Has this been removed from AE? I can't find the setClippingPlane() and removeClippingPlane() methods in the framebuffer object. Is there a good reason not to include them?

I have this obj model of a building, which I tried both on the jpct and jpct-ae helloworld demos, with good results:



Now if I try this same model in my vuforia - jpct-ae integration it shows up like this, with some meshes overlapping others:



I tried another obj model in the vuforia+jpct-ae and it rendered without this problem.

The piece of code used to load and render the model is the same in both cases:


                     torre = Loader.loadOBJ(mActivity.getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.torresola), mActivity.getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.torremat), 10.0f);
torreSingle = Object3D.mergeAll(torre);
world.addObject(torreSingle);

Also, i'm posting Vuiforia's demo own config chooser, maybe that's were the problem is. Or maybe its because the use of OpenGL ES 2.0?

/*==============================================================================
            Copyright (c) 2010-2012 QUALCOMM Austria Research Center GmbH.
            All Rights Reserved.
            Qualcomm Confidential and Proprietary
==============================================================================*/

package com.qualcomm.QCARSamples.ImageTargets;

import com.qualcomm.QCAR.QCAR;

import javax.microedition.khronos.egl.EGL10;
import javax.microedition.khronos.egl.EGLConfig;
import javax.microedition.khronos.egl.EGLContext;
import javax.microedition.khronos.egl.EGLDisplay;

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
import android.opengl.GLSurfaceView;

/**
* QCARSampleGLView is a support class for the QCAR samples applications.
* Responsible for setting up and configuring the OpenGL surface view.
*/
public class QCARSampleGLView extends GLSurfaceView {
private static boolean mUseOpenGLES2 = true;

/** Constructor. */
public QCARSampleGLView(Context context) {
super(context);
}

/** Initialization. */
public void init(int flags, boolean translucent, int depth, int stencil) {
// By default GLSurfaceView tries to find a surface that is as close
// as possible to a 16-bit RGB frame buffer with a 16-bit depth buffer.
// This function can override the default values and set custom values.

// Extract OpenGL ES version from flags
mUseOpenGLES2 = (flags & QCAR.GL_20) != 0;

// By default, GLSurfaceView() creates a RGB_565 opaque surface.
// If we want a translucent one, we should change the surface's
// format here, using PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT for GL Surfaces
// is interpreted as any 32-bit surface with alpha by SurfaceFlinger.

DebugLog.LOGI("Using OpenGL ES " + (mUseOpenGLES2 ? "2.0" : "1.x"));
DebugLog.LOGI("Using " + (translucent ? "translucent" : "opaque") + " GLView, depth buffer size: " + depth + ", stencil size: " + stencil);

// If required set translucent format to allow camera image to
// show through in the background
if (translucent) {
this.getHolder().setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
}
// Setup the context factory for 1.x / 2.0 rendering
setEGLContextFactory(new ContextFactory());

// We need to choose an EGLConfig that matches the format of
// our surface exactly. This is going to be done in our
// custom config chooser. See ConfigChooser class definition
// below.
setEGLConfigChooser(translucent ? new ConfigChooser(8, 8, 8, 8, depth, stencil) : new ConfigChooser(5, 6, 5, 0, depth, stencil));


}

/** Creates OpenGL contexts. */
private static class ContextFactory implements GLSurfaceView.EGLContextFactory {
private static int EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION = 0x3098;

public EGLContext createContext(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display, EGLConfig eglConfig) {
EGLContext context;
if (mUseOpenGLES2) {
DebugLog.LOGI("Creating OpenGL ES 2.0 context");
checkEglError("Before eglCreateContext", egl);
int[] attrib_list_gl20 = { EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION, 2, EGL10.EGL_NONE };
context = egl.eglCreateContext(display, eglConfig, EGL10.EGL_NO_CONTEXT, attrib_list_gl20);
} else {
DebugLog.LOGI("Creating OpenGL ES 1.x context");
checkEglError("Before eglCreateContext", egl);
int[] attrib_list_gl1x = { EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION, 1, EGL10.EGL_NONE };
context = egl.eglCreateContext(display, eglConfig, EGL10.EGL_NO_CONTEXT, attrib_list_gl1x);
}

checkEglError("After eglCreateContext", egl);
return context;
}

public void destroyContext(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display, EGLContext context) {
egl.eglDestroyContext(display, context);
}
}

