Cylinder VBO OpenGL: What am I doing wrong? - opengl

I tried to create a cylinder VBO by passing a std::vector to the vertex buffer instead of the static const GLfloat variableName[]= { some data}; . However, nothing gets drawn in my window.
What's wrong with my code?
My VBO:
glGenBuffers(1, &vertexbuffer2);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexbuffer2);
std::vector<float> bufferData = CreateCylinder();
glBufferData(
GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
sizeof(bufferData),
&bufferData.front(),
GL_STATIC_DRAW);
CreateCylinder method:
std::vector<float> CreateCylinder(){
std::vector<float> outputArray;
int i, j, k;
for (j = 0; j <= 360; j += precision_deg){
outputArray.push_back(float(cos((pi / 180 * j))));
outputArray.push_back(1.0);
outputArray.push_back(float(sin((pi / 180 * j))));
outputArray.push_back(float(cos((pi / 180 * j))));
outputArray.push_back(-1.0);
outputArray.push_back(float(sin((pi / 180 * j))));
}
for (i = 1; i >= -1; i -= 2){
outputArray.push_back(0.0);
outputArray.push_back(float(i));
outputArray.push_back(0.0);
for (k = 0; k <= 360; k += precision_deg){
outputArray.push_back(i*float(cos((pi / 180 * k))));
outputArray.push_back(float(i));
outputArray.push_back(float(sin((pi / 180 * k))));
}
}
return outputArray;
}
Render method:
void RenderScene6(){
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
Projection = glm::perspective(45.0f, 4.0f / 3.0f, 0.1f, 100.0f);
View = glm::lookAt(
glm::vec3(5.63757, 1.7351, -2.19067),
glm::vec3(0, 0, 0),
glm::vec3(0, 1, 0)
);
Model = glm::mat4(1.0f);
MVP = Projection * View * Model;
glUseProgram(programID_1);
glUniformMatrix4fv(MatrixID, 1, GL_FALSE, &MVP[0][0]);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexbuffer2);
glVertexAttribPointer(
0,
3,
GL_FLOAT,
GL_FALSE,
0,
(void*)0
);
glDrawArrays(GL_QUAD_STRIP, 0, 437);
glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 438, 888); //THESE ARE HARDCODED ATM.
glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
}

The problem is the size you are passing to glBufferData: sizeof(bufferData) is the same as std::vector<float> and has nothing to do with the size of the vectors data.
What you have to do is to pass the actual size of the data stored in the vector as follows:
glBufferData(
GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
bufferData.size() * sizeof(float),
&bufferData.front(),
GL_STATIC_DRAW);

Related

when I implement indices into a mesh/face, why does it return an OpenGl error?

So I have a program that generates chunk-meshes based on given vertex data. I already have it working without indices, but upon trying to include them into my program, it returns OpenGL error 1285.
I have the arraybuffer and vao calls on different functions, but they look like this:
void Chunk::_loadArrayBuffers()
{
glGenBuffers(1, &_trianglesID);
glGenBuffers(1, &_uvsID);
glGenBuffers(1, &_normalsID);
glGenBuffers(1, &_IndiceID);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _trianglesID);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
_triangles.size() * 3 * sizeof(GLfloat),
_triangles.data(),
GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _uvsID);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
_uvs.size() * 2 * sizeof(GLfloat),
_uvs.data(),
GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _normalsID);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
_normals.size() * 3 * sizeof(GLfloat),
_normals.data(),
GL_STATIC_DRAW);
if (_indices.size() * 3 > 0)
{
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _IndiceID);
glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER,
_indices.size() * 3 * sizeof(GLfloat),
_indices.data(),
GL_STATIC_DRAW);
}
}
void Chunk::_makeVAO()
{
glGenVertexArrays(1, &_VAO);
glBindVertexArray(_VAO);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _trianglesID);
glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _uvsID);
glVertexAttribPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(2);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _normalsID);
glVertexAttribPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
