How to Create a vgPicker

 

Vega Code Example

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

This example illustrates how to :

  • Create an instance of  vgPicker
  • How to use the trigger the vgPicker
  • How to retireve the results from a vgPicker
  • Shows a basic Vega application

Keyboard Controls :

  • 'p'  Pick and unpick vgObject under cursor
  • '<'  Decrease the Time of day
  • '<'  Increase the Time of day
  • 's'  Display and cycle statistics
  • 'f'   Toggle Fog on and off
  • 't'   Toggle texturing on and off
  • 'w'  Toggle wire frame mode on and off

When you have compiled and run, place the cursor over an object in the scene and press the 'p' key. This will  trigger the pick event the the objects geometry  under the cursor will high lighted. If you Press 'p' again on the same geometry and the geometry will become un-picked.

 

Note you must ensure that the vgObjects Isector mask is set and not set to 0x0

  •  This example does  require a simple ADF, such as simple.adf , esprit.adf etc.)
 
   
 

 

 
 
 
 

            

#include <stdlib.h>       //  definition of exit                                

#include "vg.h"           //  main include file for Vega         

#include "pf.h"           //  main include file for Performer    

#include "assert.h"       //  definition of assert    

 

#define UNTIL_THE_COWS_COME_HOME 1

 

vgPicker    *picker    = NULL;

vgObserver  *mainObs   = NULL;

vgChannel   *mainChan  = NULL;

vgEnv       *mainEnv   = NULL;

vgWindow    *mainWin   = NULL;

vgGfx       *mainGfx   = NULL;

vgScene     *mainScn   = NULL;

 

 

void setSystemPointers();

void createPicker();

void userUpdates();

void updateGFX( vgGfx *gfx, int what );

void doPick();

 

 

void

setSystemPointers(){

//  ####################################################

//  # Local Function  

//  #    

//  # Set soem convinience pointers to the Vage sytems

//  # components defined in the ADF this function must

// # be called after vgConfigSys() has been called       

//  #    

//  ####################################################

 

 

    mainWin = vgGetWin( 0 );

    assert(mainWin);

 

    mainObs = vgGetObserv( 0 );       

    assert(mainObs );

 

    mainChan = vgGetObservChan( mainObs, 0 );

    assert(mainChan);

 

    mainGfx = vgGetObservGfx( mainObs );  

    assert(mainEnv);

 

    mainEnv = vgGetEnv( 0 );  

    assert(mainEnv);

 

    mainScn = vgGetScene(0);

    assert(mainScn);

 

} // setSystemPointers()

 

 

void

updateGFX( vgGfx *gfx, int what ){

//  ############################################

//  # Local Function                           

//  #    

//  #   Simply toggle the GFX passed property

//  #    

//  ############################################

int state = 0;

    

    // 

    // Sanity check

    //

    if( gfx == NULL )

        return;


 

    state = (int)vgGetProp( gfx,  what );

 

    if( state )

        vgProp( gfx, what, VG_OFF );

    else

        vgProp( gfx, what, VG_ON );

 

} // updateGFX()

 

 

 

void

userUpdates( ) {

//  ############################################

//  # Local Function                           

//  #    

//  #   To process user keyboard input        

//  #    

//  ############################################

int     key = 0;

static int   stats = 0;

static float tod   = 1.0;

static float first = 1;

   

 

    //

    // First time through we need to

    // retrieve the current time of day

    //

    if (first) {

        first = 0;

        tod = vgGetProp( mainEnv, VGENV_TOD );

        }

    

 

    //

    // Note that in windows the Queue is

    // contains only one character

    //

    while( (key = vgGetWinKey( mainWin )) != 0 ) {

        

        switch( key ) {

                                            

            case '<':

                tod -= 0.01f;

                if( tod < 0.0 )

                    tod = 0.0;

                vgProp( mainEnv, VGENV_TOD, tod );

                break;      

                

            case '>':

                tod += 0.01f;

                if( tod > 1.0 )

                    tod = 1.0;

                vgProp( mainEnv, VGENV_TOD, tod );

                break;      

                

                            

            case 's':

                stats += 1;

                if( stats > VGCHAN_FILL + 1 )

                    stats = VGCHAN_STATSOFF;

 

                vgProp( mainChan, VGCHAN_STATSSEL, stats );

                break;      

                

            case 'f': updateGFX( mainGfx, VGGFX_FOG );       

                 break;     

  

            case 't': updateGFX( mainGfx, VGGFX_TEXTURE );

                 break;                     

 

            case 'w': updateGFX( mainGfx, VGGFX_WIREFRAME );

                 break;

 

