Index

A

• abstraction layer
  • adding, for for supporting multiple input methods / Implementing an abstraction layer for supporting multiple input methods, How to do it..., How it works...
• accept() method / How it works...
• acceptName() method / How it works...
• actions
  • controlling, intervals used / Controlling actions using intervals, How to do it..., How it works...
• ActorInterval / How it works...
• actorLoaded() method / How it works...
• ActorNode / How it works...
• addBin() method / Adding a cull bin at runtime
• addGround() method / How it works...
• additional camera
  • adding / Adding an additional camera, How it works...
• addSmiley() method / How it works..., How it works..., How it works..., How to do it...
• addString() method / How it works...
• addSubfile() method / How it works...
• addTexture()
  • about / How it works...
• addUint8() method / How it works...
• alpha mask
  • adding, to texture / Adding an alpha mask to a texture, How to do it...
• ambient light
  • about / There's more...
• analyze_renderstate() method
  • about / There's more...
• animate() method / How it works...
• animated textures
  • about / Animating textures
• animations
  • programming, to fit to intervals / Making animations fit to intervals, There's more...
• Application class / How it works..., How to do it..., How to do it...
  • about / How to do it...
• AppState class / How to do it...
• assets, hosted on server
  • using / Using assets hosted on a server, Getting ready
• attachListener() / How it works...
• attachNewNode() method
  • about / How it works...
• Audio3DManager class / How it works...
• audio data
  • reading, from microphone / Reading audio data from a microphone, How to do it..., How it works...
• audioop module / How it works...

B

• .bam format
  • about / How it works...
• backface culling
  • about / How it works...
• background bin
  • about / How it works...
• base.disableMouse() method / How it works...
• base.enableParticles() / How it works...
• beginGetDocument() / How it works...
• beginPostForm() method / How it works...
• Blender
  • downloading / Getting ready
  • about / Getting ready
  • installing / Getting ready
  • models, exporting from / Exporting models from Blender, How to do it..., How it works...
• Blender export plugin
  • setting up / Setting up the Blender export plugin, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• blendType parameter / Interpolation easing
• bloom effect
  • about / How it works...
  • configuring, named parameters used / How it works...
• BoxVolumeEmitter / Particle Emitters
• break command / How it works...
• Breakpoint Condition window / How to do it...
• breakpoints / How it works...
• btDiscreteDynamicsWorld / How it works...
• btRigidBodyConstructionInfo object / How it works...
• buildCube() method / How it works...
• built-in physics system
  • using / Using the built-in physics system, How to do it...
  • about / Using the built-in physics system, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• built in collision detection system
  • about / Using the built-in collision detection system
  • using / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • collision shapes / Collision Shapes
  • collision handlers / Collision Handlers
• built in vertex formats, Panda3D
  • getV3() / Built in vertex formats
  • getV3c4() / Built in vertex formats
  • getV3c4t2() / Built in vertex formats
  • getV3n3() / Built in vertex formats
  • getV3n3c4() / Built in vertex formats
  • getV3n3c4t2() / Built in vertex formats
  • getV3n3t2() / Built in vertex formats
• Bullet physics engine
  • about / Integrating the Bullet physics engine
  • integrating / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• BulletTask class / How it works...