glBindVertexArray(0);
}
For each mesh, I store the vertex data of each triangle into multiple glm::vec3s, essentially a vector of size 3. My rectangle/face creation function looks like this:
void Chunk::_addRectangle(glm::vec3 center, glm::vec3 height, glm::vec3 width, unsigned tex_num)
{
if (glm::length(height) == 0 || glm::length(width) == 0)
throw std::runtime_error("width or height should not be 0");
glm::vec3 corner1 = center - (height / 2.0) - (width / 2.0);
glm::vec3 corner2 = center - (height / 2.0) + (width / 2.0);
glm::vec3 corner3 = center + (height / 2.0) + (width / 2.0);
glm::vec3 corner4 = center + (height / 2.0) - (width / 2.0);
glm::vec3 normal = glm::cross(height, width);
glm::vec2 uv1;
glm::vec2 uv2;
glm::vec2 uv3;
glm::vec2 uv4;
if (fabs(normal[1]) == 1.0)
{
uv1 = glm::vec2(1.0 / _tex_atlas_width, 1);
uv2 = glm::vec2(1.0 / _tex_atlas_width, 0);
uv3 = glm::vec2(0, 0);
uv4 = glm::vec2(0, 1);
}
else
{
uv1 = glm::vec2(1.0 / _tex_atlas_width, height[1]);
uv2 = glm::vec2(1.0 / _tex_atlas_width, 0);
uv3 = glm::vec2(0, 0);
uv4 = glm::vec2(0, height[1]);
}
float add = (1.0 / double(_tex_atlas_width)) * tex_num;
uv1.x += add;
uv2.x += add;
uv3.x += add;
uv4.x += add;
// triangle 1
_triangles.push_back(corner3);
_triangles.push_back(corner2);
_triangles.push_back(corner1);
_normals.push_back(normal);
_normals.push_back(normal);
_normals.push_back(normal);
_uvs.push_back(uv1);
_uvs.push_back(uv2);
_uvs.push_back(uv3);
_indices.push_back(glm::vec3(nrOfIndices + 0, nrOfIndices + 1, nrOfIndices + 2));
// triangle 2
//_triangles.push_back(corner1);
_triangles.push_back(corner4);
//_triangles.push_back(corner3);
_normals.push_back(normal);
_normals.push_back(normal);
_normals.push_back(normal);
_uvs.push_back(uv3);
_uvs.push_back(uv4);
_uvs.push_back(uv1);
_indices.push_back(glm::vec3(nrOfIndices + 2, nrOfIndices + 3, nrOfIndices + 0));
nrOfIndices += 4;
}
everything worked perfectly until I tried to add indices. What's wrong with it? I double checked the order of the indices and they seem to be correct, so I'm guessing it's an error with how I'm loading the indices, but I just can't figure it out with what I could find on learnopengl and other opengl documentation. Thanks!
The GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER is stated in the Vertex Array Object. See Index buffers.
The instruction
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _IndiceID);
associates _IndiceID to the current Vertex Array Object.
You've to bind the Vertex Array Object, before you specify the element array buffer:
glGenVertexArrays(1, &_VAO);
glBindVertexArray(_VAO);
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _IndiceID);
glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER,
_indices.size() * 3 * sizeof(GLuint),
_indices.data(),
GL_STATIC_DRAW);
Note, also the GL_ARRAY_BUFFER is stated in the state vector of the VAO, but this happens when glVertexAttribPointer is called.
When glVertexAttribPointer is called, then the buffer which is currently bound to the target GL_ARRAY_BUFFER is associated to the vertex attribute with the specified index.
The difference in the behavior of GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER and GL_ARRAY_BUFFER is caused, because a VAO can only refer to 1 index (element) buffer, but it can refer to multiple array buffers. Each attribute (index) can be associated to a different buffer.
Further more the data type of the indices has to be integral. Possible data types are (unsigned) char, short respectively int, which correspond to the OpenGL enumerator constants GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, or GL_UNSIGNED_INT. See glDrawElements
Change the index vector and use glm::ivec3 rather than glm::vec3
std::vector<glm::ivec3> _indices;
_indices.push_back(glm::ivec3(nrOfIndices + 2, nrOfIndices + 3, nrOfIndices + 0));
glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, _indices.size()*3, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, nullptr);

Polygon tearing in OpenGL

500x500 grid with 1000 sub Divisions:
Just one question.
Why is this happening ?
