How do I create a Frustum as a node that I can add to a scene? For example:
var frustum = new Frustum();
var tr = scene.RootNode.CreateChildNode(frustum).Transform;
tr.Scale = new Vector3(obj.Width, obj.Height, 3); // for example
I want to create a right square solid frustum that can be exported to an STL file.
Frustum is not a solid entity, it’s the base class of Camera or Light, so this is impossible to import it to STL format. You can export the Box object to .stl, Box has width, height and length.
OK, but in the example TransformationToNodeByTransformationMatrix a cube is created, and a TransformMatrix is applied. The result is simply a cube. I’m not seeing a description of the TransformMatrix in the documentation. Is it possible to use it to transform a new Node(“cube”) into the shape of a right square frustum (a pyramid with the top cut off)?
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I have two issues. 1) I’m not sure how to build the code pasted below, and 2) I don’t know what the numbers mean in cubeNode.Transform.TransformMatrix.
I forked this repository GitHub - aspose-3d/Aspose.3D-for-.NET: Aspose.3D for .NET examples, plugins and showcases to GitHub - ssides/Aspose.3D-for-.NET: Aspose.3D for .NET examples, plugins and showcases and found the following code in …\Aspose.3D-for-.NET\Examples\CSharp\Geometry-and-Hierarchy\TransformationToNodeByTransformationMatrix.cs.
Scene scene = new Scene();
Node cubeNode = new Node("cube");
// [my comment: The name 'Common' does not exist in the current context
// and I'm not sure how to add it. ]
Mesh mesh = Common.CreateMeshUsingPolygonBuilder();
cubeNode.Entity = mesh;
cubeNode.Transform.TransformMatrix = new Matrix4(
1, -0.3, 0, 0,
0.4, 1, 0.3, 0,
0, 0, 1, 0,
0, 20, 0, 1
);
scene.RootNode.ChildNodes.Add(cubeNode);
scene.Save(_outputPath, FileFormat.STLASCII);
In Visual Studio 2022 17.4.4 I created a new .NET 6.0 console application. I used NuGet to install package Aspose.3D. But when I paste the code from the example, it can’t find Common.CreateMeshUsingPolygonBuilder(), and I don’t know how to add it.
I tried the same thing in Visual Studio 2017 with a .NET Framework 4.8 console application. Same issue.
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Please check and use the below code snippet to achieve your requirements.
// <summary>
/// Generate a Frustum facing +Z axis
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fovX">Field of view in X axis, measured in degrees</param>
/// <param name="fovY">Field of view in Y axis, measured in degrees</param>
/// <param name="near">Distance from eye to near plane</param>
/// <param name="far">Distance from eye to far plane</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static Mesh GenerateFrustum(float fovX, float fovY, float near, float far)
{
var cosX = Math.Cos(fovX / 2 / 180 * Math.PI);
var cosY = Math.Cos(fovY / 2 / 180 * Math.PI);
var nx = near / cosX;
var ny = near / cosY;
var fx = far / cosX;
var fy = far / cosY;
var mesh = new Mesh();
//control points of near plane corners
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(nx, ny, near));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(-nx, ny, near));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(-nx, -ny, near));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(nx, -ny, near));
//control points of far plane corners
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(fx, fy, far));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(-fx, fy, far));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(-fx, -fy, far));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(fx, -fy, far));
mesh.CreatePolygon(0, 1, 2, 3);//near plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(4, 5, 6, 7);//far plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(0, 4, 5, 1);//top plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(3, 2, 6, 7);//bottom plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(1, 5, 6, 2);//left plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(0, 3, 7, 4);//right plane
return mesh;
}
private static void FrustumTest()
{
var f = GenerateFrustum(45, 45, 10, 20); //Generate a frustum solid geometry with field of view 45degree on both x/y axis and near plane is 10, far plane is 20
new Scene(f).Save("frustum.stl");
}
It looks good in the STL, but the gltf is not showing it as solid. I have not tried sending it off to be 3D printed.
internal class CreateFrustum
{
private string _outputPath;
public CreateFrustum(string outputPath)
{
_outputPath = outputPath;
}
public void CreateAndSave()
{
Scene scene = new Scene();
var mesh = GenerateFrustumMesh(45, 45, 10, 20);
Node frustum = scene.RootNode.CreateChildNode("frustum", mesh);
scene.Save(_outputPath, FileFormat.STLASCII);
scene.Save(Utilities.GetOutputPath(_outputPath, ".gltf"), Utilities.GetGLTFSaveOptions());
}
// <summary>
/// Generate a Frustum facing +Z axis
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fovX">Field of view in X axis, measured in degrees</param>
/// <param name="fovY">Field of view in Y axis, measured in degrees</param>
/// <param name="near">Distance from eye to near plane</param>
/// <param name="far">Distance from eye to far plane</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private Mesh GenerateFrustumMesh(float fovX, float fovY, float near, float far)
{
var cosX = Math.Cos(fovX / 2 / 180 * Math.PI);
var cosY = Math.Cos(fovY / 2 / 180 * Math.PI);
var nx = near / cosX;
var ny = near / cosY;
var fx = far / cosX;
var fy = far / cosY;
var mesh = new Mesh();
//control points of near plane corners
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(nx, ny, near));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(-nx, ny, near));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(-nx, -ny, near));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(nx, -ny, near));
//control points of far plane corners
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(fx, fy, far));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(-fx, fy, far));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(-fx, -fy, far));
mesh.ControlPoints.Add(new Vector4(fx, -fy, far));
mesh.CreatePolygon(0, 1, 2, 3);//near plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(4, 5, 6, 7);//far plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(0, 4, 5, 1);//top plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(3, 2, 6, 7);//bottom plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(1, 5, 6, 2);//left plane
mesh.CreatePolygon(0, 3, 7, 4);//right plane
return mesh;
}
private void FrustumTest()
{
var f = GenerateFrustumMesh(45, 45, 10, 20); //Generate a frustum solid geometry with field of view 45degree on both x/y axis and near plane is 10, far plane is 20
new Scene(f).Save("frustum.stl");
}
}
internal static GltfSaveOptions GetGLTFSaveOptions()
{
GltfSaveOptions opt = new GltfSaveOptions(FileContentType.ASCII);
opt.EmbedAssets = true;
opt.UseCommonMaterials = true;
opt.BufferFile = "gltfBuffer.bin";
return opt;
}I made three copies of it and mounted them on top of a box node and sent the STL off for 3D printing. I’ll reply here if it could be 3D printed successfully.
Scene scene = new Scene();
var box = new Box();
var mesh = GenerateFrustumMesh(45, 45, 10, 20);
var tr = scene.RootNode.CreateChildNode("frustum", mesh).Transform;
tr.Scale = new Vector3(0.3, 0.3, 0.3);
tr.Translation = new Vector3(-10, -10, -7);
tr = scene.RootNode.CreateChildNode("frustum2", mesh).Transform;
tr.Scale = new Vector3(0.3, 0.3, 0.3);
tr.Translation = new Vector3(-20, -20, -7);
tr = scene.RootNode.CreateChildNode("frustum3", mesh).Transform;
tr.Scale = new Vector3(0.3, 0.3, 0.3);
tr.Translation = new Vector3(-30, -30, -7);
tr = scene.RootNode.CreateChildNode(box).Transform;
tr.Scale = new Vector3(50, 50, 3);
tr.Translation = new Vector3(-25, -25, 0);
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