guiObjectView - Mountable Animated DTS Viewer
by Loonatik · 12/22/2002 (4:35 pm) · 56 comments
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Install Steps:
1) Extract guiObjectView.zip into torque/
2) Do a clean build of torque
3) Extract objectViewExample.zip if needed
Usage:
"objectName" was used to identify an object, to allow you to reference it later on for things like setSequence.
Example:
Here is an example of how to load up a player object, mount a weapon and a pack. (saying you had these objects)
You can also animate mounted objects if they have sequences by using the same code that you did with player.
Todo:
* Better camera options are next, should be able to bust this out within a few days. I plan to add the ability to have it spin, and work on making it fit better.
* We really plan to expose all the animation options, including blending, multiple threads, and sound.
* Our other goal from this will be to create a Player Selection example. Which will allow people to pick a player model and customize its apperance and skin. Then allow you to load that customized object within the game.
Install Steps:
1) Extract guiObjectView.zip into torque/
2) Do a clean build of torque
3) Extract objectViewExample.zip if needed
Usage:
"objectName" was used to identify an object, to allow you to reference it later on for things like setSequence.
// objectName, shape, skin, detail
view.setObject("objectName", "fps/data/shapes/object/object.dts", "", 0); Sets the main object for the scene. Calling this again after the scene has a main object will cause everything to get unloaded and the new object to be loaded.// objectName, shape, skin, parentNode, detail
view.mountObject("objectName", "fps/data/shapes/object/object.dts", "", "nodeName", 0); Allows you to mount an object containing a node called mountPoint, to any node on the Main Object. Mounting an object to the same nodeName will cause the previous object to be unmounted.// objectName, nodeName
view.unMountObject("objectName", "");
view.unMountObject("", "nodeName");This allows you to unMount an object from the main object by either specifying the object name or the nodeName of the object.// objectName, dsq
view.loadDSQ("objectName", "fps/data/shapes/object/object_animation.dsq"); This allows you to load dsq files for the specified object. Note: not all objects require you to load a DSQ to use thier sequence. An example would be the chaingun from tribes2.// objectName, sequence, time
view.setSequence("objectName", "sequenceName", 1); This allows you to run a sequence for the specified object. You can also control how fast or slow the sequence will play by using time.// view.setEmpty();This clears the current scene of all objects.
Example:
Here is an example of how to load up a player object, mount a weapon and a pack. (saying you had these objects)
You can also animate mounted objects if they have sequences by using the same code that you did with player.
// Load the player up
view.setObject("player", "fps/data/shapes/player/player.dts", "", 0); // Example player, with default skin and detail level of 0
view.loadDSQ("player", "fps/data/shapes/player/player_root.dsq"); // Load up the root sequence
view.setSequence("player", "Root", 1); // Set the sequence to Root
// Mount the objects
view.mountObject("weapon", "fps/data/shapes/rifle/weapon.dts", "", "mount0", 0); // Example weapon with default skin and detail level of 0
view.mountObject("pack", "fps/data/shapes/pack1/pack.dts", "", "mount1", 0); // Example pack with default skin and detail level of 0
// Get rid of the pack
view.unMountObject("pack", ""); or view.unMountObject("", "mount1");Todo:
* Better camera options are next, should be able to bust this out within a few days. I plan to add the ability to have it spin, and work on making it fit better.
* We really plan to expose all the animation options, including blending, multiple threads, and sound.
* Our other goal from this will be to create a Player Selection example. Which will allow people to pick a player model and customize its apperance and skin. Then allow you to load that customized object within the game.
#22
Notice it skipped slot 1. This is because GuiObjectView attaches mounted objects into the first empty mesh slot it finds.
There was something in slot 1 but it's been unMounted so not it's empty so it's being skipped.
So, Here is the code I added to GuiObjectView.cc to spit out the object component list:
You'll need to add these calls to the .h file like so:
And you'll need to call it by assigning the command to a button in your .gui file with something like this:
Hope it's useful.
Okay. Now it's on to the randomly broken mount problem...
