I have a small demo program that I wrote, using Panda. In it, I disable the mouse and use direct commands to control the camera. In addition, the user can use the arrow keys to move the camera around, like a FSP. About 50% of the time, any movement of the mouse will cause my system to lock up. Only a power cycle will bring it back.
Does anyone have any ideas what the cause of this is?
Thanks.
ken
You better post your mouse code here. My FPS style mouse control works very very perfectly. You can learn from the tutorial: normal mapping.
If your system is locking up, it’s likely the fault of some bad driver. Try updating to the latest available version of the video driver for your card.
David
I don’t have access to the code right now, but I will later today.
But… I don’t have any mouse code. I disableMouse() so that I can use base.camera.setPos() statements, in conjunction with user keypresses, to control the camera position.
This is for a simple maze-like program being done for a research project. The user interface needs to be extrememly simple and un-cluttered. Hence; arrow keys only for camera control.
If you still think it is useful, I will post the code.
ken
Ditto here … I disable/enable the mouse in mine at will and all works perfectly.
Here is the code in question:
class World(DirectObject):
def __init__(self):
self.keyMap = {"left":0, "right":0, "forward":0, "backward":0}
base.win.setClearColor(Vec4(0,0,0,1))
self.environ = loader.loadModel(MYDIR+"/models/world")
self.environ.reparentTo(render)
self.environ.setPos(0,0,0)
# Get our starting position
startPos = self.environ.find("**/start_point").getPos()
base.disableMouse()
base.camera.setPos(startPos.getX(),startPos.getY(),5)
# Accept the control keys for movement and rotation
self.accept("escape", sys.exit)
self.accept("arrow_left", self.setKey, ["left",1])
self.accept("arrow_right", self.setKey, ["right",1])
self.accept("arrow_up", self.setKey, ["forward",1])
self.accept("arrow_down", self.setKey, ["backward",1])
self.accept("arrow_left-up", self.setKey, ["left",0])
self.accept("arrow_right-up", self.setKey, ["right",0])
self.accept("arrow_up-up", self.setKey, ["forward",0])
self.accept("arrow_down-up", self.setKey, ["backward",0])
# Simulation state variables
self.prevtime = 0
self.isMoving = False
taskMgr.add(self.move,"moveTask")
#Records the state of the arrow keys
def setKey(self, key, value):
self.keyMap[key] = value
def move(self, task):
elapsed = task.time - self.prevtime
# save our initial position so that we can restore it,
# in case we fall off the map or run into something.
startpos = base.camera.getPos()
# If a move-key is pressed, move in the specified direction.
if (self.keyMap["left"] != 0):
base.camera.setH(base.camera.getH() + elapsed * 200)
if (self.keyMap["right"] != 0):
base.camera.setH(base.camera.getH() - elapsed * 200)
if (self.keyMap["forward"] != 0):
forward = base.camera.getNetTransform().getMat().getRow3(1)
forward.setZ(0)
forward.normalize()
base.camera.setPos(base.camera.getPos() + forward*(elapsed*10))
if (self.keyMap["backward"] != 0):
backward = base.camera.getNetTransform().getMat().getRow3(1)
backward.setZ(0)
backward.normalize()
base.camera.setPos(base.camera.getPos() - backward*(elapsed*10))
# Now check for collisions.
self.cTrav.traverse(render)
# Adjust Z coordinate. If the ray hit terrain,
# update our Z. If it hit anything else, or didn't hit anything, put
# us back where we were last frame.
# Keep the camera at five feet above the terrain,
entries = []
for i in range(self.camGroundHandler.getNumEntries()):
entry = self.camGroundHandler.getEntry(i)
entries.append(entry)
entries.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(y.getSurfacePoint(render).getZ(),
x.getSurfacePoint(render).getZ()))
if (len(entries)>0) and (entries[0].getIntoNode().getName() == "terrain"):
base.camera.setZ(entries[0].getSurfacePoint(render).getZ()+5.0)
else:
base.camera.setPos(startpos)
# Store the task time and continue.
self.prevtime = task.time
return Task.cont
w = World()
run()Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
ken
I would be happy to test it on my box but I need the environment model you are loading. I tried to use the ‘environment.egg’ in the 1.2.3 distribution samples but your code searches for a named node (start_point) that is not in that model. Can you post that environment model?
I am using the “World” from the “Roaming Ralph” tutorial.
The crash happens only occasionally. My estimate is that it happens about 50% of the time. If I carefully avoid moving the mouse while the program is running, there are no problems.
If you try it, let me know if there are any problems. I tried to trim it down to the bare neccessities for this test.
Thanks.
ken
Ken,
What operating system are you running under?