                        

            case 'p' : doPick();    

                 break;

 

            default: break;                 

 

            } //  switch

        } //  while

 

} // userUpdates()

 

void

doPick(){

//  ###################################################

//  # Local Function                                  

//  #

//  #   Perform the a pick action if we are already  

//  # have a valid pick picking it will unpick it    

//  #    

//  ###################################################

static  vgPosition *pos = NULL;

pfGeode *geode = NULL;

float   range,x,y,z;

 

 

    if( pos == NULL ){

        pos = vgNewPos();

        assert( pos );

        }

 

    //

    // We need to get the observers position

    //

    vgGetPos( mainObs, pos );

 

 

    //

    // Do the interection test if we have a valid hit with  

    // the an item then process it otherwise do nothing     

    // This takes the Eye ( mainObs ) position and fires a

    // LOS isector throught the Eye and mouse position      

    //

    if( vgPerformPickProcessing( picker, pos) ){

 

        //
        //  Retrieve a pointer to the pick item

        //  The following are used to get specific types

        //

        //         (vgPlayer  *) vgGetPickerPickedPlayer( picker );

        //         (vgPobject *) vgGetPickerPickedObject( picker );   

        //         (vgPart    *) vgGetPickerPickedPart  ( picker );

        //         (pfGeode   *) vgGetPickerPickedGeode ( picker );

        //         (pfGeoSet  *) vgGetPickerPickedGeoSet( picker );

        //

        //  set with vgProp( picker, VGPICK_HL_LEVEL, VGPICK_GEODE );

        //  

        geode = (pfGeode*) vgGetPickerPickedGeode ( picker );
 

        //

        // Get the intersection positionand range to the pick point

        //

        vgGetPickerIntersection( picker, &range, &x,&y, &z);  

 

        }

 

} // doPick()

 

void

createPicker(){

//  ########################################

//  # Local Function            

//  #

//  #    Create an instance of vgPicker     

//  #

//  ########################################

 

    //

    // Create the new Terrain picker

    //

    picker = vgNewPicker();

    assert( picker );

    

    vgName( picker, "example_picker" );

 

 

    //

    // we use the default scene 0 and channel 0

    //

    vgPickerScene(   picker,  mainScn );

    vgPickerChannel( picker,  mainChan  );

 

    //

    // Set the Pick highlight to Red

    //

    vgPickerHighLightColor( picker, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f );

 

    //

    // Set the default for the vgPicker instance

    //

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_TRANSFORM,      VGPICK_TRANSLATE   );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_TRANSCOORDS,    VGPICK_OBJECT_AXES );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_HL_LEVEL,       VGPICK_GEODE       );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_HL_STYLE,       VGPICK_HL_FILL     );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_CLAMP,          VGPICK_CLAMP_Z     );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_TERRAIN_CLAMP,  VG_OFF             );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_TRANSOVERRIDE,  VG_OFF             );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_DISPLAY_STDOUT, VG_OFF             );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_MULTIPLE_PICKS, VG_OFF             );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_AUTOTRANSFORM,  VG_OFF             );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_TRACKPLANE,     VGPICK_TRACK_XY    );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_AUTOTRACKPLANE, VG_OFF             );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_DRAG_FACTOR,    0.0f               );

    vgProp( picker, VGPICK_RENDER_ISECT,   VG_OFF             );

 

    //

    // Set the Internal isector mask to ALL

    //

   vgPickerClampIsector( picker, 0xffffffff );

    vgPickerIsector(      picker, 0xffffffff );

 

    //

    // We need to turn the vgPicker ON

    //

   vgProp( picker, VGCOMMON_ENABLED,  VG_ON );

 

} // createPicker()

 

 

 

int

main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

 

 

 

    //

    // This simple example requires that ADF configuration

    // is passed on the command line

    //
    if( argc < 2 ) {
        printf ( "usage: %s <ADF config file>\n", argv[0] );
        exit ( -1 );
        }

 

    //

    // Vega must be first initialise

    //

    vgInitSys();

 

    //

    // Next we defined the major Vega class instances by

    // passing the name of an ADF file from the command line

    //

    vgDefineSys( argv[1] );

 

    //

    // Now create the class instance defined in the ADF

    //

    vgConfigSys();

 

    

    //

    // Grab some pointers to the classes created

    //

    setSystemPointers();

 

    //

    // Create and initialise our picker  

    //

    createPicker();

 

    //

    // Keep drawing until the default exit

    // key is pressed (ESC) or the windo closed

    //

    while( true ) {

 

        vgSyncFrame();

        vgFrame();

        userUpdates();

        }

 

 

return 0;

}

 
 
 

 

 

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