# AABB vs Frustum test

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Hello, I am implementing the aabb vs frustum test as suggested in this article, the 2 vertex version Efficient AABB frustum intersection test n is the (negative/closest)? vertex of the aabb to the plane. I just wonder whether it isn't sufficient to only test the vertex 'n' against the plane, if it is in front( outside the frustum) the aabb is also outside. Or is there a special case I don t handle this way? thx for your help.
 34 bool frustum::intersect(const math::aabb& b, uint& mask) const
35 {
36         uint nx;
37         uint ny;
38         uint nz;
39         math::vector4 normal;
40         math::vector4 p;
41         math::vector4 n;
42         math::vector4 bn[2] = {b.min(),b.max()};
43         math::vector4 bp[2] = {b.max(),b.min()};
44
45
47         {
49                 nx = (*((uint*)&normal[0]))>>31;
50                 ny = (*((uint*)&normal[1]))>>31;
51                 nz = (*((uint*)&normal[2]))>>31;
52
53                 p = math::vector4(bp[nx][0],bp[ny][1],bp[nz][2]);
54                 n = math::vector4(bn[nx][0],bn[ny][1],bn[nz][2]);
55
57                         return false;
58         }
59         for(uint i=0;i<6;++i)
60         {
62                         continue;
63
64                 normal = m_Plane.normal();
65                 nx = (*((uint*)&normal[0]))>>31;
66                 ny = (*((uint*)&normal[1]))>>31;
67                 nz = (*((uint*)&normal[2]))>>31;
68
69                 p = math::vector4(bp[nx][0],bp[ny][1],bp[nz][2]);
70                 n = math::vector4(bn[nx][0],bn[ny][1],bn[nz][2]);
71
72                 if(math::point_to_plane(n,m_Plane) > 0.0f)
73                 {
75                         return false;
76                 }
77         }
78
79         return true;
80 }


[Edited by - Basiror on March 17, 2008 2:40:26 AM]

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I didn't read through all of your source code as it seemed a bit involved compared to the code presented in the article you gave a link to. Maybe you tried to implement the plane masking and choherency stuff?. I also used that article as a base when implementing my own AABB vs. Frustum check routine and it is shorter than yours and nearly identical to the one presented in the article.

struct AABB {	vec3x min;	vec3x max;};struct Frustum {	vec4f planes[6];	Frustum(const mat4f &m)	{		const vec4f r1(m.elem[0][0], m.elem[0][1], m.elem[0][2], m.elem[0][3]);		const vec4f r2(m.elem[1][0], m.elem[1][1], m.elem[1][2], m.elem[1][3]);		const vec4f r3(m.elem[2][0], m.elem[2][1], m.elem[2][2], m.elem[2][3]);		const vec4f r4(m.elem[3][0], m.elem[3][1], m.elem[3][2], m.elem[3][3]);		planes[0] = r4 + r1;		planes[1] = r4 - r1;		planes[2] = r4 + r2;		planes[3] = r4 - r2;		planes[4] = r4 + r3;		planes[5] = r4 - r3;	}};int aabb_vs_frustum(const AABB &aabb, const Frustum &f){	int result = 1;	for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {		const vec4f &plane = f.planes;		const vec3f pv(			plane.x > 0 ? aabb.max.x : aabb.min.x,			plane.y > 0 ? aabb.max.y : aabb.min.y,			plane.z > 0 ? aabb.max.z : aabb.min.z		);		const vec3f nv(			plane.x < 0 ? aabb.max.x : aabb.min.x,			plane.y < 0 ? aabb.max.y : aabb.min.y,			plane.z < 0 ? aabb.max.z : aabb.min.z		);		const float n = dot(vec4f(pv, 1.0f), plane);		if (n < 0) return -1;		const float m = dot(vec4f(nv, 1.0f), plane);		if (m < 0) result = 0;	}	return result;}

This is all the code i use. I feel that the plane masking and especially the cohereny stuff only complicate things a lot. AABB vs Frustums checks are not that expensive at all compared to other stuff.

The above code computes the frustum planes from a matrix. The matrix is assumed to be like the matrices used in OpenGL. DirectX uses a bit different matrices, so the computation would have to be different. I also inverted the plane normals of the frustum to point inside the frustum instead of outside which required to switch the computation of n and m compared to the article.

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It is sufficient; the other tests simply allow you to distinguish between overlapping and completely contained. If you don't care about that, you can just use the one vertex.

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Quote:
 Original post by TrenkiI didn't read through all of your source code as it seemed a bit involved compared to the code presented in the article you gave a link to. Maybe you tried to implement the plane masking and choherency stuff?. I also used that article as a base when implementing my own AABB vs. Frustum check routine and it is shorter than yours and nearly identical to the one presented in the article.*** Source Snippet Removed ***This is all the code i use. I feel that the plane masking and especially the cohereny stuff only complicate things a lot. AABB vs Frustums checks are not that expensive at all compared to other stuff.The above code computes the frustum planes from a matrix. The matrix is assumed to be like the matrices used in OpenGL. DirectX uses a bit different matrices, so the computation would have to be different. I also inverted the plane normals of the frustum to point inside the frustum instead of outside which required to switch the computation of n and m compared to the article.

I just remember the plane that was used to clip the AABB last frame, this has the huge advantage that you may reduce the number of dot products, which will release some cycles for other operations, ray triangle intersections...

*hence* less work means less energy consumption *cough*

@emeyex: Thanks for pointing this out, is there any used for knowing whether the AABBs are completely inside?

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 @emeyex: Thanks for pointing this out, is there any used for knowing whether the AABBs are completely inside?

Well, if you have a volume hierarchy (i.e., AABBs inside other AABBs, where "inside" really means inside), then if a parent AABB tests as fully contained in the frustum, then you don't even have to test any of the children AABBs, as you know they will be fully contained in the frustum as well. This obviously works for any volume hierarchy (not just AABBs).

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