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Re: Updating a texure map in object graphics [message #40208 is a reply to message #40204] Tue, 27 July 2004 15:31 Go to previous message
Rick Towler is currently offline  Rick Towler
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Registered: August 1998
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Hi Clay,

You can easily change the texmap by changing the DATA property of the
IDLgrImage object that is your texture map.

for example:

; get new texture map data
read_jpg, 'somedata.jpg', texture
texmap -> SetProperty, DATA=texture

Then redraw your view to see the change.


So in your case you'll have some event routine which will prompt the
user for a new image file, read it, change the DATA property of the
texmap object, then draw the view.

I am not looking at my code right now but my guess is that I don't stick
the reference to the texmap object into the "info" structure. You will
need access to the texmap reference to change its properties. Stick it
in the info structure by adding "texmap:texmap, $" in the structure
definition and then access it in your event procedure as:

info.texmap -> SetProperty, DATA=texture


good luck!

-Rick




Clay Blankenship wrote:

> Can someone briefly tell me how to update a texture map on an object? I
> am trying to modify Rick Towler's rotating sphere program, posted earlier
> on this group (search for "Object Grahpics Roting Sphere" to view the
> thread):
>
> http://www.acoustics.washington.edu/~towler/programs/camera_ _define.zip
>
>
> Here's the initial setup of the globe with an image overlaying it:
>
> ;load the texture map
> read_jpeg,'earth.jpg' ,texture, /true, /order
> help,texture
> texmap = obj_new('idlgrimage', texture)
> container -> add, texmap
>
> ;create the "globe" -
> globe = obj_new('orb', radius=1, pos=[0,0,0], color=[255,255,255], $
> density=3.0, texture_map=texmap, /tex_coords)
> container -> add, globe
>
> How can I change the image after it has been created? I am loading in
> new geophysical datasets that I want to use to replace the current map.
> I tried destroying and recreating both the texmap and globe objects, but
> nothing changes.
>
> Thanks,
> Clay
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