A view in a view .. or something :) ... need help.

POi · Post by **POi** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:37 am

Hi!

Iv'e started a project to visualize a simulationproject and i'm using IrrLicht (of course). Now i have a problem and i would like some input....

I need a GUI that is a cross between 2D and 3D ... what i mean is i will have mostly 2D Elements but in one corner of the screen i want a 3D "view"

something like this....

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|                       |
|                       |
|            --------   |
|           |        |  |
|           |        |  |
|            --------   |
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... the little square is the 3D view (Irrlicht render area) and the rest is 2D elements (buttons, OCX, bmp or whatever).

How could i achieve tihs in a good way?

/POi

bappy · Post by **bappy** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:16 am

you adjust your render routine like this:

begin render

setviewport(3dregion)
render all 3d
setviewport(all app surface)
render gui

end render

i don t remember exactly the syntax for the setviewport function, search in the doc

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:25 pm

There's a mesh viewer in the API, could you use that?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:35 pm

setviewport worked like a charm .. spanx!