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Started by DividedByZero April 17, 2014 03:27 AM

3 comments, last by Vortez 9 years, 12 months ago

DividedByZero

1,261

Author

April 17, 2014 03:27 AM

Hi guys,

I am trying to make a quad. I can currently render a triangle ok with this;

LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER9 pVertexObject = NULL;
void *pVertexBuffer = NULL; 

struct D3DVERTEX{
				float x,y,z,rhw;
				DWORD color;
				float u;
				float v;
					} vertices[3]; 

vertices[0].x = 0; 
vertices[0].y = 256; 
vertices[0].z = 0; 
vertices[0].rhw = 1.0f; 
vertices[0].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[0].u=0.0;
vertices[0].v=0.0;

vertices[1].x = 0; 
vertices[1].y = 0; 
vertices[1].z = 0; 
vertices[1].rhw = 1.0f; 
vertices[1].color = 0xffffff; 
vertices[1].u=1.0;
vertices[1].v=0.0;

vertices[2].x = 256; 
vertices[2].y = 0; 
vertices[2].z = 0; 
vertices[2].rhw = 1.0f;
vertices[2].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[2].u=0.0;
vertices[2].v=1.0;

if(FAILED(mRenderer->getDevice()->CreateVertexBuffer(3*sizeof(D3DVERTEX),0,D3DFVF_XYZRHW|D3DFVF_DIFFUSE|D3DFVF_TEX1,D3DPOOL_DEFAULT,&pVertexObject,NULL)))
	return(0);
 
if(FAILED(pVertexObject->Lock(0,3*sizeof(D3DVERTEX),&pVertexBuffer,0)))
	return(0);

memcpy(pVertexBuffer,vertices,3*sizeof(D3DVERTEX));
pVertexObject->Unlock();

// do the actual render
mRenderer->getDevice()->SetStreamSource(0,pVertexObject,0,sizeof(D3DVERTEX));
mRenderer->getDevice()->SetFVF(D3DFVF_XYZRHW|D3DFVF_DIFFUSE|D3DFVF_TEX1);
mRenderer->getDevice()->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST,0,1);

But if I expand on this to make a quad. I get nothing at all.

LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER9 pVertexObject = NULL;
void *pVertexBuffer = NULL; 

struct D3DVERTEX{float x,y,z,rhw;DWORD color;float u;float v;} vertices[4]; 

vertices[0].x = 0; 
vertices[0].y = 256; 
vertices[0].z = 0; 
vertices[0].rhw = 1.0f; 
vertices[0].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[0].u=0.0;
vertices[0].v=0.0;

vertices[1].x = 0; 
vertices[1].y = 0; 
vertices[1].z = 0; 
vertices[1].rhw = 1.0f; 
vertices[1].color = 0xffffff; 
vertices[1].u=1.0;
vertices[1].v=0.0;

vertices[2].x = 256; 
vertices[2].y = 0; 
vertices[2].z = 0; 
vertices[2].rhw = 1.0f;
vertices[2].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[2].u=0.0;
vertices[2].v=1.0;

vertices[3].x = 256; 
vertices[3].y = 256; 
vertices[3].z = 0; 
vertices[3].rhw = 1.0f;
vertices[3].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[3].u=0.0;
vertices[3].v=1.0;

if(FAILED(mRenderer->getDevice()->CreateVertexBuffer(4*sizeof(D3DVERTEX),0,D3DFVF_XYZRHW|D3DFVF_DIFFUSE|D3DFVF_TEX1,D3DPOOL_DEFAULT,&pVertexObject,NULL)))
	return(0);
 
if(FAILED(pVertexObject->Lock(0,4*sizeof(D3DVERTEX),&pVertexBuffer,0)))
	return(0);

memcpy(pVertexBuffer,vertices,4*sizeof(D3DVERTEX));
pVertexObject->Unlock();

// do the actual render
mRenderer->getDevice()->SetStreamSource(0,pVertexObject,0,sizeof(D3DVERTEX));
mRenderer->getDevice()->SetFVF(D3DFVF_XYZRHW|D3DFVF_DIFFUSE|D3DFVF_TEX1);
mRenderer->getDevice()->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST,0,2);

I am scratching my head trying to figure out what is going wrong here.

Any help would be awesome

RulerOfNothing

1,477

April 17, 2014 03:44 AM

Well, if you're drawing a triangle list, you need 3 vertices for each triangle. You want to use D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP here instead and swap the 1st and 2nd vertex.

DividedByZero

1,261

Author

April 17, 2014 03:53 AM

Thanks for your help.

I now have this (but still renders nothing)

vertices[0].x = 0; 
vertices[0].y = 0; 
vertices[0].z = 0; 
vertices[0].rhw = 1.0f; 
vertices[0].color = 0xffffff; 
vertices[0].u=1.0;
vertices[0].v=0.0;

vertices[1].x = 0; 
vertices[1].y = 256; 
vertices[1].z = 0; 
vertices[1].rhw = 1.0f; 
vertices[1].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[1].u=0.0;
vertices[1].v=0.0;

vertices[2].x = 256; 
vertices[2].y = 0+j; 
vertices[2].z = 0; 
vertices[2].rhw = 1.0f;
vertices[2].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[2].u=0.0;
vertices[2].v=1.0;

vertices[3].x = 256; 
vertices[3].y = 256; 
vertices[3].z = 0; 
vertices[3].rhw = 1.0f;
vertices[3].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[3].u=0.0;
vertices[3].v=1.0;

if(FAILED(mRenderer->getDevice()->CreateVertexBuffer(4*sizeof(D3DVERTEX),D3DUSAGE_WRITEONLY,D3DFVF_XYZRHW|D3DFVF_DIFFUSE|D3DFVF_TEX1,D3DPOOL_DEFAULT,&pVertexObject,NULL)))
	return(0);
 
if(FAILED(pVertexObject->Lock(0,4*sizeof(D3DVERTEX),&pVertexBuffer,0)))
	return(0);

memcpy(pVertexBuffer,vertices,4*sizeof(D3DVERTEX));
pVertexObject->Unlock();

// do the actual render
mRenderer->getDevice()->SetStreamSource(0,pVertexObject,0,sizeof(D3DVERTEX));
mRenderer->getDevice()->SetFVF(D3DFVF_XYZRHW|D3DFVF_DIFFUSE|D3DFVF_TEX1);
mRenderer->getDevice()->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP,0,2);

DividedByZero

1,261

Author

April 17, 2014 04:05 AM

Oooh, got it now.

Your advice gave the reverse winding order.

This fixes it.

vertices[0].x = 0+i; 
vertices[0].y = 256+j; 
vertices[0].z = 0; 
vertices[0].rhw = 1.0f; 
vertices[0].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[0].u=0.0;
vertices[0].v=0.0;

vertices[1].x = 0+i; 
vertices[1].y = 0+j; 
vertices[1].z = 0; 
vertices[1].rhw = 1.0f; 
vertices[1].color = 0xffffff; 
vertices[1].u=1.0;
vertices[1].v=0.0;

vertices[2].x = 256+i; 
vertices[2].y = 256+j; 
vertices[2].z = 0; 
vertices[2].rhw = 1.0f;
vertices[2].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[2].u=0.0;
vertices[2].v=1.0;

vertices[3].x = 256+i; 
vertices[3].y = 0+j; 
vertices[3].z = 0; 
vertices[3].rhw = 1.0f;
vertices[3].color = 0xffffff;
vertices[3].u=0.0;
vertices[3].v=1.0;

Thanks for your help, you go tme going in the right direction