2016-07-07

GLOBE_3D: now, a bit of fog...

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Here is the code activating the fog in the background.

    if foggy then
      Enable (FOG);
      Fog (FOG_MODE, LINEAR);
      Fog (FOG_COLOR, fog_colour(0)'Unchecked_Access);
      Hint (FOG_HINT, FASTEST);
      Fog (FOG_START, 1.0);
      Fog (FOG_END, 0.4 * fairly_far);
    end if;

As usual with GL, it looks very obvious, but (as usual too) it is one of the few combinations that are actually working.

2016-07-06

GLOBE_3D Release 2016-07-05 - "Blender edition"

GLOBE_3D is a GL Object Based 3D engine realized with the Ada programming language.
URL: http://globe3d.sf.net

Latest additions:
  • Use of Generic Image Decoder (GID) in GL.IO; now most image formats are supported for textures and other bitmaps to be used with GLOBE_3D (or any GL app)
  • New Wavefront format (.obj / .mtl) importer
  • Doom 3 / Quake 4 map importer more complete
  • Unified GNAT project file (.gpr), allowing to selected the target Operating System (Windows, Linux, Mac) and compilation mode (fast, debug, small) for demos, tools, etc.
  • Project file for ObjectAda 9.1+ updated
The first two points facilitate the import of 3D models from software such as Blender.
Here is an example:
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Coincidentally, the Wavefront file format so simple that you can also write 3D models "by hand" in that format. An example made in an Excel sheet is provided along with the importer, in the ./tools/wavefront directory.

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Enjoy!

2016-07-04

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2016-07-03

GLOBE_3D: non-convex objects with transparency

It's stunning how the inventors of GL addressed from the beginning, in 1991, subtle issues popping up when displaying 3D object in your own program 25 years later.
For instance, take this model:

No alpha test. Click to enlarge.


It is a cross shaped (considered from above) object; texture has lots of transparency.
In the red rectangle you see the issue: the face in front was displayed before the face behind.
There is no bullet-proof rule for sorting faces, and GL has a per-screen-pixel depth buffer that allows displaying faces in an arbitrary order. So we don't want to introduce imperfect face sorting just for dealing with this kind of object.
Fortunately, the GL geniuses have invented a solution for that issue too:
    Enable    (ALPHA_TEST);
    AlphaFunc (GREATER, 0.05);
Et voilà...
Alpha test. Click to enlarge.
The model, "herbe01.obj" is in the ./tools/wavefront directory in the GLOBE_3D repository.

GLOBE_3D is a GL Object Based 3D engine realized with the Ada programming language.

URL: http://globe3d.sf.net/

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