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motiontrail: Update API documentation

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@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ class MotionTrailFrame:
class MotionTrail(NodePath, DirectObject):
"""Generates smooth geometry-based motion trails behind a moving object.
To use this class, first define the shape of the cross-section of the trail
by repeatedly calling `add_vertex()` and `set_vertex_color()`.
When this is done, `update_vertices()` must be called.
To use this class, first define the shape of the cross-section polygon that
is to be extruded along the motion trail by calling `add_vertex()` and
`set_vertex_color()`. When this is done, call `update_vertices()`.
To generate the motion trail, either call `register_motion_trail()`
to have Panda update it automatically, or periodically call the method
@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class MotionTrail(NodePath, DirectObject):
@classmethod
def setGlobalEnable(cls, enable):
"""Set this to False to have the task stop updating all motion trails.
This does not prevent updating them manually using the
`update_motion_trail()` method.
"""
cls.global_enable = enable
def __init__(self, name, parent_node_path):
@ -117,14 +121,14 @@ class MotionTrail(NodePath, DirectObject):
self.continuous_motion_trail = True
self.color_scale = 1.0
## How long the time window is for which the trail is computed. Can be
## increased to obtain a longer trail, decreased for a shorter trail.
#: How long the time window is for which the trail is computed. Can be
#: increased to obtain a longer trail, decreased for a shorter trail.
self.time_window = 1.0
## How often the trail updates, in seconds. The default is 0.0, which
## has the trail updated every frame for the smoothest result. Higher
## values will generate a choppier trail. The `use_nurbs` option can
## compensate partially for this choppiness, however.
#: How often the trail updates, in seconds. The default is 0.0, which
#: has the trail updated every frame for the smoothest result. Higher
#: values will generate a choppier trail. The `use_nurbs` option can
#: compensate partially for this choppiness, however.
self.sampling_time = 0.0
self.square_t = True
@ -135,9 +139,9 @@ class MotionTrail(NodePath, DirectObject):
# node path states
self.reparentTo(parent_node_path)
## A `.GeomNode` object containing the generated geometry. By default
## parented to the MotionTrail itself, but can be reparented elsewhere
## if necessary.
#: A `.GeomNode` object containing the generated geometry. By default
#: parented to the MotionTrail itself, but can be reparented elsewhere
#: if necessary.
self.geom_node = GeomNode("motion_trail")
self.geom_node_path = self.attachNewNode(self.geom_node)
node_path = self.geom_node_path
@ -167,9 +171,11 @@ class MotionTrail(NodePath, DirectObject):
self.relative_to_render = False
## Set this to True to use a NURBS curve to generate a smooth trail,
## even if the underlying animation or movement is janky.
#: Set this to True to use a NURBS curve to generate a smooth trail,
#: even if the underlying animation or movement is janky.
self.use_nurbs = False
#: This can be changed to fine-tune the resolution of the NURBS curve.
self.resolution_distance = 0.5
self.cmotion_trail = CMotionTrail()
@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ class MotionTrail(NodePath, DirectObject):
return Task.cont
def add_vertex(self, vertex_id, vertex_function=None, context=None):
"""This must be called repeatedly to define the polygon that forms the
"""This must be called initially to define the polygon that forms the
cross-section of the generated motion trail geometry. The first
argument is a user-defined vertex identifier, the second is a function
that will be called with three parameters that should return the