Rendering 3D Over 2D

395

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August 08, 2016 06:00 PM

I'm trying to render 3D over 2D in Monogame, but can't figure out why it won't work!

Here's the drawing callback:


        /// <summary>
        /// This is called when the game should draw itself.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
        protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
        {
            Resolution.BeginDraw();

            spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, BlendState.AlphaBlend, null, DepthStencilState.Default, 
                RasterizerState.CullCounterClockwise, null, Resolution.getTransformationMatrix());
            m_ScrManager.Draw();
            spriteBatch.End();

            //Reset device to defaults before rendering...
            GraphicsDevice.BlendState = BlendState.Opaque;
            GraphicsDevice.DepthStencilState = DepthStencilState.Default;
            GraphicsDevice.RasterizerState = RasterizerState.CullCounterClockwise;
            GraphicsDevice.SamplerStates[0] = SamplerState.LinearWrap;
            GraphicsDevice.Viewport = new Viewport(0, 0, GlobalSettings.Default.ScreenWidth, GlobalSettings.Default.ScreenHeight);
            m_ScrManager.Draw3D();

            HitVM.Step();

            base.Draw(gameTime);
        }
    }

Here is Resolution.cs:


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;

namespace Gonzo
{
    public static class Resolution
    {
        static private GraphicsDeviceManager _Device = null;

        //From: http://www.discussiongenerator.com/2012/09/15/resolution-independent-2d-rendering-in-xna-4/
        static private int virtualViewportX;
        static private int virtualViewportY;

        static private int _Width = 800;
        static private int _Height = 600;
        static private int _VWidth = 1024;
        static private int _VHeight = 768;
        static private Matrix _ScaleMatrix;
        static private bool _FullScreen = false;
        static private bool _dirtyMatrix = true;

        public static int VirtualViewportX { get { return virtualViewportX; } }
        public static int VirtualViewportY { get { return virtualViewportY; } }

        static public void Init(ref GraphicsDeviceManager device)
        {
            _Width = device.PreferredBackBufferWidth;
            _Height = device.PreferredBackBufferHeight;
            _Device = device;
            _dirtyMatrix = true;
            ApplyResolutionSettings();
        }


        static public Matrix getTransformationMatrix()
        {
            if (_dirtyMatrix) RecreateScaleMatrix();
            
            return _ScaleMatrix;
        }

        static public void SetResolution(int Width, int Height, bool FullScreen)
        {
            _Width = Width;
            _Height = Height;

            _FullScreen = FullScreen;

           ApplyResolutionSettings();
        }

        static public void SetVirtualResolution(int Width, int Height)
        {
            _VWidth = Width;
            _VHeight = Height;

            _dirtyMatrix = true;
        }

        static private void ApplyResolutionSettings()
       {

#if XBOX360
           _FullScreen = true;
#endif

           // If we aren't using a full screen mode, the height and width of the window can
           // be set to anything equal to or smaller than the actual screen size.
           if (_FullScreen == false)
           {
               if ((_Width <= GraphicsAdapter.DefaultAdapter.CurrentDisplayMode.Width)
                   && (_Height <= GraphicsAdapter.DefaultAdapter.CurrentDisplayMode.Height))
               {
                   _Device.PreferredBackBufferWidth = _Width;
                   _Device.PreferredBackBufferHeight = _Height;
                   _Device.IsFullScreen = _FullScreen;
                   _Device.ApplyChanges();
               }
           }
           else
           {
               // If we are using full screen mode, we should check to make sure that the display
               // adapter can handle the video mode we are trying to set.  To do this, we will
               // iterate through the display modes supported by the adapter and check them against
               // the mode we want to set.
               foreach (DisplayMode dm in GraphicsAdapter.DefaultAdapter.SupportedDisplayModes)
               {
                   // Check the width and height of each mode against the passed values
                   if ((dm.Width == _Width) && (dm.Height == _Height))
                   {
                       // The mode is supported, so set the buffer formats, apply changes and return
                       _Device.PreferredBackBufferWidth = _Width;
                       _Device.PreferredBackBufferHeight = _Height;
                       _Device.IsFullScreen = _FullScreen;
                       _Device.ApplyChanges();
                   }
               }
           }

           _dirtyMatrix = true;

           _Width =   _Device.PreferredBackBufferWidth;
           _Height = _Device.PreferredBackBufferHeight;
       }

