glSelectBuffer

[grodslukaren]

Hi

I want to paint different patterns on the surface of my figure in OpenGL. One of you guys told me that I could use glSelectBuffer to do that. In the docs for glSelectBuffer
they say that one can use that for determining which primitives
are drawn in some regions of a window. That is how far I understand Well, I´m quiet new to OpenGL so I guess it´s because of that.
But can somebody give me a hint how it works?? Is there any nice examples I can look at??

Thanks!!

/grodslukaren

[Boresight]

glSelectBuffer is for picking and selection procedures, You need paint patterns interactively?

[This message has been edited by Boresight (edited 05-31-2001).]

[grodslukaren]

I´d like to paint when I create the figure ( or after), but I´m planning to make a "video" if it works fine. So in that case I don´t want to create my object over and over again, just paint over the old "paint".

/grodslukaren

[bsperlin]

Picking and selecting can identify a particular polygon at the mouse coordinates. Then you can do something with that polygon ( change its color? ). All my polys are saved in a vector and when one is picked I go to that particular one ( the position equals its name ) and do something. Both the Red book and the Superbible cover picking and at least the Red book is online.
Good luck,
Barry

[Boresight]

I don't know how glSelectBuffer can help you about drawing patterns on surfaces.

What do you want to do?

Maybe we can help you.

[grodslukaren]

Ok. First thanks for your help so far. Maybe I can use the glSelectBuffer... But I´ll explain it as good as I can...

The goal is to display a pattern, over a figure of a head, that shows the intensity over the head. (EEG-signals) I have ~20 points that I´d like to assign different colour depending on the intensity and then mix this colours over the head to get a nice picture...

First, this will just be done when I create the head and nothing will be changed. But I plan to make a "video" out of it when it runs good, so I´d like to be able to change the pattern without re-create the head...

Thanks!!

/grodslukaren

[grodslukaren]

About the glSelectBuffer:
If I can detect which polygon I hit with the mouse I should be able to use it for detecting in which polygon of my head a specific coordinate is placed???

???

/grodslukaren

[V--man]

glSelectBuffer returns the name, and highest z and lowest z values for the polygons.
It will of course return the name of the polygon.

Check out picksquare inside the read book.

V-man