OpenGL UDFs (2.0) for AutoIt - Examples included

[minxomat]

Hi!

(I'm looking forward to release my stuff here, so this is the first part.)

I've messed around with the existing OpenGL functions and wrote a new set of UDFs for OpenGL + AutoIt. The project was only hosted in the german forum for a long time, but i've decided to share it with you, too.

The code is 50/50 german/english commented, but users with a bit of OpenGL knowledge are able to understand the 9 examples I've wrote. They are numbered from 1 to 9. The higher the number, the more complex is the example. Thanks trancexx & Matwachich for their examples btw

Some 64Bit machines my need to compile the examples as 32Bit, but it should work otherwise, too.

This project is not yet finished. It works though, but we have big plans for the near future. We are currently connecting OpenGL with the ridiculously speed of OpenCL. We are finally able to power all 8 cores of an AMD FX CPU or all the 1,5k Cores in a NVIDIA graphics card at once with AutoIt using C Kernels, achieving maximum speeds with parallel processing.

Download:

You can either click here to download the zip directly or type "wpt-get install ogl4au3-2.0" if you have wpt installed.

Have fun

Edited February 8, 2013 by minx

[saipraveen]

Can one say me how to get the Opengl version of a system using auotit...can Dll call can be used.

help is kindly needed.

[minxomat]

AutoIt uses 1.1. The version you can use is determined by your graphics card. I believe this question doesn't really belong here.

Edited February 8, 2013 by minx

[twitchyliquid64]

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I thought Autoit was at version 3 ....

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[minxomat]

i thought it was pretty clear. Testing it would be much more helpful

[chesstiger]

This is really impressive

[matwachich]

Happy to see you are continuing my discontinued work!

I really like all what is in relation with OpenGL, but I don't have time to complete the UDF.

PS: Have you added/implemented other functions that implemented?

[minxomat]

Jep. I've just Auto-Parsed a few functions as well as implement new functions to make usage easier. Behind the scenes there are much more WIP function affecting OpenCL+GL combinations. It is really amazing to see wich speed could be achieved using C-Kernels directly with the GPU / CPU.

[loris2222]

I wonder if someone can translate this to an UDF similar to the Au3GlPlugin T2 by A. percy, with its simplicity and tidiness... it would be fantastic!

Edited February 28, 2013 by loris2222

[matwachich]

This UDF is not intended to simplify OpenGL, is't intended to export the OpenGL's API functions to be able to make low level OpenGL apps

[loris2222]

Sure, I understood that, but you know that using this to create graphics is hard and almost impossible, except for very simple examples like the attached ones.

Sorry for my bad english

Edited March 3, 2013 by loris2222

[minxomat]

So it is your task to write a 3D Engine wich is a different thing than a Low-Level-API like OpenGL. If you want famous graphics with little code and without the possibility to use little tweaks then use Irrlicht oder something similar .

I've tested the T2 Plugin. In my opinion it is rater unuseful, because you have absolutly no possibility to use OpenGL / GLUT etc. standard effects & functions wich are necessary for serious development. It is more a inclomplete 3D Engine than a OpenGl Wrapper.

Edited March 9, 2013 by minx

[loris2222]

Well, i meant an UDF/plugin just a step over the GL, obviously some aspects will be removed because of the higher level, but they can be managed by the UDF functions directly. Like others here i would like to create the engine, not to use Irrlicht

Probably it can be done with just an "object manager" and a "camera manager".

Edited March 10, 2013 by loris2222

[chesstiger]

There are several prototypes how a engine could be build. One is with such managers. Then you will need a Scene-manager including Light, Objects, Matrices, Materials, Quadrics etc. That is a PITA challenge

[loris2222]

No, no, i WANT to create that Scene-manager, i did it with T2 Plugin, but it's a bit slow when adding several objects and it's very difficult to bind textures...

[loris2222]

No one?

[chesstiger]

No one what?

[loris2222]

Would help me, giving some advice to evolve this into an high level library...

Edited March 31, 2013 by loris2222

[minxomat]

Well, basically it is a good idea. Just wait 'til the next update. OpenCL handling, doing multicore-processing on GPU and CPU will be high level stuff. Wait and see, if you could manage that with your level of experience. If you are still willing to develop this manager after the update, i would, of course, help you in my rare spare time

Edited April 2, 2013 by minx

[loris2222]

At least i'll try to do that