Multiple Vertex Array Objects

sinanmut

Hi,

I am quite new in using QT and QTOpenGL. I want to render multiple objects with Vertex Array Objects. I create multiple VAO objects but it always renders the first one, and I see the other ones as only one dot.

Vertex array objects are created in an update function as:

    std::shared_ptr<QOpenGLVertexArrayObject> new_PC_VAO = std::make_shared<QOpenGLVertexArrayObject>();
    std::shared_ptr<QOpenGLBuffer> new_PC_VBO = std::make_shared<QOpenGLBuffer>();
    new_PC_VAO->create();
    new_PC_VAO->bind();
    
    bool created = new_PC_VBO->create();
    if(created==false){
        std::cout<<"ERROR - Vertex Buffer Object Couldn't created!!!" << std::endl;
        exit(1);
    }
    new_PC_VBO->bind();
    new_PC_VBO->setUsagePattern(QOpenGLBuffer::StaticDraw);
    
    v_VAO.push_back(new_PC_VAO);
    v_VBO.push_back(new_PC_VBO);
    
    new_PC_VBO->allocate( new_data.constData(), new_data.size() * sizeof(GLfloat));
    
    QOpenGLFunctions *f = QOpenGLContext::currentContext()->functions();
    f->glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 6 * sizeof(GLfloat), 0);
    f->glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
    
    f->glVertexAttribPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 6 * sizeof(GLfloat), (GLvoid*)(3 * sizeof(GLfloat)));
    f->glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);
   
    f->glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
    
    new_PC_VBO->release();
    new_PC_VAO->release();
    
    this->v_NumVert.push_back( m_logo.vertexCount() );

Then in the GLWidget::paintGL() function after binding the shaders and setting the uniforms in the shaders:

void GLWidget::paintGL() {
//..................................
QOpenGLFunctions *f = QOpenGLContext::currentContext()->functions();
..........................
for(int i=0; i<this->v_VAO.size(); i++) {
this->v_VAO[i]->bind();
f->glDrawArrays(GL_POINTS, 0, v_NumVert[i]);
v_VAO[i]->release();
f->glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,0);
}

///.....................................

m_program->release();
context()->swapBuffers(context()->surface());

}

I tried the same idea with standard openGL, it works, but I don't understand what is different in QT pipeline.
Any idea for the the solution will be a great help.
Best,

sinanmut

@sinanmut When I create the 3D objects in the initializeGL function, it is fine paintGL function renders these objects. Later on when I want to add new objects to the scene I don't see these new ones being rendered by painGL function. Is there any flag that I have to add in paintGL fuinction or in initializeGL function?
Thanks,