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the device to use the draw pump
        /// Sets correct aspect ratio
        /// </summary>
        static public void BeginDraw()
        {
            // Start by reseting viewport to (0,0,1,1)
            FullViewport();
            // Clear to Black
            _Device.GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.Black);
            // Calculate Proper Viewport according to Aspect Ratio
            ResetViewport();
            // and clear that
            // This way we are gonna have black bars if aspect ratio requires it and
            // the clear color on the rest
            _Device.GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
        }

        static private void RecreateScaleMatrix()
        {
            _dirtyMatrix = false;
            _ScaleMatrix = Matrix.CreateScale(
                           (float)_Device.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Width / _VWidth,
                           (float)_Device.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Width / _VWidth,
                           1f);
        }


        static public void FullViewport()
        {
            Viewport vp = new Viewport();
            vp.X = vp.Y = 0;
            vp.Width = _Width;
            vp.Height = _Height;
            _Device.GraphicsDevice.Viewport = vp;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get virtual Mode Aspect Ratio
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>aspect ratio</returns>
        static public float getVirtualAspectRatio()
        {
            return (float)_VWidth / (float)_VHeight;
        }

        static public void ResetViewport()
        {
            float targetAspectRatio = getVirtualAspectRatio();
            // figure out the largest area that fits in this resolution at the desired aspect ratio
            int width = _Device.PreferredBackBufferWidth;
            int height = (int)(width / targetAspectRatio + .5f);
            bool changed = false;
            
            if (height > _Device.PreferredBackBufferHeight)
            {
                height = _Device.PreferredBackBufferHeight;
                // PillarBox
                width = (int)(height * targetAspectRatio + .5f);
                changed = true;
            }

            // set up the new viewport centered in the backbuffer
            Viewport viewport = new Viewport();

            viewport.X = (_Device.PreferredBackBufferWidth / 2) - (width / 2);
            viewport.Y = (_Device.PreferredBackBufferHeight / 2) - (height / 2);
            viewport.Width = width;
            viewport.Height = height;
            viewport.MinDepth = 0;
            viewport.MaxDepth = 1;

            virtualViewportX = viewport.X;
            virtualViewportY = viewport.Y;

            if (changed)
            {
                _dirtyMatrix = true;
            }

            _Device.GraphicsDevice.Viewport = viewport;
        }

    }
}

Here is the 3D rendering:


        public void Render(Matrix ViewMatrix, Matrix WorldMatrix, Matrix ProjectionMatrix)
        {
            //This sets DepthBufferEnable and DepthBufferWriteEnable.
            m_Devc.DepthStencilState = DepthStencilState.Default;
            m_Devc.BlendState = BlendState.AlphaBlend;
            m_Devc.RasterizerState = RasterizerState.CullNone;

            // Configure effects
            m_HeadEffect.World = WorldMatrix;
            m_HeadEffect.View = ViewMatrix;
            m_HeadEffect.Projection = ProjectionMatrix;
            m_HeadEffect.EnableDefaultLighting();

            if (HeadTexture != null)
            {
                m_HeadEffect.Texture = HeadTexture;
                m_HeadEffect.TextureEnabled = true;
            }

            m_BodyEffect.World = WorldMatrix;
            m_BodyEffect.View = ViewMatrix;
            m_BodyEffect.Projection = ProjectionMatrix;
            m_BodyEffect.EnableDefaultLighting();

            if (m_BodyEffect != null)
            {
                m_BodyEffect.Texture = BodyTexture;
                m_BodyEffect.TextureEnabled = true;
            }

            // Configure effects
            m_LeftHandEffect.World = WorldMatrix;
            m_LeftHandEffect.View = ViewMatrix;
            m_LeftHandEffect.Projection = ProjectionMatrix;
            m_LeftHandEffect.EnableDefaultLighting();

            if (LeftHandTexture != null)
            {
                m_LeftHandEffect.Texture = LeftHandTexture;
                m_LeftHandEffect.TextureEnabled = true;
            }

            if (HeadMesh != null)
            {
                foreach (EffectPass Pass in m_HeadEffect.CurrentTechnique.Passes)
                {
                    Pass.Apply();

                    foreach (Vector3 Fce in HeadMesh.Faces)
                    {
                        // Draw
                        VertexPositionNormalTexture[] Vertex = new VertexPositionNormalTexture[3];
                        Vertex[0] = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.X];
                        Vertex[1] = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Y];
                        Vertex[2] = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Z];

                        Vertex[0].TextureCoordinate = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.X].TextureCoordinate;
                        Vertex[1].TextureCoordinate = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Y].TextureCoordinate;
                        Vertex[2].TextureCoordinate = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Z].TextureCoordinate;

                        Vertex[0].Normal = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.X].Normal;
                        Vertex[1].Normal = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Y].Normal;
                        Vertex[2].Normal = HeadMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Z].Normal;