07/02/2005 (3:19 pm)
Here is some sample output from my object component list generating function://GuiObjectView Object and Component List --------------------------------- Mesh in slot 0 : player Components in this object: 41 component 0 : Detail145 component 1 : Detail80 component 2 : Detail60 component 3 : Detail30 component 4 : Detail18 component 5 : Detail12 component 6 : Detail6 component 7 : Detail3 component 8 : Bip01 Pelvis component 9 : Bip01 Spine component 10 : Bip01 Spine1 component 11 : Bip01 Spine2 component 12 : Bip01 Neck component 13 : Bip01 Head component 14 : Eye component 15 : Bip01 L Clavicle component 16 : Bip01 L UpperArm component 17 : Bip01 L Forearm component 18 : Bip01 L Hand component 19 : Bip01 R Clavicle component 20 : Bip01 R UpperArm component 21 : Bip01 R Forearm component 22 : Bip01 R Hand component 23 : Mount0 component 24 : Mount2 component 25 : Mount1 component 26 : Bip01 L Thigh component 27 : Bip01 L Calf component 28 : Bip01 L Foot component 29 : Ski0 component 30 : Bip01 R Thigh component 31 : Bip01 R Calf component 32 : Bip01 R Foot component 33 : Ski1 component 34 : Unlink component 35 : Cam component 36 : bodymesh component 37 : Root component 38 : Forward component 39 : Back component 40 : Jump Mesh in slot 2 : balloon_01 Components in this object: 3 component 0 : detail2 component 1 : Balloon2 component 2 : Balloon
Notice it skipped slot 1. This is because GuiObjectView attaches mounted objects into the first empty mesh slot it finds.
There was something in slot 1 but it's been unMounted so not it's empty so it's being skipped.
So, Here is the code I added to GuiObjectView.cc to spit out the object component list:
// Added by Phong-----------------------------------------------------
// Script function handling for "getComponentNames"
ConsoleMethod( GuiObjectView, getComponentNames, void, 2, 2, "ObjectView.getComponentNames()" ) {
argc;
GuiObjectView* view = static_cast<GuiObjectView*>( object );
view->getComponentNames();
}
void GuiObjectView::getComponentNames()
{
Con::printf("");
Con::printf("//GuiObjectView Object and Component List ---------------------------------");
Con::printf("");
for (S32 i = 0; i<33; i++)
{
if(dStrcmp(mMeshObjects.mMesh[i].name,"") == 1)
{
Con::printf("Mesh in slot %d : %s", i, mMeshObjects.mMesh[i].name);
mMeshObjects.mMesh[i].printComponentNames();
};
}
}
void GuiObjectView::meshObjects::meshs::printComponentNames()
{
S32 numComponents = mesh->getShape()->names.size();
Con::printf("Components in this object: %d", numComponents);
for (S32 i = 0; i<numComponents; i++) Con::printf("component %d : %s", i, mesh->getShape()->getName(i));
Con::printf("");
}You'll need to add these calls to the .h file like so:
struct meshs {
private:
public:
meshs();
~meshs();
TSShapeInstance* mesh;
char name[32];
U32 mode; // 0 = normal, 1 = animated
S32 node;
S32 parentNode;
U32 detail;
TSThread *thread;
S32 lastRenderTime;
void loadDSQ(const char* dsq);
void setSequence(const char* seq, F32 time);
[b]void printComponentNames();[/b]
} mMesh[33];void loadObject(const char* name, const char* shape, const char* skin, const char* nodeName, S32 detail); void unLoadObject(const char* name, const char* node); void loadDSQ(const char* name, const char* dsq); void setSequence(const char* name, const char* seq, F32 time); void Clear(); [b]void getComponentNames();[/b]
And you'll need to call it by assigning the command to a button in your .gui file with something like this:
new GuiButtonCtrl() {
profile = "GuiButtonProfile";
horizSizing = "right";
vertSizing = "bottom";
position = "25 150";
extent = "140 30";
minExtent = "8 2";
visible = "1";
[b]command = "view.getComponentNames();";[/b]
helpTag = "0";
text = "Animate";
text = "componentNames";
groupNum = "-1";
buttonType = "PushButton";
};Hope it's useful.
Okay. Now it's on to the randomly broken mount problem...
#23
I got around it by dropping this in the cs file *outside* of any functions (I dropped it right before the onWake function actually).
It's a hack and the only problem with this is that you cant use a foo.setempty to unload it in onSleep so it will eat memory when its not being used.
07/27/2005 (4:29 am)
Nice resource. I only have one complaint, and that is when you use wish to view multiple objects, each in a seperate window, only the first window will show its object.I got around it by dropping this in the cs file *outside* of any functions (I dropped it right before the onWake function actually).
