I'm trying to put sphere on top of the box, but the position is strange: Ball is half hidden inside box. I tried to change box and sphere pivot, but it didn't help. Here's the code:
let cubeGeometry = SCNBox(width: 10, height: 10, length: 10,
chamferRadius: 0)
let cubeNode = SCNNode(geometry: cubeGeometry)
//cubeNode.pivot = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0, 1, 0)
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cubeNode)
let ballGeometry = SCNSphere(radius: 1)
let ballNode = SCNNode(geometry: ballGeometry)
ballNode.pivot = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0.5, 0, 0.5)
ballNode.position = SCNVector3Make(0, 5, 0)
cubeNode.addChildNode(ballNode)`
what I'm doing wrong? How to put the ball right on the top side of the box?
UPDATE: If I add Cube instead of ball, it looks good as I want
You need to translate on the Y-axis by cube-height/2 + sphere-radius
. Thus you should have:
ballNode.position = SCNVector3Make(0, 6, 0)
Here is the screenshot:
The relevant complete code:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// create a new scene
let scene = SCNScene()
let cubeGeometry = SCNBox(width: 10, height: 10, length: 10,
chamferRadius: 0)
cubeGeometry.firstMaterial?.diffuse.contents = UIColor.yellow
let cubeNode = SCNNode(geometry: cubeGeometry)
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cubeNode)
let ballGeometry = SCNSphere(radius: 1)
ballGeometry.firstMaterial?.diffuse.contents = UIColor.green
let ballNode = SCNNode(geometry: ballGeometry)
ballNode.position = SCNVector3Make(0, 6, 0)
cubeNode.addChildNode(ballNode)
// retrieve the SCNView
let scnView = self.view as! SCNView
// set the scene to the view
scnView.scene = scene
// allows the user to manipulate the camera
scnView.allowsCameraControl = true
// show statistics such as fps and timing information
scnView.showsStatistics = true
// configure the view
scnView.backgroundColor = UIColor.gray
}
Update : Why radius and not radius / 2
See this screenshot from the Scene Editor in Xcode. The original position of cube is (0, 0, 0) and so is that of the ball; hence the ball needs to be moved by r and not r / 2; with r / 2 the lower section of the ball with height r/2 will be still inside the cube. You can just add a cube and sphere as in the scene below in the editor and that should help clarify.