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>
#define GLEW_STATIC
#include <GL/glew.h>
#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
#include "glm/glm.hpp"
#include "glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp"
#include "GameEngine.hpp"
#include "ShaderProgram.h"
#include "Camera.h"
#include "Mesh.h"
const char *title = "Terrain";
GameEngine engine;
OrbitCamera orbitCamera;
float gYaw = 0.0f;
float gPitch = 1.0f;
float gRadius = 200.0f;
const float MOUSE_SENSTIVITY = 0.25f;
bool gWireFrame = false;
void glfw_onKey(GLFWwindow *window, int key, int scancode, int action, int mode);
void glfw_onMouseMove(GLFWwindow *window, double posX, double posY);
void glfw_onMouseScroll(GLFWwindow *window, double deltaX, double deltaY);
int main()
{
if (!engine.init(1024, 768, title))
{
std::cerr << "OpenGL init failed" << std::endl;
std::cin.get();
return -1;
}
//set callbacks
glfwSetKeyCallback(engine.getWindow(), glfw_onKey);
glfwSetCursorPosCallback(engine.getWindow(), glfw_onMouseMove);
std::vector<Vertex> VER;
std::vector<glm::vec3> verts;
std::vector<unsigned int> indices;
std::vector<glm::vec3> norms;
int subDiv = 1000;
int width = 500;
int height = 500;
int size = 0;
for (int row = 0; row < subDiv; row++)
{
for (int col = 0; col < subDiv; col++)
{
float x = (float)((col * width) / subDiv - (width / 2.0));
float z = ((subDiv - row) * height) / subDiv - (height / 2.0);
glm::vec3 pos = glm::vec3(x, 0, z);
verts.push_back(pos);
}
}
size = subDiv * subDiv;
size = verts.size();
for (int row = 0; row < subDiv -1 ; row++)
{
for (int col = 0; col < subDiv -1; col++)
{
int row1 = row * (subDiv);
int row2 = (row+1) * (subDiv);
indices.push_back(row1+col);
indices.push_back(row1+col+1);
indices.push_back( row2+col+1);
indices.push_back(row1+col);
indices.push_back( row2+col+1);
indices.push_back(row2+col);
}
}
for (int i = 0; i < verts.size(); i++)
{
Vertex vertex;
vertex.position = verts[i];
vertex.normal = glm::vec3(0, 0, 0);
vertex.texCoords = glm::vec2(0, 0);
VER.push_back(vertex);
}
VER.begin();
for (int i = 0; i < indices.size(); i += 3)
{
Vertex a = VER[indices[i]];
Vertex b = VER[indices[i + 1]];
Vertex c = VER[indices[i + 2]];
glm::vec3 p = glm::cross(b.position - a.position, c.position - a.position);
VER[indices[i]].normal += p;
VER[indices[i + 1]].normal += p;
VER[indices[i + 2]].normal += p;
}
for (int i = 0; i < VER.size(); i++)
{
VER[i].normal = glm::normalize(VER[i].normal);
}
glm::vec3 cubePos = glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, -5.0f);
GLuint vbo, vao, ibo;
glGenVertexArrays(1, &vao);
glGenBuffers(1, &vbo);
glBindVertexArray(vao);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, VER.size() * sizeof(Vertex), &VER[0], GL_STATIC_DRAW);
// Vertex Positions
glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(Vertex), (GLvoid*)0);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
// Normals attribute
glVertexAttribPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(Vertex), (GLvoid*)(3 * sizeof(GLfloat)));
glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);
// Vertex Texture Coords
glVertexAttribPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(Vertex), (GLvoid*)(6 * sizeof(GLfloat)));
glEnableVertexAttribArray(2);
int n = indices.size() * sizeof(unsigned int);
glGenBuffers(1, &ibo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ibo);
glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, indices.size() * sizeof(unsigned int), &indices[0], GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindVertexArray(0);
ShaderProgram shaderProgram;
shaderProgram.loadShaders("shaders/vert.glsl", "shaders/frag.glsl");
glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_LINE);
while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(engine.getWindow()))
{
glfwPollEvents();
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
glm::mat4 model, view, projection;
model = glm::mat4(1.0f);
orbitCamera.setLookAt(glm::vec3(0, 0, 0));
orbitCamera.rotate(gYaw, gPitch);
orbitCamera.setRadius(gRadius);
model = glm::translate(model, glm::vec3(0, 0, 0));
//model = glm::scale(model, glm::vec3(1, 0, 1));
//model = scaleMat;
projection = glm::perspective(glm::radians(45.0f), (float)engine.getWidth() / (float)engine.getHeight(), 0.00001f, 100.0f);
shaderProgram.use();
glm::vec3 viewPos;
viewPos.x = orbitCamera.getPosition().x;
viewPos.y = orbitCamera.getPosition().y;
viewPos.z = orbitCamera.getPosition().z;
shaderProgram.setUniform("projection", projection);
shaderProgram.setUniform("view", orbitCamera.getViewMatrix());
shaderProgram.setUniform("model", model);
shaderProgram.setUniform("lightPos", glm::vec3(5, 10, 10));
shaderProgram.setUniform("viewPos", viewPos);
glBindVertexArray(vao);
glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES,indices.size(), GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 0);
//glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, VER.size());
glBindVertexArray(0);
glfwSwapBuffers(engine.getWindow());
}
//cleanup
glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &vao);
glDeleteBuffers(1, &vbo);
glfwTerminate();
return 0;
}
void glfw_onKey(GLFWwindow *window, int key, int scancode, int action, int mode)
{
if (key == GLFW_KEY_ESCAPE && action == GLFW_PRESS)
{
glfwSetWindowShouldClose(window, GL_TRUE);
}
if (key == GLFW_KEY_E && action == GLFW_PRESS)
{
gWireFrame = !gWireFrame;
if (gWireFrame)
glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_LINE);
else
glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_FILL);
}
}
void glfw_onMouseMove(GLFWwindow *window, double posX, double posY)
{
static glm::vec2 lastMousePos = glm::vec2(0, 0);
if (glfwGetMouseButton(engine.getWindow(), GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT) == 1)
{
gYaw -= ((float)posX - lastMousePos.x) * MOUSE_SENSTIVITY;
gPitch += ((float)posY - lastMousePos.y) * MOUSE_SENSTIVITY;
}
if (glfwGetMouseButton(engine.getWindow(), GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT) == 1)
{
float dx = 0.01f * ((float)posX - lastMousePos.x);
float dy = 0.01f * ((float)posY - lastMousePos.y);
gRadius += dx - dy;
}
lastMousePos.x = (float)posX;
lastMousePos.y = (float)posY;
}
This is the main code. Rest is just basic initializing code, nothing fancy.