                        m_Devc.DrawUserPrimitives<VertexPositionNormalTexture>(PrimitiveType.TriangleList, Vertex, 0, 1);
                    }

                    TransformVertices(HeadMesh, null, MeshType.Head);
                }
            }

            if (BodyMesh != null)
            {
                foreach (EffectPass Pass in m_BodyEffect.CurrentTechnique.Passes)
                {
                    Pass.Apply();

                    foreach (Vector3 Fce in BodyMesh.Faces)
                    {
                        // Draw
                        VertexPositionNormalTexture[] Vertex = new VertexPositionNormalTexture[3];
                        Vertex[0] = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.X];
                        Vertex[1] = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Y];
                        Vertex[2] = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Z];

                        Vertex[0].TextureCoordinate = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.X].TextureCoordinate;
                        Vertex[1].TextureCoordinate = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Y].TextureCoordinate;
                        Vertex[2].TextureCoordinate = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Z].TextureCoordinate;

                        Vertex[0].Normal = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.X].Normal;
                        Vertex[1].Normal = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Y].Normal;
                        Vertex[2].Normal = BodyMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Z].Normal;

                        m_Devc.DrawUserPrimitives<VertexPositionNormalTexture>(PrimitiveType.TriangleList, Vertex, 0, 1);
                    }

                    TransformVertices(BodyMesh, Skel.Bones[0], MeshType.Body);
                }
            }

            if (LeftHandMesh != null)
            {
                foreach (EffectPass Pass in m_LeftHandEffect.CurrentTechnique.Passes)
                {
                    Pass.Apply();

                    foreach (Vector3 Fce in LeftHandMesh.Faces)
                    {
                        // Draw
                        VertexPositionNormalTexture[] Vertex = new VertexPositionNormalTexture[3];
                        Vertex[0] = LeftHandMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.X];
                        Vertex[1] = LeftHandMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Y];
                        Vertex[2] = LeftHandMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Z];

                        m_Devc.DrawUserPrimitives<VertexPositionNormalTexture>(PrimitiveType.TriangleList, Vertex, 0, 1);
                    }

                    TransformVertices(LeftHandMesh, null, MeshType.LHand);
                }
            }

            if (RightHandMesh != null)
            {
                foreach (EffectPass Pass in m_LeftHandEffect.CurrentTechnique.Passes)
                {
                    Pass.Apply();

                    foreach (Vector3 Fce in RightHandMesh.Faces)
                    {
                        // Draw
                        VertexPositionNormalTexture[] Vertex = new VertexPositionNormalTexture[3];
                        Vertex[0] = RightHandMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.X];
                        Vertex[1] = RightHandMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Y];
                        Vertex[2] = RightHandMesh.TransformedVertices[(int)Fce.Z];

                        m_Devc.DrawUserPrimitives<VertexPositionNormalTexture>(PrimitiveType.TriangleList, Vertex, 0, 1);
                    }

                    TransformVertices(RightHandMesh, null, MeshType.RHand);
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Transforms all vertices in a given mesh to their correct positions.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="Msh">The mesh to transform.</param>
        /// <param name="bone">The bone to transform to.</param>
        private void TransformVertices(Mesh Msh, Bone bone, MeshType MshType)
        {
            switch (MshType)
            {
                case MeshType.Head:
                    for (int i = 0; i < Msh.TotalVertexCount; i++)
                    {
                        //Transform the head vertices' position by the absolute transform
                        //for the headbone (which is always bone 17) to render the head in place.
                        Msh.TransformedVertices[i].Position = Vector3.Transform(Msh.RealVertices[i].Position,
                            Skel.Bones[16].AbsoluteMatrix);

                        Msh.TransformedVertices[i].TextureCoordinate = Msh.RealVertices[i].TextureCoordinate;

                        //Transform the head normals' position by the absolute transform
                        //for the headbone (which is always bone 17) to render the head in place.
                        Msh.TransformedVertices[i].Normal = Vector3.Transform(Msh.RealVertices[i].Normal,
                            Skel.Bones[16].AbsoluteMatrix);
                    }

                    return;

                case MeshType.Body:
                    BoneBinding boneBinding = Msh.BoneBindings.FirstOrDefault(x => Msh.Bones[(int)x.BoneIndex] == bone.Name);

                    if (boneBinding != null)
                    {
                        for (int i = 0; i < boneBinding.RealVertexCount; i++)
                        {
                            int vertexIndex = (int)boneBinding.FirstRealVertexIndex + i;
                            VertexPositionNormalTexture relativeVertex = Msh.RealVertices[vertexIndex];

