Synchronize shader time to CPU function

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Synchronize shader time to CPU function

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Hi, all!

I provide time to a shader via param_named_auto time time, is there some way to get the same time in common code?
I have a sine-based formula in shader for wavy water surface and I want to calculate rough aproximation on CPU to calculate current water level for a boat,
so for that I need the same time as in shader.

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Re: Synchronize shader time to CPU function

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Re: Synchronize shader time to CPU function

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Thanks!
Ogre::ControllerManager::getSingleton().getElapsedTime() seems to work.