[WIP] Ogre Toolbox

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:30 pm

[ Goto http://ogretoolbox.sourceforge.net for the latest version and info! ]

My goal with Ogre Toolbox is to create an editor for the dot scene format and maybe integrate some physics.

Current features:
* Create, Open, Save a scene
* Add and delete nodes
* Rotate, move, scale nodes manually and with controls
* Create and attach entities to a node
* Create and attach lights to a node
* Detach objects from a node
* Edit properties of lights and entities (basic)
* Command line (Open with in Windows)

Screenshot:

Download:
Binary: Download zip
Source: Download source zip

Notes:
* Controls: r for rotate, m for move and s for scale
* Movement: drag left mousebutton for x and y axes drag with both mousebuttons for the z axis
* You can attach/detach by doubleclicking on a node in the tree.
* To add/delete a node right click on a item in the tree.
* You have to copy all the directories from ogrenew/samples/Media to the Media directory in the zip. I excluded it to save you guys some bandwidth.

I've posted it to get some feedback on the design.

Thanks for looking at it.

Mr. Turner

LordMyth · Post by **LordMyth** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:38 pm

And again no Linux versions........... I HATE IT. But ehh, looks C00L! It really does!

NeLo · Post by **NeLo** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:46 pm

Great joob!

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:47 pm

But ehh, looks C00L! It really does!

Thanks.

And again no Linux versions........... I HATE IT.

I know, one of my goals is to be crossplatform so I used only crossplatform libraries (Ogre & wxWidgets). So I guess the code should be crossplatform.
But I don't have a clue how to get it compiled on linux.
If someone wants to do the port, PM me.

Tyrion · Post by **Tyrion** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:50 pm

Good job !

But in your .zip file you don't have include all file require to start application
At first I have been an execption OgreCore.zip no found so fix by copy Media directory of Ogrenew

But now I have this error and don't have any possibility to find solution...

-----------------------------------
Details:
-----------------------------------
Error #: 9
Function: ZipArchive::checkZzipError
Description: Media/packs/se.zip - error whilst opening archive: Unable to read zip file..
File: \Mijn documenten\Peter\Projecten\ogrenew\OgreMain\src\OgreZip.cpp
Line: 254
Stack unwinding: <<beginning of stack>>
17:46:56: OgreApp::Init() - Exception:
An exception has been thrown!

Post by **pjcast** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:54 pm

Nice work!

The user interface feels like it needs some more polishing.. but, an awesome start at a Ogre .scene editor! Keep up the good work.

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:55 pm

To fix this:
Open up the resources.cfg and remove the last line:

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Zip=Media/packs/ogretestmap.zip
Zip=Media/packs/skybox.zip
Zip=Media/packs/se.zip    <<<<< REMOVE THIS!

se.zip is something I made.

NOTE: I've updated this in the new version.

LordMyth · Post by **LordMyth** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 6:30 pm

owww... I thought you where using Win32! It's fine if you use wxWidgets, if you want I can look at it in a week's time. Maybe I'll even manage to actually build it on Linux

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:04 pm

If there's anyone interested to join the development 'team' (currently me), PM me.

I think I need maybe 1 other developer to speed things up a bit. wxWidgets experience would be nice but is not a requirement (It's so easy to use).

Clay · Post by **Clay** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:28 pm

I wish I had the time to commit to it. I always wanted to write one of these. Maybe after I get my PythonWrapper going. =)

alphabeta · Post by **alphabeta** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:31 pm

looks great! especially since Chronos doesn't seem to be in development any more

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:31 pm

Hi,

I've updated the editor with:
* support for lights.
* a Movable Objects tab for creating and editing entities and lights without attaching them to a node.
* a proper about screen
* integration with MeshViewer (note: see question below)

Next on the list are:
* quick entity and light creation (point and click) for users that just want to put an object on the screen.
* add all properties to light object.
* fixing the controls (especially scale) Done
* bug fixing

BTW1: don't forget to drag the Ogre Media dir over the Media dir in the zip.
BTW2: the developer position is still open.

Does anyone know how to get the path of an Ogre::Mesh ?

Mr. Turner

Clay · Post by **Clay** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:26 am

Mind posting up the source for this? I wanted to dig through it. Even if it's not in a fully clean state, you should still post it...you might attract someone who wants to work on it faster that way.

I'd like to see what's going on behind the scenes, and maybe add a few things.

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:51 pm

Hi,

I've uploaded the source code. (also see in the first post).

Greetings,

Mr. Turner

Clay · Post by **Clay** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:33 pm

Do you have an email address I can contact you at? =)

Also, have you considered putting the product in a source repository like SourceForge or BerliOS (my favorite)?

