I am working on a solar system swift playground. I want the camera to zoom into a planet if that planet is clicked. The current issue I am having is that the camera won't zoom into the right location. Here is the code I am using.
public let camera = SCNNode()
camera.camera = SCNCamera()
camera.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: -70, z: 50)
camera.eulerAngles = SCNVector3(x: 0.74533, y: 0, z: 0)
let location = planetNodes[i].convertPosition(planetNodes[i].position, to: camera)
let radius = planetNodes[i].position.y
let moveCameraAc = SCNAction.move(to: location, duration: 2)
moveCameraAc.timingMode = .easeInEaseOut
camera.runAction(moveCameraAc)
It will always move to a different location in the scene. I am unable to figure out how is it finding out where to move to.
Thanks in advance!
I have figured it out! The code needs to look like
let location = holderNodes[i].convertPosition(planetNodes[i].position, to: scene.rootNode)
holderNodes[i] is the parent of planetNodes[i] and scene.rootNode is the parent node of camera.
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How can I enable the user to move the object using the right and left arrows I put below, instead of manually moving it?
"allowscameracontrol" allows the user to rotate the object with their hand. But I just want it to be rotated using arrows.
** -> sceneView.allowsCameraControl = true**
import UIKit
import SceneKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var sceneView: SCNView!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// 1: Load .obj file
let scene = SCNScene(named: "converse_obj.obj")
//Add camera node
let cameraNode = SCNNode()
cameraNode.camera = SCNCamera()
//Place camera
cameraNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 10, z: 35)
//*Set camera on scene
scene?.rootNode.addChildNode(cameraNode)
//Adding light to scene
let lightNode = SCNNode()
lightNode.light = SCNLight()
lightNode.light?.type = .omni
lightNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 10, z: 35)
scene?.rootNode.addChildNode(lightNode)
// 6: Creating and adding ambien light to scen
let ambientLightNode = SCNNode()
ambientLightNode.light = SCNLight()
ambientLightNode.light?.type = .ambient
ambientLightNode.light?.color = UIColor.darkGray
scene?.rootNode.addChildNode(ambientLightNode)
// Allow user to manipulate camera
sceneView.allowsCameraControl = true
// Set background color
sceneView.backgroundColor = UIColor.white
// Allow user translate image
sceneView.cameraControlConfiguration.allowsTranslation = false
// Set scene settings
sceneView.scene = scene
}
}
I haven't used SceneKit before.
I'm not sure if you would want to rotate your camera or rotate the node that contains the object. From the way it's named, it makes it sound like allowsCameraControl rotates the camera. In any case you would use rotationMatrixAroundZ to create a rotation matrix, and then multiply that by the matrix for whichever thing you want to rotate.
If rotating the camera is what you want to do, your code might look like this:
func rotateCameraZByDegrees(_ zRotation: Double) {
let radians = zRotation / 180.0 * Double.pi
let rotationZ = rotationMatrixAroundZ(radians: radians)
cameraNode.transform = SCNMatrix4(simd_mul(simd_float4x4(cameraNode.transform), rotationZ))
}
If you instead want to rotate your object's node, and your object's node is named sneakersNode, change the last line to:
sneakersNode.transform = SCNMatrix4(simd_mul(simd_float4x4(sneakersNode.transform), rotationZ))
This post [31881911] in stackO shows you some examples for arrow keys.
Turn allowsCameraControl = false
This post [68506605] see my answer - creating a camera control class makes things a lot easier.
For your rotation, just rotate the object directly - several ways to do this.
func resetRotation()
{
for (_, vNode) in displayNodes
{
vNode.node.removeAllActions()
}
vRotate0 = SCNAction.rotateTo(x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, duration: 2)
vRotate1 = SCNAction.rotateBy(x: 0, y: CGFloat(GLKMathDegreesToRadians(450)), z: 0, duration: 3)
vRotate2 = SCNAction.rotateBy(x: 0, y: CGFloat(GLKMathDegreesToRadians(-90)), z: 0, duration: 1)
vRotate3 = SCNAction.rotateBy(x: CGFloat(GLKMathDegreesToRadians(-45)), y: 0, z: 0, duration: 1)
vRotate4 = SCNAction.rotateBy(x: CGFloat(GLKMathDegreesToRadians(45)), y: 0, z: 0, duration: 1)
seq = SCNAction.sequence([vRotate0, vRotate1, vRotate2, vRotate3, vRotate4, vRotate3, vRotate4])
allSeq = SCNAction.repeatForever(seq)
for (_, vNode) in displayNodes
{
vNode.node.runAction(allSeq)
}
}
You could use some sequences - so your object could do a 360 and stop, come back 90 at a slower pace, whatever you want. The above repeats forever, but you can take that out.
