Hi everyone, I'm currently loading model files. I read out the vertex and face data and saved them each in a vector. Now I wanted to draw the faces onto screen using dx9 and DrawPrimitiveUP. But I need a 'user memory pointer to the vertex data'. But how can I convert from 'std::vector' to 'const void*'??? thx for help! cu

No, that doesn't work, but maybe it's my fault:

Maybe there is some sizeof mistake in the following code

// MODEL LOADING CODE
...
SModelMesh *pMesh = new SModelMesh;

pMesh->Position = D3DXVECTOR3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
pMesh->Color = D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 0, 0);

Model.Mesh.push_back(*pMesh);

pMesh->Position = D3DXVECTOR3(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
pMesh->Color = D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 0, 0);

Model.Mesh.push_back(*pMesh);

pMesh->Position = D3DXVECTOR3(1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
pMesh->Color = D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 0, 0);

Model.Mesh.push_back(*pMesh);

delete pMesh;

if(FAILED(Engine.Window.m_pD3DDevice->CreateVertexBuffer(3*sizeof(SModelMesh),
0,
D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE,
D3DPOOL_DEFAULT,
&Model.VBuffer,
NULL)))
{
// Error --> Exit!
Engine.Exit();
}

VOID* pVertices;
if(FAILED(Model.VBuffer->Lock(0,
3*sizeof(SModelMesh),
(void**)&pVertices,
0)))
{
// Error --> Exit!
Engine.Exit();
}

memcpy(pVertices,
&Model.Mesh,
3*sizeof(SModelMesh));

Model.VBuffer->Unlock();

...
// END OF MODEL LOADING CODE

// RENDERING CODE
...
for(int index = 0; index < Models.m_NumModels; index++)
{
Engine.Window.m_pD3DDevice->SetStreamSource(0,
Models.GetModelVB(index),
0,
sizeof(SModelMesh));
Engine.Window.m_pD3DDevice->SetFVF(D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE);
Engine.Window.m_pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitiveUP(D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST,
1,
Models.GetModelMesh(index),
sizeof(SModelMesh));
}
...
// END OF RENDERING CODE

btw the '3' is just for testing, so this will be changed into Model.Mesh.size()!

[Edited by - stefan5000 on July 19, 2005 3:45:30 PM]

Here is the helper function:

void *CModel::GetModelMesh(int index)
{
return &m_ModelList[index].Mesh;
}

When I try that '[0]'-thing I get memory errors when running my exe!

Well, that '[0]'-thing seems to work now at this line:

memcpy(pVertices, &Model.Mesh[0], 3 * sizeof(SModelMesh));

But the DrawPrimitiveUP-function still results in an error when writing that '[0]'-thing!

I changed that void *GetModelMesh(int index) thing to

SModelMesh *CModel::GetModelMesh(int index)
{
SModelMesh *pMesh;
pMesh = &m_ModelList[index].Mesh[0];

return pMesh;
}

Has anyone an idea?!

Okay guys,

I'm giving up! I just use DrawPrimitive now and it works! Thought I need DrawPrimitiveUP, but I don't!

thank you all for your help!

cu