/** Checks the OpenGL error. */
private static void checkEglError(String prompt, EGL10 egl) {
int error;
while ((error = egl.eglGetError()) != EGL10.EGL_SUCCESS) {
DebugLog.LOGE(String.format("%s: EGL error: 0x%x", prompt, error));
}
}

/** The config chooser. */
private static class ConfigChooser implements GLSurfaceView.EGLConfigChooser {
public ConfigChooser(int r, int g, int b, int a, int depth, int stencil) {
mRedSize = r;
mGreenSize = g;
mBlueSize = b;
mAlphaSize = a;
mDepthSize = depth;
mStencilSize = stencil;
}

private EGLConfig getMatchingConfig(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display, int[] configAttribs) {
// Get the number of minimally matching EGL configurations
int[] num_config = new int[1];
egl.eglChooseConfig(display, configAttribs, null, 0, num_config);

int numConfigs = num_config[0];
if (numConfigs <= 0)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("No matching EGL configs");

// Allocate then read the array of minimally matching EGL configs
EGLConfig[] configs = new EGLConfig[numConfigs];
egl.eglChooseConfig(display, configAttribs, configs, numConfigs, num_config);

// Now return the "best" one
return chooseConfig(egl, display, configs);
}

public EGLConfig chooseConfig(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display) {
if (mUseOpenGLES2) {
// This EGL config specification is used to specify 2.0
// rendering. We use a minimum size of 4 bits for
// red/green/blue, but will perform actual matching in
// chooseConfig() below.
final int EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT = 0x0004;
final int[] s_configAttribs_gl20 = { EGL10.EGL_RED_SIZE, 4, EGL10.EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 4, EGL10.EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 4, EGL10.EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT, EGL10.EGL_NONE };

return getMatchingConfig(egl, display, s_configAttribs_gl20);
} else {
final int EGL_OPENGL_ES1X_BIT = 0x0001;
final int[] s_configAttribs_gl1x = { EGL10.EGL_RED_SIZE, 5, EGL10.EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 6, EGL10.EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 5, EGL10.EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES1X_BIT, EGL10.EGL_NONE };

return getMatchingConfig(egl, display, s_configAttribs_gl1x);
}
}

public EGLConfig chooseConfig(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display, EGLConfig[] configs) {
for (EGLConfig config : configs) {
int d = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 0);
int s = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_STENCIL_SIZE, 0);

// We need at least mDepthSize and mStencilSize bits
if (d < mDepthSize || s < mStencilSize)
continue;

// We want an *exact* match for red/green/blue/alpha
int r = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_RED_SIZE, 0);
int g = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 0);
int b = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 0);
int a = findConfigAttrib(egl, display, config, EGL10.EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 0);

if (r == mRedSize && g == mGreenSize && b == mBlueSize && a == mAlphaSize)
return config;
}

return null;
}

private int findConfigAttrib(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display, EGLConfig config, int attribute, int defaultValue) {

if (egl.eglGetConfigAttrib(display, config, attribute, mValue))
return mValue[0];

return defaultValue;
}

// Subclasses can adjust these values:
protected int mRedSize;
protected int mGreenSize;
protected int mBlueSize;
protected int mAlphaSize;
protected int mDepthSize;
protected int mStencilSize;
private int[] mValue = new int[1];
}
}


EDIT: correction: it does happen with other models as well.

I was thinking of doing something similar to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBxHd3bMhg (from 1:25)

And maybe this is a very stupid and simple question, but how would you restrict the rendering to that specific area? I know Portal rendering has something to do with this but I think it isn't included in JPCT-AE and it's not really that used anymore.

Is it possible to achieve something like this with jpct-ae?

I know there are a few posts regarding this integration already, but they are all of a point much more advanced that the one I am

I am trying to integrate the basic ImageTargets from Vuforia with JPCT-AE's simple HelloWorld demo, but I am facing some problems.

First I started from Vuforia's code, using their extension of GlSurfaceView. Then on ImageRendered I pasted the code from JPCT's hello world, like this:

public ImageTargetsRenderer(ImageTargets activity) {

this.mActivity = activity;

world = new World();
world.setAmbientLight(20, 20, 20);
sun = new Light(world);
sun.setIntensity(250, 250, 250);

// Create a texture out of the icon...:-)
Texture texture = new Texture(BitmapHelper.rescale(BitmapHelper.convert(mActivity.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_launcher)), 64, 64));
TextureManager.getInstance().addTexture("texture", texture);

cube = Primitives.getCube(10);
cube.calcTextureWrapSpherical();
cube.setTexture("texture");
cube.strip();
cube.build();

world.addObject(cube);

Camera cam = world.getCamera();
cam.moveCamera(Camera.CAMERA_MOVEOUT, 50);
cam.lookAt(cube.getTransformedCenter());

SimpleVector sv = new SimpleVector();
sv.set(cube.getTransformedCenter());
sv.y -= 100;
sv.z -= 100;
sun.setPosition(sv);
MemoryHelper.compact();
}

/** Called when the surface is created or recreated. */
public void onSurfaceCreated(GL10 gl, EGLConfig config) {
DebugLog.LOGD("GLRenderer::onSurfaceCreated");

// Call native function to initialize rendering:
initRendering();

// Call QCAR function to (re)initialize rendering after first use
// or after OpenGL ES context was lost (e.g. after onPause/onResume):
QCAR.onSurfaceCreated();
}

/** Called when the surface changed size. */
public void onSurfaceChanged(GL10 gl, int width, int height) {
DebugLog.LOGD("GLRenderer::onSurfaceChanged");

// Call native function to update rendering when render surface
// parameters have changed:
updateRendering(width, height);

// Call QCAR function to handle render surface size changes:
QCAR.onSurfaceChanged(width, height);

if (fb != null) {
fb.dispose();
}
fb = new FrameBuffer(gl, width, height);

}

/** The native render function. */
public native void renderFrame();

/** Called to draw the current frame. */
public void onDrawFrame(GL10 gl) {

fb.clear(back);
world.renderScene(fb);
world.draw(fb);
fb.display();

if (!mIsActive)
return;

// Update render view (projection matrix and viewport) if needed:
mActivity.updateRenderView();
// Call our native function to render content
renderFrame();

}
:
But when I launch my app I get an ArrayIndexOutOfBounds error on the world.renderScene method. If I comment vuforia's mGlView.init() code:

public void init(int flags, boolean translucent, int depth, int stencil) {
// By default GLSurfaceView tries to find a surface that is as close
// as possible to a 16-bit RGB frame buffer with a 16-bit depth buffer.
// This function can override the default values and set custom values.

// Extract OpenGL ES version from flags
mUseOpenGLES2 = (flags & QCAR.GL_20) != 0;

// By default, GLSurfaceView() creates a RGB_565 opaque surface.
// If we want a translucent one, we should change the surface's
// format here, using PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT for GL Surfaces
// is interpreted as any 32-bit surface with alpha by SurfaceFlinger.

DebugLog.LOGI("Using OpenGL ES " + (mUseOpenGLES2 ? "2.0" : "1.x"));
DebugLog.LOGI("Using " + (translucent ? "translucent" : "opaque") + " GLView, depth buffer size: " + depth + ", stencil size: " + stencil);

// If required set translucent format to allow camera image to
// show through in the background
if (translucent) {
this.getHolder().setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
}
// Setup the context factory for 1.x / 2.0 rendering
setEGLContextFactory(new ContextFactory());

// We need to choose an EGLConfig that matches the format of
// our surface exactly. This is going to be done in our
// custom config chooser. See ConfigChooser class definition
// below.
setEGLConfigChooser(translucent ? new ConfigChooser(8, 8, 8, 8, depth, stencil) : new ConfigChooser(5, 6, 5, 0, depth, stencil));

}

/** Creates OpenGL contexts. */
private static class ContextFactory implements GLSurfaceView.EGLContextFactory {
private static int EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION = 0x3098;

public EGLContext createContext(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display, EGLConfig eglConfig) {
EGLContext context;
if (mUseOpenGLES2) {
DebugLog.LOGI("Creating OpenGL ES 2.0 context");
checkEglError("Before eglCreateContext", egl);
int[] attrib_list_gl20 = { EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION, 2, EGL10.EGL_NONE };
context = egl.eglCreateContext(display, eglConfig, EGL10.EGL_NO_CONTEXT, attrib_list_gl20);
} else {
DebugLog.LOGI("Creating OpenGL ES 1.x context");
checkEglError("Before eglCreateContext", egl);
int[] attrib_list_gl1x = { EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION, 1, EGL10.EGL_NONE };
context = egl.eglCreateContext(display, eglConfig, EGL10.EGL_NO_CONTEXT, attrib_list_gl1x);
}

checkEglError("After eglCreateContext", egl);
return context;
}

public void destroyContext(EGL10 egl, EGLDisplay display, EGLContext context) {
egl.eglDestroyContext(display, context);
}
}

Then my app runs but I get "called unimplemented OpenGL ES API" errors constnatly.

Am I approaching anything badly here?