C

• -ctex flag
  • about / How it works...
• C++
  • performance critical code, implementing in / Implementing performance critical code in C++, How to do it..., How it works...
• C++ code
  • debugging / Debugging C++ code, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• camera system
  • programming, to follow an object / Making the camera smoothly follow an object, How to do it..., How it works...
  • working / How it works...
• CardMaker class / How it works...
  • about / How it works...
• cb parameter / How it works...
• Chicken Exporter plugin / Exporting models from Blender
• Client class / How it works...
• ClientProtocol class / How it works...
• CollisionBox / Collision Shapes
• collision detection
  • about / Introduction
• CollisionHandlerEvent / Collision Handlers
• CollisionHandlerFloor / Collision Handlers
• CollisionHandlerPusher / Collision Handlers
• CollisionHandlerQueue / Collision Handlers
• collision handlers
  • about / Collision Handlers
  • CollisionHandlerEvent / Collision Handlers
  • CollisionHandlerPusher / Collision Handlers
  • CollisionHandlerFloor / Collision Handlers
  • CollisionHandlerQueue / Collision Handlers
  • PhysicsCollisionHandler / Collision Handlers
• CollisionInvSphere / Collision Shapes
• CollisionLine / Collision Shapes
• CollisionParabola / Collision Shapes
• CollisionPlane / Collision Shapes
• CollisionPolygon / Collision Shapes
• CollisionRay / Collision Shapes
• CollisionSegment / Collision Shapes
• collision shapes
  • about / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionSphere / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionPlane / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionBox / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionTube / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionInvSphere / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionPolygon / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionRay / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionLine / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionSegment / Collision Shapes
  • CollisionParabola / Collision Shapes
• CollisionSphere / Collision Shapes
• CollisionTraverser class / How it works...
• CollisionTube / Collision Shapes
• color grading effect
  • adding, to scene / Adding a color grading effect, How to do it..., How it works...
• CommonFilters class / How it works..., There's more...
• config() function / How it works...
• configuration variables
  • about / How it works...
  • audio-volume / How it works...
  • background-color / How it works...
  • cursor-filename / How it works...
  • cursor-hidden / How it works...
  • disable-sticky-keys / How it works...
  • fullscreen / How it works...
  • icon-filename / How it works...
  • model-path / How it works...
  • show-frame-rate-meter / How it works...
  • sync-video / How it works...
  • win-origin / How it works...
  • win-size / How it works...
  • window-title / How it works...
  • listing / Listing all configuration variables
• connect() method / How it works...
• ConnectionManager class / How it works...
• ConnectionReader / How it works...
• continue command / How it works...
• createActor() method / How it works...
• createInput() method / How it works...
• cube mapping
  • enabling / Making objects reflect the scene, How to do it..., How it works...
• cull bin
  • adding, at runtime / Adding a cull bin at runtime
  • adding, configuration file used / Adding a cull bin using the configuration file
• CullBinManager class / Adding a cull bin at runtime
• cull bin types
  • about / Cull bin types
  • BTUnsorted / Cull bin types
  • BTStateSorted / Cull bin types
  • BTBackToFront / Cull bin types
  • BTFrontToBack / Cull bin types
  • BTFixed / Cull bin types
• custom Cg shader
  • applying / How to do it..., How it works...
• custom datagrams
  • sending/receiving / Sending and receiving custom datagrams, How to do it..., How it works...
• custom effects
  • building / Building custom effects, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• custom shader generator
  • adding, to Panda3D / Adding a custom shader generator, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• CustomShaderGenerator class
  • about / How it works...
• custom vertex formats
  • about / Custom vertex formats

D

• 2D layer
  • images, rendering to / Rendering images to the 2D layer, How to do it..., How it works...
• 3D sound
  • attaching, to objects / Loading and attaching sounds to objects, How it works...
  • about / Loading and attaching sounds to objects
• data
  • loading asynchronously / Loading data asynchronously, Getting ready, How it works...
• default cull bins
  • about / Default cull bins
• deferred rendering pipeline
  • building / Building a deferred rendering pipeline, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• deploy / How to do it...
• deploy.pdef / How to do it...
• depth of field effect
  • adding, to scene / Adding a depth of field effect, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• detectPanda3D() function / How it works...
• Diesel
  • URL / Sending high scores to a server
• direct.gui.DirectGui package / How it works...
• direct.gui.OnscreenText package / How it works...
• Direct3D
  • about / Adding a custom shader generator
• DirectCheckButton control / More controls
• DirectDialog control / More controls
• DirectFrame control / More controls
• DirectGui library / There's more..., How it works..., There's more...
• directional lights
  • about / There's more...
• DirectOptionMenu control / More controls
• DirectScrollBar control / More controls
• DirectScrolledFrame control / More controls
• DirectScrolledList control / More controls
• DirectSlider control / More controls
• DiscVolumeEmitter / Particle Emitters
• dispatchMessages() / How it works...
• display regions
  • about / How it works...
• DocumentSpec object / How it works...
• doMethodLater() / How it works..., How it works...
• downloadToFile() / How it works...

E

• .egg file
  • about / How it works...
• .egg model
  • about / Compressing and converting model files using pzip and egg2bam
• easy_install Twisted command / Getting ready
• egg2bam
  • about / How it works...
• egg2bam tool
  • about / How it works...
• EggData class
  • about / How it works...
• ElementTree object / How it works...
• enter() method / How it works...
• environment model / How it works...
• events
  • handling / Handling events more elegantly, How it works...
• event_name attribute / How it works...
• excludeModule() function / Working with modules
• exit() method / How it works...
• EXPCL_PANDABOUNCE / How it works...
• EXPTP_PANDABOUNCE / How it works...
• extraArgs parameter / How it works...

