help with flat shading

[ale211734]

I would like use flat shading with vbo. I wish that each face has the same color as with the old glShadeModel(GL_FLAT).
Someone have some piece of shader to do it?

I tried this fragment shader but doesn't work correctly... I saw some sort of color interpolation on the faces.
I tried to use it:

bool resultVertex=p.attachVertexShader(STRINGIFY(
varying vec3 ec_pos;
void main()
{
ec_pos = (gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex).xyz;
gl_Position = ftransform();
}
));

bool resultFragment=p.attachFragmentShader(STRINGIFY(
varying vec3 ec_pos;

void main()
{
vec3 ec_normal = normalize(cross(dFdx(ec_pos), dFdy(ec_pos)));
vec3 light_dir=vec3(0.0,0.85,0.85);
float d=dot(light_dir,ec_normal);
gl_FragColor = vec4(d,d,d,0);

}));

Thanks.

[mobeen]

For flat appearance, I would suggest computing the color per-vertex (use flat qualifier for OpenGL v3.3 and above) as follows rather than per-fragment as you are doing currently. You will still get some interpolated color due to rasterizer interpolation but it should be flatter looking as compared to per-fragment result.

//vertex shader
varying vec4 color;
void main() {
   vec3 ec_pos = (gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex).xyz;
   vec3 ec_normal = normalize(cross(dFdx(ec_pos), dFdy(ec_pos)));
   vec3 light_dir=vec3(0.0,0.85,0.85);
   float d=dot(light_dir,ec_normal);
   color = vec4(d,d,d,0);
   gl_Position = ftransform();
}
 
//fragment shader
varying vec4 color;
void main() {
   gl_FragColor = color;
}

[GClements]

I tried this fragment shader but doesn't work correctly... I saw some sort of color interpolation on the faces.

I tried that approach and it worked fine, with no trace of variation.

Although dFdx/dFdy are only approximate, I can't conceive of any way that the results could be other than in the plane of the primitive. The magnitudes could vary, but the normalize() takes care of that.

[GClements]

For flat appearance, I would suggest computing the color per-vertex (use flat qualifier for OpenGL v3.3 and above) as follows rather than per-fragment as you are doing currently.

You can't realistically compute the face normal in the vertex shader, as a vertex shader knows nothing of the other vertices forming the face. You can do it in a geometry shader.

You will still get some interpolated color due to rasterizer interpolation

A "flat"-qualified variable isn't interpolated.

//vertex shader
varying vec4 color;
void main() {
   vec3 ec_pos = (gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex).xyz;
   vec3 ec_normal = normalize(cross(dFdx(ec_pos), dFdy(ec_pos)));

dFdx and dFdy can only be used in a fragment shader.

[ale211734]

You can't realistically compute the face normal in the vertex shader, as a vertex shader knows nothing of the other vertices forming the face. You can do it in a geometry shader.


A "flat"-qualified variable isn't interpolated.


dFdx and dFdy can only be used in a fragment shader.

Hello,
how can i calculate face normale with geometric shader and pass it to fragment shader?
can someone can help me with code?

[GClements]

how can i calculate face normale with geometric shader and pass it to fragment shader?

layout(triangles) in;
layout(triangle_strip, max_vertices=3) out;
 
out vec3 normal;
 
void main()
{
    vec3 v1 = gl_in[1].gl_Position - gl_in[0].gl_Position;
    vec3 v2 = gl_in[2].gl_Position - gl_in[0].gl_Position;
    normal = normalize(cross(v1, v2));
    for (int i = 0; i < gl_in.length(); i++) {
        gl_Position = gl_in[i].gl_Position;
        EmitVertex();
    }
    EndPrimitive();
}