Implemented model-index.json, Separated individual variants, Italicized scientific name, updated Frog Zoo

main.js

@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ const sizes = {
   }
 
 
+let loadData = null;
+
+fetch('model-index.json')
+  .then(response => response.json())
+  .then(data => {
+    loadData = data; 
+    startApp();
+  });
+
+
 //RENDERER
 const renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({antialias:true});
 renderer.setSize( sizes.width, sizes.height );
@@ -26,18 +36,14 @@ document.body.appendChild( renderer.domElement );
 
 
 //CAMERA
-const DEFAULT_CAMERA_POS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 2); // Camera default position
+const DEFAULT_CAMERA_POS = new THREE.Vector3(-0.4, 0.5, 1.5); // Camera default position
 const DEFAULT_TARGET = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 0); // Camera default target
 
-const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera( 65, sizes.width / sizes.height, 0.1, 1000 );
+const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera( 65, sizes.width / sizes.height, 0.001, 1000 );
 // Apply default position initially
 camera.position.copy(DEFAULT_CAMERA_POS);
 camera.lookAt(DEFAULT_TARGET);
 
-// camera.position.x = 0;
-// camera.position.y = 0;
-// camera.position.z = 2;
-
 const controls = new OrbitControls( camera, renderer.domElement );
 controls.enableDamping = true;
 controls.dampingFactor = 0.05; // Friction
@@ -63,44 +69,26 @@ const loader = new GLTFLoader();
 let currentModel = null;
 
 
-// MODEL PATHS
-const modelPaths = {
-    '[MBS-2351] Ansonia muelleri': 'models/MBS-2351 Ansonia muelleri.glb',
-    '[MBS-2355] Platymantis corrugatus': 'models/MBS-2355 Platymantis corrugatus.glb',
-    '[MBS-2357] Hylarana grandocula': 'models/MBS-2357 Hylarana grandocula.glb',
-    '[MBS-2358] Sanguirana mearnsi': 'models/MBS-2358 Sanguirana mearnsi.glb',
-    '[MBS-2362] Hoplobatrachus rugulosus': 'models/MBS-2362 Hoplobatrachus rugulosus.glb',
-    '[MBS-2407] Staurois natator': 'models/MBS-2407 Staurois natator.glb',
-    '[MBS-2408] Oreophryne anulata': 'models/MBS-2408 Oreophryne anulata.glb',
-    '[MBS-2410] Platymantis guentheri': 'models/MBS-2410 Platymantis guentheri.glb',
-    '[MBS-2415] Kaloula pulchra': 'models/MBS-2415 Kaloula pulchra.glb',
-    '[MBS-2416] Rhinella marina': 'models/MBS-2416 Rhinella marina.glb',
-    'Frog Zoo': 'models/-------- Frog Zoo.glb'
-};
-const params = {
-    selectedModel: modelPaths['[MBS-2351] Ansonia muelleri'] // default selected option
-};
-
 // UPDATE NAME FUNCTION
 function updateNameText(name) {
     const recordtitleElement = document.getElementById('recordnumbertext');
     const titleElement = document.getElementById('nametext');
 
     //Record Number
-    const recnumberstart = name.slice(7);
+    const recnumber = name.slice(0,11);
-    const trimmedrecnumber = recnumberstart.slice(0,8);
+    recordtitleElement.textContent = recnumber;
-    recordtitleElement.textContent = trimmedrecnumber;
     
     //Scientific Name
-    const trimmedstart = name.slice(16);
+    const trimmedstart = name.slice(11);
-    const trimmedsciname = trimmedstart.slice(0, -4);
+    titleElement.textContent = trimmedstart;
-    titleElement.textContent = trimmedsciname;
     titleElement.style.fontStyle = "italic"; //italicize scientific name
 }
 
 
-// LOAD MODEL FUNCTION
+const gui = new GUI({ width: 425 }); //New UI
-function loadNewModel(url) {
+
+//Load Function
+function loadModel(modelPath) {
     if (currentModel) {
         scene.remove(currentModel);
         currentModel.traverse((child) => {
@@ -115,29 +103,75 @@ function loadNewModel(url) {
         });
         currentModel = null;
     }
+    console.log(`Loaded: ${modelPath}`);
 
-    //Load the new model
+    loader.load(modelPath, (glb) => {
-    loader.load(
-        url,
-        (glb) => {
         currentModel = glb.scene;
-            scene.add(currentModel);
+        scene.add(glb.scene);
+    });
 }
-    );
+function startApp() {
+    // 1. Create an object to hold the currently selected values
+    const modelsData = loadData;
+    const params = {
+    name: modelsData[0].name,
+    variant: Object.keys(modelsData[0].variants)[0]
+    };
 
-    //Call function to update name text
+    // 2. Extract just the names for the first dropdown
-    updateNameText(params.selectedModel);
+    const modelNames = modelsData.map(item => item.name);
-}
 
+    // 3. Add the Controllers
+    const nameController = gui.add(params, 'name', modelNames).name('Model Name');
 