F

• falloff value / How it works...
• fetchall() method / How it works...
• file
  • downloading, from server / Downloading a file from a server, How it works...
• fixed bin
  • about / How it works...
• flashlight effect
  • creating / Creating a flashlight effect, How to do it..., How it works...
• flattenLight() method / How it works...
• flattenMedium() method / How it works...
• flattenStrong() method / How it works...
• FollowCam class / Getting ready
• FollowCam instance / How it works...
• ForceNode / How it works...
• frameColor parameter / More parameters
• frameSize parameter / More parameters
• framework.get_models() method / How it works...
• frowney model
  • adding / How to do it...
• fshader
  • about / How it works...
• fshader() function / How it works..., How it works...
• FSM (finite state machine) class / How it works...

G

• game
  • embedding, into website / Embedding a game into a website, Getting ready, How to do it...
• GameObject class / How it works...
• game scenes
  • light, adding to / How to do it..., How it works...
• game state
  • controlling / Controlling game state, How to do it..., How it works...
• game structure
  • setting up / Setting up the game structure, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• gamma variable / How it works...
• gbufMan / How it works...
• generateEgg() method
  • about / How it works...
• Geom.UHStatic flag / How it works...
• Geometrical mipmapping / Block size
• geometry
  • generating, at runtime / Generating geometry at runtime, How to do it..., How it works...
• GeoMipTerrain class / Loading terrain, How it works...
• GeoMipTerrain object / How it works...
• GeomLines / Primitive types
• GeomLinestrips / Primitive types
• GeomNode / How it works..., Particle Renderers
• geom parameter / More parameters
• GeomParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
• GeomPoints / Primitive types
• GeomTriangles / Primitive types
• GeomTrifans / Primitive types
• GeomTristrips / Primitive types
• GeomVertexArrayFormat class
  • about / Custom vertex formats
• GeomVertexData object / How it works...
• GeomVertexFormat.getV3t2() format / Built in vertex formats
• GeomVertexFormat class
  • about / Custom vertex formats
• GeomVertexWriter object / How it works...
• getDefault() method / How it works...
• getElevation() / How it works...
• getParams() helper function / How to do it...
• getRejectedProperties() / How it works...
• getTexture() method / How it works...
• getV3() format / Built in vertex formats
• getV3c4() format / Built in vertex formats
• getV3c4t2() format / Built in vertex formats
• getV3n3() format / Built in vertex formats
• getV3n3c4() format / Built in vertex formats
• getV3n3c4t2() format / Built in vertex formats
• getV3n3t2() format / Built in vertex formats
• getV3t2() method / How it works...
• gui.xml file / How to do it...
• GuiBuilder library / How it works..., There's more...
• GuiFromXml() function / How it works...
• GuiHandler class / How it works...

H

• @handle_event() decorator / How it works...
• height map / Getting ready
• high scores
  • sending, to server / Sending high scores to a server, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• HTTPChannel object / How it works...
• HTTPClient / Downloading a file from a server
• http directory / How it works...

I

• #include / How it works...
• ignoreAll() / How it works...
• image parameter / More parameters
• images
  • rendering, to 2D layer / Rendering images to the 2D layer, How to do it..., How it works...
• input data
  • reading, from network / Reading input data from a network, How to do it..., How it works...
• InputHandler class / How it works...
• input handling, Panda3D
  • about / Introduction
  • keyboard and mouse input, handling / Handling keyboard and mouse input, How to do it..., How it works...
  • abstraction layer, adding for for supporting multiple input methods / Implementing an abstraction layer for supporting multiple input methods, How to do it..., How it works...
  • from, Xbox 360 controller / Handling input from an Xbox 360 controller, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • user input, simulating / Recording and simulating user input, How to do it..., How it works...
  • user input, recording / Recording and simulating user input, How to do it..., How it works...
  • audio data, reading from microphone / Reading audio data from a microphone, How to do it..., How it works...
  • video data, reading from webcam / Reading video data from a webcam, How to do it..., How it works...
  • input data, reading from network / Reading input data from a network, How to do it..., How it works...
• InputRecorder class / How it works...
• interactive user interface
  • creating / Creating an interactive user interface, How to do it..., How it works...

