[Csantucci]

In post #13 I have uploaded a patch for version x.3951 solving ErickC's problem.

[jonas]

Since the yesterday and todays patch of post #13 I have problems to catch the actuation controls in the 3D cab. Despite I hover over the throttle I can't move it, but the direction lever is shown as the actuation control and reacts. Concerning to this can you have a look at my cabview in post # 5, Carlo?

In 2D it works fine. Better now to see the names of the controls when hovering over.

[Csantucci]

Hi jonas,
sorry, i have the shortcut to start Usedom on my desktop, but it doesn't find the Usedom installation any more. Can you provide me the full trainset?

[jonas]

No problem, I send it to you.

[Csantucci]

I've tested it and it works OK to me (consist AT3, using the .zip file with the complete trainset). To catch the control the mouse pointer must appear, therefore, if you don't see the mouse, first move it slowly to see the pointer and then actuate.

[ErickC]

The mouse controls now work, but it seems the click spots are located way out in left field. Think there's any way we could define where they would be? As it is, searching for a little spot way far away from the control you're trying to operate is a bit counter-intuitive.

[jonas]

Csantucci, on 20 September 2017 - 10:45 AM, said:

I've tested it and it works OK to me (consist AT3, using the .zip file with the complete trainset). To catch the control the mouse pointer must appear, therefore, if you don't see the mouse, first move it slowly to see the pointer and then actuate.

Ok. Because it works without problems to you, I suspected that we have different options selected. So I found the problem: It is if "dynamic shadows" is selected. Then you get strange effects (at least I get them on my computer). Hovering over a control make the mouse pointer flashing and after 2 seconds it will disappear every time. Sometimes the shown actuation control info even changes without moving the mouse.
Do you have the same effects when using dynamic shadows, Carlo?

[ErickC]

Can confirm that turning off dynamic shadows cures the random nature of click spots. Odd!

[jonas]

I tried it now without "dynamic shadows" a bit longer...and it works excellent! Good for OR to have this feature now!

[Csantucci]

Jacob,
thank you for having successfully chased it! Yes, I had dynamic shadows disabled. By enabling them, I get the problem too. Now I hope not to need too much time to solve this.

[Csantucci]

I have tested and I am in difficulty. What I am writing here is for someone with good knowledge in XNA, and especially for James. The problem is that the calculation of the FarPoint (called maxPointSource here https://msdn.microso....unproject.aspx ) by ViewPort.Unproject oscillates between a correct value and a wrong value when Dynamic Shadows are enabled, therefore not giving a stable catch (cabview control found) result. I attach a logfile with trace lines showing that. I checked all inputs to the ViewPort.Unproject function, but they are the same when the result is OK and when the result is wrong.
 OpenRailsLog.zip (5.22K)
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P.S.
Checking further shows that the problem disappears avoiding execution of DrawShadows in RenderFrame.cs, or even avoiding only execution of these two lines

            graphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(0, ShadowMapRenderTarget[shadowMapIndex]);
            graphicsDevice.DepthStencilBuffer = ShadowMapStencilBuffer;

and this line

            ShadowMap[shadowMapIndex] = ShadowMapRenderTarget[shadowMapIndex].GetTexture();

within such method.

[Csantucci]

OK, at last solution seems of having been found. I hope to attach this evening the new patch. The shadow code changes the Viewport, which is used to compute NearPoint and FarPoint. So the default Viewport has to be saved in order to be always used to compute such points.

[Csantucci]

In post #13 I have attached a new release of the patch that solves the problem created by the Dynamic Shadows.

[jonas]

With patch rev#4 it now works fine with dynamic shadows on my pc.

Your last posts sounds as it was a bit tricky to adjust it in the code. Thanks for solving it!

[ErickC]

It works well here, too.