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VertexFormatBits

Public Enum

Vertex format (i.e., the type of data associated with a vertex) represented as a number.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.DirectContext3D

Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public enum VertexFormatBits

Members

Member name

Value

Description

Position

1

Vertex format consisting of a position.

PositionNormal

3

Vertex format consisting of a position and a normal vector.

PositionColored

5

Vertex format consisting of a position and a color.

PositionNormalColored

7

Vertex format consisting of a position, a normal vector, and a color.

Remarks

VertexFormatBits can be used to specify the vertex format in the creation of the following objects:

  1. EffectInstance
  2. VertexFormat

VertexFormatBits is not to be confused with VertexFormat. The latter type of object is associated with low-level graphics functionality and may become invalid. VertexFormat is needed to submit a set of vertex and index buffers for rendering (see DrawContext).