K

• keyboard and mouse input
  • handling / Handling keyboard and mouse input, How to do it..., How it works...
• KeyboardMouseHandler class / How it works...

L

• LensNode / How it works...
• LerpColorInterval / Lerp intervals
• LerpColorScaleInterval / Lerp intervals
• LerpHprInterval / Lerp intervals
• Lerp intervals
  • about / Lerp intervals
• LerpPosHprScaleInterval / Lerp intervals
• LerpPosInterval / Lerp intervals
• LerpQuatInterval / Lerp intervals
• LerpScaleInterval / Lerp intervals
• lightCam / How it works...
• lightQuad / How it works...
• LightRampAttrib.makeDefault()
  • about / How it works...
• light ramps
  • lights affect models, modifying / Using light ramps, How to do it..., How it works...
  • actors, modifying / Using light ramps, How to do it..., How it works...
• lights
  • about / Adding lights and shadows
  • adding, to game scenes / How to do it..., How it works...
  • types / There's more...
• lights, types
  • about / There's more...
  • ambient light / There's more...
  • directional lights / There's more...
  • point light / There's more...
  • spotlights / There's more...
• LineParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
• load() method / How it works...
• loadFont() function / How it works...
• loadPrcFileData() function / How it works...
  • about / How it works...
• loadSfx() method / How it works...
• loadShader() method
  • about / How it works...
• loadTexture() method / How it works...
• load_model() method / How it works...
• LOD (level of detail) mapping / How it works...
• loop.wav / Getting ready

M

• -m pdb parameters / How it works...
• mainModule() function / How it works...
• makeChannel() method / How it works...
• makeCubeMap() method / How it works...
• makeDoubleThreshold() method
  • about / How it works...
• makeHdr0() method / How it works...
• makeHdr1() method / How it works...
• makeHdr2() method / How it works...
• makepanda tool / How to do it...
• makeRegion() method
  • about / How it works...
• makeSingleThreshold() method
  • about / How it works...
• MeshDrawer class / There's more
• messenger.send() method / How it works...
• mipmapping
  • about / How it works...
• model's render attributes
  • changing / Changing a model's render attributes, How to do it...
• model.egg
  • about / How it works...
• model.egg.pz
  • about / How it works...
• model files
  • generating / Generating model files programmatically, How to do it..., How it works...
  • converting, egg2bam used / Compressing and converting model files using pzip and egg2bam, How it works...
  • compressing, pzip used / Compressing and converting model files using pzip and egg2bam, How it works...
• modelLoaded() method / How it works...
• models
  • exporting, from Blender / Exporting models from Blender, How to do it..., How it works...
  • previewing, Pview tool used / Using the "Pview" tool to preview models, How to do it..., How it works...
• models and actors
  • loading / Introduction, How it works...
• models render attributes
  • working / How it works...
• module() function / Working with modules
• modules
  • decoupling, events used / Decoupling modules using events, How to do it...
  • working with / Working with modules
  • patches, creating / Creating patches
• MopathInterval / How it works...
• Mopath object / How it works...
• mount() / How it works...
• MovieAudioCursor / How it works...
• movie file
  • playing / Playing a movie file, Getting ready, How it works...
• multifiles
  • assets, packing / Packing assets into multifiles, How to do it...
  • subfile, updating / Updating a subfile
  • subfile, extracting / Extracting a subfile
  • subfile, encrypting / Encrypting subfiles
  • creating, on command line / Creating multifiles on the command line
• multiple displays
  • using / Using multiple displays, How to do it..., How it works...

N

• <name> tag / How it works...
• named parameters
  • blend / How it works...
  • mintrigger / How it works...
  • maxtrigger / How it works...
  • desat / How it works...
  • intensity / How it works...
  • size / How it works...
• NetBeans
  • downloading / Getting ready
  • configuring / Getting ready, How to do it...
• NetCommon class / How it works...
• network connection
  • establishing / Establishing a network connection, How to do it..., How it works...
• NetworkHandler class / How it works...
• networking, Panda3D
  • file, downloading from server / Downloading a file from a server, How it works...
  • assets hosted on server, using / Using assets hosted on a server, Getting ready
  • high scores, sending to server / Sending high scores to a server, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • network connection, establishing / Establishing a network connection, How to do it..., How it works...
  • custom datagrams, receiving / Sending and receiving custom datagrams, How to do it..., How it works...
  • custom datagrams, sending / Sending and receiving custom datagrams, How to do it..., How it works...
  • object state, synchronizing between server and client / Synchronizing object state between server and client, How to do it..., How it works...
• next command / How it works...
• NodePath / How it works...
• NodePath class / How it works...
• NumPy library / How it works...

