public void SerializationBinary()
{
PathKey3F pathKey1 = new PathKey3F
{
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.Bezier,
Parameter = 56.7f,
Point = new Vector3(1.2f, 3.4f, 5.6f),
TangentIn = new Vector3(0.7f, 2.6f, 5.1f),
TangentOut = new Vector3(1.9f, 3.3f, 5.9f)
};
PathKey3F pathKey2;
const string fileName = "SerializationPath3FKey.bin";
if (File.Exists(fileName))
{
File.Delete(fileName);
}
FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Create);
BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
formatter.Serialize(fs, pathKey1);
fs.Close();
fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
pathKey2 = (PathKey3F)formatter.Deserialize(fs);
fs.Close();
MathAssert.AreEqual(pathKey1, pathKey2);
}
public void SerializationXml()
{
PathKey3F pathKey1 = new PathKey3F
{
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.Bezier,
Parameter = 56.7f,
Point = new Vector3(1.2f, 3.4f, 5.6f),
TangentIn = new Vector3(0.7f, 2.6f, 5.1f),
TangentOut = new Vector3(1.9f, 3.3f, 5.9f)
};
PathKey3F pathKey2;
const string fileName = "SerializationPath3FKey.xml";
if (File.Exists(fileName))
{
File.Delete(fileName);
}
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PathKey3F));
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(fileName);
serializer.Serialize(writer, pathKey1);
writer.Close();
serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PathKey3F));
FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
pathKey2 = (PathKey3F)serializer.Deserialize(fileStream);
MathAssert.AreEqual(pathKey1, pathKey2);
}
public void SerializationXml()
{
PathKey3F pathKey1 = new PathKey3F
{
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.Bezier,
Parameter = 56.7f,
Point = new Vector3F(1.2f, 3.4f, 5.6f),
TangentIn = new Vector3F(0.7f, 2.6f, 5.1f),
TangentOut = new Vector3F(1.9f, 3.3f, 5.9f)
};
PathKey3F pathKey2;
const string fileName = "SerializationPath3FKey.xml";
if (File.Exists(fileName))
File.Delete(fileName);
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PathKey3F));
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(fileName);
serializer.Serialize(writer, pathKey1);
writer.Close();
serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PathKey3F));
FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
pathKey2 = (PathKey3F)serializer.Deserialize(fileStream);
MathAssert.AreEqual(pathKey1, pathKey2);
}
public void SerializationBinary()
{
PathKey3F pathKey1 = new PathKey3F
{
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.Bezier,
Parameter = 56.7f,
Point = new Vector3F(1.2f, 3.4f, 5.6f),
TangentIn = new Vector3F(0.7f, 2.6f, 5.1f),
TangentOut = new Vector3F(1.9f, 3.3f, 5.9f)
};
PathKey3F pathKey2;
const string fileName = "SerializationPath3FKey.bin";
if (File.Exists(fileName))
File.Delete(fileName);
FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Create);
BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
formatter.Serialize(fs, pathKey1);
fs.Close();
fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
pathKey2 = (PathKey3F)formatter.Deserialize(fs);
fs.Close();
MathAssert.AreEqual(pathKey1, pathKey2);
}
private void CreatePath()
{
// Create a cyclic path. (More information on paths can be found in the DigitalRune
// Mathematics documentation and related samples.)
_path = new Path3F
{
SmoothEnds = true,
PreLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle,
PostLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle
};
// The curvature of the path is defined by a number of path keys.
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 0, // The path parameter defines position of the path key on the curve.
Point = new Vector3(-4, 0.5f, -3), // The world space position of the path key.
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom, // The type of interpolation that is used between this path key and the next.
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 1,
Point = new Vector3(-1, 0.5f, -5),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 2,
Point = new Vector3(3, 0.5f, -4),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 3,
Point = new Vector3(0, 0.5f, 0),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 4,
Point = new Vector3(-3, 0.5f, 3),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 5,
Point = new Vector3(-1, 0.5f, 5),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 6,
Point = new Vector3(0, 0.5f, 0),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
// The last key uses the same position as the first key to create a closed path.
PathKey3F lastKey = new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = _path.Count,
Point = _path[0].Point,
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
};
_path.Add(lastKey);
// The current path parameter goes from 0 to 7. This path parameter is not linearly
// proportional to the path length. This is not suitable for animations.
// To move an object with constant speed along a path, the path parameter should
// be linearly proportional to the length of the path.
// ParameterizeByLength() changes the path parameter so that the path parameter
// at the each key is equal to the length of path (measured from the first key position
// to the current key position).