Or just on Left key press, rotate Y += n degrees.
I'm trying to light up a basic model I downloaded from Mixamo.
let scene = SCNScene(named: "art.scnassets/Ch45_nonPBR.dae")!
// create and add a camera to the scene
let cameraNode = SCNNode()
cameraNode.camera = SCNCamera()
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cameraNode)
// place the camera
cameraNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 40, z: 110)
// create and add a light to the scene
let lightNode = SCNNode()
lightNode.light = SCNLight()
lightNode.light!.type = .omni
lightNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 50, z: 50)
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(lightNode)
// create and add an ambient light to the scene
let ambientLightNode = SCNNode()
ambientLightNode.light = SCNLight()
ambientLightNode.light!.type = .ambient
ambientLightNode.light!.color = UIColor.white
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(ambientLightNode)
At present the camera is too close to the model. But if I change the z-value from 110, all I see is black. I imagine this has something to do with lighting. What should my lighting be so that I can see my model even if I change the z-value of my camera to a higher value so I can see the model from far away ?
EDIT: For example, right now you can see at this distance, part of the leg is not visible:
If I move further away, the whole model won't be visible!!
EDIT: For example, how do I edit the lighting so it looks just like in the Mixamo preview on their website:
I would like to move the camera far enough away so I can see the whole model on screen.
SCNCamera has a zFar property, the default value is 100, any surface further away from the camera than this is clipped to improve performance. In your screenshot the leg is the furthest part of the model from the camera so gets clipped first, and as you move further away the whole model is clipped.
You can just increase the zFar to a number suitable for your scene.
If a scene contains multiple cameras, which camera does the projectPoint method use to project points from 3D to screen-space? If this is defined by the pointOfView property, then how come when I update the position of the pointOfView a given 3D point is still projected to the same 2D point?
Since SCNCamera belongs to SCNView, just set the PoV via the "pointOfView" instance property of a View to a required camera node.
let cameraNode001 = SCNNode()
cameraNode001.camera = SCNCamera()
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cameraNode001)
cameraNode001.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 0, z: 15)
let cameraNode002 = SCNNode()
cameraNode002.camera = SCNCamera()
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cameraNode002)
cameraNode002.position = SCNVector3(x: 10, y: 10, z: 30)
let sceneView = self.view as! SCNView
sceneView.scene = scene
sceneView.pointOfView = cameraNode001
then you can change PoV:
sceneView.pointOfView = cameraNode002
I have an SKSpriteNode image with the code:
let Drake1 = SKSpriteNode(imageNamed: "Drake1")
Drake1.position = CGPoint(x:self.frame.size.width/3, y:self.frame.size.height - 230)
Drake1.zPosition = 2
addChild(Drake1)
//drake movement
let moveRight = SKAction.moveByX(frame.size.width/2.8, y: 0, duration: 2)
let moveLeft = SKAction.moveByX(-frame.size.width/2.8, y: 0, duration: 2)
let moveBackAndForth = SKAction.repeatActionForever(SKAction.sequence([moveRight, moveLeft]))
Drake1.runAction(moveBackAndForth)
What I want to do is, when the image is moving to the right, I want to replace the image with a different SKSpriteNode image, and when it moves back left, I want to use the original image, and repeat this forever. I am struggling with what the code should be for this.
SpriteKit comes with a SKAction, setTexture, to instantaneously change a sprite's texture with relative ease. You can create an inline SKTexture object of each images, use them in SKActions, and add them to your sequence loop, like this:
let moveRight = SKAction.moveByX(frame.size.width/2.8, y: 0, duration: 2)
let moveLeft = SKAction.moveByX(-frame.size.width/2.8, y: 0, duration: 2)
let texRight = SKAction.setTexture(SKTexture(imageNamed: "Drake1r"))
let texLeft = SKAction.setTexture(SKTexture(imageNamed: "Drake1l"))
let moveBackAndForth = SKAction.repeatActionForever(SKAction.sequence([texRight, moveRight, texLeft, moveLeft]))
Drake1.runAction(moveBackAndForth)
Hopefully this works for you! Please note that if the textures are different sizes, you must add resize: Bool to setTexture's arguments.
