In-model HUD?

[jamesonj]

Does anyone know if it's possible to do something like this in T3D? Rendering fonts and icons to a material of a model?

[marauder2k9]

http://forums.torque3d.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=92

[jamesonj]

I don't want a full blown GUI, though. Just something like this:

https://udn.epicgames.com/Three/RenderToTexture.html

[rlranft]

Yes, render to texture is possible but not in stock - I've seen at least two different working examples but I don't have time right this moment to search. I suggest googling "torque 3d render to texture" and see what hits you get - I know there were items in the garage games Resources section somewhere and google is better than the old gg forum search.

[saindd]

This one, @rlranft?

http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/127227

[rlranft]

No, but that one's cool too - it lets you render "security cameras" on on-object monitors....

I think Robert Fritzen was in on the weapon one - or Az....

[marauder2k9]

Azaezel's code on the guiDynamicTexture would be a good starting point, just remove/ disable the calls to handle the mouse. Its the most complete resource we have at the moment to do something like this

[J0linar]

this can be done with the guionobject

and not just that, by combining guionobject with fxguisnooper you get security cameras and rtt scopes

the stuff needed for rtt cam/scopes would be this

http://forums.torque3d.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=92#p1883

and regarding in model hud, you can read about it in the guionobject thread

http://forums.torque3d.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=92

i assume you would want to display the actual ammo of the weapon in the gui that is being rendered on the gun itself, thats doable.

check out Azazezel`s guionobect branch on github

https://github.com/Azaezel/Torque3D/tree/guiOnObject

gl and share how it went.