Question

Help me please with ray picking

float aspect = fabsf(self.view.bounds.size.width / self.view.bounds.size.height);
GLKMatrix4 projectionMatrix = GLKMatrix4MakePerspective(GLKMathDegreesToRadians(35.0f), aspect, 0.1f, 1000.0f);

GLKMatrix4 modelViewMatrix = _mainmodelViewMatrix;


    // some transformations

_mainmodelViewMatrix = modelViewMatrix;

_modelViewProjectionMatrix = GLKMatrix4Multiply(projectionMatrix, modelViewMatrix);
_normalMatrix = GLKMatrix3InvertAndTranspose(GLKMatrix4GetMatrix3(modelViewMatrix), NULL);

_modelViewProjectionMatrix and _normalMatrix put to shader

glUniformMatrix4fv(uniforms[UNIFORM_MODELVIEWPROJECTION_MATRIX], 1, 0, _modelViewProjectionMatrix.m);
glUniformMatrix3fv(uniforms[UNIFORM_NORMAL_MATRIX], 1, 0, _normalMatrix.m);

and in touch end

GLKVector4 normalisedVector = GLKVector4Make((2 * position.x / self.view.bounds.size.width - 1),
                                             (2 * (self.view.bounds.size.height-position.y) / self.view.bounds.size.height - 1)   ,  //1 - 2 * position.y / self.view.bounds.size.height,
                                               -1,
                                               1);
GLKMatrix4 inversedMatrix = GLKMatrix4Invert(_modelViewProjectionMatrix, nil);


GLKVector4 near_point = GLKMatrix4MultiplyVector4(inversedMatrix, normalisedVector);

How I can get far point? And my near_point is correct or not?

Thanks!

Answer 1

We can draw line from near_point to far_point.

  GLKVector4 normalisedVector = GLKVector4Make((2 * position.x / self.view.bounds.size.width - 1),
                                                 (2 * (self.view.bounds.size.height-position.y) / self.view.bounds.size.height - 1),  
                                                   -1,
                                                   1);

    GLKMatrix4 inversedMatrix = GLKMatrix4Invert(_modelViewProjectionMatrix, nil);

    GLKVector4 near_point = GLKMatrix4MultiplyVector4(inversedMatrix, normalisedVector);

    near_point.v[3] = 1.0/near_point.v[3];
    near_point = GLKVector4Make(near_point.v[0]*near_point.v[3], near_point.v[1]*near_point.v[3], near_point.v[2]*near_point.v[3], 1);

    normalisedVector.z = 1.0;
    GLKVector4 far_point = GLKMatrix4MultiplyVector4(inversedMatrix, normalisedVector);

    far_point.v[3] = 1.0/far_point.v[3];
    far_point = GLKVector4Make(far_point.v[0]*far_point.v[3], far_point.v[1]*far_point.v[3], far_point.v[2]*far_point.v[3], 1);