O

• object
  • ribbon trails effect, implementing on / Adding ribbon trails to an object, How to do it..., How it works...
• objects
  • moving, based on time / Moving objects based on time, How it works...
  • programming, to follow predefined path / Making objects follow a predefined path, How to do it..., How it works...
• object state
  • synchronizing, between server and client / Synchronizing object state between server and client, How to do it..., How it works...
• OdeBody / How it works...
• ODE physics engine
  • using / Using the ODE physics engine, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • about / Using the ODE physics engine
  • working / How it works...
• OdeSimpleSpace / How it works...
• OdeSphereGeom / How it works...
• OdeWorld / How it works...
• onCollision() method / How it works...
• OnscreenImage / How it works...
• OnscreenImage() method / How it works...
• OnscreenText() method / How it works...
• OpenGL
  • about / Adding a custom shader generator
• openTCPServerRendezvous() / How it works...
• overlay_mul() macro / How it works...

P

• p3d packages / How it works...
• P3D_RunContent() function / How it works...
• packaging process
  • controlling / Advanced package creation and hosting, Getting ready
  • working / How it works...
• Panda3D
  • about / Introduction
  • NetBeans, downloading / Downloading and configuring NetBeans to work with Panda3D, Getting ready
  • NetBeans, configuring / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • Visual Studio 2008, configuring / Configuring Visual Studio 2008 to work with Panda3D, How to do it..., How it works...
  • runtime, configuring / Understanding Panda3D's runtime configuration options, How it works..., There's more...
  • game structure, setting up / Setting up the game structure, How to do it...
  • building, from source code / Building Panda3D from source code, Getting ready, How it works...
  • scenes, building / Introduction
  • models and actors, loading / Introduction, How it works...
  • terrain, loading / Loading terrain, Getting ready
  • scene, creating C++ used / Creating a scene using C++, How to do it..., How it works...
  • additional camera, adding / Adding an additional camera, How it works...
  • scene, modifying / Inspecting and modifying the scene, How to do it...
  • scene, inspecting / Inspecting and modifying the scene, How to do it...
  • scene graph, modifying / Modifying the scene graph, Getting ready, How it works...
  • objects, moving based on time / Moving objects based on time, How it works...
  • actions, controlling using intervals / Controlling actions using intervals, How to do it..., How it works...
  • animations, programming to fit to intervals / Making animations fit to intervals, There's more...
  • objects, programming to follow predefined path / Making objects follow a predefined path, How to do it..., How it works...
  • camera system, programming to follow predefined path / Making the camera smoothly follow an object, How to do it..., How it works...
  • geometry, generating at runtime / Generating geometry at runtime, How to do it..., How it works...
  • built in vertex formats / Built in vertex formats
  • custom vertex formats / Custom vertex formats
  • primitive types / Primitive types
  • data, loading asynchronously / Loading data asynchronously, Getting ready, How it works...
  • scene sorting features / There's more...
  • lights, adding to game scenes / How to do it..., How it works...
  • light ramps, using / Using light ramps, How to do it..., How it works...
  • particle effects, creating / Creating particle effects, How to do it..., How it works...
  • textures, animating / Animating textures, How to do it..., How it works...
  • flashlight effect, creating / Creating a flashlight effect, How to do it..., How it works...
  • cube mapping, enabling / Making objects reflect the scene, How to do it..., How it works...
  • custom shader generator, adding to / Adding a custom shader generator, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
  • custom Cg shader, applying / How to do it..., How it works...
  • post-processing effects, adding to scene / Adding built-in post-processing effects, How to do it..., How it works...
  • custom effects, building / Building custom effects, How to do it...
  • vignette effect, adding / Adding a scanline and vignette effect, How to do it..., How it works...
  • scanline effect, adding / Adding a scanline and vignette effect, How to do it..., How it works...
  • color grading effect, adding / Adding a color grading effect, How to do it..., How it works...
  • depth of field effect, adding / Adding a depth of field effect, How to do it...
  • deferred rendering pipeline, building / Building a deferred rendering pipeline, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • text, rendering to screen / Rendering text to the screen, How to do it..., How it works...
  • images, rendering to 2D layer / Rendering images to the 2D layer, How to do it..., How it works...
  • movie file, playing / Playing a movie file, Getting ready, How it works...
  • interactive user interface, creating / Creating an interactive user interface, How to do it..., How it works...
  • user interface data-driven, XML used / Making the user interface data-driven using XML, How to do it..., How it works...
  • window and fullscreen modes, toggling / Toggling window and fullscreen modes, How to do it..., How it works...
  • game state, controlling / Controlling game state, How to do it..., How it works...
  • modules, decoupling using events / Decoupling modules using events, How to do it...
  • events, handling / Handling events more elegantly, How it works...
  • recurring tasks, managing / Managing recurring tasks, How to do it..., How it works...
  • collision detection system / Using the built-in collision detection system