... GuiEditorInspectFields.apply(foo.setObject( "foo", "path_to_file/foo.dts","", 0)); GuiEditorInspectFields.apply(bar.setObject( "bar", "path_to_file/bar.dts","", 0)); ...
It's a hack and the only problem with this is that you cant use a foo.setempty to unload it in onSleep so it will eat memory when its not being used.
#24
I'm using the Eclipse IDE but don't know how to add the files to the project. I placed them in the gui directory and refreshed the project so they show up in the IDE. Do I have to #include the guiobjectview.h to any other file?
07/30/2005 (2:39 pm)
Hello all,I'm using the Eclipse IDE but don't know how to add the files to the project. I placed them in the gui directory and refreshed the project so they show up in the IDE. Do I have to #include the guiobjectview.h to any other file?
#25
Anyhoo... I'm really interested in making a couple of things happen...
1, Setting the screen distance and rotation in code
2, Disabling the mouse control (for a logo)
3, Enabling Environment Mapping
Anyone already solved these problems?
08/01/2005 (6:46 pm)
This is a really cool component. I can't believe it's not a standard part of Torque.Anyhoo... I'm really interested in making a couple of things happen...
1, Setting the screen distance and rotation in code
2, Disabling the mouse control (for a logo)
3, Enabling Environment Mapping
Anyone already solved these problems?
#26
I'm not sure about Eclipse IDE, but all visual studio owners have to do is copy the files into the locations, add them to the workspace and recompile. This is probably similar to adding them to a make file. I don't know if Eclipse uses a make file system or a similar mechanism to Visual Studio, but if it does, I'd bet you just need to copy the lines for other GUI components and change them to suit.
I know that when it comes to me compiling my game for Linux, I've got a whole lot of make file editing to do...
08/02/2005 (9:50 am)
Big Papa,I'm not sure about Eclipse IDE, but all visual studio owners have to do is copy the files into the locations, add them to the workspace and recompile. This is probably similar to adding them to a make file. I don't know if Eclipse uses a make file system or a similar mechanism to Visual Studio, but if it does, I'd bet you just need to copy the lines for other GUI components and change them to suit.
I know that when it comes to me compiling my game for Linux, I've got a whole lot of make file editing to do...
#27
Just answered 2 of my own questions. by reading this thread properly and looking at the code.
1, Setting screen distance and rotation in code is perfectly demonstrated above by Max Robinson
2, The console method setMouse(Zoom, Spin) is used to turn the mouse features on and off..
Just need no 3 and I'm sorted.. :-)
could do with a no 4 though... adding a light. Currently everything is uniformly lit. It would be nice to have a light or two to make the models look nice... but that would be quite a complicated change I think. So far it's working 90% and that's good enough for me for now.
08/02/2005 (6:22 pm)
Well, how much of a chump do I feel?... Just answered 2 of my own questions. by reading this thread properly and looking at the code.
1, Setting screen distance and rotation in code is perfectly demonstrated above by Max Robinson
2, The console method setMouse(Zoom, Spin) is used to turn the mouse features on and off..
Just need no 3 and I'm sorted.. :-)
could do with a no 4 though... adding a light. Currently everything is uniformly lit. It would be nice to have a light or two to make the models look nice... but that would be quite a complicated change I think. So far it's working 90% and that's good enough for me for now.
#28
It's working now. THX!
08/02/2005 (8:30 pm)
@Jason - Thanks for the help. Eclipse uses make files so I did what step two of the instructions tell me todo; do a CLEAN build, meaning "make clean". RTFM!It's working now. THX!
#29
What I did is stored the command during onSleep and eval it in onWake, something like this:
08/31/2005 (6:42 am)
if you want your guiobjects in a popup window to show correctly, use the GuiObjectView::onWake and GuiObjectView::onSleep functions.What I did is stored the command during onSleep and eval it in onWake, something like this:
function GuiObjectView::onSleep(%this)
{
%this.object = %this".setObject(\"name\", \"file\", \"\", 0);";
}
function GuiObjectView::onWake(%this)
{
eval(%this.object);
}
#30
Trouble is, I've got this model I want to show made from interconnecting parts and even though they show up in the control, their positions are all wrong.. (the rotations are OK, just their general positioning is less than accurate.. by quite a margin)
In one example, A person... I've got a base model which is the shoulders, a head model, a helmet model and a spectacles model.
