Lab 2 - Making Scenes in Panda 3D

Create a program called myscene.py that moves the camera to the location (-0.5, -3.5, 0.5), changes its heading by -45 degrees and then loads the model “Models/television.egg”, placing it at location (2,-2,0). Scale the model down to 15% and rotate it such that you can see the front of the television screen.

# HINT - A basic program showing a scene with one object from a fixed camera 
# NOTE - Numeric values are arbitrary in this example
import direct.directbase.DirectStart
# Disabling user controlled camera
base.disableMouse()
# Placing the camera in world space
base.camera.setPos(1,1,1) # Location (x, y, z)
base.camera.setHpr(45,45,45) # Orientation in degrees (Heading, Pitch, Roll)
# Loading a new ready-made model
model = loader.loadModel("MyModel.egg")  # Model filename
model.setScale(0.5)  # Uniform scaling of the model
model.setPos(1,1,1)  # Location (x, y, z)
model.setHpr(45,45,45) # Orientation in degrees (Heading, Pitch, Roll)
# Adding the model to the Scene Graph under the root
model.reparentTo(render)
# Start main loop
run()

Add a moving image to the television screen by first finding the nodepath object representing the 'screen' sub-geometry of the television model and then giving it (and only it) the texture “Models/Textures/shuttle.avi”.

# HINT - Finding a nodepath to a named sub-node
nodepath = model.find("**/blah")
# HINT - Loading a new texture
mytexture = loader.loadTexture("MyTexture.png")
# HINT - Setting a texture property
model.setTexture(mytexture, 1) 

Create a new class called World (see below) and move your television code (but not your camera) into its constructor and then instantiate this world before calling run() in your main program. The class below contains code for moving the camera backwards as you hold down the 's' key. Add code for moving the camera forward with the 'w' key and for rotating the camera left and right with the 'a' and 'd' keys.

from direct.showbase.DirectObject import DirectObject  
class World(DirectObject):
 
    def __init__(self):
 
        # Set up movement keys
        self.keystate = {'back':0} # Initial state of keys
        self.accept('s', self.set_keystate, ['back',1])  # Handler for 's' press
        self.accept('s-up', self.set_keystate, ['back',0]) # Handler for 's' release
        self.lasttime = 0
        taskMgr.add(self.move, "move") # Start another independent update loop
 
    def set_keystate(self, key, state):
        """ Set a stored state (0,1) for a specified key ('back',...)"""
        self.keystate[key] = state
 
    def move(self, task):
        """ 
        Update camera position and/or rotation for all active key states.
        """
        elapsed = task.time - self.lasttime
        if self.keystate['back'] is 1:
            base.camera.setPos(camera,0,-0.7*elapsed,0)
        self.lasttime = task.time
        return task.cont

# HINT - This might help you set up the keys without having to repeat the
#        'accept' command 8 times!
key_map = (('s',['back',1]),('s-up',['back',0]),
           ('w',['forward',1]),('w-up',['forward',0]),
           ('a',['left',1]),('a-up',['left',0]),
           ('d',['right',1]),('d-up',['right',0]))

Create a new class called Room (see below). The constructor takes in three data sets that define the shape of the room. The data sets describe the placement of 1×1 panels for walls, floor and ceiling. All sets include x and y location, but the third (if there is one) value depends on the type of panel. To create a tiny room with a light in the ceiling, you could instantiate the Room like this:

# Building a room with the Room class
room_pathnode = render.attachNewNode("Room") # Create root node for the Room
room = Room(room_pathnode,
            [(0,0,0),(1,0,-90),(1,-1,-180),(0,-1,-270)],  # Walls
            [(0,-1)],                                     # Floor
            [(0,0,True)])                                 # Ceiling with light

class Room:    
    def __init__(self, parent_pathnode, wall_data, floor_data, ceiling_data):
        """
        Generate a room with walls, floor and a ceiling from lists of 1x1 panel
        locations and orientations.
            'parent_pathnode' = Pathnode immediately above this one in the scene graph
            'wall_data' = List of wall panel touples: (x loc, y loc, angle)
            'floor_data' = List of floor panel touples: (x loc, y loc)
            'ceiling_data' = List of ceiling panel touples: (x loc, y loc, has light?)
        """
        self.parent = parent_pathnode
        self.wall_data = wall_data
        self.floor_data = floor_data
        self.ceiling_data = ceiling_data
        self.create_floor()
        self.create_ceiling()
        self.create_walls()
        self.create_lights()
 
    def create_walls(self):
        """ Create the walls according to Room data, with panel textures """
        wall_clear    = loader.loadTexture("Models/Textures/wall_tanned_clear.png")      
        cm = CardMaker('wall panel') # Generates a single sided 1x1 polygon
        for wallpanel_data in self.wall_data:
            wallpanel = self.parent.attachNewNode(cm.generate()) 
            wallpanel.setPos(wallpanel_data[0],wallpanel_data[1],0)
            wallpanel.setHpr(wallpanel_data[2],0,0)
            wallpanel.setTexture(wall_clear)
 
    def create_floor(self):
        """ Create the floor according to Room data """
 
    def create_ceiling(self):
        """ Create the ceiling, with ceiling light textures, according to Room data """ 
 
    def create_lights(self):
        """ Create both the ambient light and spotlights for every ceiling light """

Fill in the code for create_floor and create_ceiling (see additional assets below) and test with the data set for the tiny room above. You should instantiate the Room from within the constructor of the World class.

# USEFUL ASSETS:
# "Models/Textures/wall_tanned_clear.png" 
# "Models/Textures/floor_concrete.png"
# "Models/Textures/ceiling_tanned.png"
# "Models/Textures/ceiling_tanned_light.png"

Modify the create_wall method to pick a random texture for each panel for a greater variety (use the assets below) and finally pass in data into the Room's constructor for building a room with the following shape:

# USEFUL ASSETS:
# "Models/Textures/wall_tanned_clear.png" 
# "Models/Textures/wall_tanned_door.png"
# "Models/Textures/wall_tanned_window.png"
# "Models/Textures/wall_tanned_vent.png" 

Fill in the code for the create_lights method. Create one ambient light with the color (0.4,0.4,0.4,1). Create one spotlight with the color (0.6,0.6,1.0,1) and attenuation (0,0,0), facing down from the ceiling (starting at height 1.25).

# HINT - Creating lights
# Set up the global lighting for general illumination
ambient_source = AmbientLight('ambient')
ambient_source.setColor(Vec4(1,1,1,1))
ambient = root.attachNewNode(ambient_source.upcastToPandaNode())
root.setLight(ambient)
# Set up a spotlight for localized illumination
lens = PerspectiveLens()
lens.setNearFar(0.1, 2.0)
spot_source = Spotlight('spotlight')
spot_source.setColor(Vec4(1,1,1,1))
spot_source.setAttenuation(Vec3(0,0,0))
## spot_source.showFrustum() # Uncomment for great debug information
spot_source.setLens(lens)
spot = root.attachNewNode(spot_source.upcastToLensNode())
spot.setPos(Vec3(1,1,1))
spot.setHpr(0,0,0)
root.setLight(spot)

Modify the spotlight creation in the create_lights methods so that it creats a spotlight for each of the ceiling panels that have light fixtures in them.