  • built-in physics system / Using the built-in physics system
  • ODE physics engine / Using the ODE physics engine
  • PhysX / Using the PhysX physics engine
  • Bullet physics engine, integrating / Getting ready
  • networking / Introduction
  • Python code, debugging / Debugging Python code
  • input handling / Introduction
  • assets, packing into multifiles / Packing assets into multifiles, How to do it..., How it works...
  • redistributable game package , creating / Creating a redistributable game package, Getting ready, How it works...
  • game, embedding into website / Embedding a game into a website, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • Blender export plugin, setting up / Setting up the Blender export plugin, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • models, exporting from Blender / Exporting models from Blender, How to do it..., How it works...
  • model files, generating / Generating model files programmatically, How to do it..., How it works...
  • models, previewing using Pview tool / Using the "Pview" tool to preview models, How to do it..., How it works...
  • Pview tool, using / Using the "Pview" tool to preview models, How to do it..., How it works...
  • model files, converting / Compressing and converting model files using pzip and egg2bam, How it works...
  • model files, compressing / Compressing and converting model files using pzip and egg2bam, How it works...
• Panda3D configuration file
  • about / How it works...
  • configuration variables / How it works..., There's more...
  • specific configuration file, loading / Loading a specific configuration file
  • configuration data, embedding in Python code / Embedding configuration data in Python code
• Panda3D interval system
  • about / There's more...
  • Lerp intervals / Lerp intervals
  • Lerp function interval / Lerp function interval
  • interpolation easing / Interpolation easing
  • Sequence class / Sequences and Parallels
  • Parallel class / Sequences and Parallels
  • Wait interval / Wait interval
• Panda3D web plugin
  • using / Using website and plugin interoperability, GetPanda3D web pluginaboutting ready, How to do it...
  • about / Using website and plugin interoperability, GetPanda3D web pluginaboutting ready
  • working / How it works...
• PandaFramework class / How it works...
• pandagame.py / How to do it...
• pandaLeft flag / How it works...
• pandaReverse flag / How it works...
• PandaRight flag / How it works...
• pandaWalk flag / How it works...
• Parallel class / Sequences and Parallels
• particle effects
  • creating / Creating particle effects, How to do it..., How it works...
• particle emitters, Panda3D
  • about / Particle Emitters
  • SphereVolumeEmitter / Particle Emitters
  • BoxVolumeEmitter / Particle Emitters
  • DiscVolumeEmitter / Particle Emitters
  • PointEmitter / Particle Emitters
  • RectangleEmitter / Particle Emitters
  • SphereSurfaceEmitter / Particle Emitters
  • RingEmitter / Particle Emitters
  • TangentRingEmitter / Particle Emitters
• particle factory types, Panda3D
  • PointParticleFactory / Particle Factories
  • ZSpinParticleFactory / Particle Factories
• particle renderers, Panda3D
  • about / Particle Renderers
  • GeomParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
  • PointParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
  • LineParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
  • SparkleParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
  • SpriteParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
• patches
  • creating / Creating patches
• pdb debugger
  • about / Debugging Python code, Getting ready
  • working / How it works...
• performance
  • improving, by flattening screen / Improving performance by flattening scenes, How to do it..., How it works...
• performance bottlenecks
  • finding, PStats tools used / Using the PStats tool for finding performance bottlenecks, How to do it..., How it works...
• performance critical code
  • implementing, in C++ / Implementing performance critical code in C++, How to do it..., How it works...
• PerspectiveLens / How it works...
• PhysicsCollisionHandler / Collision Handlers
• PhysX
  • using / Using the PhysX physics engine, How to do it...
  • about / Using the PhysX physics engine
  • working / How it works...
• PointEmitter / Particle Emitters
• point light
  • about / There's more...
• PointParticleFactory / Particle Factories
• PointParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
• pos parameter / How it works...
• post-processing effects
  • adding, to scene / Adding built-in post-processing effects, How to do it..., How it works...
• ppackage / Creating patches
• ppatcher tool / Creating patches
• ppython --version command / Making the user interface data-driven using XML
• process() method / How it works..., How it works...
• projectTexture() method / How it works...
• Property Sheets
  • about / How it works...
• Protocol class / How it works...
• PStatClient.connect() / How it works...
• PStats tool
  • used, for finding performance bottlenecks / Using the PStats tool for finding performance bottlenecks, How to do it..., How it works...
  • about / How it works...
• pudb / Debugging Python code
• Pview tool
  • about / How it works..., Using the "Pview" tool to preview models
  • using / Using the "Pview" tool to preview models, How to do it..., How it works...
• pydbgr / Debugging Python code
• pygame.event.pump() / How it works...
• pygame library / How it works...
• Python code
  • debugging / Debugging Python code, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• Python frameworks
  • Tornado / Sending high scores to a server
  • Diesel / Sending high scores to a server
• PYTHONPATH environment variable / How it works...
• pzip tool
  • about / How it works...

