How to rotate an object to terrain normal
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I have an idea on how to do this but not 100% sure on how to implement it.
1.Get Normal of object to terrain?
2.Get Normal of terrain at point X?
3.Take cross() of those two?
4.Align object's normal you found to terrains normal?
I have a lot of books, but can't think of any I have that I ever came across on how to implement this... So if anyone has a specific book that covers this I would appreciate it or if someone has a tutorial site that would be great also. I have looked around and most just talk theory not actual code base to learn from. I am not going to be doing each wheel for my models as of now are modeled as a solid unit...
thanks
[Edited by - MARS_999 on June 9, 2007 5:45:55 AM]
you can use the followign method to generate a rotation matrix to transform an object alligned with the y-axis to the surface normal:
let the surface normal be the unit vector 'y'
then you have:
x = [y.z, 0, -y.x]/sqrt(y.x*y.x+y.z*y.z);
z = x cross y
thatll give a rotation matrix:
[x.x y.x z.x 0]
[x.y y.y z.y 0]
[x.z y.z z.z 0]
[ 0 0 0 1 ]
which you can add to the modelview transformation.
there is one degenerate case, when y.x and y.z are both 0, in which case you can use the matrix:
[ 1 0 0 0 ]
[ 0 y.y 0 0]
[ 0 0 0 y.y 0]
[ 0 0 0 1 ]
in otherwords, for a terrain this will be when its completely flat, and the rotation matrix will be the identity matrix since the terrain wont be upside down
let the surface normal be the unit vector 'y'
then you have:
x = [y.z, 0, -y.x]/sqrt(y.x*y.x+y.z*y.z);
z = x cross y
thatll give a rotation matrix:
[x.x y.x z.x 0]
[x.y y.y z.y 0]
[x.z y.z z.z 0]
[ 0 0 0 1 ]
which you can add to the modelview transformation.
there is one degenerate case, when y.x and y.z are both 0, in which case you can use the matrix:
[ 1 0 0 0 ]
[ 0 y.y 0 0]
[ 0 0 0 y.y 0]
[ 0 0 0 1 ]
in otherwords, for a terrain this will be when its completely flat, and the rotation matrix will be the identity matrix since the terrain wont be upside down
Author
Please clarify that the surface normal you speak of is the terrain surface normal? and not the models(car) surface normal.
Author
Ok here is what I have... I think I am close, but need someone who has an idea on this to take a look. Thanks
void RotatePlayerToTerrainNormal(Player *player, vec3 &normal){ Matrix4x4 matrixMV; glGetFloatv(GL_MODELVIEW_MATRIX, matrixMV.matrix); if(normal.x == 0.0f && normal.z == 0.0f) { Matrix4x4 tempMatrix; tempMatrix.Identity(); tempMatrix *= matrixMV; player->model->rot.x = tempMatrix.matrix[12]; player->model->rot.y = tempMatrix.matrix[13]; player->model->rot.z = tempMatrix.matrix[14]; } else { vec3 x = vec3(normal.z, 0.0f, -normal.x) / sqrt(normal.x * normal.x + normal.z * normal.z); vec3 z = Cross(x, normal); Matrix4x4 tempMatrix(x.x, normal.x, z.x, 0.0f, x.y, normal.y, z.y, 0.0f, x.z, normal.z, z.z, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); tempMatrix *= matrixMV; player->model->rot.x = tempMatrix.matrix[12]; player->model->rot.y = tempMatrix.matrix[13]; player->model->rot.z = tempMatrix.matrix[14]; }}
Author
Well can anyone confirm this then? Can I use my TBN matrix I have setup already to use that to rotate the objects?????
Author
Quote:Original post by Rasmadrak
Have you tried implementing it? Does it work?
Which one? My TBN idea? If so yes and I can't get the math right, for how to setup the matrices.
If you are referring to luca-deltodesco idea, I posted my code and that isn't working either.
Thanks for the reply. I am about bald from pulling my hair out... :(
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Here is what I have now and still isn't working...
void RotatePlayerToTerrainNormal(Player *player, Camera &camera){ Matrix4x4 rotationMatrix; vec3 terrainNormal = gterrain->GetTerrainNormal(camera.View.x, camera.View.z); vec3 player1Normal = vec3(player->model->Objects->Normals[3], player->model->Objects->Normals[4], player->model->Objects->Normals[5]); float angle = Dot(terrainNormal, player1Normal); rotationMatrix.Rotate(angle, true, true, true);//rotate on all three axes vec4 tempRotation = rotationMatrix.VectorMatrixMultiply3x3(player->model->rot); player->model->rot.x = tempRotation.x; player->model->rot.y = tempRotation.y; player->model->rot.z = tempRotation.z;}This topic is closed to new replies.
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