[Bleeding] No debug rendering ? [some progress]

I just tried NxOgre in one of ogre's samples and created the debugRenderer and I could see the Shapes outlines and contact points etc

But I ported the same code to one of my custom application and I could not see any Visual Debug Shapes, no axis points etc. What could possibly be the reason?

NxOgre 1.0.20 Bleeding Edge started. Working with
- PhysX => 2.8.0 (280)
- Ogre => 1.4.7 (Eihort)

"the same code"...what code?

Well its just 4 lines, thats make me wonder what could possible go wrong.

mNxWorld = new NxOgre::World("time-controller:ogre, log:yes");
mNxScene = mNxWorld->createScene("NxOgreScene", mSceneMgr, "gravity:yes, floor:no, renderer:ogre");
mNxWorld->createDebugRenderer(mSceneMgr);

gameWorld->nxScene()->createBody("basic_infantry.mesh", new NxOgre::Cube(100), Vector3(0,200,0), "mass:10");

The simulation is running fine but no debug visuals at all.

You're creating the DebugRenderer correctly.

I'm assuming gameWorld->nxScene() is your own function that returns your Scene* mNxScene?

Cube(100) is huge though...possibly bigger than your camera has in view. You might try setting it to simply 2, or conform it to the bounding box of your mesh.

Agreed. A 100 metre cube only weighing 10 kilograms is an impressive feat of craftmanship and materials but lower the size of the cube.

If that doesn't help; there are at least 100 different functions in PhysXDriver(mWorld->getPhysXDriver()) to configure the DebugRenderer to your evil bidding.

Yes I have reduced the size but thats not relevant.

There is no display for actor's axis and even the FLOOR's axis .

createDebugRenderer turns all the options on, it works in ogre sample but not in my custom app?

I have also commented out OgreOde from my app, to make sure its not interfering.

I also disabled PagingGeometry, I will try disabling CEGUI to see...

Would Shoggoth might solve this problem?
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Here the ogre head is attached to a box actor, but no debug rendering at all.


This is ETM Demo sample file, showing all debug renderings.

floor:no
explains why your floor isn't rendering...there isn't one.

and the NxOgre DebugRenderer only shows actors...doesn't do anything for Ogre meshes.

Is that Ogre head a body, or at least have an actor connected to it? And is the shape that makes up the collision shape small enough that some part of it is on the screen?

With "gravity: yes, floor: no" and without a static actor under it your actor probably fell out of sight the moment it loaded.

Are you using multiple scene managers? Perhaps you've passed the wrong one over that isn't been shown on the screen.

I have finally identified the problem, but no proper fix.

I have a very basic main EXE which loads a LashBasicComponents.DLL file, all kinds of stuff ETM, PagedGeomtery, CEGUI etc and all the things are created & managed in it except the Ogre+the basic OctreeSceneManger(required by etm) which are initialized in main app just like Ogre samples.

I moved the NxOgre setup code from my DLL to main app, and accessed it through a Singleton. NOW ITS WORKING!!! I can see the debug renderings.

But that breaks my standard for keeping this functionality in the DLL. Should i further look whether its OgreNx::World or OgreNx::Scene thats requires to be created in Main Exe?

Any one tested this case?