Terrain and WYSIWYP editing in next version of irrEdit
Posted on:April 20 2007
I just checked in some modifications to the Irrlicht Engine source which will make it possible for irrEdit, the free world editor to place and edit the parameters of terrain scene nodes. This doesn't mean that editing terrain heightmaps will be possible, but placing and adjusting terrain scene node parameters is already a big step forward, because a lot of games are using terrain heightmaps instead of meshes. Here's a shot: 
(Yep, that tudor house model is borrowed ;) )
And as you can see, irrEdit is running again. I finally finished refactoring the whole irrEdit application, and mostly everything works now. Software based global illumination is disabled currently (hardware based GI works) for example, but there is already an libIrrEdit.dll file which can be reused by plugins and games. Ah, yes, and irrEdit now supports plugins. With the next release, it will be possible to enhance irrEdit with own scene nodes, animators, and you will also be able to run and test your game directly inside irrEdit, with the scene you are working on. Other engines call this WYSIWYP (=what you see is what you play). I'm going to write some examples for this as well.
I hope to release all this in the next two weeks.
(Yep, that tudor house model is borrowed ;) )
And as you can see, irrEdit is running again. I finally finished refactoring the whole irrEdit application, and mostly everything works now. Software based global illumination is disabled currently (hardware based GI works) for example, but there is already an libIrrEdit.dll file which can be reused by plugins and games. Ah, yes, and irrEdit now supports plugins. With the next release, it will be possible to enhance irrEdit with own scene nodes, animators, and you will also be able to run and test your game directly inside irrEdit, with the scene you are working on. Other engines call this WYSIWYP (=what you see is what you play). I'm going to write some examples for this as well.
I hope to release all this in the next two weeks.
Comments:
wow nice :)
halan
Quote2007-04-20 12:40:00
Cool. Niko, I would like to implement modeling inside your application. One year ago, I used for this IrrlichtNX, but I never finished my project.
Do I have possibility to do this over irrEdit plugin?
Do I have possibility to do this over irrEdit plugin?
Vox
Quote2007-04-20 13:05:00
Just don't forget Linux support :-)
Bubla
Quote2007-04-20 13:29:00
and for a brief moment i thought WYSIWYP means what you see is what you preview ...
xaos
Quote2007-04-20 13:54:00
@xaos
If you ever watched Crysis demo then you will know what's WYSIWYP lol.
If you ever watched Crysis demo then you will know what's WYSIWYP lol.
Virion
Quote2007-04-20 14:29:00
> you will also be able to run and test your game directly inside irrEdit
Great! I really like this feature! It's so useful.
(editing terrain heightmaps would be also so nice!)
Great! I really like this feature! It's so useful.
(editing terrain heightmaps would be also so nice!)
stef_
Quote2007-04-20 14:36:00
kickass! :-) I can't wait!!!!
buhatkj
Quote2007-04-20 15:38:00
Awesome!
More and more I'm sticking with Irrlicht 3d. :)
More and more I'm sticking with Irrlicht 3d. :)
Jonathan Snyder
Quote2007-04-20 15:57:00
You deserve a bottle of tequila niko ;)
bicunisa
Quote2007-04-20 17:40:00
Terrain-Editing! <3 !!
Finally a way to get theese "edges" around buildings gone !
Finally a way to get theese "edges" around buildings gone !
Thalius
Quote2007-04-20 18:13:00
Looks nice Niko! Question: What can the libIrrEdit.dll provide?
3ddev
Quote2007-04-21 10:00:00
IrrEdit is back online. I like the WYSIWYP. Two weeks until its resealed. This will be the longest two weeks of my life.But i like the plugins idea. this will take some work of your hands niko ;)
leo
Quote2007-04-21 16:07:00
Good news, I just can't wait to try out new editor :)
And what about that OpenGL rendering in irrEdit? I'm having trouble with one low-end video card and Direct3D, and software is kinda slow.
And what about that OpenGL rendering in irrEdit? I'm having trouble with one low-end video card and Direct3D, and software is kinda slow.
butz
Quote2007-04-21 19:59:00
Ya i would also want to know if we can make plugins for irredit, i have an idea for a physics editor!
Rapchik Programm
Quote2007-04-22 18:10:00
modelling over plugins: no, I think, not yet. The libIrrEdit.dll first will only provide access to some of the editors functions, like its built-in physics and scripting engine. Can also be used for your games. OpenGL won't be supported in this version, but hopefully in the next. And sure, you can make plugins on your own, there will be also two example plugins with full source.
niko
Quote2007-04-23 17:31:00
Sounds awesome. How is the new built in physics going to play out in the next version of irrlicht? Is there going to be a standardized way of plugging in the major physics engines?
NoisyPerlin
Quote2007-04-23 23:14:00
Nice Editor!
TheMiss
Quote2007-04-26 18:55:00
Wow wow wow
BlindSide
Quote2007-04-28 13:57:00
how does your global illumination system work?
do you render a view from every pixel position? if yes, what resolution do you use? how do you get the pixel brightness from the view? if the view points along the normal, what "up vector" do you use (what i mean is how the roll angle of that view gets determined)?
do you first do a direct lighting pass and then mix it with the global illumination pass? how?
:) a lot of questions but i hope someone can give me a few hints.
do you render a view from every pixel position? if yes, what resolution do you use? how do you get the pixel brightness from the view? if the view points along the normal, what "up vector" do you use (what i mean is how the roll angle of that view gets determined)?
do you first do a direct lighting pass and then mix it with the global illumination pass? how?
:) a lot of questions but i hope someone can give me a few hints.
hugo
Quote2007-06-10 16:38:00
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