Polygon and line drawings

Moose Development/Moose/Core/Database.lua

@@ -416,10 +416,14 @@ do -- Zones and Pathlines
         for objectID, objectData in pairs(layerData.objects or {}) do
           
           -- Check for polygon which has at least 4 points (we would need 3 but the origin seems to be there twice)
-          if objectData.polygonMode and objectData.polygonMode=="free" and objectData.points and #objectData.points>=4 then
+          if objectData.polygonMode and (objectData.polygonMode=="free") and objectData.points and #objectData.points>=4 then
+
+            ---
+            -- Drawing: Polygon free
+            ---
         
             -- Name of the zone.
-            local ZoneName=objectData.name or "Unknown Drawing"
+            local ZoneName=objectData.name or "Unknown free Polygon Drawing"
             
             -- Reference point. All other points need to be translated by this.
             local vec2={x=objectData.mapX, y=objectData.mapY}
@@ -442,7 +446,48 @@ do -- Zones and Pathlines
             table.remove(points, #points)
             
             -- Debug output
-            self:I(string.format("Register ZONE: %s (Polygon drawing with %d vertices)", ZoneName, #points))                        
+            self:I(string.format("Register ZONE: %s (Polygon (free) drawing with %d vertices)", ZoneName, #points))                        
+            
+            -- Create new polygon zone.
+            local Zone=ZONE_POLYGON:NewFromPointsArray(ZoneName, points)
+            
+            -- Set color.
+            Zone:SetColor({1, 0, 0}, 0.15)            
+            
+            -- Store in DB.
+            self.ZONENAMES[ZoneName] = ZoneName
+    
+            -- Add zone.
+            self:AddZone(ZoneName, Zone)
+
+          -- Check for polygon which has at least 4 points (we would need 3 but the origin seems to be there twice)
+          elseif objectData.polygonMode and objectData.polygonMode=="rect" then
+          
+            ---
+            -- Drawing: Polygon rect
+            ---
+
+            -- Name of the zone.
+            local ZoneName=objectData.name or "Unknown rect Polygon Drawing"
+            
+            -- Reference point (center of the rectangle).
+            local vec2={x=objectData.mapX, y=objectData.mapY}
+            
+            -- For a rectangular polygon drawing, we have the width (y) and height (x).
+            local w=objectData.width
+            local h=objectData.height
+
+            -- Create points from center using with and height (width for y and height for x is a bit confusing, but this is how ED implemented it).
+            local points={}            
+            points[1]={x=vec2.x-h/2, y=vec2.y+w/2} --Upper left
+            points[2]={x=vec2.x+h/2, y=vec2.y+w/2} --Upper right
+            points[3]={x=vec2.x+h/2, y=vec2.y-w/2} --Lower right
+            points[4]={x=vec2.x-h/2, y=vec2.y-w/2} --Lower left
+
+            --local coord=COORDINATE:NewFromVec2(vec2):MarkToAll("MapX, MapY")
+
+            -- Debug output
+            self:I(string.format("Register ZONE: %s (Polygon (rect) drawing with %d vertices)", ZoneName, #points))
             
             -- Create new polygon zone.
             local Zone=ZONE_POLYGON:NewFromPointsArray(ZoneName, points)
@@ -458,6 +503,10 @@ do -- Zones and Pathlines
                     
           elseif objectData.lineMode and (objectData.lineMode=="segments" or objectData.lineMode=="segment" or objectData.lineMode=="free") and objectData.points and #objectData.points>=2 then
 
+            ---
+            -- Drawing: Line (segments, segment or free)
+            ---
+          
            -- Name of the zone.
             local Name=objectData.name or "Unknown Line Drawing"
             
@@ -473,7 +522,6 @@ do -- Zones and Pathlines
               points[i]=UTILS.Vec2Add(point, vec2)
             end     
             
-            
             -- Debug output
             self:I(string.format("Register PATHLINE: %s (Line drawing with %d points)", Name, #points))                        
             

Moose Development/Moose/Core/Pathline.lua

@@ -23,17 +23,36 @@
 -- @field #table points List of 3D points defining the path.
 -- @extends Core.Base#BASE
 
---- *When nothing goes right... Go left!*
+--- *The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.* -- Archimedes
 --
 -- ===
 --
 -- # The PATHLINE Concept
 -- 
--- List of points defining a path from A to B.
+-- List of points defining a path from A to B. The pathline can consist of multiple points. Each point holds the information of its position, the surface type, the land height
+-- and the water depth (if over sea).
 -- 
 -- Line drawings created in the mission editor are automatically registered as pathlines and stored in the MOOSE database.
 -- They can be accessed with the @{#PATHLINE.FindByName) function.
 -- 
+-- # Constructor
+-- 
+-- The @{PATHLINE.New) function creates a new PATHLINE object. This does not hold any points. Points can be added with the @{#PATHLINE.AddPointFromVec2} and @{#PATHLINE.AddPointFromVec3}
+-- 
+-- For a given table of 2D or 3D positions, a new PATHLINE object can be created with the @{#PATHLINE.NewFromVec2Array} or @{#PATHLINE.NewFromVec3Array}, respectively.
+-- 
+-- # Line Drawings
+-- 
+-- The most convenient way to create a pathline is the draw panel feature in the DCS mission editor. You can select "Line" and then "Segments", "Segment" or "Free" to draw your lines.
+-- These line drawings are then automatically added to the MOOSE database as PATHLINE objects and can be retrieved with the @{#PATHLINE.FindByName) function, where the name is the one
+-- you specify in the draw panel.
+-- 
+-- # Mark on F10 map
+-- 
+-- The ponints of the PATHLINE can be marked on the F10 map with the @{#PATHLINE.MarkPoints}(`true`) function. The mark points contain information of the surface type, land height and 
+-- water depth.
+-- 
+-- To remove the marks, use @{#PATHLINE.MarkPoints}(`false`).
 --
 -- @field #PATHLINE
 PATHLINE = {
@@ -54,7 +73,7 @@ PATHLINE = {
 
 --- PATHLINE class version.
 -- @field #string version
-PATHLINE.version="0.0.1"
+PATHLINE.version="0.1.0"
 
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 -- TODO list