Realtime Emitter Editor

Von04 · January 12, 2010

Well here it is, my Realtime emitter editor program. There's still a lot of work to be done on this program, so any feedback on bugs or feature requests would be appreciated.

Download Link:

The new download is available in the Downloads section on Leadwerks forum.

Current Version 1.0.2

Create up to five emitters:

Sound editor for adding sound to your emitters:

Auto-generates a Lua file:

Edit emitter values and color in Real-time:

Name each emitter:

Upcoming Version 1.1.0

Light Editor for adding lighting effects such as flicker or flash:

Unlimited number of emitters:

Better camera control:

Map loader for loading any .Sbx file for emitter placement reference:

Implement HeatHaze:

Implement Soft Particles:

This program allows you to create up to 5 emitters at once, changing all of their values in Real-time. You can then choose the Export to Lua option which saves all the emitters into one file, also auto-generating a .Lua file for you. All you have to do is export the file anywhere into your SDK folder, and when you open up the Editor the newly exported Emitter-Editor file will be available in the models tree. Simply drop and drag your new emitter file into the Editor and your done.

This program also has a sound editor for adding sound effects to your emitters.

Note: Emitter Editor will automatically save your: .Gmf, .Lua, sound file, and .mat files to the Directory you specify, but will not save any textures needed by your .mat files. You must transfer these manually. I didn't feel like writing out the code to read your .mat files to see what textures they were using.

Note: YOU MUST!!!! have microsoft.net 3.5 framework installed on your computer for this program to run.

This is a free download found at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en

Hope you all enjoy this,

Regards Von04

Von04 · January 12, 2010

At the moment Heathaze and soft particles don't work. I'm having trouble getting multiple buffers to work with my custom buffer in C#. If there is enough interest in this program, I will implement these features along with better camera control and a light editor for creating light effects for your emitter like flicker effect or light flashes.

Rick · January 12, 2010

Will give this a try tonight. Very cool!

MrIslomaniac · January 12, 2010

Doesn't work with fresh installed microsoft thing ...

Well try it tomorrow

Pixel Perfect · January 12, 2010

Sounds great ... downloading now. Cheers Von

Von04 · January 13, 2010

Wow, I'm sorry if you guys haven't been able to run my program. I forgot to add some .dlls to the .zip file. I will upload the new files right now. You will have to Re-Download the new stuff. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I'm sure you'll find it worth your while.

Von04

carlb · January 13, 2010

whats the link for the download as the one up there does not work now

thanks

Von04 · January 13, 2010

The download link at the top of the page is working now, just took me a little while to upload the new files.

DaDonik · January 13, 2010

Great tool!

Von04 · January 13, 2010

I would suggest the first thing everyone do after running this program is go into the Tools->Paths option and set all the paths accordingly. This will eliminate Path Not Found errors. Also, I would like to know if anyone has had the program running yet, so I know if I've included all the right files.

Von04

Niosop · January 13, 2010

I get exceptions being throws upon startup and almost any item. Will mess w/ it more later to see if it's my fault.

Von04 · January 13, 2010

Did you download the new update? Because I forgot some .dlls in the first download

Von04 · January 13, 2010

I get exceptions being throws upon startup and almost any item. Will mess w/ it more later to see if it's my fault.

Maybe next time you run it and get an Unhandled Exception you could click on Details and tell me what the exception was. It might help narrow it down for me.

Also, make sure you've unzipped the folder. The program will not run without exceptions straight from the .zip file.

Niosop · January 13, 2010

Here's the exception at startup.

************** Exception Text **************
System.BadImageFormatException: An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)
  at Le.Leadwerks.CreateWorld()
  at EmitterEditor.Form1.StartLeadwerks(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Kisting\EmitterEditor\EmitterEditor\Form1.cs:line 84
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnShown(EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackHelper(Object obj)
  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)
  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)
  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallback(ThreadMethodEntry tme)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbacks()


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
   Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
   CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
EmitterEditor
   Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
   CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/niosop/Desktop/EEditor/EmitterEditor.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
   Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
   CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
   Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
   CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
   Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
   CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
Tao.Platform.Windows
   Assembly Version: 1.0.0.5
   Win32 Version: 1.0.0.5
   CodeBase: file:///Tao.Platform.Windows.DLL
----------------------------------------

Von04 · January 13, 2010

I get exceptions being throws upon startup and almost any item. Will mess w/ it more later to see if it's my fault.

After doing some research on the internet, I think the problem is a result of you having a 64 bit system and trying to read 32 bit .dlls. I'll have to investigate this some more. If anyone else is having problems or has got the program to work, it would be great to here from you.

carlb · January 13, 2010

yep same error as well

and win7 64bit sorry dont have a 32bit machine around to tested

thanks

carlb · January 13, 2010

i would say put up you code and let other people to help you track the bug and fix

from what i can see it will be a very good tool for a lot of us

Pixel Perfect · January 13, 2010

I'd test it on my 32 bit machine but I can't download the latest zip file as Rapidshare says its too busy all the time

Von04 · January 13, 2010

I'd test it on my 32 bit machine but I can't download the latest zip file as Rapidshare says its too busy all the time

I'm going to upload the files to the Download section on Leadwerks forum. Rapid share won't let anyone download my files right now. All I had to do was delete my map to make room, so the program won't have a background for right now.

Von04 · January 13, 2010

You can now download the required files from the WerkSpace Downloads->Tools and Utilities section.

Pixel Perfect · January 13, 2010

Ok, well the Editor loads ok and the interface appears to be working fine on my XP 32bit machine but unfortunately I'm not seeing any particles displayed, however I suspect that's maybe down to my old ATI graphics driver on this machine as I can't see any particles in the Editor either when I drag a firepit into the scene. So I suspect this is probably working but maybe you need someone else to confirm this as I don't have time to re-install drivers tonight. Looks very professional though Von, nice job!!!

Doesn't seem to handle exceptions too well (an incorrect path will crash it) but I appreciate it's early days yet.

Qbound · January 13, 2010

i have the same exception on my 64Bit Vista System.

The GUI looks good... keep on nice job.

cu

Oliver

klepto2 · January 14, 2010

For solving the x64 problem: You need to set the target platform to x86 instead of "Any CPU" and it should work.

Michael Betke · January 14, 2010

DOesnt work on win7 X64 too.

WIll try the compatibility mode in Win7. Maybe it'llw work.

Von04 · January 14, 2010

I'm going to fix a few known bugs and then recompile with x86 like Klepto suggested. Hopefully this will fix the problem. Another possible problem may be that you need to download the Tao OpenGl framework and install it on your computer.

Tao OpenGl is also a free download found at:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/taoframework

I should have the recompiled update ready in a few hours.

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