                            Matrix translatedMatrix = Matrix.CreateTranslation(new Vector3(relativeVertex.Position.X, relativeVertex.Position.Y, relativeVertex.Position.Z)) * bone.AbsoluteMatrix;
                            Msh.TransformedVertices[vertexIndex].Position = Vector3.Transform(Vector3.Zero, translatedMatrix);

                            Msh.TransformedVertices[vertexIndex].TextureCoordinate = relativeVertex.TextureCoordinate;

                            //Normals...
                            translatedMatrix = Matrix.CreateTranslation(new Vector3(relativeVertex.Normal.X, relativeVertex.Normal.Y, relativeVertex.Normal.Z)) * bone.AbsoluteMatrix;
                            Msh.TransformedVertices[vertexIndex].Normal = Vector3.Transform(Vector3.Zero, translatedMatrix);
                        }
                    }

                    foreach (var child in bone.Children)
                        TransformVertices(Msh, child, MshType);

                    break;

                case MeshType.LHand:
                    for (int i = 0; i < Msh.TotalVertexCount; i++)
                    {
                        //Transform the left hand vertices' position by the absolute transform
                        //for the left handbone (which is always bone 10) to render the left hand in place.
                        Msh.TransformedVertices[i].Position = Vector3.Transform(Msh.RealVertices[i].Position,
                            Skel.Bones[9].AbsoluteMatrix);

                        //Transform the left hand normals' position by the absolute transform
                        //for the left handbone (which is always bone 10) to render the left hand in place.
                        Msh.TransformedVertices[i].Normal = Vector3.Transform(Msh.RealVertices[i].Normal,
                            Skel.Bones[9].AbsoluteMatrix);
                    }

                    return;

                case MeshType.RHand:
                    for (int i = 0; i < Msh.TotalVertexCount; i++)
                    {
                        //Transform the right hand vertices' position by the absolute transform
                        //for the right handbone (which is always bone 15) to render the right hand in place.
                        Msh.TransformedVertices[i].Position = Vector3.Transform(Msh.RealVertices[i].Position,
                            Skel.Bones[14].AbsoluteMatrix);

                        //Transform the right hand normals' position by the absolute transform
                        //for the right handbone (which is always bone 15) to render the right hand in place.
                        Msh.TransformedVertices[i].Normal = Vector3.Transform(Msh.RealVertices[i].Normal,
                            Skel.Bones[14].AbsoluteMatrix);
                    }

                    return;
            }
        }

The 3D rendering works fine when I comment out the 2D rendering from the drawing callback. Why? :\

Nanoha

2,682

August 08, 2016 07:18 PM

What does "Doesn't work" mean? Is it simple nothing happening or are there parts not showing etc. I don't know enough about DX to make a specific comment but my first suspicion would be depth buffer. When you render the 2D does it write to the depth buffer at all?

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MatsK

395

Author

August 08, 2016 07:48 PM

Yeah, I believe it does.

Here's how I'm drawing a button to the UI, for instance:


        public override void Draw(SpriteBatch SBatch, float? LayerDepth)
        {
            if (Visible)
            {

                float Depth;
                if (LayerDepth != null)
                    Depth = (float)LayerDepth;
                else
                    Depth = 0.0f;

                if (Image != null && Image.Loaded)
                {
                    Image.Draw(SBatch, new Rectangle((int)m_SourcePosition.X, (int)m_SourcePosition.Y, (int)m_Size.X,
                        (int)m_Size.Y), Depth);
                }

                if (m_IsTextButton)
                    SBatch.DrawString(m_Font, m_Text, m_TextPosition, TextColor);
            }
        }

Notice how I'm passing Depth to Image.Draw:


        public override void Draw(SpriteBatch SBatch, Rectangle? SourceRect, float? LayerDepth)
        {
            float Depth;
            if (LayerDepth != null)
                Depth = (float)LayerDepth;
            else
                Depth = 0.0f;

            if (Visible)
            {
                if (SourceRect != null)
                {
                    SBatch.Draw(Texture, Position, null, SourceRect, new Vector2(0.0f, 0.0f), 0.0f, null, Color.White,
                        SpriteEffects.None, Depth);
                }
                else
                {
                    SBatch.Draw(Texture, Position, null, null, new Vector2(0.0f, 0.0f), 0.0f, null, Color.White,
                        SpriteEffects.None, Depth);
                }
            }
        }

But in my drawing callback in the OP, I'm resetting the DepthStencilState before rendering 3D... I thought that should do the trick!

