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[OCN.FiX]

Hi all,

Working on a level editor for my engine (still), and I'm at a loss as to how I should go about this next bit.
I want to have the user click, drag and release to make a box (which will be turned into a plane - 2D engine).
I can't seem to get the mouse coordinates to relate to the position in the 3d view.
Heres an image just so you guys can see what I've currently got:

Note, it has 3D views because I want this editor to be re-usable in the future.

Any help appreciated,

Thanks,
James Warner

[OCN.FiX]

Bump.. Anyone able to help?

[Evil Steve]

In what way can you not get the mouse coordinates to relate to 3D positions? You can use D3DXVec3Unproject() to convert from screen space to world space.

[OCN.FiX]

Cool thanks, will look into it when I fix the rendering engine part

[OCN.FiX]

Okay fixed the rendering engine (finally).

Heres the code I have currently for adding planes:

void Editor::addPlane(D3DXVECTOR3 oldMPos, D3DXVECTOR3 oldMDir, string texName, float* texScale, int whichForm)
{
D3DXMATRIX matView;   
if(whichForm == 0)
{
fpsCamera->calculateViewMatrix(&matView);
cameraPos[whichForm] = fpsCamera->getPosition();
cameraEyePos[whichForm] = fpsCamera->getEyePos();
}
else
{
D3DXMatrixLookAtLH(&matView,
&cameraPos[whichForm],   
&cameraEyePos[whichForm],  
&D3DXVECTOR3 (0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));   
}
d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_VIEW, &matView); 

D3DXMATRIX matProjection;    
D3DXMatrixPerspectiveFovLH(&matProjection,
D3DXToRadian(45),
(FLOAT)screenSize[whichForm].x / (FLOAT)screenSize[whichForm].y, 
1.0f,   
100.0f);  
d3ddev->GetTransform(D3DTS_PROJECTION, &matProjection); 


D3DXVECTOR3 finalPos, size, firstMDir = oldMPos, curMDir = pickRaysOrigin[whichForm];

//Get position
bool interpolatedOnY = false;
for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
if(firstMDir.y > 3.0f)
{
interpolatedOnY = true;
break;
}

firstMDir += oldMDir;
}

if(!interpolatedOnY)
return; // Wasn't available on Y axis - User managed to get Camera not to face right axis?

finalPos = firstMDir;
interpolatedOnY = false;

//Get size
for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
if(curMDir.y > 3.0f)
{
interpolatedOnY = true;
break;
}

curMDir += pickRaysDir[whichForm];
}

if(!interpolatedOnY)
return; // Wasn't available on Y axis - User managed to get Camera not to face right axis?

if(firstMDir > curMDir)
size = firstMDir - curMDir;
else
size = curMDir - firstMDir;

addPlane(D3DXVECTOR2(finalPos.x, finalPos.y), D3DXVECTOR2(size.x, size.y), 0.0f, PhysDefinition(NoPhysics, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), ForeGroundPlane, TextureDefinition(texName, D3DXVECTOR2(texScale[0], texScale[1]), 0.0f));
}

It just ends up in the entirely wrong place.

[OCN.FiX]

Bump.

[OCN.FiX]

void Editor::addPlane(D3DXVECTOR3 oldMPos, D3DXVECTOR3 oldMDir, string texName, float* texScale, int whichForm)
{
D3DXMATRIX matView;   
if(whichForm == 0)
{
fpsCamera->calculateViewMatrix(&matView);
cameraPos[whichForm] = fpsCamera->getPosition();
cameraEyePos[whichForm] = fpsCamera->getEyePos();
}
else
{
D3DXMatrixLookAtLH(&matView,
&cameraPos[whichForm],   
&cameraEyePos[whichForm],  
&D3DXVECTOR3 (0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));   
}
d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_VIEW, &matView); 

D3DXMATRIX matProjection;    
D3DXMatrixPerspectiveFovLH(&matProjection,
D3DXToRadian(45),
(FLOAT)screenSize[whichForm].x / (FLOAT)screenSize[whichForm].y, 
1.0f,   
100.0f);  
d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_PROJECTION, &matProjection); 

POINT mousePos;
GetCursorPos(&mousePos);

D3DXVECTOR3 mouseOut, mouseOut2, mouseFinal;
D3DVIEWPORT9 viewPort;
D3DXMATRIX matWorld;

d3ddev->GetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, &matWorld);
d3ddev->GetViewport(&viewPort);

ScreenToClient(hWnd[whichForm], &mousePos);

D3DXVec3Unproject(&mouseOut, &D3DXVECTOR3(mousePos.x, mousePos.y, viewPort.MinZ), &viewPort, &matProjection, &matView, &matWorld);
D3DXVec3Unproject(&mouseOut2, &D3DXVECTOR3(mousePos.x, mousePos.y, viewPort.MaxZ), &viewPort, &matProjection, &matView, &matWorld);

float wz = 3.0f;
float wx = ((wz - mouseOut.z) * (mouseOut2.x - mouseOut.x)) / (mouseOut2.z - mouseOut.z) + mouseOut.x;
float wy = ((wz - mouseOut.z) * (mouseOut2.y - mouseOut.y)) / (mouseOut2.z - mouseOut.z) + mouseOut.y;

mouseFinal = D3DXVECTOR3(wx, wy, wz);

addPlane(D3DXVECTOR2(mouseFinal.x, mouseFinal.y), D3DXVECTOR2(1.0f, 1.0f), 0.0f, PhysDefinition(NoPhysics, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), ForeGroundPlane, TextureDefinition(texName, D3DXVECTOR2(texScale[0], texScale[1]), 0.0f));
}

Thats my new code to try out (still not working, but slightly better). I would upload the editor files for you to see for your self, but my ISP has my internet connection capped down to 25KB/s for the next 2 days.