// ParameterizeByLength() uses an iterative process, we end the process after 10
// iterations or when the error is less than 0.01f.
_path.ParameterizeByLength(10, 0.01f);
// Sample the path for rendering.
int numberOfSamples = _pointList.Length - 1;
float pathLength = _path.Last().Parameter;
for (int i = 0; i <= numberOfSamples; i++)
{
Vector3 pointOnPath = _path.GetPoint(pathLength / numberOfSamples * i);
_pointList[i] = pointOnPath;
}
}
public void SerializationXml()
{
PathKey3F pathKey1 = new PathKey3F
{
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.Bezier,
Parameter = 56.7f,
Point = new Vector3F(1.2f, 3.4f, 5.6f),
TangentIn = new Vector3F(0.7f, 2.6f, 5.1f),
TangentOut = new Vector3F(1.9f, 3.3f, 5.9f)
};
PathKey3F pathKey2 = new PathKey3F
{
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.Hermite,
Parameter = 66.7f,
Point = new Vector3F(2.2f, 1.4f, 6.6f),
TangentIn = new Vector3F(1.7f, 3.6f, 4.1f),
TangentOut = new Vector3F(2.9f, 2.3f, 6.9f)
};
Path3F path = new Path3F { pathKey1, pathKey2 };
path.PreLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle;
path.PostLoop = CurveLoopType.CycleOffset;
path.SmoothEnds = true;
const string fileName = "SerializationPath3F.xml";
if (File.Exists(fileName))
File.Delete(fileName);
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Path3F));
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(fileName);
serializer.Serialize(writer, path);
writer.Close();
serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Path3F));
FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
path = (Path3F)serializer.Deserialize(fileStream);
Assert.AreEqual(2, path.Count);
MathAssert.AreEqual(pathKey1, path[0]);
MathAssert.AreEqual(pathKey2, path[1]);
Assert.AreEqual(CurveLoopType.Cycle, path.PreLoop);
Assert.AreEqual(CurveLoopType.CycleOffset, path.PostLoop);
Assert.AreEqual(true, path.SmoothEnds);
}
// Creates a random 3D path.
private void CreatePath()
{
// Create a cyclic path.
_path = new Path3F
{
PreLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle,
PostLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle,
SmoothEnds = true
};
// Add random path key points.
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
float x = RandomHelper.Random.NextFloat(-3, 3);
float y = RandomHelper.Random.NextFloat(1, 3);
float z = RandomHelper.Random.NextFloat(-3, 0);
var key = new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = i,
Point = new Vector3F(x, y, z),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom
};
_path.Add(key);
}
// The last key uses the same position as the first key to create a closed path.
var lastKey = new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = _path.Count,
Point = _path[0].Point,
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
};
_path.Add(lastKey);
// The current path parameter goes from 0 to 5. This path parameter is not linearly
// proportional to the path length. This is not suitable for animations.
// To move an object with constant speed along the path, the path parameter should
// be linearly proportional to the length of the path.
// ParameterizeByLength() changes the path parameter so that the path parameter
// at the each key is equal to the length of path (measured from the first key position
// to the current key position).
// ParameterizeByLength() uses and iterative process, we end the process after 10
// iterations or when the error is less than 0.001f.
_path.ParameterizeByLength(10, 0.001f);
// Now, the parameter of the first key (_path[0]) is unchanged.
// The parameter of the second key (_path[1]) is equal to the length of the path
// from the first key to the second key.
// The parameter of the third key (_path[2]) is equal to the length of the path
// from the first key to the third key.
// And so on.
// The parameter of the last key is equal to the length of the whole path:
// float pathLength = _path[_path.Count - 1].Parameter;
// Important: The path parameter is now equal to the path length at the path keys.
// But in general between path keys the path parameter is not linearly proportional
// to the path length. This is due to the nature of splines.
//
// Example:
// Lets assume the second path key is at path length 100 and the third key is
// at path length 200.
// If we call _path.GetPoint(100), we get the position of the second key.
// If we call _path.GetPoint(200), we get the position ot the third key.
// We can call _path.GetPoint(130) to get a position on the path between the second and
// third key. But it is not guaranteed that the path is exactly 130 long at this position.
// We only know that the point is somewhere between 100 and 200 path length.
//
// To get the path point at exactly the distance 130 from the path start, we have to call
// float parameter = _path.GetParameterFromLength(130, 10, 0.01f);
// This uses an iterative root finding process to find the path parameter where the
// path length is 130.
// Then we can get the path position with
// Vector3F pathPointAt130Length = _path.GetPoint(parameter).
