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All good engines load a mesh and then have you load a node from that mesh. The reason is simple. Having only one 3d mesh loaded into memory you can have MANY nodes of that mesh on the screen without taking up much more memory. Basically all engines do this, though some hide it from you.

Blade wrote:

dagcrack wrote: I dont see why irrlicht works like that... load a mesh into memory and later add a "node" ... weird I would say... one would think that loadmesh will let you set a handle for the mesh and it will be loaded.. and thats about all.

I had the same feeling, but supposed that it's how the Irrlicht engine works...
dracflamloc was just wrapping it, isn't he?

While I am wrapping it, you'd be amazed how much I had to add and change to get things working through pb

You'll be amazed to know that you only need a command called DuplicateMesh(mesh,newmesh) for trashing the IDIOTIC idea about "nodes" pffff ..

if irrlicht is going to pb, then it should go well and not just wrapped

Essentially thats all addnode does, but by keeping the original mesh unmodified it means you'll always have a copy of the original model and not one with lots of transformations. Otherwise you could be duplicating a transformed mesh. Also, enjoy natively porting irrlicht's entirely C++ Class-based and object-oriented structure to purebasic

If you can do it go ahead though.

dracflamloc wrote:While I am wrapping it, you'd be amazed how much I had to add and change to get things working through pb

I'm sure that a lot of work is needed.
I said "wrapping" to say that you didn't decided how the original engine works

dracflamloc wrote: enjoy natively porting irrlicht's entirely C++ Class-based and object-oriented structure to purebasic

haha

Okay at any rate, hopefully once this round of midterms is over you'll see a new version.

Round is over?

make sure you keep a copy of the source somewhere else this time

LOL but all this things happends because people is LAZY LAME....LAZY SO LAZY THEY ALMOST STOP! and its true.

Really PEOPLE stop being lazy for BACKUPING get a cheap harddrive, you cant?, Get a usb stick... 16 mb even thats enough for backuping code!, you cant?, ,BUY a blank dvd, you can't?, BUY a blank CD, if not. quit this already...



BY THE WAY wheres the opengl support?

Any news?

Hi all. This thread haven't changed for ages. If this wrapper going public could any lazy guy have a piece?

Yea let me find the source again and i'll upload it to my site for all.

Be warned it is based on an older irrlicht version but i dont think anything has changed that would make it incompatible

Source for the library is now available to all, and so it shall stay:

http://www.dracsoft.com/viewdownload.php?id=26

Licensed under the LGPL

Nevermind, problem solved... it compiled.. I needed to update pb to latest version.

However, the "ship" and "planet" aren't very ship or planet looking and the textures on them don't make sense. anyone else agree?

ALso, are there any more examples or tutorials to use this?

best,
mike

dracflamloc wrote:Source for the library is now available to all, and so it shall stay:

http://www.dracsoft.com/viewdownload.php?id=26

Licensed under the LGPL

I extracted the library one your website (pb_irrlicht.zip) and then tried to compile the .pb file, IrrlichTest.pb but it won't compile-

Line 6: Structure Not Found: I3D_GUI_EVENT

The following is the only thing I tried to run (the IrrlichTest.pb file)

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;**************************
; Test PB_Irrlicht Program
;**************************

;GUI EVENT HANDLER
ProcedureCDLL EventHandler(*EventData.I3D_GUI_EVENT)
If *EventData\eventType=#I3D_EVENT_GUI
If *EventData\flag2=#I3D_GUIEVENT_BUTTON_CLICKED
If *EventData\flag1=102
i3D_Node_SetMaterialFlag(1,#I3D_MATERIALFLAG_WIREFRAME,1)
EndIf
EndIf
EndIf
EndProcedure

