Implement more joins and caps
mtsr opened this issue · comments
Round join and cap (possible to render in a single draw call per line, instead of two), bevel joins, etc. See https://wwwtyro.net/2019/11/18/instanced-lines.html
Round cap can possibly be implemented without any additional vertices using this suggestion by TimD on the GP discord:
btw, do you render extra cap meshes like in the article you linked? in my impl i just extend the billboard a bit in both directions and use the pixel shader to discard/alpha blend pixels to create a rounded end point
See also Gumhold, S. Splatting illuminated ellipsoidswith depth correction (full text not available)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220839256_Splatting_Illuminated_Ellipsoids_with_Depth_Correction/citations
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Miter joins were disabled when polyline was updated to 0.6. This will be done as needed.