}
// Creates a random 3D path.
private void CreatePath()
{
// Create a cyclic path.
_path = new Path3F
{
PreLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle,
PostLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle,
SmoothEnds = true
};
// Add random path key points.
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
float x = RandomHelper.Random.NextFloat(-3, 3);
float y = RandomHelper.Random.NextFloat(1, 3);
float z = RandomHelper.Random.NextFloat(-3, 0);
var key = new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = i,
Point = new Vector3F(x, y, z),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom
};
_path.Add(key);
}
// The last key uses the same position as the first key to create a closed path.
var lastKey = new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = _path.Count,
Point = _path[0].Point,
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
};
_path.Add(lastKey);
// The current path parameter goes from 0 to 5. This path parameter is not linearly
// proportional to the path length. This is not suitable for animations.
// To move an object with constant speed along the path, the path parameter should
// be linearly proportional to the length of the path.
// ParameterizeByLength() changes the path parameter so that the path parameter
// at the each key is equal to the length of path (measured from the first key position
// to the current key position).
// ParameterizeByLength() uses and iterative process, we end the process after 10
// iterations or when the error is less than 0.001f.
_path.ParameterizeByLength(10, 0.001f);
// Now, the parameter of the first key (_path[0]) is unchanged.
// The parameter of the second key (_path[1]) is equal to the length of the path
// from the first key to the second key.
// The parameter of the third key (_path[2]) is equal to the length of the path
// from the first key to the third key.
// And so on.
// The parameter of the last key is equal to the length of the whole path:
// float pathLength = _path[_path.Count - 1].Parameter;
// Important: The path parameter is now equal to the path length at the path keys.
// But in general between path keys the path parameter is not linearly proportional
// to the path length. This is due to the nature of splines.
//
// Example:
// Lets assume the second path key is at path length 100 and the third key is
// at path length 200.
// If we call _path.GetPoint(100), we get the position of the second key.
// If we call _path.GetPoint(200), we get the position ot the third key.
// We can call _path.GetPoint(130) to get a position on the path between the second and
// third key. But it is not guaranteed that the path is exactly 130 long at this position.
// We only know that the point is somewhere between 100 and 200 path length.
//
// To get the path point at exactly the distance 130 from the path start, we have to call
// float parameter = _path.GetParameterFromLength(130, 10, 0.01f);
// This uses an iterative root finding process to find the path parameter where the
// path length is 130.
// Then we can get the path position with
// Vector3F pathPointAt130Length = _path.GetPoint(parameter).
}
private void CreatePath()
{
// Create a cyclic path. (More information on paths can be found in the DigitalRune
// Mathematics documentation and related samples.)
_path = new Path3F
{
SmoothEnds = true,
PreLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle,
PostLoop = CurveLoopType.Cycle
};
// The curvature of the path is defined by a number of path keys.
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 0, // The path parameter defines position of the path key on the curve.
Point = new Vector3F(-4, 0.5f, -3), // The world space position of the path key.
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom, // The type of interpolation that is used between this path key and the next.
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 1,
Point = new Vector3F(-1, 0.5f, -5),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 2,
Point = new Vector3F(3, 0.5f, -4),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 3,
Point = new Vector3F(0, 0.5f, 0),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 4,
Point = new Vector3F(-3, 0.5f, 3),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 5,
Point = new Vector3F(-1, 0.5f, 5),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
_path.Add(new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = 6,
Point = new Vector3F(0, 0.5f, 0),
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
});
// The last key uses the same position as the first key to create a closed path.
PathKey3F lastKey = new PathKey3F
{
Parameter = _path.Count,
Point = _path[0].Point,
Interpolation = SplineInterpolation.CatmullRom,
};
_path.Add(lastKey);
// The current path parameter goes from 0 to 7. This path parameter is not linearly
// proportional to the path length. This is not suitable for animations.
// To move an object with constant speed along a path, the path parameter should
// be linearly proportional to the length of the path.
// ParameterizeByLength() changes the path parameter so that the path parameter
// at the each key is equal to the length of path (measured from the first key position
// to the current key position).
// ParameterizeByLength() uses an iterative process, we end the process after 10
// iterations or when the error is less than 0.01f.
_path.ParameterizeByLength(10, 0.01f);
// Sample the path for rendering.
int numberOfSamples = _pointList.Length - 1;
float pathLength = _path.Last().Parameter;
for (int i = 0; i <= numberOfSamples; i++)
{
Vector3F pointOnPath = _path.GetPoint(pathLength / numberOfSamples * i);
_pointList[i] = pointOnPath;
}
}