Pass

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Pass objects record work for the GPU. They contain a list of things to draw and a list of compute shaders to run.

Methods like Pass:sphere will "record" a draw on the Pass, which adds it to the list. Other methods like Pass:setBlendMode or Pass:setShader will change the way the next draws are processed.

Once all of the work has been recorded to a Pass, it can be sent to the GPU using lovr.graphics.submit, which will start processing all of the compute work and draws (in that order).

A Pass can have a canvas, which is a set of textures that the draws will render to.

Pass:reset is used to clear all of the computes and draws, putting the Pass in a fresh state.

lovr.draw is called every frame with a Pass that is configured to render to either the headset or the window. The Pass will automatically get submitted afterwards.

Constructors

lovr.graphics.newPass	Create a new Pass.
lovr.graphics.getWindowPass	Get the window pass.
lovr.headset.getPass	Get a Pass that renders to the headset.

Drawing

Draw objects and shapes.

Pass:box	Draw a box.
Pass:capsule	Draw a capsule.
Pass:circle	Draw a circle.
Pass:cone	Draw a cone.
Pass:cube	Draw a cube.
Pass:cylinder	Draw a cylinder.
Pass:draw	Draw a Model, Mesh, or Texture.
Pass:drawPart	Draw a part of a Model.
Pass:fill	Draw a fullscreen triangle.
Pass:line	Draw a line.
Pass:mesh	Draw a mesh.
Pass:plane	Draw a plane.
Pass:points	Draw points.
Pass:polygon	Draw a polygon.
Pass:roundrect	Draw a rounded rectangle.
Pass:skybox	Draw a skybox.
Pass:sphere	Draw a sphere.
Pass:text	Draw text.
Pass:torus	Draw a donut.

Coordinate System

Manipulate the 3D coordinate system.

Pass:origin	Reset the transform to the origin.
Pass:pop	Pop one of the stacks.
Pass:push	Push state onto a stack.
Pass:rotate	Rotate the coordinate system.
Pass:scale	Scale the coordinate system.
Pass:transform	Apply a general transform to the coordinate system.
Pass:translate	Translate the coordinate system.

Render States

Set render states that change the way draws appear. Render states can be saved and restored using Pass:push and Pass:pop.

Pass:setAlphaToCoverage	Enable or disable alpha to coverage.
Pass:setBlendMode	Set the blend mode.
Pass:setBlendState	Set the blend state.
Pass:setColor	Set the color.
Pass:setColorWrite	Change the color channels affected by drawing.
Pass:setCullMode	Control triangle face culling.
Pass:setDepthClamp	Enable or disable depth clamp.
Pass:setDepthOffset	Configure the depth offset.
Pass:setDepthTest	Configure the depth test.
Pass:setDepthWrite	Set whether draws write to the depth buffer.
Pass:setFaceCull	Control triangle face culling.
Pass:setFont	Set the font.
Pass:setMaterial	Set the material.
Pass:setMeshMode	Change the way vertices are connected together.
Pass:setSampler	Set the sampler.
Pass:setStencilTest	Configure the stencil test.
Pass:setStencilWrite	Set whether draws write to the stencil buffer.
Pass:setViewCull	Enable or disable view frustum culling.
Pass:setWinding	Set the winding direction of triangle vertices.
Pass:setWireframe	Enable or disable wireframe rendering.

Shaders

Change the shader used for draws or computes, and set variables in the active shader.

Pass:send	Set the value of a shader variable.
Pass:setShader	Set the active Shader.

Compute

Pass:barrier	Synchronize compute work.
Pass:compute	Run a compute shader.

Tally

Tallies count the number of pixels that were visible for a draw.

Pass:beginTally	Begin a tally.
Pass:finishTally	Finish a tally.
Pass:getTallyBuffer	Get the Buffer that tally results will be written to.
Pass:setTallyBuffer	Set the Buffer that tally results will be written to.

Camera

Pass:getProjection	Get the field of view.
Pass:getViewCount	Returns the view count of a render pass.
Pass:getViewPose	Get the camera pose.
Pass:getViewRay	Get a world space ray for a pixel in the Pass's canvas.
Pass:setProjection	Set the camera projection.
Pass:setScissor	Set the scissor rectangle.
Pass:setViewPose	Set the camera pose.
Pass:setViewport	Set the viewport.

Canvas

Pass:getCanvas	Get the Pass's canvas.
Pass:getClear	Return the clear values of the Pass.
Pass:getDimensions	Get the dimensions of the Pass's canvas.
Pass:getHeight	Get the height of the Pass's canvas.
Pass:getWidth	Get the width of the Pass's canvas.
Pass:setCanvas	Set the Pass's canvas.
Pass:setClear	Set the clear values of the Pass.

Miscellaneous

Pass:getLabel	Get the debug label of the Pass.
Pass:getStats	Get statistics for the Pass.
Pass:reset	Reset the Pass.

See also

• Object
• lovr.graphics