Collision Series 4 Collision with a Heightmap

Collision Series 4: Collision with a Heightmap

Area	Submitted	Type
Games: 3D Graphics, Games: Collision	9/27/2007	Code Sample

Description

This sample demonstrates how to move objects along a heightmap. It is based on the Generated Geometry sample, which creates a landscape from a bitmap. We build upon that sample, showing how to quickly calculate the height of any point on that heightmap.

Sample Overview

The Generated Geometry sample introduced the concept of a heightmap. In that sample, a content processor reads a bitmap and uses the intensity of its pixels as height values on a terrain. A logical next step in this technique is to place objects on the terrain. This sample demonstrates that technique by placing a ball on the generated terrain.

Other items in the Collision Series

• Collision Series 1: 2D Rectangle Collision

• Collision Series 2: 2D Per-Pixel Collision

• Collision Series 3: 2D Collision with Transformed Objects

• Collision Series 5: Heightmap Collision with Normals

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Download	Size	Description
HeightmapCollisionSample_4_0	1.00MB	Source code and assets for the Collision Series 4: Heightmap Sample (XNA Game Studio 4.0)
HeightmapCollisionSample_4_0.zip	1.00MB	Source code and assets for the Collision Series 4: Heightmap Sample (XNA Game Studio 4.0)