faceforward - return a vector pointing in the same direction as another
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Copyright
Copyright © 2011-2014 Khronos Group
[FIXME: source] 11/18/2024 FACEFORWARD(3G)
Declaration
genTypefaceforward(genTypeN,genTypeI,genTypeNref);genDTypefaceforward(genDTypeN,genDTypeI,genDTypeNref);
Description
faceforward orients a vector to point away from a surface as defined by its normal. If dot()(Nref, I) < 0
faceforward returns N, otherwise it returns -N.
Name
faceforward - return a vector pointing in the same direction as another
Parameters
N
Specifies the vector to orient.
I
Specifies the incident vector.
Nref
Specifies the reference vector.
See Also
reflect(), refract()
Version Support
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│ Function │ 1.10 │ 1.20 │ 1.30 │ 1.40 │ 1.50 │ 3.30 │ 4.00 │ 4.10 │ 4.20 │ 4.30 │ 4.40 │ 4.50 │
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├─────────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
│ faceforward │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │
│ (genType) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─────────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
│ faceforward │ - │ - │ - │ - │ - │ - │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │
│ (genDType) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
└─────────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┘
