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{{forum|47|Effects & Shaders}} | {{forum|47|Effects & Shaders}} | ||
{{Rendering}} | {{Rendering}} | ||
The effect framework as per version | The effect framework as per version 2020.1 | ||
Effects describe the graphical appearance of | Effects describe the graphical appearance of 3D objects and scenery in | ||
FlightGear. The main motivation for effects is to support OpenGL | FlightGear. The main motivation for effects is to support OpenGL | ||
shaders and to provide different implementations for graphics hardware | shaders and to provide different implementations for graphics hardware | ||
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in order to maintain backward compatibility. | in order to maintain backward compatibility. | ||
== Reload effects at runtime == | |||
To reload an effect applied in a model xml file (e.g. some parameters and what it enherits from) just go into debug menu and select Reload Model. | |||
To reload the entire effect framework including eff files, go into menu and debug and configure development extensions and reload shaders. This is broken in 2020.1 though, but works in earlier FG versions. | |||
== The xml tags of an effect == | == The xml tags of an effect == | ||