I've tried changing the swapinterval but that doesn't seems to be the problem.
I can share code for the other classes if anyone wants to take a look. And I've also tried lowering the sub divisions.
Edit*
After increasing the value of far plane to 8000:
Still not crisp.
the edit with second image is telling you what is happening ... if tampering with znear/zfar changes output like that it means your depth buffer has low bitwidth to the range you want to use...
However increasing zfar should make things worse (you just for some reason don't see it maybe its cut off or some weird math accuracy singularity).
for me its usual to select the planes so:
zfar/znear < (2^depth_buffer_bitwidth)/2
check you depth_buffer_bitwidth
Try to use 24 bits (you might have 16 bits right now). That should work on all gfx cards these days. You can try 32 bits too but that will work only on newer cards. I am using this code to get the max I can:
What is the proper OpenGL initialisation on Intel HD 3000?
However you are using GLFW so you need to find how to do it in it ... probably there is some hint for this in it ...
increase znear as much as you can
tampering znear has much much more impact than zfar...
Use linear depth buffer
this is the best option for large depth range views like terrains that covers stuf in whole depth view range. See:
How to correctly linearize depth in OpenGL ES in iOS?
however you need shaders and new api for this... I do not think this is doable in old api but luckily you are on new api already ...
if none of above is enough
You can stack up more frustrums together at a cost of multiple rendering of the same geometry. for more info see:
Is it possible to make realistic n-body solar system simulation in matter of size and mass?
How do you initialize OpenGL?
Are you using GL_BLEND?
Using blending is nice to get anti-aliased polygon edges, however it also means your z-buffer gets updated even when a very translucent fragment is drawn. This prevents other opaque fragments with the same z-depth from being drawn, which might be what is causing those holes. You could try disabling GL_BLEND to see if the issue goes away.
What depth function are you using?
By default it is set to GL_LESS. You might want to try glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL); So fragments with the same z-depth will be drawn. However, due to rounding errors this might not solve your problem entirely.

Draw a vector<glm::vec3> opengl c++

I followed a tutorial to build a .obj model with OpenGL.
I have only one problem, at the end, we have a vectorglm::vec3 to draw.
In the tutorial they said to use "glBufferData()"
Then I made that
float* _vertices = new float[vertices.size() * 3];
for (int i = 0; i < vertices.size(); ++i)
{
float* _t = glm::value_ptr(vertices[i]);
for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
_vertices[i + j*(vertices.size() - 1)] = _t[j];
}
(I converted my vector un float*)
Then I load it:
mat4 projection;
mat4 modelview;
projection = perspective(70.0, (double)800 / 600, 1.0, 100.0);
modelview = mat4(1.0);
GLuint vertexbuffer;
glGenBuffers(1, &vertexbuffer);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexbuffer);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(_vertices), _vertices, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
And I finally draw it in my main loop :
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
modelview = lookAt(vec3(3, 1, 3), vec3(0, 0, 0), vec3(0, 1, 0));
glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexbuffer);
glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, vertices.size());
glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
But it does not work... (I have a black screen)
sizeof(_vertices) does not give you what you expect. It returns the size of float*, which is a pointer, and not the number of bytes of the data behind the pointer.
Use vertices.data() for the pointer to the first element in the std::vector and 3 * vertices.size() * sizeof(float) as the number of bytes if your vector contains floats (glm::vec3 containes 3 floats).
together like:
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 3 * vertices.size() * sizeof(float), vertices.data(), GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
You can also substitute 3 * sizeof(float) to sizeof(glm::vec3).
Also check if your glm::perspective function expects the field of view as degrees or radians, you currently use 70.0 degrees.