The documentation in XCode clearly states that hitTesting a geometry in SceneKit can be done with SCNRender, SCNView or the SCNNode themselves when one plans to test a 3D line segment. I have a use for SCNScene with its nodes without a renderer or a view, therefore I am planning to use SCNNode hitTesting. I create a SCNScene, put a SCNNode in it and test a simple ray that goes through, but I always get an empty hitList and I don't understand why:
import Swift
import SceneKit
let boxGeometry = SCNBox(width: 1.0, height: 1.0, length: 1.0, chamferRadius: 0)
let boxNode = SCNNode(geometry: boxGeometry)
var scene = SCNScene()
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(boxNode)
let from = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: -2, z: 0)
let to = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 2 , z: 0)
var hits = scene.rootNode.hitTestWithSegmentFromPoint(from, toPoint: to, options:nil) // this is always empty
if hits != nil {
if hits!.count > 0 {
var hit = (hits!.first as! SCNHitTestResult).node as SCNNode
}
}
I have tried passing various forms of options but nothing changes.
SCNHitTestFirstFoundOnlyKey: yes or no does not change anything
SCNHitTestSortResultsKey: yes or no does not change anything
SCNHitTestClipToZRangeKey: invalid for SCNNode
SCNHitTestBackFaceCullingKey: yes or no does not change anything
SCNHitTestBoundingBoxOnlyKey: yes or no does not change anything
SCNHitTestRootNodeKey: rootNOde of scene or boxNode does not change
anything
SCNHitTestIgnoreHiddenNodesKey: yes or no does not change anything
What am I doing wrong?
I have found the answer, which is either a bug or a feature: using SCNScene and its nodes SCNNode for 3D hitTesting, in particular the method: "hitTestWithSegmentFromPoint(toPoint:options:)" does not return a hit unless the scene is included in an SCNView. It appears it cannot be used offscreen. My guess is yours for why this is the case, although I can imagine it has something to do with performing some of these quite expensive calculations on the graphics card.
I have tested this using the GameView SCNScene starter project. The critical line is self.gameView!.scene = scene
override func awakeFromNib(){
let scene = SCNScene()
let boxGeometry = SCNBox(width: 1.0, height: 1.0, length: 1.0, chamferRadius: 0.0)
let boxNode = SCNNode(geometry: boxGeometry)
boxNode.position=SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 0, z: 0)
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(boxNode)
// create and add a camera to the scene
let cameraNode = SCNNode()
cameraNode.camera = SCNCamera()
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cameraNode)
// place the camera
cameraNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 0, z: 15)
// create and add a light to the scene
let lightNode = SCNNode()
lightNode.light = SCNLight()
lightNode.light!.type = SCNLightTypeOmni
lightNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 10, z: 10)
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(lightNode)
// create and add an ambient light to the scene
let ambientLightNode = SCNNode()
ambientLightNode.light = SCNLight()
ambientLightNode.light!.type = SCNLightTypeAmbient
ambientLightNode.light!.color = NSColor.darkGrayColor()
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(ambientLightNode)
// set the scene to the view
// uncomment this to fail
self.gameView!.scene = scene
// allows the user to manipulate the camera
self.gameView!.allowsCameraControl = true
// show statistics such as fps and timing information
self.gameView!.showsStatistics = true
// configure the view
self.gameView!.backgroundColor = NSColor.blackColor()
let hitList = scene.rootNode.hitTestWithSegmentFromPoint(SCNVector3(x:-10,y:0,z:0), toPoint: SCNVector3(x:10,y:0,z:0), options:[SCNHitTestBackFaceCullingKey:false, SCNHitTestSortResultsKey:true, SCNHitTestIgnoreHiddenNodesKey:false])
if hitList?.count > 0 {
println("Hit found: \n\n\( hitList![0] )") // assign self.gameView!.scene = scene to reach this point.
} else {
println("No hit") // uncomment self.gameView!.scene = scene to reach this point.
}
}
I've also had trouble with hitTestWithSegmentFromPoint.
I was calling it in viewDidLoad() and it returned a 0 elements array, though I was sure there was a hit.
Calling it in viewDidAppear() (or later) solved my problem.