How to install the Visibility Work Package


ONLINE VISIBILITY (CHC + VIEW CELLS)

1) Requirements: 
   WindowsXP
   svn

2) check out gametools repository
   in the following it is assumed that your repository is located in d:\svn\gametools (not required, just replace your path)

3) add following environment variables:

   OGRE_PATH: points to directory where ogre.sln is located (i.e., the
directory OGRE), e.g. D:\svn\gametools\OGRE\trunk\ogrenew

4) copy the ogre_dependencies and ogre_changes_12 into the ogrenew directory

5) Set preprocessor flag GTP_VISIBILITY_MODIFIED_OGRE to the example projects you want to use

5) open scripts GTP\trunk\Lib\Vis\shared\GtpVisibility.sln and build all


6) start TerrainExampleApplication for testing







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FOR USING THE PREPROCESSED VIEW CELLS:

the same as above, before step 6) change in the code: 

in 

D:\svn\gametools\GTP\trunk\App\Demos\Vis\HillyTerrain\OGRE\TestCullingTerrainApplication.cpp

replace 

bool TestCullingTerrainApplication::msShowHillyTerrain = true;

with 

bool TestCullingTerrainApplication::msShowHillyTerrain = false;


Then the vienna model is loaded together with the view cells. The
usage of the view cells is toggled using key "V".