difference between BaseObjects???

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On 14/03/2010 at 06:50, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Hi, i am using this to access a user defined object:

cloneOfBase = op->GetAndCheckHierarchyClone(hh,baseMesh,HCLONE_ASPOLY,&dirty,NULL,FALSE);  
  if (!cloneOfBase) goto Error;

and this to get its points and polygons:

  
      padr = ToPoint(cloneOfBase)->GetPointR();  
      pol = ToPoly(cloneOfBase)->GetPolygonR();  
      count = ToPoint(cloneOfBase)->GetPointCount();

everything works fine, but as soon as i use this line (while 0<i<count) it crashes for certain objects (e.g. Ooiltank, Ofractal,Odisc), Oplane, Ocube, Opyramid and nearly all others work :

Vector mPoint = (padr[pol[i].a] + padr[pol[i].b] + padr[pol[i].c] + padr[pol[i].d])/(3 + (pol[i].c == pol[i].d));

can anyone tell me why??
thank you very much!

cheers,
Ello

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On 14/03/2010 at 12:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

what do you have for "Error:"? what is there?

you say

if (!cloneOfBase) goto Error;

what comes after "Error" ?

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On 14/03/2010 at 14:01, xxxxxxxx wrote:

nothing special, just this to free neccessary stuff and return nothing:

  
  
Error:  
  blDelete(main);  
  return NULL;  
}

i found that i exceeded the maximum entries, after fixing that it works. only thing i still dont understand is why it worked for some objects and others not

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On 15/03/2010 at 14:59, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi there,

so, the issue is again fighting back in other dimensions. in the editor everything looks like it should (clones are placed properly), until i try to render it. than it crashes (sometimes with an general message, sometimes it hangs like i have to use the taskmanager to quit cinema)..

any ideas where to search for the bug??

cheers,
ello

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On 15/03/2010 at 15:01, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Have you tried placing some GePrint() 's in there to see where it makes it to. This will help you figure out which code is causing the crash.

~Shawn

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On 15/03/2010 at 15:06, xxxxxxxx wrote:

also, be sure to check all of your pointers.. for example, if you have.....

BaseObject * op = BaseObject::Alloc(Osphere);

make sure you have

if (!op) return False; or something like it.

~Shawn

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On 16/03/2010 at 00:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

ye, i'll try the thing with GePrint.. used it before. Sometimes i just dont see the wood because of the trees

pointers are all checked. the strange thing is that it just happens when rendering. the object itself works and i can convert (using c) and this works too... only rendering crashes...

cheers,
ello

btw, how can i know in an object plugin if the render has been called??

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On 16/03/2010 at 00:53, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

btw, how can i know in an object plugin if the render has been called??

In GetVirtualObjects() check the HierarchyHelp's GetVFlags() method.

cheers,
Matthias

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On 16/03/2010 at 02:12, xxxxxxxx wrote:

ok, i managed to find what is causing the crash now..
Here is the relevant code:

  
PolygonObject*  baseMesh = static_cast<PolygonObject*>(bc->GetLink(BASEMESH,doc));  
if (!baseMesh) goto Error;  
...  
op->NewDependenceList();  
op->AddDependence(hh,baseMesh); // <--- this is causing the crash

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On 16/03/2010 at 02:35, xxxxxxxx wrote:

can someone point me on how exactly i can check if GetVFlags() contains VFLAG_INTERNALRENDERER or VFLAG_EXTERNALRENDERER ?? it returns 18(if rendered in editor) and 20 (if rendered in the image manager) but if i try this:

if((hh->GetVFlags()!=18)&&(hh->GetVFlags()!=20))op->AddDependence(hh,baseMesh);

it still crashes...
if i comment that line out, it doesnt crash anymore, but i need that line for performance reasons

thanks and cheers,
ello

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On 16/03/2010 at 03:03, xxxxxxxx wrote:

GetVFlags() returns a bit mask. You have to mask the bits you want to check (single & and single | operator).

  
if (GetVFlags() & VFLAG_INTERNALRENDERER)  
{  
 //editor rendering  
}  
  
else if (GetVFlags() & VFLAG_EXTERNALRENDERER)  
{  
 //external rendering  
}

cheers,
Matthias

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On 16/03/2010 at 03:07, xxxxxxxx wrote:

thank you! than it must be something other.. if i use the following line and render in the editor, it crashes:

if (!(hh->GetVFlags() & VFLAG_INTERNALRENDERER))op->AddDependence(hh,baseMesh);

if i comment the whole thing out, it renders with no problem.

any ideas what could cause this strange behaviout? why does commenting works, but disabling when rendering doesnt??

cheers,
Ello

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On 16/03/2010 at 03:38, xxxxxxxx wrote:

and to make it even more strange, rendering in into the image manager works, but rendering in the editor doesnt work:

Bool editing = TRUE;  
if (hh->GetVFlags() & VFLAG_INTERNALRENDERER) editing = FALSE;  
if (hh->GetVFlags() & VFLAG_EXTERNALRENDERER) editing = FALSE;  
if (editing) op->AddDependence(hh,baseMesh);  
else GePrint("rendering...");

any ideas?

