Create sub objects in editor

Harton · 08-24-2012 05:40 AM

Hello,

I create new object type in editor and I would like join to this object other sub objects from object template.
My two questions:
1. How can I change position sub object when I change position its parent object?
2. How can I create sub object from template. Now I create it like this:

Code:

STRUCT(EditParticles , Edit::ObjClass)

//{

    // ...

};

void EditParticles::create(Game::ObjParams &obj)

{

    for(UInt i=0; i<obj.sub_objs.elms(); ++i)

    {

        Edit::World.objCreate(Vec(0,0,0), &obj.sub_objs[i]);

    }

}

Objects are created but they are empty. Anyone know why?

Harton · 08-25-2012 09:27 AM

Asked are outdated. I worked it out with these problems.
But there was another problem. When I want to move the parent object, its sub objects copy to a new location and I have one parent and a few the same sub object in different positions. How do I move the parent, so that the children remained in the same relationship?
I create sub object in this way:

Code:

void CBaseObjClass::create(Game::ObjParams &obj)

{

    for(UInt i=0; i<obj.sub_objs.elms(); ++i)

    {

        Edit::World.objCreate(obj.matrixFinal().pos, &obj.sub_objs[i]);

    }

}

The second question. Why is not it possible to get an array of objects selected?
At this point, a way to determine which object is selected, it is very brutal.

Code:

    for(int i=0; i<Edit::World.objs(); ++i)

    {

        if(Edit::World.obj(i).selected() == true)

        {

            // actions

        }

    }

Calling the code for every object in every frame is very inefficient. Or maybe there is another way?

**Esenthel** · 08-26-2012 02:23 PM

Hello,

This is not the right approach to create secondary objects,
as CBaseObjClass::create (in Editor) may be called multiple times, everytime the object has been modified.

I can add accessing selected objects for next SDK

if you don't wish to wait you can add following methods to "Edit/World/WE.h"

Code:

Int  selObjs(     )C {return  _obj_sel.elms();} // get number of selected objects

Obj& selObj (Int i)  {return *_obj_sel[i]    ;} // get i-th      selected object

Harton · 08-26-2012 07:13 PM

Thanks! I'll wait for next SDK and surprise, mentioned in the roadmap. wink

This access to selected objects will be better.

But I would like to ask you for help in creating sub objects. Generally, a useful improvement would be a group of objects, but as long as it does not exist, I have to do it another way.
Can you hint, how to create sub objects, that were permanently attached to the parent?

**Esenthel** · 09-01-2012 02:18 PM

Hello,

Groupped objects are on the roadmap

My suggestion would be:
use 1 Edit object in the world Editor, however draw that object as multiple objects:
void objDraw()
{
mesh.draw(matrix);
sub_obj_0.draw(matrix1);
sub_obj_1.draw(matrix2);
}

when it comes to Game, then you can use your method of:

Code:

void CBaseObjClass::create(Game::ObjParams &obj)

 {

     for(UInt i=0; i<obj.sub_objs.elms(); ++i)

     {

         Edit::World.objCreate(obj.matrixFinal().pos, &obj.sub_objs[i]);

     }

 }

Create sub objects in editor
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