Shoulders has a mount1 and head has a mountpoint in the place I want them to connect.
Head has a mount1 and and helmet has a mount point in the place I want them to connect.
Head also has mount2 above the eyes and spectacles have a mountpoint where I want them to connect... you get the picture.
Trouble is, either the scale is all wrong or there's something funny going on with the transormation of mounted objects.
Anyone else had this? Know of a solution?
I'd like to get this working because the segmented soldier portrait idea looks really cool.
I'd also like a way to position the base object on its XYZ axis as an offset off the camera target so I can move my portrait up and down, 'cos centered is good for some things but not a bust portrait.
10/12/2005 (4:36 pm)
OK, this is a really useful control and I've had some success with it, my GUI is covered with them ;-)Trouble is, I've got this model I want to show made from interconnecting parts and even though they show up in the control, their positions are all wrong.. (the rotations are OK, just their general positioning is less than accurate.. by quite a margin)
In one example, A person... I've got a base model which is the shoulders, a head model, a helmet model and a spectacles model.
Shoulders has a mount1 and head has a mountpoint in the place I want them to connect.
Head has a mount1 and and helmet has a mount point in the place I want them to connect.
Head also has mount2 above the eyes and spectacles have a mountpoint where I want them to connect... you get the picture.
Trouble is, either the scale is all wrong or there's something funny going on with the transormation of mounted objects.
Anyone else had this? Know of a solution?
I'd like to get this working because the segmented soldier portrait idea looks really cool.
I'd also like a way to position the base object on its XYZ axis as an offset off the camera target so I can move my portrait up and down, 'cos centered is good for some things but not a bust portrait.
#31
www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=4063
I'll give this a try tonight. <>
10/17/2005 (5:49 am)
A Ha... It appears that someone else has fixed this problem in a different resource.www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=4063
I'll give this a try tonight. <
#32
in guiObjectView.h
find:
find:
in GuiObjectView::GuiObjectView() : GuiTSCtrl()
Find:
Add:
find:
add:
find:
add:
inside the method: bool GuiObjectView::processCameraQuery( CameraQuery* query )
find:
Unless I've missed something, this should give you a transformable camera.
11/02/2005 (3:06 pm)
OK, I wanted a transformed camera, so with many thanks to Markus Nuebel, here's the solution I implemented.in guiObjectView.h
find:
EulerF mCameraRot;Add:
EulerF mCameraOffset;
find:
void setCamera(F32 rX, F32 rY, F32 rZ, F32 dist);Add:
void setCameraOffset(F32 oX, F32 oY, F32 oZ);
in GuiObjectView::GuiObjectView() : GuiTSCtrl()
Find:
mLastMousePoint.set( 0, 0 ); mCameraRot.set(0,0,10);
Add:
mCameraOffset.set(0,0,0);
find:
// Script function handling for "setCamera"
ConsoleMethod( GuiObjectView, setCamera, void, 6, 6, "ObjectView.setCamera(x, y, z, dist)" )
{
argc;
GuiObjectView* view = static_cast<GuiObjectView*>( object );
view->setCamera(dAtof(argv[2]), dAtof(argv[3]), dAtof(argv[4]), dAtof(argv[5]));
}add:
ConsoleMethod( GuiObjectView, setCameraOffset, void, 5, 5, "ObjectView.setCameraOffset(x, y, z)" )
{
argc;
GuiObjectView* view = static_cast<GuiObjectView*>( object );
view->setCameraOffset(dAtof(argv[2]), dAtof(argv[3]), dAtof(argv[4]));
}find:
void GuiObjectView::setCamera(F32 rX, F32 rY, F32 rZ, F32 dist)
{
// Make sure there is a main object in the scene
if (mMeshObjects.mMainObject)
{
F32 degToRad = (M_PI / 180);
mCameraRot.x = rX * degToRad;
mCameraRot.y = rY * degToRad;
mCameraRot.z = rZ * degToRad;
// Initialize camera values:
mOrbitPos = mMeshObjects.mMainObject->getShape()->center;
mMinOrbitDist = mMeshObjects.mMainObject->getShape()->radius;
mOrbitDist = dist > mMinOrbitDist ? dist : mMinOrbitDist;
}
}add:
void GuiObjectView::setCameraOffset(F32 oX, F32 oY, F32 oZ)
{
// Make sure there is a main object in the scene
if (mMeshObjects.mMainObject)
{
mCameraOffset.x = oX ;
mCameraOffset.y = oY ;
mCameraOffset.z = oZ ;
}
}inside the method: bool GuiObjectView::processCameraQuery( CameraQuery* query )
find:
mCameraMatrix.getColumn( 1, &vec ); vec *= mOrbitDist; mCameraPos = mOrbitPos - vec;add:
mCameraPos += VectorF(mCameraOffset.x, mCameraOffset.y, mCameraOffset.z);
Unless I've missed something, this should give you a transformable camera.
