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Defined a pooled particles from a given length - lufydad - 08-02-2022
Hi,
I want to increase the length of the rope until it reach a given maximal length : l_max. Is there a way to know the pooled particles size for the given l_max ?
For example I wanted a rope with l_max = 100m, but I had a pooled particles of 100 and it only reach the length of 70m... Therefore I just randomly increased the pooled particles size to make it achieve 100 m. But it's not a satisfy solution...
RE: Defined a pooled particles from a given length - josemendez - 09-02-2022
Particles are spaced differently depending on rope resolution, so 100 particles != 100 meters. Simply divide your max distance by the rope's inter-particle distance. That will give you the pool size. like this:
Code:
int poolSize = Mathf.CeilToInt(maxDistance / rope.ropeBlueprint.interParticleDistance) + 1;RE: Defined a pooled particles from a given length - lufydad - 09-02-2022
(09-02-2022, 08:36 AM)josemendez Wrote: Particles are spaced differently depending on rope resolution, so 100 particles != 100 meters. Simply divide your max distance by the rope's inter-particle distance. That will give you the pool size. like this:
Code:int poolSize = Mathf.CeilToInt(maxDistance / rope.ropeBlueprint.interParticleDistance) + 1;
But can the number of pooled particles be changed in runtime ?
RE: Defined a pooled particles from a given length - josemendez - 09-02-2022
(09-02-2022, 10:52 AM)lufydad Wrote: But can the number of pooled particles be changed in runtime ?
No. That wouldn't be pooling, would it?
The whole point of a memory pool is to avoid runtime allocation and garbage collection. Allocating memory at runtime is costly, and sets you up for GC. That's why pooling is used as a strategy to create/destroy things at runtime: you create as many "things" (in this case, particles) as you'd possibly need, and just activate/deactivate them at runtime. Changing the size of the pool at runtime would defeat its purpose.
RE: Defined a pooled particles from a given length - lufydad - 09-02-2022
(09-02-2022, 11:35 AM)josemendez Wrote: No. That wouldn't be pooling, would it?
The whole point of a memory pool is to avoid runtime allocation and garbage collection. Allocating memory at runtime is costly, and sets you up for GC. That's why pooling is used as a strategy to create/destroy things at runtime: you create as many "things" (in this case, particles) as you'd possibly need, and just activate/deactivate them at runtime. Changing the size of the pool at runtime would defeat its purpose.
Ok, that's what I thought. It just didn't work from script because I forget to add :
Code:
_obiBlueprint.GenerateImmediate();However, it works now, thanks a lot
RE: Defined a pooled particles from a given length - josemendez - 10-02-2022
(09-02-2022, 04:26 PM)lufydad Wrote: Ok, that's what I thought. It just didn't work from script because I forget to add :
Code:_obiBlueprint.GenerateImmediate();
However, it works now, thanks a lot
Glad you got it working!
Just to clarify, when talking about "changing the pool size at runtime", I was referring to changing it after the blueprint has been instantiated and the rope is being simulated. You can of course change the pool size before generating the blueprint!
kind regards,