Irrlicth has a scale animator?

[Tranen]

There is something like:
scenemanager->createScaleAnimator(...) that makes my object bigger or smaller while time is passing?

I've searched in scenemanager documentation but i haven't found it.

If I need to create it can you gave me some advice? Where I can start?

Thanks
Tranen

[Bear_130278]

Pseudo

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f32 TimeDelta=Irrtime-lastTime;TimeDelta/=100;
Node->setScale(vector3df(1.0f*TimeDelta,1.0f*TimeDelta,1.0f*TimeDelta)); lastTime=Irrtime;

[randomMesh]

My boids do it like this:

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void BoidSceneNode::OnAnimate(u32 timeMs)
{
	if (this->firstUpdate)
	{
		this->lastAnimationTime = timeMs;
		this->firstUpdate = false;
	}

	const f32 elapsed = (timeMs - this->lastAnimationTime)*0.001;
	this->lastAnimationTime = timeMs;

	if (this->perching) //if on ground
	{
		if (this->forward)
		{
			this->RelativeScale += irr::core::vector3df(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)*elapsed;

			if (this->RelativeScale.X > 2.0f)
				this->forward = false;
		}
		else
		{
			this->RelativeScale -= irr::core::vector3df(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)*elapsed;

			if (this->RelativeScale.X < 1.0f)
				this->forward = true;
		}
	}

	ISceneNode::OnAnimate(timeMs);
}

[sudi]

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class CScaleAnimator : public irr::scene::ISceneNodeAnimator
{
public:
    CScaleAnimator(irr::core::vector3df scalePerSec)
    {
        LastTime = 0;
    }
    
    void animateNode(irr::scene::ISceneNode* node, irr::u32 timeMs)
    {
        if (LastTime == 0)
            LastTime = timeMs;
            
        irr::f32 diff = (timeMs-LastTime) / 1000.0f;
        
        node->setScale(node->getScale()+ScalePerSec*diff);
        
        LastTime = timeMs;
    }
    
    irr::scene::ISceneNodeAnimator* createClone(irr::scene::ISceneNode* node, irr::scene::ISceneManager* newManager=0)
    {
        return new CScaleAnimator(ScalePerSec);
    }
protected:
    irr::u32 LastTime;
    irr::core::vector3df ScalePerSec;
};

[Tranen]

Thanks!
Tranen

[hybrid]

IIRC, a scale animator was added to irrExt project.

[Bear_130278]

Random )) I got question....
What is a reason you use "this" like

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this->forward

I do not understand.... ))

[SG57]

'this' is a pointer to the current class object instance. It isn't required to access members within the class like that person did, though it can be used like in the way that person did it. Probably for improved understanding when reading it (so you know where that variable or function is located that is being called).

The 'this' pointer is useful in that it allows a class to 'delete' itself. Irrlicht's reference counter (IUnknown) does this explicitly.

[Bear_130278]

SG57, oh cmon )
I know what is "this" for.... i just wondered, why randomMesh used it in the case....

[randomMesh]

i just wondered, why randomMesh used it in the case....

I used it because i use it for all member variables and methods of a class.
So when reading my code, i know at once it's a member of the class, not an argument.

[Tranen]

Hi, i'm trying to use Sudi code, here is what I do:

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IMeshSceneNode* s = smgr->addSphereSceneNode(10);
s->setPosition(core::vector3df(0,0,0));
    
CScaleAnimator sa(core::vector3df(4,4,4));
s->addAnimator(&sa);

before the render loop.
Nothing happens it seems that the animatedNode function is never called by the engine, so what else I must do? I need to register in some way this animator with the engine?

Thanks!
Tranen

[Tranen]

Sorry I see that with this works:

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CScaleAnimator* sa2 = new CScaleAnimator(core::vector3df(4,4,4));
s->addAnimator(sa2);

Since I don't have launched a create* function a I don't need to drop the object right?

Thanks

[randomMesh]

Since I don't have launched a create* function a I don't need to drop the object right?

Wrong. If you allocate memory on the heap, you have to delete it to prevent memory leaks.

Irrlichts create* methods use new too.