Merge pull request #2083 from ZappoMan/hideavatar

add support for hiding local rendering of avatar

examples/hideAvatarExample.js

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//
+//  hideAvatarExample.js
+//  hifi
+//
+//  Created by Brad Hefta-Gaub on 1/28/14.
+//  Copyright (c) 2014 HighFidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  This is an example script that demonstrates how to enable or disable local rendering of your own avatar
+//
+//
+
+function keyReleaseEvent(event) {
+    if (event.text == "F2") {
+        MyAvatar.shouldRenderLocally = !MyAvatar.shouldRenderLocally;
+    }
+}
+
+// Map keyPress and mouse move events to our callbacks
+Controller.keyReleaseEvent.connect(keyReleaseEvent);
+
+
+function scriptEnding() {
+    // re-enabled the standard behavior
+    MyAvatar.shouldRenderLocally = true;
+}
+
+Script.scriptEnding.connect(scriptEnding);

interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ MyAvatar::MyAvatar() :
     _moveTarget(0,0,0),
     _moveTargetStepCounter(0),
     _lookAtTargetAvatar(),
+    _shouldRender(true),
     _billboardValid(false)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_DRIVE_KEYS; i++) {
@@ -469,6 +470,10 @@ void MyAvatar::renderDebugBodyPoints() {
 
 }
 void MyAvatar::render(bool forceRenderHead) {
+    // don't render if we've been asked to disable local rendering
+    if (!_shouldRender) {
+        return; // exit early
+    }
 
     // render body
     if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderSkeletonCollisionProxies)) {

interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ enum AvatarHandState
 
 class MyAvatar : public Avatar {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool shouldRenderLocally READ getShouldRenderLocally WRITE setShouldRenderLocally)
 
 public:
 	MyAvatar();
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ public:
     void setGravity(glm::vec3 gravity);
     void setOrientation(const glm::quat& orientation);
     void setMoveTarget(const glm::vec3 moveTarget);
+    void setShouldRenderLocally(bool shouldRender) { _shouldRender = shouldRender; }
+    
 
     // getters
     float getSpeed() const { return _speed; }
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ public:
     Transmitter& getTransmitter() { return _transmitter; }
     glm::vec3 getGravity() const { return _gravity; }
     glm::vec3 getUprightHeadPosition() const;
+    bool getShouldRenderLocally() const { return _shouldRender; }
     
     // get/set avatar data
     void saveData(QSettings* settings);
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ private:
     glm::vec3 _moveTarget;
     int _moveTargetStepCounter;
     QWeakPointer<AvatarData> _lookAtTargetAvatar;
+    bool _shouldRender;
 
     Transmitter _transmitter;     // Gets UDP data from transmitter app used to animate the avatar
     glm::vec3 _transmitterPickStart;