glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); // Clear The Screen And The Depth Buffer
glLoadIdentity(); // Reset The Current Modelview Matrix
glTranslatef(0.0f, 0.0f, -30.0f);
// zrot is the angle by which the car has turned
glRotatef(zrot,0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture[0]); // bind the texture
// the track
glBegin(GL_QUADS);
glNormal3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f);
glVertex3f(-20.0f+y*sine(zrot), -15.0f+y*cosine(zrot), 0.0f);
// y is the forward movement of the car
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f);
glVertex3f( 20.0f+y*sine(zrot), -15.0f+y*cosine(zrot), 0.0f);
glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f( 20.0f+y*sine(zrot), 15.0f+y*cosine(zrot), 0.0f);
glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-20.0f+y*sine(zrot), 15.0f+y*cosine(zrot), 0.0f);
glEnd();
rotation in opengl
Author
hello! I am trying to make a 2d car simulation game using opengl for a start. The texture is a textured GL_QUAD which is larger than the viewport. My idea is to make the track rotate when someone turns the car (which is in the center of the screen). So, obviously the track would have to rotate about that point as well. But when I move the image around (moving the car forward), the GL_QUAD then rotates about IT's center, which is not at the center of the screen anymore. My drawing code:
cosine() and sine() I have defined to work with degree angles, so don't worry about that. You will notice I am moving the image sideways on my modelview matrix (no glTranslatef()), so that the origin is always at the center of my screen. However, the problem remains as I described. I would be glad if you could help, maybe I am misunderstanding the glRotatef function? Thanks ...
Hi,
If i understand correctlly you're trying to rotate your quad by changing its four vertices (the sine/cosine stuff), but i can't understand why? Just put glTranslatef(x_car, y_car, 0) after your glRotatef(zrot,..) function and draw the quad without the cosnie/sine. This should palce the centre of rotation in the position of your car and then rotate it by your angle..
The way you tried it is not very smart, because your sine and cosine function are slower than the openGL implematation of glRotatef().
Hope this helps a little :)
Y.
If i understand correctlly you're trying to rotate your quad by changing its four vertices (the sine/cosine stuff), but i can't understand why? Just put glTranslatef(x_car, y_car, 0) after your glRotatef(zrot,..) function and draw the quad without the cosnie/sine. This should palce the centre of rotation in the position of your car and then rotate it by your angle..
The way you tried it is not very smart, because your sine and cosine function are slower than the openGL implematation of glRotatef().
Hope this helps a little :)
Y.
something else you could try is
glMatrixMode(GL_TEXTURE);
glRotatef(...);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
...draw quad
glMatrixMode(GL_TEXTURE);
glLoadIdentity();
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glMatrixMode(GL_TEXTURE);
glRotatef(...);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
...draw quad
glMatrixMode(GL_TEXTURE);
glLoadIdentity();
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
Author
Hi yanco! Thanks for the post. I wasn't using sine/cosine to rotate, but as you said, a glTranslatef after rotation did what I wanted. But I have a new problem (less severe!). First the revised code:
After any rotation, further forward movement moves the car along the quad's y-axis, which is at an angle to the screen. I want it to move along the y-axis of the screen. Anyone got any suggestions?
glTranslatef(0.0f, 0.0f, z); glRotatef(zrot,0.0f,0.0f,1.0f); glTranslatef(0.0f, y, 0.0f); glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture[0]); // bind the texture // the track glBegin(GL_QUADS); glNormal3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f(-20.0f, -15.0f, 0.0f); glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); glVertex3f( 20.0f, -15.0f, 0.0f); glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f( 20.0f, 15.0f, 0.0f); glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); glVertex3f(-20.0f, 15.0f, 0.0f); glEnd();After any rotation, further forward movement moves the car along the quad's y-axis, which is at an angle to the screen. I want it to move along the y-axis of the screen. Anyone got any suggestions?
Author
Hi it's me again! To adam17: I tried your way, but it's doing very strange things. The textures look like they're lined up on after the other, and the rotation is occuring about some point out of the top left of my viewport. Maybe I messed up what you interpreted?
Try to model the simulation first.
For example, develop a Car entity that has position and rotation. In addition, you will of course need a world to drive in. During every update tick, get user input and update the cars position and rotation in the world.
Then concentrate on rendering a view of this model using OenGL. Adam12's suggestion of modifying the texture coordinates for a static Quad on the creen will give you the effect you want.
This will provide a loose coupling between your simulation and the actual rendering of it to the screen.
Hope this helps....
For example, develop a Car entity that has position and rotation. In addition, you will of course need a world to drive in. During every update tick, get user input and update the cars position and rotation in the world.
Then concentrate on rendering a view of this model using OenGL. Adam12's suggestion of modifying the texture coordinates for a static Quad on the creen will give you the effect you want.
This will provide a loose coupling between your simulation and the actual rendering of it to the screen.
Hope this helps....
Author
Thanks guys. I stuck at it and got what I wanted with a little trigonometry, in the end! Maybe it is a little slow, so I'll look into rotation the texture coords and stuff later - thanks for your advice. Cheers!
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