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Texturing in CXX
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.. only:: python

    This page is related to C++ usage of Panda3D and not to Python usage. If you
    are a Python user, please skip this page. For C++ users, please toggle to the
    C++ version of this page.




.. only:: cxx

    Texturing in C++
    ================
    
    Panda's C++ interface to texturing is basically the same as it's Python
    interface, That's why it is very recommended to read the entire section
    including the Python examples.
    
    However, there are two major differences, which are explained in this page.
    
    1. C++ does not have a loader.loadTexture. You need to use the TexturePool to
    load textures. Please note that the Texture class is :ref:`reference-counted`.
    
    
    .. code-block:: cpp
    
        include "texturePool.h"
        
        PT(Texture) tex;
        tex = TexturePool::load_texture("maps/noise.rgb");
        
        NodePath smiley;
        smiley = window->load_model(window->get_render(),"smiley.egg");
        smiley.set_texture(tex, 1);
    2. You don't directly
    need CardMaker to display your texture in a 2D or 3D scene. You can load it as
    if it were a model, and treat it like any other model.
    
    
    .. code-block:: cpp
    
        NodePath noiseplane;
        noiseplane = window->load_model(window->get_render(), "maps/noise.rgb");
    This short piece of
    code will result in a single polygon in the scene with the noise texture
    applied to it. If you need it in the 2d scene, you can use get\_aspect2d() or
    get\_render2d() instead of get\_render().