-// GUI
+    // Initialize the variants dropdown with the first model's options
-const gui = new GUI({ width: 425 });
+    let variantOptions = Object.keys(modelsData[0].variants);
-gui.add(params, 'selectedModel', modelPaths)
+    let variantController = gui.add(params, 'variant', variantOptions).name('Variant');
-   .name('Displayed Model:')
+
-   .onChange((newUrl) => {
+    // 4. Handle dynamic updates
-       loadNewModel(newUrl);
+    nameController.onChange((selectedName) => {
+        const selectedModelData = modelsData.find(item => item.name === selectedName); // Find the data for the newly selected model
+        const newVariants = Object.keys(selectedModelData.variants);
+
+        params.variant = newVariants[0]; // Update the param state to the first available variant of the new model
+
+        // Destroy the old variant dropdown and create a new one with updated options
+        variantController.destroy();
+        variantController = gui.add(params, 'variant', newVariants).name('Variant');
+
+        // Re-attach the onChange listener to the new dropdown
+        attachVariantListener(variantController, selectedModelData);
+
+        //Load Model
+        loadModel(selectedModelData.variants[params.variant]);
 
         // Reset camera position and target
+        resetcam();
+
+        //Call function to update name text
+        updateNameText(selectedName);
+    });
+
+    // Helper function to handle variant changes
+    function attachVariantListener(controller, modelData) {
+        controller.onChange((selectedVariant) => {
+        const modelPath = modelData.variants[selectedVariant];
+
+        // Load Model
+        loadModel(modelPath);
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Attach listener to the very first variant dropdown
+    attachVariantListener(variantController, modelsData[0]);
+    const initialModelPath = modelsData[0].variants[params.variant];
+
+    // Load default model right away
+    loadModel(initialModelPath);
+    updateNameText(modelsData[0].name);
+
+    // Reset camera transforms
+    function resetcam(){
         camera.position.copy(DEFAULT_CAMERA_POS);
         if (controls) {
         controls.target.copy(DEFAULT_TARGET);
@@ -145,14 +179,11 @@ gui.add(params, 'selectedModel', modelPaths)
         } else {
         camera.lookAt(DEFAULT_TARGET);
         }
-   });
+    }
-
+}
-// Load the initial default model right away
-loadNewModel(params.selectedModel);
 
 gui.domElement.style.right = '0px';
 
-
 //ENVIRONMENT
 const env_loader = new UltraHDRLoader();
 const env_texture = await env_loader.loadAsync( 'assets/studio_small_08_4k.jpg' );

model-index.json

@@ -2,17 +2,111 @@
 {
     "name": "[MBS-2351] Ansonia muelleri",
     "variants": {
-      "posed": "models/MBS-2351 Ansonia muelleri.glb",
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2351 Ansonia muelleri.glb",
-      "expanded dorsal": "models/MBS-2351 Ansonia muelleri.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2351 Ansonia muelleri_dorsal.glb",
-      "expanded ventral": "models/MBS-2351 Ansonia muelleri.glb"
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2351 Ansonia muelleri_ventral.glb"
     }
   },
   {
     "name": "[MBS-2355] Platymantis corrugatus",
     "variants": {
-      "posed": "models/MBS-2355 Platymantis corrugatus.glb",
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2355 Platymantis corrugatus.glb",
-      "expanded dorsal": "models/MBS-2355 Platymantis corrugatus.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2355 Platymantis corrugatus_dorsal.glb",
-      "expanded ventral": "models/MBS-2355 Platymantis corrugatus.glb"
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2355 Platymantis corrugatus_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2357] Hylarana grandocula",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2357 Hylarana grandocula.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2357 Hylarana grandocula_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2357 Hylarana grandocula_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2358] Sanguirana mearnsi",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2358 Sanguirana mearnsi.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2358 Sanguirana mearnsi_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2358 Sanguirana mearnsi_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2361] Indosylvirana nicobariensis",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2361 Indosylvirana nicobariensis.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2361 Indosylvirana nicobariensis_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2361 Indosylvirana nicobariensis_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2362] Hoplobatrachus rugulosus",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2362 Hoplobatrachus rugulosus.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2362 Hoplobatrachus rugulosus_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2362 Hoplobatrachus rugulosus_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2407] Staurois natator",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2407 Staurois natator.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2407 Staurois natator_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2407 Staurois natator_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2408] Oreophryne anulata",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2408 Oreophryne anulata.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2408 Oreophryne anulata_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2408 Oreophryne anulata_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2410] Platymantis guentheri",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2410 Platymantis guentheri.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2410 Platymantis guentheri_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2410 Platymantis guentheri_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2412] Philautus leitensis",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2412 Philautus leitensis.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2412 Philautus leitensis_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2412 Philautus leitensis_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2413] Fejervarya vittigera",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2413 Fejervarya vittigera.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2413 Fejervarya vittigera_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2413 Fejervarya vittigera_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2415] Kaloula pulchra",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2415 Kaloula pulchra.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2415 Kaloula pulchra_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2415 Kaloula pulchra_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "[MBS-2416] Rhinella marina",
+    "variants": {
+      "posed": "models/new/MBS-2416 Rhinella marina.glb",
+      "dorsal": "models/new/MBS-2416 Rhinella marina_dorsal.glb",
+      "ventral": "models/new/MBS-2416 Rhinella marina_ventral.glb"
+    }
+  },
+    {
+    "name": "Frog Zoo",
+    "variants": {
+      "default": "models/---------- Frog Zoo.glb"
     }
   }
 ]