I have a problem where I need to change the point on which a rotate operation occurs using GLM. The standard response on the Internet is to do the following;
glPushMatrix();
glTranslatef(x, y, z);
glRotatef(angle, rot_axis_x, rot_axis_y, rot_axis_z);
Draw();
glPopMatrix();
However, I am using OpenGL and everything revolves around a matrix. So my code looks like this;
glm::vec3 position;
float angle, turrent, barrel;
glm::vec3 direction;
glm::vec3 scale = glm::vec3(1.0f);
glm::mat4 MVP;
...
MVP = glm::translate(MVP,position);
MVP = glm::rotate(MVP,angle,direction);
MVP = glm::scale(MVP,scale);
setMVP(MVP);
clazz.drawWheels();
clazz.drawBody();
MVP = glm::translate(MVP,glm::vec3(0,0,1.1));
MVP = glm::rotate(MVP,turrent,direction);
setMVP(MVP);
clazz.drawTurrent();
demoElevation();
MVP = glm::rotate(MVP,elevation,glm::vec3(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f));
setMVP(MVP);
clazz.drawBarrel();
...
It’s a tank! And I have managed to draw the body nicely. And I have managed to turn the turrent nicely. One thing I can’t seem to do is elevate the barrel properly. It doesn’t seem to have the right rotation point. But this begs the question, how can I change the rotation point before I do a rotate using OpenGL 3.2 MVP (model view perception) matrixes?
Doing a;
MVP = glm::translate(MVP,glm::vec3(0,0,.5));
MVP = glm::rotate(MVP,elevation,glm::vec3(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f));
setMVP(MVP);
clazz.drawBarrel();
only moves the barrel further out, it does not change the centre point at which a rotate is made from.
New to OpenGL and wonders who out there can shed some light on this for me.
Thanks,
Perry