Take care,
Mark
AttributeError: World instance has no attribute ‘cTrav’
Okay… here’s all the code, with nothing missing. I was trying to avoid a large code block. Oh well… the best laid plans…
# Models: Jeff Styers, Reagan Heller
import direct.directbase.DirectStart
from pandac.PandaModules import *
from direct.interval.IntervalGlobal import *
from direct.gui.DirectGui import *
from direct.actor import Actor
from direct.showbase.DirectObject import *
import random, sys, os, math
SPEED = 0.5
# Figure out what directory this program is in.
MYDIR=os.path.abspath(sys.path[0])
MYDIR=Filename.fromOsSpecific(MYDIR).getFullpath()
# Function to put instructions on the screen.
def addInstructions(pos, msg):
return OnscreenText(text=msg, style=1, fg=(1,1,1,1),
pos=(-1.3, pos), align=TextNode.ALeft, scale = .05)
# Function to put title on the screen.
def addTitle(text):
return OnscreenText(text=text, style=1, fg=(1,1,1,1),
pos=(1.3,-0.95), align=TextNode.ARight, scale = .07)
class World(DirectObject):
def __init__(self):
self.keyMap = {"left":0, "right":0, "forward":0, "backward":0}
base.win.setClearColor(Vec4(0,0,0,1))
# Post the instructions
self.inst1 = addInstructions(0.95, "[ESC]: Quit")
self.inst2 = addInstructions(0.90, "[Left Arrow]: Rotate Left")
self.inst3 = addInstructions(0.85, "[Right Arrow]: Rotate Right")
self.inst4 = addInstructions(0.80, "[Up Arrow]: Move Forward")
self.inst5 = addInstructions(0.75, "[Down Arrow]: Move Backward")
# Set up the environment
self.environ = loader.loadModel(MYDIR+"/models/world")
self.environ.reparentTo(render)
self.environ.setPos(0,0,0)
# Get our starting position
startPos = self.environ.find("**/start_point").getPos()
base.disableMouse()
base.camera.setPos(startPos.getX(),startPos.getY(),5)
# Accept the control keys for movement and rotation
self.accept("escape", sys.exit)
self.accept("arrow_left", self.setKey, ["left",1])
self.accept("arrow_right", self.setKey, ["right",1])
self.accept("arrow_up", self.setKey, ["forward",1])
self.accept("arrow_down", self.setKey, ["backward",1])
self.accept("arrow_left-up", self.setKey, ["left",0])
self.accept("arrow_right-up", self.setKey, ["right",0])
self.accept("arrow_up-up", self.setKey, ["forward",0])
self.accept("arrow_down-up", self.setKey, ["backward",0])
# Simulation state variables
self.prevtime = 0
self.isMoving = False
taskMgr.add(self.move,"moveTask")
# We will detect the height of the terrain by creating a collision
# ray and casting it downward toward the terrain, above the camera.
# A ray may hit the terrain, or it may hit a rock or a tree. If it
# hits the terrain, we can detect the height. If it hits anything
# else, we rule that the move is illegal.
self.cTrav = CollisionTraverser()
self.environ.setCollideMask(BitMask32.bit(1))
self.camGroundRay = CollisionRay()
self.camGroundRay.setOrigin(0,0,1000)
self.camGroundRay.setDirection(0,0,-1)
self.camGroundCol = CollisionNode('camRay')
self.camGroundCol.addSolid(self.camGroundRay)
self.camGroundCol.setFromCollideMask(BitMask32.bit(1))
self.camGroundCol.setIntoCollideMask(BitMask32.allOff())
self.camGroundColNp = base.camera.attachNewNode(self.camGroundCol)
self.camGroundHandler = CollisionHandlerQueue()
self.cTrav.addCollider(self.camGroundColNp, self.camGroundHandler)
#Records the state of the arrow keys
def setKey(self, key, value):
self.keyMap[key] = value
def move(self, task):
elapsed = task.time - self.prevtime
# save our initial position so that we can restore it,
# in case we fall off the map or run into something.
startpos = base.camera.getPos()
# If a move-key is pressed, move in the specified direction.
if (self.keyMap["left"] != 0):
base.camera.setH(base.camera.getH() + elapsed * 200)
if (self.keyMap["right"] != 0):
base.camera.setH(base.camera.getH() - elapsed * 200)
if (self.keyMap["forward"] != 0):
forward = base.camera.getNetTransform().getMat().getRow3(1)
forward.setZ(0)
forward.normalize()
base.camera.setPos(base.camera.getPos() + forward*(elapsed*10))
if (self.keyMap["backward"] != 0):
backward = base.camera.getNetTransform().getMat().getRow3(1)
backward.setZ(0)
backward.normalize()
base.camera.setPos(base.camera.getPos() - backward*(elapsed*10))
# Now check for collisions.
self.cTrav.traverse(render)
# Adjust Z coordinate. If the ray hit terrain,
# update our Z. If it hit anything else, or didn't hit anything, put
# us back where we were last frame.
# Keep the camera at five feet above the terrain,
entries = []
for i in range(self.camGroundHandler.getNumEntries()):
entry = self.camGroundHandler.getEntry(i)
entries.append(entry)
entries.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(y.getSurfacePoint(render).getZ(),
x.getSurfacePoint(render).getZ()))
if (len(entries)>0) and (entries[0].getIntoNode().getName() == "terrain"):
base.camera.setZ(entries[0].getSurfacePoint(render).getZ()+5.0)
else:
base.camera.setPos(startpos)
# Store the task time and continue.
self.prevtime = task.time
return Task.cont
w = World()
run()[/code]
Hey man, nice job! It works flawlessly on my PC … never crashes and runs very smooth. Looks like a driver issue it is …
I was afraid that would be the answer.
Thanks for the verification.
ken