Hi I am trying to load an obj file thru nate robbins Object loader code. The model is being loaded but its whole white in color as i suppose the material properties are not benig loaded(the mtl file is in the same directory). How can i debug this error ? Also, i need to rotate and translate the model with the help of my mouse to view it 3 dimensionally. How can i accomplish that. I am using numerous "if-else" stmts to achieve this. Is there an efficient way to do that ?

if you have visual studio you run the code till it hits mtl loading through break method

I did not u'stand what u r trying to say

This is how the object is being loaded through GLM. It has nothing to do with the .mtl file as it is included from within the .obj file. So we have no hold on it.

sphere = malloc(sizeof(GLMmodel));
sphere = glmReadOBJ("r177772.obj"); // create sphere render list
glmList(sphere, GLM_SMOOTH); // create smoothed render list
glmUnitize(sphere);

In the mouse handler i am having several if else to manipulate rotation and translation to handle the model. But cudnt do it properly. Do u have any code which can do that or some hint regarding that.
It'd really be appreciated

Thanks

Utkarsh

Hey
Iam looking into the arcball tutorial.
Meanwhile this is the code i am working on .

The glm.h and glm.c can be found from these links

http://www.cs.kent.edu/~farrell/cg05/progs/nate_tutor/glm.h
http://www.cs.kent.edu/~farrell/cg05/progs/nate_tutor/glm.c

This is what the code does.
It loads an obj file but does not displays it in a correct manner. Material properties do not seem to come up. Its all white


#include "glm.h"

GLMmodel* sphere;


void loadGeometry()
{
sphere = malloc(sizeof(GLMmodel));
sphere = glmReadOBJ("r177772.obj"); // create sphere render list
glmList(sphere, GLM_SMOOTH); // create smoothed render list
glmUnitize(sphere);
}


static void Display(void)
{
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);

glmDraw(sphere, GLM_COLOR );
glutSwapBuffers();
glutPostRedisplay();
}

void myMouseMotion(GLint x, GLint y)
{
static GLint presentX;
static GLint presentY;
static GLint actualY;

actualY = 600 - y;
// Handle mouse motion events


// all the mouse handling but dont worry abt this its all not working

if((actualY > presentY) && (x == presentX ) )
glRotatef(1, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);

else if((actualY > presentY) && (x > presentX))
glRotatef(1, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0);

else if((actualY < presentY) && (x == presentX))
glRotatef(1, -1.0, 0.0, 0.0);

else if((actualY < presentY) && (x > presentX))
glRotatef(1, 0.0, -1.0, 0.0);

else if((x > presentX) && (actualY == presentY ) )
glRotatef(1, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);

else if((x < presentX) && (actualY == presentY))
glRotatef(1, 0.0, -1.0, 1.0);

else if((x < presentX) && (actualY > presentY))
glRotatef(1, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0);

else if((x < presentX) && (actualY < presentY))
glRotatef(1, -1.0, -1.0, 1.0);

//glPopMatrix();
presentX = x;
presentY = y;
glutPostRedisplay();
}


int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_DOUBLE | GLUT_RGB);
glutInitWindowSize(800, 600);
glutInitWindowPosition(50,50);
glutCreateWindow(argv[0]);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT|GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();

loadGeometry();
glutDisplayFunc(Display);
glutMotionFunc(myMouseMotion);
glutMainLoop();
return 0;
}

from NeHe's lesson 48 this line of my code is giving the following error

sphere = malloc(sizeof(GLMmodel));

error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'void *' to 'GLMmodel *'

if i typecast the code like

sphere = (GLMmodel*)malloc(sizeof(GLMmodel));

it starts giving "unresolved external symbols......" the standalone works fine. But when iuntegrated with NeHe's code it gives this error..

What cud be the problem. Do i need to change some settings ?

Please reply

Utkarsh