character wont move

i'm trying to do a minimal character thingy based on the one here http://www.ogre3d.org/phpBB2addons/viewtopic.php?t=4350

here's the code (all in cake)
void start() {

mWorld = new World("log: html");
mScene = mWorld->createScene("Main", mSceneMgr, "gravity: yes, floor: yes");
mScene->createActor("FakeFloor", new CubeShape(100,2.1f,100), Vector3(0,-0.05f,0), "static: yes");

mCharacter = mScene->createCharacter("Char", Vector3(0,4,0), "type: box, dimensions: 1 2 1");
mCharacter->attachMesh("Cube.1m.mesh");
mCharacter->getNode()->scale(1,2,1);

}
void onFrame(float deltaTime) {

if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(Z)) {
mCharacter->addMovement(Character::DR_StepLeft);
cout << "KeyDown(Z)" << endl;
}
else if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(NEG_Z)) {
mCharacter->addMovement(Character::DR_StepRight);
cout << "KeyDown(NEG_Z)" << endl;
}
else if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(X)) {
mCharacter->addMovement(Character::DR_Forward);
cout << "KeyDown(X)" << endl;
}
else if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(NEG_X)) {
mCharacter->addMovement(Character::DR_Backward);
cout << "KeyDown(NEG_X)" << endl;
}
//mCharacter->simulate(deltaTime);
}


the problem is that when hitting the keys, except for the couts that work fine, the cube won't move . any ideas?

Using your exact code it works for me.

Are you pressing the IJKL and not the WASD keys?

yea. the couts are showing so i'm pretty sure the addMovement() is being called.

Odd. It works properly on my computer using Cake. May I ask, what versions of software are you using?

Version information:
- PhysX => 2.7.2
- NxOgre => NxOgre 0.9-28.Debug
- Ogre => 1.5.0 'Shoggoth'.

The only difference between our setups is your using Shoggoth and I'm not. So I wonder, what would happen if you just put a few cubes into the scene. Will they move or not?

for (int i=0;i < 10;i++)
mScene->createBody("cube.1m.mesh", new CubeShape(1), Vector3(0, i * 2.5f, i), "mass: 10");

if by 'move' you mean that i can select the body and apply forces with the mouse, then yes
could you please show your whole .cpp file? maybe you have there something i'm missing

Then that works.


Here is the code as you requested, but I would imagine it's the same as yours.
#include "Ogre.h"
#include "NxOgre.h"
#include "Cake.h"

using namespace NxOgre;
using namespace Ogre;
using namespace std;

class Sponge_Cake : public Cake {

public:


World* mWorld;
Scene* mScene;

Character* mCharacter;

void start() {

mWorld = new World("log: html");
mScene = mWorld->createScene("Main", mSceneMgr, "gravity: yes, floor: yes");
mScene->createActor("FakeFloor", new CubeShape(100,2.1f,100), Vector3(0,-0.05f,0), "static: yes");

mCharacter = mScene->createCharacter("Char", Vector3(0,4,0), "type: box, dimensions: 1 2 1");
mCharacter->attachMesh("cube.1m.mesh");
mCharacter->getNode()->scale(1,2,1);

}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

void stop() {
delete mWorld;
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

void onFrame(float deltaTime) {

// Want a key pressed?
//
// if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(Action::OPTION_1)) {
// ...
// }
//
// Search the solution for "#KEYCONFIG" to find the key configuration.

if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(Z)) {
mCharacter->addMovement(Character::DR_StepLeft);
cout << "KeyDown(Z)" << endl;
}
else if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(NEG_Z)) {
mCharacter->addMovement(Character::DR_StepRight);
cout << "KeyDown(NEG_Z)" << endl;
}
else if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(X)) {
mCharacter->addMovement(Character::DR_Forward);
cout << "KeyDown(X)" << endl;
}
else if (mInputHandler->isKeyDown(NEG_X)) {
mCharacter->addMovement(Character::DR_Backward);
cout << "KeyDown(NEG_X)" << endl;
}
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

BakeMyCake();

};

Hey_Cut_Me_Slice_Of(Sponge_Cake)

yepp no change.. should the box fall to the ground at the beginning? because it doesn't do that as well. just holds still in place

Sounds like Shoggoth isn't compatible with NxOgre, or your Character Code in NxOgre is broken. I would expect the latter.

I'll investigate tomorrow about Shoggoth - it's about time, that I should try it out. But you could re-download the SVN and try again.

ok i did re-downloaded and re-compiled the svn, no change
the only thing i had to change in the code for it to compile was to comment the line
mEntity->setNormaliseNormals(true);
inside the Body constructor in nxOgreBody.cpp - i doubt it has anything to do with it.

No body has nothing to do with the Character. The only other difference is I'm working with NxOgre 0.9'29 which I may have altered the Character code somehow.

Hi, I have just the same problem as asafdav2. First I thought I must have missed something but now I can see the character is definetely not working properly. It doesn't want to move and the gravity doesn't have an effect on it. I also use the basic code similiar to yours, I have Ogre 1.4.3 and NxOre 0.9-28.

EDIT: OK, got it working. Installing the newest SDK and NxOgre 0.9-33 did the job.