Dose every entity has a camera?

[Hilake]

hi!

I use cel for my programe! For example about celtest. I want to add an actor in the world, so I use the function CreatActor(). But when I show it, it changes the first actor's camera to the one which I add.  But I didn't want to that happened. I just want to add an actor and not change the camera. How can I do? How can I show the second actor in my game?

Give me some code for your answer!

Thanks,

[jorrit]

hi!

I use cel for my programe! For example about celtest. I want to add an actor in the world, so I use the function CreatActor(). But when I show it, it changes the first actor's camera to the one which I add.  But I didn't want to that happened. I just want to add an actor and not change the camera. How can I do? How can I show the second actor in my game?

Give me some code for your answer!

Thanks,

Just make a new version of CreateActor() that doesn't add the camera.

Greetings,

[Hilake]

Just make a new version of CreateActor() that doesn't add the camera.

Thanks very much! I had tried it. It's successful.

But there have another problem for me. The problem will display a error like 'Can't find entity 'camera' for action SetCamera!', when I change the entiy's name. In celtest the entity's  name is 'camera', so If the entity's name must be 'camera'? This way, how can I change the entity's name and not get the error?

Another questions:
If the entity have no camera. Then how to set the entity's position and render it in the game world?

[jorrit]

But there have another problem for me. The problem will display a error like 'Can't find entity 'camera' for action SetCamera!', when I change the entiy's name. In celtest the entity's  name is 'camera', so If the entity's name must be 'camera'? This way, how can I change the entity's name and not get the error?

You have to change the call to SetCamera() too then. i.e. change the name.

Another questions:
If the entity have no camera. Then how to set the entity's position and render it in the game world?

Use the pcmesh property class for that. Check out the iPcMesh api.

Greetings,

[Hilake]

You have to change the call to SetCamera() too then. i.e. change the name.

Thanks!
Do you mean that I must difine the entity's name to "camera"? But I want change the name, there still the error. How can I do?

[jorrit]

You have to change the call to SetCamera() too then. i.e. change the name.

Thanks!
Do you mean that I must difine the entity's name to "camera"? But I want change the name, there still the error. How can I do?

I don't understand the problem. You can safely change the name of the entity. But you must then change it everywhere that that name is referenced. It is as easy as that. So everywhere there is the name "camera" you must change that to the new name.

Greetings,

[Hilake]

Thanks a lot!

But I miss another problem. For example, I create a actor without camera. But I want to show it, so I do it in this way:

Code:

csRef<iPcMesh> pm = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT (entity, iPcMesh);
pm->MoveMesh (sector, csVector3(3,0,0));
pm->Show();

Is there another way to show it? For it so difficulte to get the sector. Or is there anyway to get the sector?

Thanks for your help!

I don't understand the problem. You can safely change the name of the entity. But you must then change it everywhere that that name is referenced. It is as easy as that. So everywhere there is the name "camera" you must change that to the new name.

[jorrit]

Thanks a lot!

But I miss another problem. For example, I create a actor without camera. But I want to show it, so I do it in this way:

Code:

csRef<iPcMesh> pm = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT (entity, iPcMesh);
pm->MoveMesh (sector, csVector3(3,0,0));
pm->Show();

Is there another way to show it? For it so difficulte to get the sector. Or is there anyway to get the sector?

I don't understand the problem. What's difficult about getting the sector?

Greetings,

[Hilake]

Thanks a lot!

But I miss another problem. For example, I create a actor without camera. But I want to show it, so I do it in this way:

Code:

csRef<iPcMesh> pm = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT (entity, iPcMesh);
pm->MoveMesh (sector, csVector3(3,0,0));
pm->Show();

Is there another way to show it? For it so difficulte to get the sector. Or is there anyway to get the sector?

I don't understand the problem. What's difficult about getting the sector?

Greetings,

I must get the 'sector' when I show the entity which has no 'camera'. But I don't know how to get the sector before I show the entity.
Is there antway to show the entity that has no 'camera'?

[jorrit]

I must get the 'sector' when I show the entity which has no 'camera'. But I don't know how to get the sector before I show the entity.

Well the sector is whatever you like. It must be a sector defined in your map and then you can use that to position your entity.

Is there antway to show the entity that has no 'camera'?

Yes, using pcmesh.

Greetings,