Nanoha

2,682

August 08, 2016 08:12 PM

But in my drawing callback in the OP, I'm resetting the DepthStencilState before rendering 3D... I thought that should do the trick!

As I said I'm not familiar with DirectX but from the quick search I did all that does is:

DepthBufferEnable = true,
DepthBufferWriteEnable = true,

Looks like you will still need to actually clear the depth buffer.

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Ravyne

14,306

August 08, 2016 10:39 PM

Does the 2D-rendering work when the 3D-rendering is commented out?

As it is, with 2D and 3D enabled, what do you see? Do you see the 2D scene only, or the 3D scene only, or something else?

throw table_exception("(? ???)? ? ???");

MatsK

395

Author

August 08, 2016 10:50 PM

Yes.
As is I only see the 2D.

How do I clear the depth buffer?

Ravyne

14,306

August 08, 2016 11:22 PM

I don't know about MonoGame, but XNA (from which it decends) had an overloaded GraphicsDevice.Clear method that took some flags and other parameters that correspond to the depth-buffer.

Anticipating another potential issue -- whether you want to clear between 2D and 3D rendering at all depends on whether each scene's depth is described in terms of independent Z-spaces. For example, if your 2D elements are entirely behind the 3D elements then your current approach works (but its not optimal*) -- this would be the case if you are using the depth buffer for Z-ordering during the 2D phase and for normal depth buffering during the 3D phase. Or, if you mean for your 2D and 3D elements to be intermixed (some 2D behind 3D, some 2D in front of 3D) then what you want to do is to not clear the depth buffer here (but before each frame is rendered) and pre-bake scene-approapriate depth values into your 2D assets.

*On optimization -- if your 3D assets are entirely in front of your 2D elements, then its often better to render your 3D things first while writing the depth buffer, and then draw your 2D things afterwards with depth-orders that you know are larger than any of your 3D depth values. This skips drawing 2D pixels that ultimately get covered by 3D objects anyways. If those 2D pixels are complex, or if much of the screen gets covered by 3D objects this can save your GPU a lot of work.

If you undertake this optimization, be aware that transparency has to be considered. You would draw fully-opaque 3D stuff first from nearest objects to furthest objects, then 2D stuff (still with larger depth than anything in the 3D scene) in your usual order, then return to draw 3D stuff that's partially transparent from furthest objects to nearest objects.

throw table_exception("(? ???)? ? ???");

MatsK

395

Author

August 10, 2016 10:56 AM

Ok, I changed my drawing callback to:


        /// <summary>
        /// This is called when the game should draw itself.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="gameTime">Provides a snapshot of timing values.</param>
        protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
        {
            Resolution.BeginDraw();

            spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, BlendState.AlphaBlend, null, DepthStencilState.Default, 
                RasterizerState.CullCounterClockwise, null, Resolution.getTransformationMatrix());
            m_ScrManager.Draw();
            spriteBatch.End();

            //Reset device to defaults before rendering...
            GraphicsDevice.BlendState = BlendState.Opaque;
            GraphicsDevice.DepthStencilState = DepthStencilState.Default;
            GraphicsDevice.RasterizerState = RasterizerState.CullCounterClockwise;
            GraphicsDevice.SamplerStates[0] = SamplerState.LinearWrap;
            GraphicsDevice.Viewport = new Viewport(0, 0, GlobalSettings.Default.ScreenWidth, GlobalSettings.Default.ScreenHeight);
            GraphicsDevice.Clear(ClearOptions.DepthBuffer, Color.Black, 0.5f, 1);
            m_ScrManager.Draw3D();

            HitVM.Step();

            base.Draw(gameTime);
        }

Still doesn't work. :(

Are the parameters correct? They're not exactly very well explained on MSDN, so I just put something...

Alturos

133

August 11, 2016 08:27 AM

What it looks like to me, is that your drawing all of your 2D stuff over the 3D stuff. This is happening because you're telling SpriteBatch to use the default depth buffer which, normally, it doesn't use.

The LayerDepth parameter is actually used just for sprite sorting when you've chosen to use BackToFront or FrontToBack SpriteSortMode. Change the DepthStencilState.Default to null in your SpriteBatch.Begin call, and I suspect you should see this fixed.

If you're trying to draw sprites BETWEEN 3D models, rather than behind them, Spritebatch probably isn't what you're looking for, instead you should be rendering them as billboards so that you have actual control over their 3D positioning.

MatsK

395

Author

August 11, 2016 07:25 PM

That didn't work either :(

But thanks for pointing out that SpriteSortMode.Deferred actually ignores depth! :D

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