[OCN.FiX]

I've uploaded the editor so you guys can see what happens (Make a new Map file, and right click on the bottom right hand render screen)
http://jameswarner.c...ther/Editor.rar
Heres what happens when I right click (on the red dot). I clicked a few times and it seems to alternate between the 2 different positions that the Planes spawn at.

[Evil Steve]

I don't have time to look in-depth just now, but I'd suggest printing out the various coordinates fed in and out of your picking code to see why the position is flickering between two locations like that. If you can get it so that it's in one position, that'll make it easier to narrow down. Then, if it's still wrong by a fixed offset, check that the top left coordinate of the viewport is correct, that your input mouse coordinates are relative to the viewport and not in screen space, and so on.

[OCN.FiX]

Evil Steve, on 21 February 2012 - 08:07 AM, said:

I don't have time to look in-depth just now, but I'd suggest printing out the various coordinates fed in and out of your picking code to see why the position is flickering between two locations like that. If you can get it so that it's in one position, that'll make it easier to narrow down. Then, if it's still wrong by a fixed offset, check that the top left coordinate of the viewport is correct, that your input mouse coordinates are relative to the viewport and not in screen space, and so on.

Thats made me think, is there a viewport per-swapchain? Im just using GetViewport() to get a viewport, and using that in the D3DXVec3Unproject()
Also, I think I've fixed it from flickering between places (restores the world matrix from when the app started instead of using the current world matrix).
Its still off from the mouse position though.

[OCN.FiX]

Ok, gonna post some more code and upload the latest version for you guys..
Heres the picking code at the moment:</p>

void Editor::addPlane(D3DXVECTOR3 oldMPos, D3DXVECTOR3 oldMDir, string texName, float* texScale, int whichForm)
{
D3DXMATRIX matView, matWorld;
d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, &matStart);
matWorld = matStart;

if(whichForm == 0)
{
   fpsCamera->calculateViewMatrix(&matView);
   cameraPos[whichForm] = fpsCamera->getPosition();
   cameraEyePos[whichForm] = fpsCamera->getEyePos();
}
else
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   D3DXMatrixLookAtLH(&amp;matView,
        &cameraPos[whichForm], 
        &cameraEyePos[whichForm],
        &D3DXVECTOR3 (0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));
}
d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_VIEW, &matView);

D3DXMATRIX matProjection; 
D3DXMatrixPerspectiveFovLH(&amp;matProjection,
   D3DXToRadian(45),
   (FLOAT)screenSize[whichForm].x / (FLOAT)screenSize[whichForm].y, 
   1.0f,
   100.0f); 
d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_PROJECTION, &matProjection);

POINT mousePos;
GetCursorPos(&mousePos);

D3DXVECTOR3 mouseOut, mouseOut2;
D3DVIEWPORT9 viewPort;

d3ddev->GetViewport(&viewPort);

ScreenToClient(hWnd[whichForm], &mousePos);

D3DXVec3Unproject(&mouseOut, &D3DXVECTOR3(mousePos.x, mousePos.y, viewPort.MinZ), &viewPort, &matProjection, &matView, &matWorld);
D3DXVec3Unproject(&mouseOut2, &D3DXVECTOR3(mousePos.x, mousePos.y, viewPort.MaxZ), &viewPort, &matProjection, &matView, &matWorld);

float wz = 3.0f;
float wx = ((wz - mouseOut.z) * (mouseOut2.x - mouseOut.x)) / (mouseOut2.z - mouseOut.z) + mouseOut.x;
float wy = ((wz - mouseOut.z) * (mouseOut2.y - mouseOut.y)) / (mouseOut2.z - mouseOut.z) + mouseOut.y;
D3DXVECTOR3 mouseFinal = D3DXVECTOR3(wx, wy, wz);

addPlane(D3DXVECTOR2(mouseFinal.x, mouseFinal.y), D3DXVECTOR2(1.0f, 1.0f), 0.0f, PhysDefinition(NoPhysics, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), ForeGroundPlane, TextureDefinition(texName, D3DXVECTOR2(texScale[0], texScale[1]), 0.0f));
}

Heres the latest build:
http://jameswarner.c...ther/Editor.rar
And heres whats happening currently:


Any ideas?

[OCN.FiX]

Bump

[OCN.FiX]

Bump

[OCN.FiX]

Bump again :/

[OCN.FiX]

Bump again :/

[OCN.FiX]

Bump, and who went through all my bumps downvoting them? lol