Helper

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On 16/03/2010 at 03:56, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Can you post a simplified version of your GetVirtualObjects() method that shows the problem?

cheers,
Matthias

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On 16/03/2010 at 04:27, xxxxxxxx wrote:

ok, here it is.. hope it makes sense.

  
BaseObject *cloneOnMesh::GetVirtualObjects(PluginObject *op, HierarchyHelp *hh)  
  {           
  editing = TRUE;  
  if (hh->GetVFlags() & VFLAG_INTERNALRENDERER)   
      {  
      //GePrint ("rendering in editor");  
      editing = FALSE;  
      }  
  if (hh->GetVFlags() & VFLAG_EXTERNALRENDERER)   
      {  
      //GePrint ("rendering in manager");  
      editing = FALSE;  
      }   
  Bool facing = FALSE;  
  BaseObject* child = NULL;  
  Bool autoCalculate = FALSE;  
  BaseObject* cloneOfBase = NULL;  
  BaseObject* baseMesh = NULL;  
  const Vector* padr;  
  const CPolygon* pol;  
  LONG numberofclones;  
  LONG maxcount;  
  BaseDocument* doc = op->GetDocument();  
  BaseContainer *bc=op->GetDataInstance();  
  BaseObject* targetHelper = NULL;  
  Bool dirty;  
  BaseObject *main = BaseObject::Alloc(Onull);  
  main->SetName(pluginName);        
  if (!main) goto Error;  
  
  //object which should be faced by clones  
  targetHelper = static_cast<PolygonObject*>(bc->GetLink(FACING,doc));  
  if (targetHelper) facing = TRUE;  
  //find object to be cloned  
  child = op->GetDown();   
  if(!child) goto Error;  
  //objects to place clones along  
  baseMesh = static_cast<PolygonObject*>(bc->GetLink(BASEMESH,doc));  
  if (!baseMesh) goto Error;  
  
  if (editing)  
      {  
      // start new list  
      op->NewDependenceList();  
      op->AddDependence(hh, child);  
      op->AddDependence(hh,baseMesh);  
      if (facing) op->AddDependence(hh, targetHelper);  
  
      dirty = op->CheckCache(hh) || op->IsDirty((autoCalculate*DIRTY_MATRIX)|DIRTY_DATA|DIRTY_CHILDREN);  
      dirty = dirty || !op->CompareDependenceList();  
      //return cache  
      if (!dirty)   
          {  
          blDelete(main);                    
          op->TouchDependenceList();  
          return op->GetCache(hh);  
          }  
      }  
  cloneOfBase = op->GetAndCheckHierarchyClone(hh,baseMesh,HCLONE_ASPOLY,&dirty,NULL,FALSE);  
  if (!cloneOfBase) goto Error;  
  
  padr = ToPoint(cloneOfBase)->GetPointR();  
  pol = ToPoly(cloneOfBase)->GetPolygonR();  
  numberofclones = maxcount = ToPoly(cloneOfBase)->GetPolygonCount();  
  maxcount = ToPoly(cloneOfBase)->GetPolygonCount();  
  
  for (int i=0;i<numberofclones;i++)  
      {  
      // ... create clones and modify them  
      }   
  if (cloneOfBase) blDelete(cloneOfBase);  
  
  if (editing)  
      {  
      //if i dont do the following things the caching doesnt work  
      //actually i dont understand why i need to do this again  
      op->NewDependenceList();  
      op->AddDependence(hh, child);  
      op->AddDependence(hh,baseMesh);  
      if (facing) op->AddDependence(hh, targetHelper);  
      op->TouchDependenceList();       
      }  
  
  return main;  
  
Error:  
  blDelete(main);  
  return NULL;  
  }

cheers,
ello

edit: i updated the code and with using the GetVFlags, it works now, so i guess it must be something other in my code where i am creating the clones (i'll double check the whole stuff again)... nevertheless if there is something generally wrong with how i use the dependeceList, it'd be great if someone can point me to it.

cheers,
ello