;MAIN PROGRAM
ShipData.I3D_NODEDATA
PlanetData.I3D_NODEDATA
If i3D_Initialize3D(#I3D_DRIVER_OPENGL, 640,480,32,0,1,@EventHandler())
;set startup values
InitKeyboard()
i3D_SetShadowColor(255,0,0,0)
i3D_SetBackgroundColor(155,90,90,90)
i3D_SetWindowCaption("Test PB_Irrlicht - Version: " + i3D_GetEngineVersion())
i3D_GUI_SetFont("./fontcourier.bmp")
i3D_LoadMesh("./ship1.ms3d")
i3D_LoadTexture("./ship1.bmp")
i3D_AddAnimatedNode("./ship1.ms3d",1,1,1,1,1)
i3D_AddAnimatedNode("./planet.ms3d",3,1,1,1,1)
i3D_Node_SetMaterialType(1,#I3D_MATERIALTYPE_SPHERE_MAP)
i3D_Node_SetTexture("./ship1.bmp",1,0)
i3D_AddDynamicLight(1,5,5,5,100,255,255,255,100)
i3D_Camera_SetPosition(20,50,20)
i3D_Node_AddDynamicShadow(1)

;create GUI
EditBox1.l = i3D_GUI_CreateEditBox("Edit box sample",101,100,100,250,150,1)
Button1.l = i3D_GUI_CreateButton("Wireframe",102,400,100,500,150)
Static1.l = i3D_GUI_CreateStaticText("Static text is fun!",103,250,250,400,300,0,0)
MsgBox.l = i3D_GUI_CreateMessageBox("Test MsgBox","Testing 1 2 3",104,1,#I3D_GUI_MSGBOX_OK + #I3D_GUI_MSGBOX_CANCEL)

While i3D_IsRunning()
i3D_Camera_PointAtNode(1)

;Start the rendering sequence - ORDER MATTERS
i3D_BeginRender(1,1)

;Render to the screen
i3D_RenderScene()
i3D_RenderGUI()

;Draw2DText must be done between beginrender and endrender, no other time
i3D_Draw2DText("./fontcourier.bmp",10,10,"Hello and welcome to PB_Irrlicht by dracflamloc!",255,255,255,255,0)
i3D_Draw2DText("./fontcourier.bmp",10,30,"http://www.dracsoft.com/",255,255,255,255,0)
i3D_Draw2DText("./fontcourier.bmp",10,50,"X: " + Str(ShipData\xPos),255,255,255,255,0)
i3D_Draw2DText("./fontcourier.bmp",10,70,"Z: " + Str(ShipData\zPos),255,255,255,255,0)
i3D_Draw2DText("./fontcourier.bmp",10,90,"FPS: " + Str(i3D_GetFPS()),255,255,255,255,0)

;End the rendering sequence
i3D_EndRender()

;update data and rotate object
i3D_Node_GetData(1,@ShipData)
i3D_Node_SetRotation(1,ShipData\xRot+0.05,ShipData\yRot+0.05,ShipData\zRot-0.05)
i3D_Node_GetData(3,@PlanetData)
i3D_Node_SetRotation(3,PlanetData\xRot,PlanetData\yRot+0.15,PlanetData\zRot)

;check keypress
ExamineKeyboard()
If KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Left)
i3D_Node_SetPosition(1,ShipData\xPos - 0.05,ShipData\yPos,ShipData\zPos)
ElseIf KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Right)
i3D_Node_SetPosition(1,ShipData\xPos + 0.05,ShipData\yPos,ShipData\zPos)
ElseIf KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Down)
i3D_Node_SetPosition(1,ShipData\xPos,ShipData\yPos,ShipData\zPos + 0.05)
ElseIf KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Up)
i3D_Node_SetPosition(1,ShipData\xPos,ShipData\yPos,ShipData\zPos - 0.05)
ElseIf KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Escape)
i3D_Close3D()
EndIf

Wend
Else
MessageRequester("Error","Could not initialize the 3D device. Make sure you have PB_Irrlicht.dll")
EndIf

i3D_DoCleanUp()
End

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You will need to include the file where that stuff is defined. It used to be compiled by tailbite into a pb lib.

I honestly havent tested it since pb 3.92, but if you just include the wrapper and such, it should still work.