Q

• QueuedConnectionReader class / How it works...

R

• readSamples() method / How it works...
• RectangleEmitter / Particle Emitters
• recurring tasks
  • managing / Managing recurring tasks, How to do it..., How it works...
• redistributable game package
  • creating / Creating a redistributable game package, Getting ready, How it works...
• removeSmileys() method / How it works..., Getting ready
• render.setShaderAuto()
  • about / How it works...
• rendering order
  • controlling / Controlling the rendering order, How to do it..., How it works...
• render object / How it works...
• renderQuadInto() method / How it works...
• renderSceneInto() method / How it works...
• render_GET() method / How it works...
• render_POST() method / How it works...
• repack() / How it works...
• reparentTo() method / How it works...
• request() method / How it works...
• requestProperties() / How it works...
• resetMouse() method / How to do it...
• return command / How it works...
• Ribbon class / There's more
• RibbonNode objects / There's more
• ribbon trails effect
  • implementing, on object / Adding ribbon trails to an object, How to do it..., How it works...
• RigidBodyCombiner class / How it works...
• RingEmitter / Particle Emitters
• run() method / How it works...

S

• scale parameter / How it works...
• scanline effect
  • adding, to scene / Adding a scanline and vignette effect, How to do it..., How it works...
  • working / How it works...
• scene
  • creating, C++ used / Creating a scene using C++, How to do it..., How it works...
  • inspecting / Inspecting and modifying the scene, How to do it...
  • modifying / Inspecting and modifying the scene, How to do it...
• scene graph
  • modifying / Modifying the scene graph, Getting ready, How it works...
  • position / Position
  • rotation / Rotation
  • scale / Scale
• scene sorting features
  • about / There's more...
  • cull bin types / Cull bin types
  • default cull bins / Default cull bins
  • cull bin, adding at runtime / Adding a cull bin at runtime
  • cull bin, adding using config file / Adding a cull bin using the configuration file
• screen
  • text, rendering to / Rendering text to the screen, How to do it..., How it works...
• send() method / How it works...
• Sequence class / Sequences and Parallels
• setAmbientOcclusion() method / There's more...
• setAntialias() method / How it works...
• setBin() method
  • about / How it works..., Cull bin types
• setBirthRate() method / How it works...
• setBlockSize() method / Block size
• setBlurSharpen() method / How it works...
• setCartoonInk() method / How it works...
• setColor() method / How it works...
• setColorScale() method / How it works...
• setDimensions() method
  • about / How it works...
• setFar() method / Near and far thresholds
• setLight() method
  • about / How it works...
• setListenerVelocity() method / Creating a scene using C++
• setLitterSize() method / How it works...
• setLitterSpread() method / How it works...
• setName() method / How it works...
• setNear() method / Near and far thresholds
• setNearFar() method / How it works...
• setOrigin() method / How it works...
• setShader() method / How it works...
• setShaderAuto() method
  • about / Adding a custom shader generator
• setShadowCaster() method
  • about / How it works...
• setSoundVelocity() method / There's more...
• setSurfaceEntry() / How it works...
• setSz() method / How it works...
• setTexOffset() method / How it works...
• setTexRotate() method / How it works...
• setTexScale() method / How it works..., How it works...
• setTransparency() method / How it works...
• setupCD() method / How it works...
• setupLight() method / How to do it...
• setupPhysics() / How it works...
• setupPhysX() method / How it works...
• setupPostFx() method / How it works...
• setupScene() method / How it works..., How it works...
