Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/BabylonJS/Babylon.js

dist/preview release/what's new.md

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 - Invert vScale of compressed ktx textures as they are inverted in the file and UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL is not supported by ktx ([TrevorDev](https://github.com/TrevorDev))
 - Enable dragging in boundingBoxGizmo without needing a parent ([TrevorDev](https://github.com/TrevorDev))
 - Added per mesh culling strategy ([jerome](https://github.com/jbousquie))
+- Added per solid particle culling possibility : `solidParticle.isInFrustum()`  ([jerome](https://github.com/jbousquie))
 
 ### OBJ Loader
 - Add color vertex support (not part of standard) ([brianzinn](https://github.com/brianzinn))

src/Particles/babylon.solidParticle.ts

@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ module BABYLON {
          */
         public parentId: Nullable<number> = null;
         /**
+         * The culling strategy to use to check whether the solid particle must be culled or not when using isInFrustum().
+         * The possible values are :
+         * - AbstractMesh.CULLINGSTRATEGY_STANDARD
+         * - AbstractMesh.CULLINGSTRATEGY_BOUNDINGSPHERE_ONLY
+         * - AbstractMesh.CULLINGSTRATEGY_OPTIMISTIC_INCLUSION
+         * - AbstractMesh.CULLINGSTRATEGY_OPTIMISTIC_INCLUSION_THEN_BSPHERE_ONLY
+         * The default value for solid particles is AbstractMesh.CULLINGSTRATEGY_BOUNDINGSPHERE_ONLY
+         * Please read each static variable documentation in the class AbstractMesh to get details about the culling process.
+         * */
+        public cullingStrategy = AbstractMesh.CULLINGSTRATEGY_BOUNDINGSPHERE_ONLY;
+
+        /**
          * @hidden Internal global position in the SPS.
          */
         public _globalPosition: Vector3 = Vector3.Zero();
@@ -174,6 +186,16 @@ module BABYLON {
         }
 
         /**
+         * Returns `true` if the solid particle is within the frustum defined by the passed array of planes.
+         * A particle is in the frustum if its bounding box intersects the frustum
+         * @param frustumPlanes defines the frustum to test
+         * @returns true if the particle is in the frustum planes
+         */
+        public isInFrustum(frustumPlanes: Plane[]): boolean {
+            return this._boundingInfo !== null && this._boundingInfo.isInFrustum(frustumPlanes, this.cullingStrategy);
+        }
+
+        /**
          * get the rotation matrix of the particle
          * @hidden
          */