subclassing SCNNode and add parameters to the call

class box : SCNNode {

     override init() {

        super.init()

    }

    

    init(x: Float, y: Float) {

        super.init()

        

        // grüner würfel

        let boxmesh = SCNBox(width: 1, height: 1, length:1, chamferRadius: 0 )

        let mat = SCNMaterial()

        mat.diffuse.contents = UIColor(red: 0.3, green: 0.8, blue: 0.3, alpha: 1)

        boxmesh.materials = [mat]

        self.geometry = boxmesh

        self.name = "box"

        self.castsShadow = false

        world.addChildNode(self)

        

        self.position.x = x

        self.position.y = y

    }

    /* Xcode required this */

    required init(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {

        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")

    }

}

Animate / Fade Intensity

let animation2 = CAKeyframeAnimation()

animation2.keyPath = "geometry.firstMaterial.diffuse.intensity"

animation2.values   =  [2, 0.2, 0.1, 0]

animation2.keyTimes =  [0, 0.5, 0.9, 3]

animation2.duration =  3

animation2.isAdditive = false

self.addAnimation(animation2, forKey: "test2")

Variable im Printtext

Jedesmal muss ich nachgucken. Deshalb schreibe ichs mir hier nieder:

print("Variable: \(variable)")

Scenekit Call Action Every Frame

// ----------------------------

// PER FRAME CODE HERE

// ----------------------------

func renderer(_ aRenderer: SCNSceneRenderer, updateAtTime time: TimeInterval) {

        // per-frame code here 

        

}

--- snip ---

// Diese zwei Zeilen sind notwendig um einen Handler 

// für jedes Frame zu bekommen

// Ohne playing updated er offensichtlich das Bild nur bei Änderungen...

// Diese Methode geht übrigens voll auf die CPU und die Batterie !!

// und kann gar nicht wirklich empfohlen werden...

scnView.delegate  = self

scnView.isPlaying = true

--- snip ---

SWIFT / SCENEKIT: A SCNNODE removes itself after

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Die SCNNODE entfernt sich nach Zeit selber aus dem Scenegraph

// Ich hoffe SWIFT´s  removeFromParentNode() räumt selber vernünftig auf...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

let waitaction   = SCNAction.wait(duration: TimeInterval(<lifetime>))

let removeaction = SCNAction.removeFromParentNode()

let sequence     = SCNAction.sequence([waitaction, removeaction])

<SCNNODE>.runAction(sequence)

Move UV Mapping of a 3D geometry

// Das UV Mapping einer 3D Node skalieren

self.geometry?.firstMaterial?.diffuse.contentsTransform = SCNMatrix4MakeScale(0.1, 0.1, 0)

// Das UV Mapping einer 3D Node verschöben

self.geometry?.firstMaterial?.diffuse.contentsTransform = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.1, 0.1, 0)

Animate UVs / Animate Texture for a SpriteAtlas / Flipbook effekt

let spriteatlasanimation = CAKeyframeAnimation()

        

// We do not directly animate UV´s but a matrix instead that moves the

// UV´s across the texture space

spriteatlasanimation.keyPath = "geometry.firstMaterial.diffuse.contentsTransform"

let pos0 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.0, 0.0, 0)

let pos1 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.1, 0.1, 0)

let pos2 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.2, 0.2, 0)

let pos3 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.3, 0.3, 0)

let pos4 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.4, 0.4, 0)

let pos5 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.5, 0.5, 0)

let pos6 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.6, 0.6, 0)

let pos7 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.7, 0.7, 0)

let pos8 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.8, 0.8, 0)

let pos9 = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.9, 0.9, 0)

spriteatlasanimation.values   =  [pos0, pos1, pos2, pos3,  pos4,  pos5,  pos6,  pos7,  pos8,  pos9]

spriteatlasanimation.keyTimes =  [0, 0.1,  0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9]

spriteatlasanimation.duration =  0.5

spriteatlasanimation.isAdditive = false

        

// No Interpolation required for Flipbook effect : kCAAnimationDiscrete

spriteatlasanimation.calculationMode = kCAAnimationDiscrete

spriteatlasanimation.repeatCount = .infinity

<SCNNODE>.addAnimation(spriteatlasanimation, forKey: "test3")