Instantiation order changing draw in OpenGL using VAO

I trying to use VAOs, VBOs and IBOs to draw a bunch of sphere over a plane. Before using these, everything was drawn as expected. After I started to use those, things got weird. I can't post my whole code here because I have 5 classes (but if necessary I can provide a link to my code), so I'll try to post what I think it's useful.
With this class I can draw a sphere:
SphereShaderProgram::SphereShaderProgram(std::string vertexShaderPath, std::string fragmentShaderPath) : ProgramManager(vertexShaderPath, fragmentShaderPath)
{
_sphereH = 20;
_sphereW = 20;
_vbo = 0;
_vao = 0;
_ibo = 0;
CreateProgram();
BuildSphere();
BuildVAO();
}
SphereShaderProgram::~SphereShaderProgram()
{
glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &_vao);
glDeleteBuffers(1, &_vbo);
glDeleteBuffers(1, &_ibo);
}
void SphereShaderProgram::DrawSphere(const glm::mat4 &Projection, const glm::mat4 &ModelView)
{
_ModelViewProjection = Projection * ModelView;
_ModelView = ModelView;
Bind(); //glUseProgram
glBindVertexArray(_vao);
LoadVariables();
glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, _sphereIndexes.size(), GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 0);
glBindVertexArray(0);
UnBind();
}
int SphereShaderProgram::Get1DIndex(int line, int column)
{
return line * (int) _sphereH + column;
}
void SphereShaderProgram::BuildSphere()
{
for (int l = 0; l < _sphereH - 1; l++)
{
for (int c = 0; c < _sphereW - 1; c++)
{
int v1_1 = Get1DIndex(l, c);
int v2_1 = Get1DIndex(l + 1, c + 1);
int v3_1 = Get1DIndex(l + 1, c);
int v1_2 = Get1DIndex(l, c);
int v2_2 = Get1DIndex(l, c + 1);
int v3_2 = Get1DIndex(l + 1, c + 1);
_sphereIndexes.push_back(v1_1);
_sphereIndexes.push_back(v2_1);
_sphereIndexes.push_back(v3_1);
_sphereIndexes.push_back(v1_2);
_sphereIndexes.push_back(v2_2);
_sphereIndexes.push_back(v3_2);
}
}
for (int l = 0; l < _sphereH; l++)
{
for (int c = 0; c < _sphereW; c++)
{
float theta = ((float) l / (_sphereH - 1)) * (float) PI;
float phi = ((float) c / (_sphereW - 1)) * 2 * (float) PI;
float x = sin(theta) * cos(phi);
float z = sin(theta) * sin(phi);
float y = cos(theta);
_sphereCoordinates.push_back(x);
_sphereCoordinates.push_back(y);
_sphereCoordinates.push_back(z);
}
}
}
void SphereShaderProgram::BuildVAO()
{
// Generate and bind the vertex array object
glGenVertexArrays(1, &_vao);
glBindVertexArray(_vao);
// Generate and bind the vertex buffer object
glGenBuffers(1, &_vbo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _vbo);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _sphereCoordinates.size() * sizeof(float), &_sphereCoordinates[0], GL_STATIC_DRAW);
// Generate and bind the index buffer object
glGenBuffers(1, &_ibo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _ibo);
glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _sphereIndexes.size() * sizeof(unsigned int), &_sphereIndexes[0], GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindVertexArray(0);
}
void SphereShaderProgram::LoadUniformVariables()
{
glm::mat4 MVP = _ModelViewProjection;
glm::mat4 MV = _ModelView;
glm::mat3 N = glm::transpose(glm::inverse(glm::mat3(MV)));
glm::vec4 AC = glm::vec4(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0);
glm::vec4 DC = glm::vec4(0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
glm::vec4 SC = glm::vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0);
glm::vec3 LP = glm::vec3(1.0, 6.0, 4.0);
// OpenGL Matrices
GLuint ModelViewProjection_location = glGetUniformLocation(GetProgramID(), "mvpMatrix");
glUniformMatrix4fv(ModelViewProjection_location, 1, GL_FALSE, glm::value_ptr(MVP));
GLuint ModelView_location = glGetUniformLocation(GetProgramID(), "mvMatrix");
glUniformMatrix4fv(ModelView_location, 1, GL_FALSE, glm::value_ptr(MV));
GLuint Normal_location = glGetUniformLocation(GetProgramID(), "normalMatrix");
glUniformMatrix3fv(Normal_location, 1, GL_FALSE, glm::value_ptr(N));
// Lighting
GLuint AmbientColor_location = glGetUniformLocation(GetProgramID(), "ambientColor");
glUniform4fv(AmbientColor_location, 1, glm::value_ptr(AC));
GLuint DiffuseColor_location = glGetUniformLocation(GetProgramID(), "diffuseColor");
glUniform4fv(DiffuseColor_location, 1, glm::value_ptr(DC));
GLuint SpecularColor_location = glGetUniformLocation(GetProgramID(), "specularColor");
glUniform4fv(SpecularColor_location, 1, glm::value_ptr(SC));
GLuint LightPosition_location = glGetUniformLocation(GetProgramID(), "vLightPosition");
glUniform3fv(LightPosition_location, 1, glm::value_ptr(LP));
}
void SphereShaderProgram::LoadAtributeVariables()
{
// Vertex Attributes
GLuint VertexPosition_location = glGetAttribLocation(GetProgramID(), "vPosition");
