Method createVBOAndVAO

testbed/common/HeightField.cpp:228–280

Create the Vertex Buffer Objects used to render with OpenGL. We create two VBOs (one for vertices and one for indices)

// Create the Vertex Buffer Objects used to render with OpenGL.
/// We create two VBOs (one for vertices and one for indices)
void HeightField::createVBOAndVAO() {

    // Create the VBO for the vertices data
    mVBOVertices.create();
    mVBOVertices.bind();
    size_t sizeVertices = mVertices.size() * sizeof(openglframework::Vector3);
    mVBOVertices.copyDataIntoVBO(sizeVertices, getVerticesPointer(), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
    mVBOVertices.unbind();

    // Create the VBO for the normals data
    mVBONormals.create();
    mVBONormals.bind();
    size_t sizeNormals = mNormals.size() * sizeof(openglframework::Vector3);
    mVBONormals.copyDataIntoVBO(sizeNormals, getNormalsPointer(), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
    mVBONormals.unbind();

    if (hasTexture()) {
        // Create the VBO for the texture co data
        mVBOTextureCoords.create();
        mVBOTextureCoords.bind();
        size_t sizeTextureCoords = mUVs.size() * sizeof(openglframework::Vector2);
        mVBOTextureCoords.copyDataIntoVBO(sizeTextureCoords, getUVTextureCoordinatesPointer(), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
        mVBOTextureCoords.unbind();
    }

    // Create th VBO for the indices data
    mVBOIndices.create();
    mVBOIndices.bind();
    size_t sizeIndices = mIndices[0].size() * sizeof(unsigned int);
    mVBOIndices.copyDataIntoVBO(sizeIndices, getIndicesPointer(), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
    mVBOIndices.unbind();

    // Create the VAO for both VBOs
    mVAO.create();
    mVAO.bind();

    // Bind the VBO of vertices
    mVBOVertices.bind();

    // Bind the VBO of normals
    mVBONormals.bind();

    if (hasTexture()) {
        // Bind the VBO of texture coords
        mVBOTextureCoords.bind();
    }

    // Bind the VBO of indices
    mVBOIndices.bind();

    // Unbind the VAO
    mVAO.unbind();
}