Implement Arc3D for Gizmos #11540
Implement Arc3D for Gizmos #11540
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The API of this implementation mimics unity's API for the same feature, c.f. https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Handles.DrawWireArc.html This was done since it seems to be the most flexible design so far allowing for arcs with arc angles in the range of [-360.0, 360.0] degrees. Authored-by: RobWalt <robwalter96@gmail.com>
I noticed some flaws with the original implementation of the API while creating some examples: - The orientation via `from` and `rotation_axis` fields felt really wonky - The rotation seemed not to rotate around the center set by the user This is why I reimplemented the API. It now draws some kind of default arc in 3D which has properties which are documented in the doc strings. You can modify this default arc via builder methods which seems to be the most flexible approach in my eyes. Authored-by: RobWalt <robwalter96@gmail.com>
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- reuse new factored out function to calculate the default amount of segments for arc2d - add the gizmos active check to arc3d - also implement optional segments logic for arc3d - cleanup debug gizmo center drawing
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I'm a bit nervous about using "behavior is undefined" here (and above): it's not UB in the compiler sense and we may confuse readers. Maybe "graphical glitches may occur"?
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Thanks for spotting this!
I just tested these cases (after all we're also part scientists, right? :D). It seems like nothing happens at all. We should probably communicate this to the user.
Do you think an early return might make sense? I'm not really sure. On the one hand we could save some compute in the case that we wouldn't draw anything anyways. On the other hand this is an edge case and adding two checks for every non-edge case might be needless overhead.
I think I'm just going for changing the comment for now, but please let me know what you think.
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I think let's just change the comment and leave the behavior for now. I'm really not concerned about the performance in pathological cases and if it doesn't crash I'm quite happy with it as is.
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Thanks for spotting this Alice! Authored-by: RobWalt <robwalter96@gmail.com>
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Similar thoughts as #11072 (review), the position, rotation, and color should be given as arguments to the arc methods. All gizmo methods have some kind of position and a color as an argument, and assuming a default color isn't ideal imo.
arc_2d also has the circle center, rotation (direction_angle) and color as arguments, so it's not good to make arc_3d different. The APIs should be consistent both in terms of arguments and naming (if possible).
and also adjust: - docs - tests - examples Authored-by: RobWalt <robwalter96@gmail.com>
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# Objective - Implement an arc3d API for gizmos - Solves bevyengine#11536 ## Solution ### `arc_3d` - The current `arc3d` method on gizmos only takes an angle - It draws an "standard arc" by default, this is an arc starting at `Vec3::X`, in the XZ plane, in counter clockwise direction with a normal that is facing up - The "standard arc" can be customized with the usual gizmo builder pattern. This way you'll be able to draw arbitrary arcs ### `short/long_arc_3d_between` - Given `center`, `from`, `to` draws an arc between `from` and `to` --- ## Changelog > This section is optional. If this was a trivial fix, or has no externally-visible impact, you can delete this section. - Added: `Gizmos::arc3d(&mut self, angle)` method - Added: `Gizmos::long_arc_3d_between(&mut self, center, from, to)` method - Added: `Gizmos::short_arc_3d_between(&mut self, center, from, to)` method --- This PR factors out an orthogonal part of another PR as mentioned in [this comment](bevyengine#11072 (comment))
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arc_3darc3dmethod on gizmos only takes an angleVec3::X, in the XZ plane, in counter clockwise direction with a normal that is facing upshort/long_arc_3d_betweencenter,from,todraws an arc betweenfromandtoChangelog
Gizmos::arc3d(&mut self, angle)methodGizmos::long_arc_3d_between(&mut self, center, from, to)methodGizmos::short_arc_3d_between(&mut self, center, from, to)methodThis PR factors out an orthogonal part of another PR as mentioned in this comment