#33
11/03/2005 (12:13 pm)
Nicely done. Don't suppose you would give a script example?
#34
I'll post what I've got when I get home, but in the meantime, You could experiment using the control and playing with the different axis offsets using the control.setCameraOffset( Xoffset, Yoffset, Zoffset ); function. I put all of my code in the Screens onWake block.
Let me know if you get any problems.
11/04/2005 (3:32 am)
Script example?...I'll post what I've got when I get home, but in the meantime, You could experiment using the control and playing with the different axis offsets using the control.setCameraOffset( Xoffset, Yoffset, Zoffset ); function. I put all of my code in the Screens onWake block.
Let me know if you get any problems.
#35
11/22/2005 (8:54 am)
Any simple way to see if an object is mounted? trying to unmount something that is not mounted causes a script "can not find object" bugger.
#36
12/03/2005 (4:08 pm)
Anyone compile this in to 1.4 yet?
#37
12/03/2005 (7:46 pm)
Sure, works no problem. 
#38
but.. did anyone managed to import this into TSE?
I've tried to update this but no luck so far.. It compiles without errors, but sure, I'm missing something, as there is no render at all... trying to change all gl* to GFX-> makes my head flying around so far...
Anyone?
UPD: http://www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=33605
12/07/2005 (4:07 am)
nice resource! works nice on TGE 1.4..but.. did anyone managed to import this into TSE?
I've tried to update this but no luck so far.. It compiles without errors, but sure, I'm missing something, as there is no render at all... trying to change all gl* to GFX-> makes my head flying around so far...
Anyone?
UPD: http://www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=33605
#39
guiObjectView.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: class ResourceObject * __thiscall ResManager::createResource(char const *)" (?createResource@ResManager@@QAEPAVResourceObject@@PBD@Z)
guiTerView.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __thiscall TerrainBlock::addToClientGraph(void)" (?addToClientGraph@TerrainBlock@@QAE_NXZ)
../example/torqueDemo.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
01/03/2006 (4:07 pm)
hey were there any modifications that had to be made to get this running on 1.4 or perhaps i have something set up wrong but i keep getting this error::guiObjectView.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: class ResourceObject * __thiscall ResManager::createResource(char const *)" (?createResource@ResManager@@QAEPAVResourceObject@@PBD@Z)
guiTerView.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __thiscall TerrainBlock::addToClientGraph(void)" (?addToClientGraph@TerrainBlock@@QAE_NXZ)
../example/torqueDemo.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
#40
interesting - with some modification you can point it at an object already in the simulation, playing with its current animations, visible meshes, etc etc.
it might be useful for a character selection dialogue.
01/12/2006 (11:35 am)
great resource.interesting - with some modification you can point it at an object already in the simulation, playing with its current animations, visible meshes, etc etc.
it might be useful for a character selection dialogue.
Torque Owner Sangwoo Hong
www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=17161
Basically it says putting in a "mountPoint" in to your mounted model will fix the problem.
It didn't work for me at first but this was because I read the post like a node named
"mountPoint" needed to be created and unlinked like the bounds node. This is not so.
The "mountPoint" node needs to be linked under the start01 node so it will get exported
properly.
I am currently a 3ds max user which means I needed to do the following.
1)Create a dummy named "mountPoint" and link it under "start01".
2)include "mountPoint" in your .cfg file as such:
3)Load the .cfg through the "configuration control" tab of the DTS Exporter Utility.
4)Export your model.
5)Take a look at your dump.dmp file. Scroll to the bottom and make sure node
"mountPoint" was exported.
That should do it.