part).

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public int GetPatchMaterialIndex( 
   int patchIndex
)

Public Function GetPatchMaterialIndex( _
   ByVal patchIndex As Integer _
) As Integer

Parameters

patchIndex: The index of the patch. Must be greater than or equal to zero and less than PartCount.

Return Value

The index into the materials array of the multipatch for the patch.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentException	The patch index must be >= 0.
System.ArgumentException	The patch index must be less than the number of patches (parts) in the multipatch.
System.InvalidOperationException	This multipatch does not have materials.

Remarks

The material index is used in several methods to get properties of the material. If the patch has material, the returned value is greater than or equal to zero and less than MaterialCount. If the patch does not have material, -1 is returned.

Example

/// <summary>
/// This method gets several properties of a material in a multipatch.
/// This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="multipatch">The input multipatch.</param>
/// <param name="patchIndex">The index of the patch (part) from which to get the material properties.</param>
public void GetMaterialProperties(Multipatch multipatch, int patchIndex)
{
  if (multipatch.HasMaterials)
  {
    // Get the material index for the specified patch.
    int materialIndex = multipatch.GetPatchMaterialIndex(patchIndex);

    System.Windows.Media.Color color = multipatch.GetMaterialColor(materialIndex);
    int tranparencyPercent = multipatch.GetMaterialTransparencyPercent(materialIndex);
    bool isBackCulled = multipatch.IsMaterialCullBackface(materialIndex);

    if (multipatch.IsMaterialTextured(materialIndex))
    {
      int bpp = multipatch.GetMaterialTextureBytesPerPixel(materialIndex);
      int columnCount = multipatch.GetMaterialTextureColumnCount(materialIndex);
      int rowCount = multipatch.GetMaterialTextureRowCount(materialIndex);
    }
  }
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7

Reference

Multipatch Class
Multipatch Members