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:26 pm

Yes, I'll be adding it to Sourceforge as soon as a basic version 0.1 is done.

For the e-mail: see PM.

Mr. Turner

JasonW · Post by **JasonW** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:35 pm

Mr Turner.. I'd just like to say great job so far.
I have found one bug though so far - when you add an addition scene node and forget to change it's name the program crashes out with an exception "Scene node aready exists with this name" (that is not the exact error as I didn't jot it down - but you get the drift).
Could be simply solved with a dialog box asking for a unique scene node name before the user can continue.

Also.. do you plan to implement any sort of terrain features.

(BTW... I'm am sorry to bother you if you already new about this bug.)

Mickael · Post by **Mickael** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:49 pm

It's good but i prefer chronos (sorry

)

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:41 pm

I have found one bug though so far - when you add an addition scene node and forget to change it's name the program crashes out with an exception "Scene node aready exists with this name" (that is not the exact error as I didn't jot it down - but you get the drift).

Yes I'm aware of this. I'm working on it for the next version (0.1)

Also.. do you plan to implement any sort of terrain features.

Yes, but first I want some sort of a stable editor. I got it implanted in some version, but my Ray Scene Queries for quering which object has to be selected crash when using the terrain scene manager. Currently I don't have a solution on how to fix them, so it kind of moved to 0.2, but if someone can fix them I'm glad to include them 0.1.

It's good but i prefer chronos (sorry )

I don't blame you. I know that chronos is currently in a much further development stage then Ogre Toolbox. I started working on this editor, because I'm able to use Ogre for rendering in the editor, so what you see is what you get and it offers me some more flexibility. It also allows me to use the great addon projects (like dotSceneInterface) that Ogre has and I'm learning new options every day.

I'm going to apply for an SF project, so I can get a basic dev page.

Thanks for looking at my editor.

Mr. Turner

MadLion · Post by **MadLion** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:58 pm

Mr. Turner wrote:but if someone can fix them I'm glad to include them 0.1.

I have implement it successful for TSM. Maybe i could help you.

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:26 pm

Thanks, the current code is:

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RaySceneQuery *raySceneQuery = mOgreApp->getSceneManager()->createRayQuery( cameraRay ); 
RaySceneQueryResult& res = raySceneQuery->execute();
RaySceneQueryResult::iterator it = res.begin();
Ogre::MovableObject *closestObject = NULL; 
float closestDistance = LONG_MAX; //used to be real 

if(it != res.end())
{
    closestObject = it->movable; 
    if(closestObject->getMovableType()=="Entity"){
        Ogre::Entity *TestEntity = (Entity *)closestObject;
        if(TestEntity->getParentSceneNode()->getShowBoundingBox()==false){
            String name = TestEntity->getParentSceneNode()->getName();

            // Do stuff with name...
        }
        else
            TestEntity->getParentSceneNode()->showBoundingBox(false);
    }

}else{
    SetStatusText("no object found"); 
}

It seems to crash when no object is found. Any ideas?

MadLion · Post by **MadLion** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:45 pm

If i remember right,

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closestObject = it->movable;

could be NULL.
I think this is because the ray intersects with the terrain.
But it is not a MoveableObject so NULL is returned.

You should use query flags/masks for the objects you want to select.

If i get the toolbox running on my linux box i could implement some code.

Mickael · Post by **Mickael** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:52 pm

Ok , i f you want i have a suggest

* BETTER INTERFACE (

)

Because see chronos editor , he has a good interface i think

you editor is good , very good again , but the interface is capitally ^^

you use QT FREE VERSION ?

Thanks

Mickael

Mr. Turner · Post by **Mr. Turner** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:22 pm

* BETTER INTERFACE

I'm well aware of that. I think what you are referring to are dockable windows, so a user can basically alter the whole interface to his/her needs. The current wxWidget for that is crap, but I just discovered a community contribution wxIFM. It has just gone beta-2. I'm going to look into this and see what I can do with it. Maybe I can get rid of the tab control that way.

I can compile chronos stable 0.3 from the digital sentience site, but it doesn't do anything here. I can't open, save, ...

I use wxWidgets, not QT.

Mr. Turner

Clay · Post by **Clay** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:19 pm

Mickael wrote:It's good but i prefer chronos

Mickael wrote:Ok , i f you want i have a suggest

* BETTER INTERFACE ( )

Sheesh, talk about some trolling. It's a highly experimental tool that's a couple of weeks old, you are comparing it to a much more mature tool. So, great. Why not suggest what should be changed instead of saying "chronos is better" and "BETTER INTERFACE"? That would actually be beneficial to the development.

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