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Translating .obj files to jit.matrix
Mar 20 2006 | 1:32 pm
I have accumulated a number of 3D graphics programs to make .obj files for
jit.gl.model. Now, I would like to manipulate the data directly to warp the
shapes in real time. I am wondering if someone has created a method or tool
to translate .obj files so they can be loaded into jit.matrix. I have seen
the examples where a sphere is created directly into a matrix with plane
messages specifying each point and I love the example that creates "ghosts"
with jit.noise. I'm looking for something in between.
And a related issue in openGL...There are many examples in the openGL
manuals that could be plugged into jit.gl.sketch. However, the format of
the sketch messages is different so as not to allow simple cut and paste.
Has anyone dealt with this? Would this be a thing to do with Java?
Cheers,
Gary Lee Nelson
TIMARA Department
Oberlin College
www.timara.oberlin.edu/GaryLeeNelson
- Mar 20 2006 | 6:06 pmI did a bit of this recently.A) [Jit.gl.model @matrixoutput 1] -> [jit.matrix] -> [jit.gl.mesh]Watch out for large obj files slowing down your frame rate though. Bang the jit.gl.model once to dump it into a jit.matrix, then do transforms on that matrix at frame rate and send to jit.gl.mesh. The output will be a Nx1 matrix; depending upon what primitive you use to render (triangles, lines, quad strips etc etc) it might be helpful to reorganise the matrix into an Nx3 or Nx4 shape. Start with some really simple .objs (like, cubes) to get an idea of what is happening.It's pretty hard to get transforms that make much sense visually (apart from the obvious 'exploding triangles' and 'jittery noisy shapes' effects...) and it's especially dependent upon the order of vertices in the .obj file. Different packages seem to export in different ways; I've seen some with a lot of zero vertices in there.Oh, and quite a few .obj files don't have their normals set (they will look weird if you have lighting enabled), so try sending a make_normals message to your jit.gl.model after loading.B) yes, or Javascript which might be simpler to write a parser in
- Mar 20 2006 | 6:48 pmIf you create models with the same program, (Maya for instance) and count the number of verts and make sure they are the same, you can do very convincing morphs.basically, what I have is this:2 x jit.gl.model @matrixoutput 1each feeds into a jit.xfadejit.xfade into a named jit.matrixwhenever I change the xfade value, I also bang the 2 jit.gl.models, which then supply the morphed vertices into the 'bottom' jit.matrix. This way, I incur no penalty for having the xfades, the jitter matrix chain is inactive until I decide to morph again. the last jit.matrix is essentially a vertex 'buffer' that is then rendered with jit.gl.sketch with drawmatrix . Add a line or two to make morphing smooth, and it works well.I just played with it live last night at an open jam, and really enjoyed it.The hardest part is making the models.v a d e //www.vade.info abstrakt.vade.infoI LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE! I LIVE!You will not be saved by the Holy Ghost. You will not be saved by the God Plutonium.In fact, YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!
- May 24 2006 | 1:06 pmI want to work with modelmorphing but i cant get the basics to work. Probably something i'm too blind to see because i tried everything described in the forums/tutorials. Max loads the models seperately but after an xfade i can't get the matrix to work. I tried vade's method and the gl.sketch alternative as described in the patch below. Please your opinion about this, I'm getting headaches!Tim
- May 24 2006 | 11:05 pmgot it finaly..forgot to include the drawingmethod. i wanted to bang my head for forgetting it, but instead i'll let max bang for mehere is the patch which works for me:
