The Player Project

On 5/13/06, Jordi <mumismo@...> wrote:
> I've also moved everything to a new class RenderSkinManager and made
> it "global", and it keeps tracks of every file loaded in the past. There =
will
> be only one per world so if multiple geoms wants the same skin file only =
one
> display list is needed for all of them.

That's good.  Send me a patch.

> I'm also thinking in moving all the rendering code (of the geoms) to that
> class, so there will be RenderPlane, RenderBox, RenderWheel, etc. methods=
,
> along with the skins methods.
> This allow us that any geometry can have any visual appearance (so wheel
> geometry won't be needed anymore)
>
> It will be also encapsulate the visualcode from the physical emulation co=
de.
>
> It is wothwhile?

The rendering should be left in the geoms. Each geom defines not only
how a body looks, but also the collision parameters. Think about it as
a body can use any geom, where the body defines the dynamic
properties.

I am currently working on two other side projects and my research.
Therefore I have precious few moments to work on Gazebo. I'll get
around to looking at the XML stuff eventually.

-nate

> The rendering should be left in the geoms. Each geom defines not only
> how a body looks, but also the collision parameters. Think about it as
> a body can use any geom, where the body defines the dynamic
> properties.

The fact is that I see the wheel geom as a hack for a particular case and I'm 
afraid of the need of more particular cases like that. 
It seems that such need is not realistic anyway.


> I am currently working on two other side projects and my research.
> Therefore I have precious few moments to work on Gazebo. I'll get
> around to looking at the XML stuff eventually.

Yes, I've noticed that you tend to answer all the emails together, so I've 
already guessed it.

As you said you are a little overloaded, this being the case....
I request write access to Gazebo CVS.

I'll manage the patches of the tracker and little by little make changes. I 
won't push the XML stuff into CVS till you take a look at it.

If you agree on start using the beneficts of C++ templates, I would like to 
start merging code from the simulator of the MIARN project (Other 3D 
simulator for Player). The first thing I would like to do is merge its code 
for loading the .OBJ files. Blender can export to this format and I think it 
is considered an "open format". 
If we don't use templates, it would be much harder but possible.


^_^/

Jordi Polo