use different variables to store the data. The aim is to handle even not triangulated mesh files.

At the moment there is a problem with the UV using the new method

MshViewer/Header/Object.h

@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ struct Segment {
 	std::uint32_t textureIndex	= 0;
 	float* vertex				= nullptr;
 	float* uv					= nullptr;
-	std::uint32_t* mesh			= nullptr;
+	std::uint32_t* mesh			= nullptr;	// not used when using vector
-	std::uint32_t meshSize		= 0;
+	std::uint32_t meshSize		= 0;		//not used when using vector
+	std::vector<std::vector<std::uint32_t>*> meshIndices;	// indices into vertex array
 };
 
 struct Modl {

MshViewer/Source/Object.cpp

@@ -373,23 +373,6 @@ void Object::analyseSegmChunks(Modl * dataDestination, std::list<ChunkHeader*>&
 
 	for (std::list<ChunkHeader*>::iterator it = chunkList.begin(); it != chunkList.end(); it++)
 	{
-		/*if (!strcmp("SHDW", (*it)->name))
-		{
-			fsMesh.seekg((*it)->position);
-			/* shadow mesh geometry
-
-			long int - 4 - number of vertex positions
-			float[3][] - 12 each - vertex positions (XYZ)
-			long int - 4 - number of edges
-			short int[4][] - 8 each - edge the following 4 entries from one edge
-			> short int - 2 - vertex index of this edge, referes to the vertex list
-			> short int - 2 - Reference into an edge. Defines the target vertex (the local edge vertex of the referenced edge) to which the edge should be dran from the local vertex
-			> short int - 2 - Second reference into an edge. In all example .msh files I've seen this always refers to the same vertex as the first edge reference
-			> short int - 2 - MAX_VALUE of short integers (65535). Indicates the end of this edge
-			* /
-			continue;
-		}*/
-
 		if (!strcmp("MATI", (*it)->name))
 		{
 			fsMesh.seekg((*it)->position);
@@ -418,7 +401,7 @@ void Object::analyseSegmChunks(Modl * dataDestination, std::list<ChunkHeader*>&
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!strcmp("STRP", (*it)->name))
+		/*if (!strcmp("STRP", (*it)->name))
 		{
 			// jump to the data section and read the size;
 			fsMesh.seekg((*it)->position);
@@ -452,15 +435,19 @@ void Object::analyseSegmChunks(Modl * dataDestination, std::list<ChunkHeader*>&
 			}
 
 			continue;
-		}
+		}*/
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /////DEV ZONE
 
 		if (!strcmp("STRP", (*it)->name))
 		{
-			// this needs to be a member
+			// don't get null, bone, shadowMesh and hidden mesh indices
-			std::vector<std::vector<std::uint32_t>*> tempVector;
+			if (dataDestination->type == null ||
+				dataDestination->type == bone ||
+				dataDestination->type == shadowMesh ||
+				dataDestination->renderFlags == 1)
+				continue;
 
 			// jump to the data section and read the size;
 			fsMesh.seekg((*it)->position);
@@ -484,6 +471,7 @@ void Object::analyseSegmChunks(Modl * dataDestination, std::list<ChunkHeader*>&
 
 				tempPoly->push_back((std::uint32_t)tempValue);
 
+				// new Polygon found
 				if (highBitCount == 2)
 				{
 					// reset highBitCount
@@ -493,7 +481,7 @@ void Object::analyseSegmChunks(Modl * dataDestination, std::list<ChunkHeader*>&
 					std::uint32_t saveData[2];
 					for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 					{
-						saveData[0] = tempPoly->back();
+						saveData[i] = tempPoly->back();
 						tempPoly->pop_back();
 					}
 
@@ -503,13 +491,17 @@ void Object::analyseSegmChunks(Modl * dataDestination, std::list<ChunkHeader*>&
 						newPointer->push_back(saveData[i]);
 
 					// save the old vector and set the pointer to the new one
-					tempVector.push_back(tempPoly);
+					tempData->meshIndices.push_back(tempPoly);
 					tempPoly = newPointer;
 				}	// if high bit set
 				
 			}	// for all values
+
 			// save the last values (where no 2 high bits follow);
-			tempVector.push_back(tempPoly);
+			tempData->meshIndices.push_back(tempPoly);
+
+			// kick the first element, it's empty as a reason of the algo above;
+			tempData->meshIndices.erase(tempData->meshIndices.begin());
 			continue;
 		}
 

MshViewer/Source/OpenGlController.cpp

@@ -120,8 +120,17 @@ void OpenGLController::deleteVectors()
 			cursor->segmLst.pop_back();
 
 			delete segmCuror->uv;
-			delete segmCuror->mesh;
+			delete segmCuror->mesh;		// not used when using vector
 			delete segmCuror->vertex;
+
+			while (!segmCuror->meshIndices.empty())
+			{
+				std::vector<std::uint32_t>* meshCursor = segmCuror->meshIndices.back();
+				meshCursor->clear();
+				segmCuror->meshIndices.pop_back();
+				delete meshCursor;
+			}
+
 			delete segmCuror;
 		}
 		
@@ -368,7 +377,7 @@ void OpenGLController::loadMsh(const char * path)
 	// collect vertex data of all models
 	std::vector<Vertex> tempBufferData;
 
-	for (auto& modIt : vModels)
+	/*for (auto& modIt : vModels)
 	{
 		// don't draw bones, nulls, shadow mesh and hidden things
 		if (modIt->type == null || modIt->type == bone || modIt->type == shadowMesh || modIt->renderFlags == 1)
@@ -397,7 +406,56 @@ void OpenGLController::loadMsh(const char * path)
 				tempBufferData.push_back(tempVertex);
 			}
 		}
+	}*/
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/////DEV ZONE
+	for (auto& modIt : vModels)
+	{
+		for (auto& segIt : modIt->segmLst)
+		{
+			for (auto& mshIt : segIt->meshIndices)
+			{
+				if (mshIt->size() == 3)		// already triangulated
+				{
+					// for every edge of the polygon (in that case 3)
+					for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+					{
+						Vertex tempVertex;
+						// every edge has 3 coordinates
+						for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
+							tempVertex.position[j] = (GLfloat)segIt->vertex[(*mshIt)[i] * 3 + j];
+
+						// and 2 UV
+						if (segIt->uv == NULL)
+						{
+							tempVertex.uv[0] = 1.0;
+							tempVertex.uv[1] = 1.0;
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							for (int j = 0; j < 2; j++)
+								tempVertex.uv[j] = (GLfloat)segIt->uv[(*mshIt)[i] * 3 + j];
+						}
+						tempBufferData.push_back(tempVertex);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (mshIt->size() > 3)	// needs to be triangulated
+				{
+					//triangulate;
+					MessageBox(NULL, "Ooops!", "MeshViewer 2.0 Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+				}
+				else						// this shouldn't happen (polygon with less then 3 vertex)
+				{
+					deleteVectors();
+					MessageBox(NULL, "You have polygons with less then 3 vertices!", "MeshViewer 2.0 Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
+	// think of delete the data from obj here. It's no longer needed
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 	// fill the buffer
 	glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, gluiVertexBufferID);

MshViewer/main.cpp

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	else
 		scene = OpenGLController::getInstance();
 
-	scene->loadMsh("..\\Release\\Msh\\cluster.msh");
+	scene->loadMsh("..\\Release\\Msh\\cubeTex.msh");
 
 	do {
 		scene->updateScene();