Need help with Vertex Normal Vectors
Author
Hi!
I have been trying now for some time to set up some test light just to see how things work. When I load a texture, without lights, and run the exe my picture shows up on the screen. But when the lights are turned on the screen is complete black.
What I figured is that my normals must be all wacko and that maybe the at Gamedev could help. So please help me...
I know this ain''t looking too good...
// Koordinates
pVERTEX[0].position = D3DXVECTOR3(DestX1,DestY1,1.0f);
pVERTEX[1].position = D3DXVECTOR3(DestX2,DestY1,1.0f);
pVERTEX[2].position = D3DXVECTOR3(DestX2,DestY2,1.0f);
pVERTEX[3].position = D3DXVECTOR3(DestX1,DestY2,1.0f);
// normal calculations
float modulus[4];
modulus[0] = (float)sqrt((DestY2-DestY1)*(DestY2-DestY1)+(DestX1-DestX2)*(DestX1-DestX2)+(DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2)*(DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2));
modulus[1] = (float)sqrt((DestY2-DestY1)*(DestY2-DestY1)+(DestX1-DestX2)*(DestX1-DestX2)+(DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2)*(DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2));
modulus[2] = (float)sqrt((DestY1-DestY2)*(DestY1-DestY2)+(DestX2-DestX1)*(DestX2-DestX1)+(DestX2*DestY2-DestX1*DestY1)*(DestX2*DestY2-DestX1*DestY1));
modulus[3] = (float)sqrt((DestY1-DestY2)*(DestY1-DestY2)+(DestX1-DestX2)*(DestX1-DestX2)+(DestX1*DestY2-DestX2*DestY1)*(DestX1*DestY2-DestX2*DestY1));
pVERTEX[0].normal = D3DXVECTOR3((DestY2-DestY1)/modulus[0], (DestX1-DestX2)/modulus[0], (DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2)/modulus[0]);
pVERTEX[1].normal = D3DXVECTOR3((DestY2-DestY1)/modulus[1], (DestX2-DestX1)/modulus[1], (DestX2*DestY1-DestX1*DestY2)/modulus[1]);
pVERTEX[2].normal = D3DXVECTOR3((DestY1-DestY2)/modulus[2], (DestX2-DestX1)/modulus[2], (DestX2*DestY2-DestX1*DestY1)/modulus[2]);
pVERTEX[3].normal = D3DXVECTOR3((DestY1-DestY2)/modulus[3], (DestX1-DestX2)/modulus[3], (DestX1*DestY2-DestX2*DestY1)/modulus[3]);
How about settings up the normals like this:
pVERTEX[...].normal = D3DXVECTOR3(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f);
Shouldn''t that work? Sorry if that''s a dumb idea, but i am unable to figure out what you are trying to achieve, i.e. what is the expected result of your calculations?
pVERTEX[...].normal = D3DXVECTOR3(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f);
Shouldn''t that work? Sorry if that''s a dumb idea, but i am unable to figure out what you are trying to achieve, i.e. what is the expected result of your calculations?
Author
Well thats what I figured at first but that didn''t seem to work so I found an article here at gamedev.net. In this article there is a formula for calculating normals.
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1832.asp
Maybe I have made some errors else where.
My function for loading pictures:
Setting up the lights:
Drawing the scene:
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1832.asp
Maybe I have made some errors else where.
My function for loading pictures:
void LoadPicture( IDirect3DTexture8 **TEXTURE, PANELVERTEX *pVERTEX, LPCTSTR szImage, DWORD TRANSCOLOR, float DestX1, float DestY1, float DestX2, float DestY2, IDirect3DVertexBuffer8 **VERTEX_BUFFER){ IDirect3DVertexBuffer8 *tmp_VERTEX_BUFFER; D3dDevice->CreateVertexBuffer(4 * sizeof(PANELVERTEX), D3DUSAGE_WRITEONLY, D3DFVF_PANELVERTEX, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, &tmp_VERTEX_BUFFER); tmp_VERTEX_BUFFER->Lock(0, 4 * sizeof(PANELVERTEX), (BYTE**)&pVERTEX, 0);// Sätter rektangelns färg till vitt pVERTEX[0].color = pVERTEX[1].color = pVERTEX[2].color = pVERTEX[3].color = 0xffffffff;// Koordinaterna pVERTEX[0].position = D3DXVECTOR3(DestX1,DestY1,1.0f); pVERTEX[1].position = D3DXVECTOR3(DestX2,DestY1,1.0f); pVERTEX[2].position = D3DXVECTOR3(DestX2,DestY2,1.0f); pVERTEX[3].position = D3DXVECTOR3(DestX1,DestY2,1.0f);// normalerna float modulus[4]; modulus[0] = (float)sqrt((DestY2-DestY1)*(DestY2-DestY1)+(DestX1-DestX2)*(DestX1-DestX2)+(DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2)*(DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2)); modulus[1] = (float)sqrt((DestY2-DestY1)*(DestY2-DestY1)+(DestX1-DestX2)*(DestX1-DestX2)+(DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2)*(DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2)); modulus[2] = (float)sqrt((DestY1-DestY2)*(DestY1-DestY2)+(DestX2-DestX1)*(DestX2-DestX1)+(DestX2*DestY2-DestX1*DestY1)*(DestX2*DestY2-DestX1*DestY1)); modulus[3] = (float)sqrt((DestY1-DestY2)*(DestY1-DestY2)+(DestX1-DestX2)*(DestX1-DestX2)+(DestX1*DestY2-DestX2*DestY1)*(DestX1*DestY2-DestX2*DestY1)); pVERTEX[0].normal = D3DXVECTOR3((DestY2-DestY1)/modulus[0], (DestX1-DestX2)/modulus[0], (DestX1*DestY1-DestX2*DestY2)/modulus[0]); pVERTEX[1].normal = D3DXVECTOR3((DestY2-DestY1)/modulus[1], (DestX2-DestX1)/modulus[1], (DestX2*DestY1-DestX1*DestY2)/modulus[1]); pVERTEX[2].normal = D3DXVECTOR3((DestY1-DestY2)/modulus[2], (DestX2-DestX1)/modulus[2], (DestX2*DestY2-DestX1*DestY1)/modulus[2]); pVERTEX[3].normal = D3DXVECTOR3((DestY1-DestY2)/modulus[3], (DestX1-DestX2)/modulus[3], (DestX1*DestY2-DestX2*DestY1)/modulus[3]);// textur koordinater pVERTEX[1].u = pVERTEX[2].u = 1.0f; pVERTEX[0].u = pVERTEX[3].u = 0.0f; pVERTEX[0].v = pVERTEX[1].v = 0.0f; pVERTEX[2].v = pVERTEX[3].v = 1.0f; tmp_VERTEX_BUFFER->Unlock(); *VERTEX_BUFFER = tmp_VERTEX_BUFFER; IDirect3DTexture8 * tmp_TEXTURE; D3DXCreateTextureFromFileEx(D3dDevice, szImage, 0, 0, 0, 0, D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT , TRANSCOLOR, NULL, NULL, &tmp_TEXTURE); *TEXTURE = tmp_TEXTURE;} Setting up the lights:
// Sätt materialens reflections egenskaper. ZeroMemory( &material, sizeof( D3DMATERIAL8 ) ); material.Diffuse = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f ); material.Ambient = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f ); //material.Specular = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );; //mat.Power = 50.0f; //mataterial.Emissive = D3DXCOLOR( 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f ); D3dDevice->SetMaterial(&material);// Ljus ZeroMemory(&d3dlight, sizeof( D3DLIGHT8 ) ); d3dlight.Type = D3DLIGHT_POINT; d3dlight.Diffuse = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f ); d3dlight.Ambient = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f ); //d3dlight.Specular = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f ); //d3dlight.Direction = D3DXVECTOR3( 0.0f , 0.0f, 1.0f ); D3dDevice->SetLight( 0, &d3dlight ); D3dDevice->SetRenderState( D3DRS_LIGHTING, TRUE ); Drawing the scene:
void DrawScene(){ D3dDevice->Clear( 0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 255), 1.0f, 0 ); D3dDevice->BeginScene(); Init2dMatrices(); D3dDevice->SetStreamSource(0, vb_BackGround, sizeof(PANELVERTEX)); D3dDevice->SetVertexShader(D3DFVF_PANELVERTEX); //D3dDevice->LightEnable( 0, TRUE ); D3dDevice->SetTexture(0, t_BackGround); D3dDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLEFAN, 0, 2); D3dDevice->EndScene(); D3dDevice->Present(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);}
I''m also new to the D3D programming so I''m mainly guessing: I think you need to also enable the light after setting it:
D3dDevice->SetLight( 0, &d3dlight );
D3dDevice->LightEnable(0, TRUE);
D3dDevice->SetLight( 0, &d3dlight );
D3dDevice->LightEnable(0, TRUE);
Author
Haha!! Now this is wierd...It seems as if I don''t need any normals anymore. I can''t alter my light properties either or anything else. I think I''m starting to go crazy, everything I do turns out wrong =(...
Does this seem right to you?:
ZeroMemory( &material, sizeof( D3DMATERIAL8 ) );
material.Diffuse = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
material.Ambient = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
D3dDevice->SetMaterial(&material);
ZeroMemory(&d3dlight, sizeof( D3DLIGHT8 ) );
d3dlight.Type = D3DLIGHT_DIRECTIONAL ;
d3dlight.Direction = D3DXVECTOR3( 0.5f, 0.0f, -0.5f );
d3dlight.Diffuse = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
d3dlight.Ambient = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
D3dDevice->SetLight( 0, &d3dlight );
D3dDevice->LightEnable( 0, TRUE );
D3dDevice->SetRenderState( D3DRS_LIGHTING, TRUE );
Does this seem right to you?:
ZeroMemory( &material, sizeof( D3DMATERIAL8 ) );
material.Diffuse = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
material.Ambient = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
D3dDevice->SetMaterial(&material);
ZeroMemory(&d3dlight, sizeof( D3DLIGHT8 ) );
d3dlight.Type = D3DLIGHT_DIRECTIONAL ;
d3dlight.Direction = D3DXVECTOR3( 0.5f, 0.0f, -0.5f );
d3dlight.Diffuse = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
d3dlight.Ambient = D3DXCOLOR( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
D3dDevice->SetLight( 0, &d3dlight );
D3dDevice->LightEnable( 0, TRUE );
D3dDevice->SetRenderState( D3DRS_LIGHTING, TRUE );
By default the specular color of your vertex is used for ambient and specular lights, the diffuse vertex color for diffuse lights. If you want to use the color of the material instead call:
D3dDevice->SetRenderState(D3DRS_DIFFUSEMATERIALSOURCE, D3DMCS_MATERIAL);
D3dDevice->SetRenderState(D3DRS_AMBIENTMATERIALSOURCE, D3DMCS_MATERIAL);
D3dDevice->SetRenderState(D3DRS_DIFFUSEMATERIALSOURCE, D3DMCS_MATERIAL);
D3dDevice->SetRenderState(D3DRS_AMBIENTMATERIALSOURCE, D3DMCS_MATERIAL);
Author
Thanks a lot!! Now the light properties etc. seems to work quite fine but I still can''t understand why my normals dont seem to be needed. I can remove them and the lightning still works.
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