/**
 * Base node for geometry-based visual instances. Shares some common functionality like visibility and custom materials.
 *
*/
declare class GeometryInstance extends VisualInstance  {

  
/**
 * Base node for geometry-based visual instances. Shares some common functionality like visibility and custom materials.
 *
*/
  new(): GeometryInstance; 
  static "new"(): GeometryInstance 


/** The selected shadow casting flag. See [enum ShadowCastingSetting] for possible values. */
cast_shadow: int;

/** The extra distance added to the GeometryInstance's bounding box ([AABB]) to increase its cull box. */
extra_cull_margin: float;

/** When disabled, the mesh will be taken into account when computing indirect lighting, but the resulting lightmap will not be saved. Useful for emissive only materials or shadow casters. */
generate_lightmap: boolean;

/** Scale factor for the generated baked lightmap. Useful for adding detail to certain mesh instances. */
lightmap_scale: int;

/**
 * The GeometryInstance's max LOD distance.
 *
 * **Note:** This property currently has no effect.
 *
*/
lod_max_distance: float;

/**
 * The GeometryInstance's max LOD margin.
 *
 * **Note:** This property currently has no effect.
 *
*/
lod_max_hysteresis: float;

/**
 * The GeometryInstance's min LOD distance.
 *
 * **Note:** This property currently has no effect.
 *
*/
lod_min_distance: float;

/**
 * The GeometryInstance's min LOD margin.
 *
 * **Note:** This property currently has no effect.
 *
*/
lod_min_hysteresis: float;

/**
 * The material override for the whole geometry.
 *
 * If a material is assigned to this property, it will be used instead of any material set in any material slot of the mesh.
 *
*/
material_override: Material;

/** If [code]true[/code], this GeometryInstance will be used when baking lights using a [GIProbe] or [BakedLightmap]. */
use_in_baked_light: boolean;

/** Returns the [enum GeometryInstance.Flags] that have been set for this object. */
get_flag(flag: int): boolean;

/** Overrides the bounding box of this node with a custom one. To remove it, set an [AABB] with all fields set to zero. */
set_custom_aabb(aabb: AABB): void;

/** Sets the [enum GeometryInstance.Flags] specified. See [enum GeometryInstance.Flags] for options. */
set_flag(flag: int, value: boolean): void;

  connect<T extends SignalsOf<GeometryInstance>>(signal: T, method: SignalFunction<GeometryInstance[T]>): number;



/**
 * The generated lightmap texture will have the original size.
 *
*/
static LIGHTMAP_SCALE_1X: any;

/**
 * The generated lightmap texture will be twice as large, on each axis.
 *
*/
static LIGHTMAP_SCALE_2X: any;

/**
 * The generated lightmap texture will be 4 times as large, on each axis.
 *
*/
static LIGHTMAP_SCALE_4X: any;

/**
 * The generated lightmap texture will be 8 times as large, on each axis.
 *
*/
static LIGHTMAP_SCALE_8X: any;

/** No documentation provided. */
static LIGHTMAP_SCALE_MAX: any;

/**
 * Will not cast any shadows.
 *
*/
static SHADOW_CASTING_SETTING_OFF: any;

/**
 * Will cast shadows from all visible faces in the GeometryInstance.
 *
 * Will take culling into account, so faces not being rendered will not be taken into account when shadow casting.
 *
*/
static SHADOW_CASTING_SETTING_ON: any;

/**
 * Will cast shadows from all visible faces in the GeometryInstance.
 *
 * Will not take culling into account, so all faces will be taken into account when shadow casting.
 *
*/
static SHADOW_CASTING_SETTING_DOUBLE_SIDED: any;

/**
 * Will only show the shadows casted from this object.
 *
 * In other words, the actual mesh will not be visible, only the shadows casted from the mesh will be.
 *
*/
static SHADOW_CASTING_SETTING_SHADOWS_ONLY: any;

/**
 * Will allow the GeometryInstance to be used when baking lights using a [GIProbe] or [BakedLightmap].
 *
*/
static FLAG_USE_BAKED_LIGHT: any;

/**
 * Unused in this class, exposed for consistency with [enum VisualServer.InstanceFlags].
 *
*/
static FLAG_DRAW_NEXT_FRAME_IF_VISIBLE: any;

/**
 * Represents the size of the [enum Flags] enum.
 *
*/
static FLAG_MAX: any;



}