PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum

new PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum()

The viewing frustum is defined by 6 planes. Each plane is represented by a Cartesian4 object, where the x, y, and z components define the unit vector normal to the plane, and the w component is the distance of the plane from the origin/camera position.
Example:
var frustum = new Cesium.PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum();
frustum.right = 1.0;
frustum.left = -1.0;
frustum.top = 1.0;
frustum.bottom = -1.0;
frustum.near = 1.0;
frustum.far = 2.0;
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Members

bottom :Number

Defines the bottom clipping plane.
Default Value: undefined

far :Number

The distance of the far plane.
Default Value: 500000000.0

infiniteProjectionMatrix :Matrix4

Gets the perspective projection matrix computed from the view frustum with an infinite far plane.
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left :Number

Defines the left clipping plane.
Default Value: undefined

near :Number

The distance of the near plane.
Default Value: 1.0

projectionMatrix :Matrix4

Gets the perspective projection matrix computed from the view frustum.
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Defines the right clipping plane.
Default Value: undefined

top :Number

Defines the top clipping plane.
Default Value: undefined

Methods

clone(result)PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum

Returns a duplicate of a PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum instance.
Name Type Description
result PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum optional The object onto which to store the result.
Returns:
The modified result parameter or a new PerspectiveFrustum instance if one was not provided.

computeCullingVolume(position, direction, up)CullingVolume

Creates a culling volume for this frustum.
Name Type Description
position Cartesian3 The eye position.
direction Cartesian3 The view direction.
up Cartesian3 The up direction.
Returns:
A culling volume at the given position and orientation.
Example:
// Check if a bounding volume intersects the frustum.
var cullingVolume = frustum.computeCullingVolume(cameraPosition, cameraDirection, cameraUp);
var intersect = cullingVolume.computeVisibility(boundingVolume);

equals(other)Boolean

Compares the provided PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum componentwise and returns true if they are equal, false otherwise.
Name Type Description
other PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum optional The right hand side PerspectiveOffCenterFrustum.
Returns:
true if they are equal, false otherwise.

getPixelSize(drawingBufferDimensions, distance, result)Cartesian2

Returns the pixel's width and height in meters.
Name Type Default Description
drawingBufferDimensions Cartesian2 A Cartesian2 with width and height in the x and y properties, respectively.
distance Number near plane distance optional The distance to the near plane in meters.
result Cartesian2 optional The object onto which to store the result.
Returns:
The modified result parameter or a new instance of Cartesian2 with the pixel's width and height in the x and y properties, respectively.
Throws:
  • DeveloperError : drawingBufferDimensions.x must be greater than zero.
  • DeveloperError : drawingBufferDimensions.y must be greater than zero.
Examples:
// Example 1
// Get the width and height of a pixel.
var pixelSize = camera.frustum.getPixelSize(new Cesium.Cartesian2(canvas.clientWidth, canvas.clientHeight));
// Example 2
// Get the width and height of a pixel if the near plane was set to 'distance'.
// For example, get the size of a pixel of an image on a billboard.
var position = camera.position;
var direction = camera.direction;
var toCenter = Cesium.Cartesian3.subtract(primitive.boundingVolume.center, position, new Cesium.Cartesian3());      // vector from camera to a primitive
var toCenterProj = Cesium.Cartesian3.multiplyByScalar(direction, Cesium.Cartesian3.dot(direction, toCenter), new Cesium.Cartesian3()); // project vector onto camera direction vector
var distance = Cesium.Cartesian3.magnitude(toCenterProj);
var pixelSize = camera.frustum.getPixelSize(new Cesium.Cartesian2(canvas.clientWidth, canvas.clientHeight), distance);