DxSetBlendMode

This function sets the current blend mode for the dxDraw functions. Changing the blend mode can increase the quality when drawing text or certain other images to a render target. As a general guide use modulate_add when drawing text to a render target, and add when drawing the render target to the screen. Don't forget to restore the default blend at the end - See the example below.

Syntax

bool dxSetBlendMode ( string blendMode )

Required Arguments

• blendMode : The blend mode to use which can be one of:
  • blend: The source textures are alpha blended to the screen/render target. This is the default mode for drawing and gives the results we all know and love.
  • add: The source textures are added to the screen/render target.
  • modulate_add: The source textures are multiplied by the alpha and then added to the screen/render target.
  • overwrite : The source textures are overwritten. This can be useful for clearing render targets.

Returns

Returns true if successful, or false if invalid arguments were passed to the function.

Example

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Client

This example shows how to use modulate_add and add to avoid quality problems when using a render target:

local myRenderTarget = dxCreateRenderTarget(500, 500, true)

--
-- Function to draw text to our render target texture when the 'r' key is pressed
--
function updateRenderTarget()
    dxSetRenderTarget(myRenderTarget, true)
    dxSetBlendMode("modulate_add")  -- Set 'modulate_add' when drawing stuff on the render target

    dxDrawText("Testing "..getTickCount(), 0, 0, 0, 0, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 2, "clear")

    dxSetBlendMode("blend")         -- Restore default blending
    dxSetRenderTarget()             -- Restore default render target
end
bindKey("r", "down", updateRenderTarget )

--
-- Display render target contents
--
addEventHandler("onClientRender", root,
    function()
        dxSetBlendMode("add")       -- Set 'add' when drawing the render target on the screen
        dxDrawImage(100, 200, 500, 500, myRenderTarget, -10)
        dxSetBlendMode("blend")     -- Restore default blending
    end
)

Changelog

Version	Description

1.3.0-9.04425

Added overwrite

See Also

• dxConvertPixels
• dxCreateFont
• dxCreateRenderTarget
• dxCreateScreenSource
• dxCreateShader
• dxCreateTexture
• dxDrawCircle
• dxDrawImage
• dxDrawImageSection
• dxDrawLine
• dxDrawLine3D
• dxDrawMaterialLine3D
• dxDrawMaterialPrimitive
• dxDrawMaterialPrimitive3D
• dxDrawMaterialSectionLine3D
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22271:
dxDrawModel3D
• dxDrawPrimitive
• dxDrawPrimitive3D
• dxDrawRectangle
• dxDrawText
• dxDrawWiredSphere
• dxGetBlendMode
• dxGetFontHeight
• dxGetMaterialSize
• dxGetPixelColor
• dxGetPixelsSize
• dxGetPixelsFormat
• dxGetStatus
• dxGetTextSize
• dxGetTextWidth
• dxGetTexturePixels
• dxIsAspectRatioAdjustmentEnabled
• dxSetAspectRatioAdjustmentEnabled
• dxSetBlendMode
• dxSetPixelColor
• dxSetRenderTarget
• dxSetShaderValue
• dxSetShaderTessellation
• dxSetShaderTransform
• dxSetTestMode
• dxSetTextureEdge
• dxSetTexturePixels
• dxUpdateScreenSource