glEnableVertexAttribArray(VertexPosition_location);
glVertexAttribPointer(VertexPosition_location, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
}
void SphereShaderProgram::LoadVariables()
{
LoadUniformVariables();
LoadAtributeVariables();
}
And with that, a plane:
PlaneShaderProgram::PlaneShaderProgram(std::string vertexShaderPath, std::string fragmentShaderPath) : ProgramManager(vertexShaderPath, fragmentShaderPath)
{
CreateProgram();
_vbo = 0;
_vao = 0;
_ibo = 0;
BuildPlane();
BuildVAO();
}
PlaneShaderProgram::~PlaneShaderProgram()
{
glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &_vao);
glDeleteBuffers(1, &_vbo);
glDeleteBuffers(1, &_ibo);
}
void PlaneShaderProgram::DrawPlane(const glm::mat4 &Projection, const glm::mat4 &ModelView)
{
_ModelViewProjection = Projection * ModelView;
_ModelView = ModelView;
Bind();
glBindVertexArray(_vao);
LoadVariables();
glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, 6, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 0);
glBindVertexArray(0);
UnBind();
}
void PlaneShaderProgram::BuildPlane()
{
_coordinates[0] = -1.0f;
_coordinates[1] = 0.0f;
_coordinates[2] = -1.0f;
_coordinates[3] = -1.0f;
_coordinates[4] = 0.0f;
_coordinates[5] = 1.0f;
_coordinates[6] = 1.0f;
_coordinates[7] = 0.0f;
_coordinates[8] = 1.0f;
_coordinates[9] = 1.0f;
_coordinates[10] = 0.0f;
_coordinates[11] = -1.0f;
_indexes[0] = 0;
_indexes[1] = 1;
_indexes[2] = 2;
_indexes[3] = 0;
_indexes[4] = 2;
_indexes[5] = 3;
}
void PlaneShaderProgram::BuildVAO()
{
// Generate and bind the vertex array object
glGenVertexArrays(1, &_vao);
glBindVertexArray(_vao);
// Generate and bind the vertex buffer object
glGenBuffers(1, &_vbo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _vbo);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 12 * sizeof(GLfloat), _coordinates, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
// Generate and bind the index buffer object
glGenBuffers(1, &_ibo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _ibo);
glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 6 * sizeof(GLuint), _indexes, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindVertexArray(0);
}
void PlaneShaderProgram::LoadUniformVariables()
{
// OpenGL Matrices
GLuint ModelViewProjection_location = glGetUniformLocation(GetProgramID(), "mvpMatrix");
glUniformMatrix4fv(ModelViewProjection_location, 1, GL_FALSE, glm::value_ptr(_ModelViewProjection));
}
void PlaneShaderProgram::LoadAtributeVariables()
{
// Vertex Attributes
GLuint VertexPosition_location = glGetAttribLocation(GetProgramID(), "vPosition");
glEnableVertexAttribArray(VertexPosition_location);
glVertexAttribPointer(VertexPosition_location, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
}
void PlaneShaderProgram::LoadVariables()
{
LoadUniformVariables();
LoadAtributeVariables();
}
This, on the other hand, is my main:
int main(void)
{
// Set the error callback
glfwSetErrorCallback(ErrorCallback);
// Initialize GLFW
if (!glfwInit())
{
printf("Error initializing GLFW!\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
// Set the GLFW window creation hints - these are optional
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_SAMPLES, 4);
// Create a window and create its OpenGL context
GLFWwindow* window = glfwCreateWindow(width, height, "OpenGL 4 Base", NULL, NULL);
// If the window couldn't be created
if (!window)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open GLFW window.\n");
glfwTerminate();
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
// Sets the context of the specified window on the calling thread
glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);
// Initialize GLEW
glewExperimental = true;
GLenum glewError = glewInit();
if (glewError != GLEW_OK)
{
printf("Error initializing GLEW! %s\n", glewGetErrorString(glewError));
glfwDestroyWindow(window);
glfwTerminate();
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
glfwSetKeyCallback(window, KeyCallback);
glfwSetWindowSizeCallback(window, WindowSizeCallback);
glfwSetScrollCallback(window, ScrollCallback);
// Set the view matrix
glm::mat4 ModelView = glm::lookAt(glm::vec3(0.0f, 7.0f, 15.0f), glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), glm::vec3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));
// Init matrix stack
glm_ModelViewMatrix.push(ModelView);
PlaneShaderProgram PlaneShaderProgram("FloorVertexShader.txt", "FloorFragShader.txt");
SphereShaderProgram SphereShaderProgram("ADSPerVertexVertexShader.txt", "ADSPerVertexFragShader.txt");
//SphereShaderProgram SphereShaderProgram = SphereShaderProgram("ADSPerPixelVertexShader.txt", "ADSPerPixelFragShader.txt");
// Set a background color
glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
// 3D objects
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
float d = 2.0f;
float p0 = -10.0f + d / 2;
// Main Loop
while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window))
{
// Clear color buffer
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
// Clone current modelview matrix, which can now be modified
glm_ModelViewMatrix.push(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top());
{
//------- ModelView Transformations
// Zoom in/out
glm_ModelViewMatrix.top() = glm::translate(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top(), glm::vec3(0.0, 0.0, zoom));
// Rotation
glm_ModelViewMatrix.top() = glm::rotate(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top(), beta, glm::vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0));
glm_ModelViewMatrix.top() = glm::rotate(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top(), alpha, glm::vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0));
//------- Draw the plane
glm_ModelViewMatrix.push(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top());
{
glm_ModelViewMatrix.top() = glm::scale(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top(), glm::vec3(7.0f, 1.0f, 7.0f));
PlaneShaderProgram.DrawPlane(Projection, glm_ModelViewMatrix.top());
}
glm_ModelViewMatrix.pop();
//------- Draw spheres
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++)
{
glm_ModelViewMatrix.push(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top());
{
glm_ModelViewMatrix.top() = glm::scale(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top(), glm::vec3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f));
glm_ModelViewMatrix.top() = glm::translate(glm_ModelViewMatrix.top(), glm::vec3(p0 + i * d, 1.0f, p0 + j * d));
SphereShaderProgram.DrawSphere(Projection, glm_ModelViewMatrix.top());
}
glm_ModelViewMatrix.pop();
}
}
}
glm_ModelViewMatrix.pop();
// Swap buffers
glfwSwapBuffers(window);
// Get and organize events, like keyboard and mouse input, window resizing, etc...
glfwPollEvents();
}
// Close OpenGL window and terminate GLFW
glfwDestroyWindow(window);
// Finalize and clean up GLFW
glfwTerminate();
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
Instantiating the plane and then the sphere program, I get the following result (no plane at all):
Changing the order, that is the result:
I'm trying to find a clue about what I'm missing, because I don't have any idea about what is wrong. Before using VAOs (just using glVertexAttribPointer and glDrawElements), everything was drawn correctly.
Thank you in advance.
The problem is with the placement of the glVertexAttribPointer() call. You're calling it in the LoadAtributeVariables() method, which in turn is called from the Draw*() method.
This should really be part of the VAO setup, for a couple of reasons:
It's inefficient to make the call on every redraw. This call sets up state that is part of the VAO state. That's the whole idea of using VAOs in the first place. You can set up all this state once during setup, and then only need to bind the VAO again before the draw call, which sets up all the state again with a single call.
In your case, the VBO is not bound at the time you make the call. glVertexAttribPointer() sets up the attribute to pull data from the currently bound VBO, i.e. the buffer bound as GL_ARRAY_BUFFER.
The first problem is only a performance issue. The second is the reason why your code does not work, since you do not have the correct VBO bound when glVertexAttribPointer() is called.
To fix this, you only need to move the LoadAtributeVariables() call into BuildVAO(), at this location:
// Generate and bind the vertex buffer object
glGenBuffers(1, &_vbo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _vbo);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _sphereCoordinates.size() * sizeof(float), &_sphereCoordinates[0], GL_STATIC_DRAW);
LoadAtributeVariables();
and remove it from where it currently is, so that it is not called before each draw call anymore.

OpenGL: Terrain not drawing (heightmap)

EDIT: I'm thinking the problem might be when I'm loading the vertices and indices. Maybe focus on that section :)
I'm trying to load a heightmap from a bmp file and displaying it in OpenGL. As with most things I try, everything compiles and runs without errors but nothing is drawn on the screen. I can't seem to isolate the issue that much, since all the code works on its own, but when combined to draw terrain, nothing works.
Terrain class
I have a terrain class. It has 2 VBOs, 1 IBO and 1 VAO. It also stores the vertices, indices, colours of the vertices and the heights. It is loaded from a bmp file.