• setuptools / Getting ready
• setVolumetricLighting() method / There's more...
• shader generator
  • about / Adding a custom shader generator
• shaders
  • about / Applying a custom Cg shader
  / Getting ready
• shadows
  • about / Adding lights and shadows, How it works...
  • casting / How to do it..., How it works...
• showSmiley() method / How it works...
• slip parameter / How it works...
• smileyCount variable / How to do it...
• SmileyMotionState / How it works...
• SmileyTask / How it works...
• soft real time multi-agent simulations / Using the PStats tool for finding performance bottlenecks
• SparkleParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
• SphereSurfaceEmitter / Particle Emitters
• SphereVolumeEmitter / Particle Emitters
• splitscreen mode
  • creating / Creating a splitscreen mode, How to do it..., How it works...
• spotlights
  • about / There's more...
• SpriteParticleRenderer / Particle Renderers
• start() method / How it works...
• suppressKeys parameter / More parameters
• suppressMouse parameter / More parameters
• syncSmiley() function / How it works...
• synthesize_shader() method
  • about / How it works...

T

• TangentRingEmitter / Particle Emitters
• taskMgr object
  • recurring tasks, managing / How it works...
• Terragen / Getting ready
• terrain
  • loading / Loading terrain, Getting ready
  • block size / Block size
• tex2D() function
  • about / How it works...
• texpad_color / How it works...
• text
  • rendering, to screen / Rendering text to the screen, How to do it..., How it works...
• textmode debugger / How it works...
• text parameter / How it works...
• texture
  • alpha mask, adding / Adding an alpha mask to a texture, How to do it...
• textures / Getting ready
  • animating / Animating textures, How to do it..., How it works...
• textures directory / How to do it..., Getting ready
• toggleFullscreen() method / How it works...
• Tornado
  • URL / Sending high scores to a server
• Twisted framework
  • URL / Sending high scores to a server
  • using / Sending high scores to a server

U

• unevenSegment() method / How it works...
• updateCamera() method / How it works...
• updateInput() / How it works...
• updateOde() method / How it works...
• updatePanda() method / How it works...
• updateReader() task / How it works...
• updateSmiley() / How it works...
• updateSmileys() method / Getting ready, How to do it...
• user input
  • simulating / Recording and simulating user input, How to do it..., How it works...
  • recording / Recording and simulating user input, How to do it..., How it works...

V

• value parameter / How it works...
• variable parameter / How it works...
• vertex pool
  • about / How it works...
• video data
  • reading, from webcam / Reading video data from a webcam, How to do it..., How it works...
• videos directory / Getting ready
• vignette effect
  • adding, to scene / Adding a scanline and vignette effect, How to do it..., How it works...
  • working / How it works...
• VirtualFileSystem object / How it works...
• Visual C++ 2008
  • downloading / Getting ready
• Visual Studio 2008
  • configuring / Configuring Visual Studio 2008 to work with Panda3D, How to do it..., How it works...
• vshader
  • about / How it works...

W

• Wait class / Wait interval
• Wait interval / Wait interval
• walk animation / How it works...
• window and fullscreen modes
  • toggling / Toggling window and fullscreen modes, How to do it..., How it works...
• Winpdb / Debugging Python code
• wordwrap parameter / How it works...

X

• Xbox 360 controller
  • about / Handling input from an Xbox 360 controller
  • input, handling from / Handling input from an Xbox 360 controller, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• XboxControllerHandler class / How to do it...
• XboxControllerState / How to do it...

Z

• ZSpinParticleFactory / Particle Factories