Loading terrain:
Terrain* Terrain::loadTerrain(const std::string& filename, float height)
{
BitMap* bmp = BitMap::load(filename);
Terrain* t = new Terrain(bmp->width, bmp->length);
for(unsigned y = 0; y < bmp->length; y++)
{
for(unsigned x = 0; x < bmp->width; x++)
{
unsigned char color =
(unsigned char)bmp->pixels[3 * (y * bmp->width + x)];
float h = height * ((color / 255.0f) - 0.5f);
t->setHeight(x, y, h);
}
}
delete bmp;
t->initGL();
return t;
}
Initializing the buffers:
void Terrain::initGL()
{
// load vertices from heights data
vertices = new Vector4f[w * l];
int vertIndex = 0;
for(unsigned y = 0; y < l; y++)
{
for(unsigned x = 0; x < w; x++)
{
vertices[vertIndex++] = Vector4f((float)x, (float)y, heights[y][x], 1.0f);
}
}
// generate indices for indexed drawing
indices = new GLshort[(w - 1) * (l - 1) * 6]; // patch count * 6 (2 triangles per terrain patch)
int indicesIndex = 0;
for(unsigned y = 0; y < (l - 1); ++y)
{
for(unsigned x = 0; x < (w - 1); ++x)
{
int start = y * w + x;
indices[indicesIndex++] = (GLshort)start;
indices[indicesIndex++] = (GLshort)(start + 1);
indices[indicesIndex++] = (GLshort)(start + w);
indices[indicesIndex++] = (GLshort)(start + 1);
indices[indicesIndex++] = (GLshort)(start + 1 + w);
indices[indicesIndex++] = (GLshort)(start + w);
}
}
// generate colours for the vertices
colours = new Vector4f[w * l];
for(unsigned i = 0; i < w * l; i++)
{
colours[i] = Vector4f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); // let's make the entire terrain green
}
// THIS CODE WORKS FOR CUBES (BEGIN)
// vertex buffer object
glGenBuffers(1, &vbo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(vertices), vertices, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
// index buffer object
glGenBuffers(1, &ibo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ibo);
glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(indices), indices, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
// colours vertex buffer object
glGenBuffers(1, &colour_vbo);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, colour_vbo);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(colours), colours, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
// create vertex array object
glGenVertexArrays(1, &vao);
glBindVertexArray(vao);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
glVertexAttribPointer(0, 4, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, colour_vbo);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);
glVertexAttribPointer(1, 4, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, 0);
glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ibo);
glBindVertexArray(0);
// THIS CODE WORKS FOR CUBES (END)
}
The part where I create the VBOs, IBO and VAO works fine for cubes, they are drawn nicely.
Rendering terrain:
void Terrain::render()
{
glUseProgram(shaderProgram);
glBindVertexArray(vao);
int indices_length = (w - 1) * (l - 1) * 6;
glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, indices_length, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 0);
}
Shaders
These are the vertex and fragment shaders.
Vertex:
#version 330
layout (location = 0) in vec4 position;
layout (location = 1) in vec4 vertexColour;
out vec4 fragmentColour;
uniform vec3 offset;
uniform mat4 perspectiveMatrix;
void main()
{
vec4 cameraPos = position + vec4(offset.x, offset.y, offset.z, 0.0);
gl_Position = perspectiveMatrix * cameraPos;
fragmentColour = vertexColour;
}
Fragment:
#version 330
in vec4 fragmentColour;
out vec4 outputColour;
void main()
{
outputColour = fragmentColour;
}
Perspective matrix
Here are the settings for the "camera":
struct CameraSettings
{
static const float FRUSTUM_SCALE = 1.0f;
static const float Z_NEAR = 0.5f;
static const float Z_FAR = 3.0f;
static float perspective_matrix[16];
};
float CameraSettings::perspective_matrix[16] = {
FRUSTUM_SCALE,
0, 0, 0, 0,
FRUSTUM_SCALE,
0, 0, 0, 0,
(Z_FAR + Z_NEAR) / (Z_NEAR - Z_FAR),
-1.0f,
0, 0,
(2 * Z_FAR * Z_NEAR) / (Z_NEAR - Z_FAR),
0
};
The uniforms get filled in after initGL() is called:
// get offset uniform
offsetUniform = ShaderManager::getUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "offset");
perspectiveMatrixUniform = ShaderManager::getUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "perspectiveMatrix");
// set standard uniform data
glUseProgram(shaderProgram);
glUniform3f(offsetUniform, xOffset, yOffset, zOffset);
glUniformMatrix4fv(perspectiveMatrixUniform, 1, GL_FALSE, CameraSettings::perspective_matrix);
glUseProgram(0);
Could someone check out my code and give suggestions?
I'm pretty sure that when you say :
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(vertices), vertices, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
you actually want to say :
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof (Vector4f) * w * l, vertices, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
(same to color buffer, etc)