Problem in myLookAt function

OpenGL OpenGL: Basic Coding
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Hello all,
I am trying to create my own lookAt implementation similar to gluLookAt(). I tested some values for which the results are exactly the same as in gluLookAt function however, as i but some different values the view that my lookAt
function gives is not same as that given by gluLookAt. This is what I am doing in my implementation (Based on concepts from Computer Graphics by Hearn and Baker on page 353).

   
MyLookAt(float ex, float ey, float ez, //Eye position
 	   float lx, float ly, float lz, //LookAt point
         float ux, float uy, float uz) //View up vector
{
   float U[3], V[3], N[3], P[3];      0 -> x, 1 -> y, 2->z
   float modN, modV;
   flot dotUP, dotVP, dotNP;

   P[0] = ex;
   P[1] = ey;
   P[2] = ez;

   N[0] = ex - lx;
   N[1] = ey - ly;
   N[2] = ez - lz;
   
   modN = Length(N);

   N[0]/=modN;
   N[1]/=modN;
   N[2]/=modN;

   modV = Length(Vector(vx,vy,vz));
    
   U = Cross(Vector(vx,vy,vz),N);
     
   U[0]/=modV;
   U[1]/=modV;
   U[2]/=modV;
   
   V = Cross(N,U);   //Gets the cross product
   dotUP = Dot(U, P);    //Gets the dot product
   dotVP = Dot(V, P);    //Gets the dot product
   dotNP = Dot(N, P);    //Gets the dot product

   GLfloat mat[16];
   MakeIdentity(mat);

   mat[0] = U[0];
   mat[1] = V[0];
   mat[2] = N[0];

   mat[4] = U[1];
   mat[5] = V[1];
   mat[6] = N[1];

   mat[8] = U[2];
   mat[9] = V[2];
   mat[10] = N[2];   
   
   mat[12] = -dotUP;
   mat[13] = -dotVP;
   mat[14] = -dotNP;

  glMultMatrixf(mat);
}

Thanx in advance help me out please.

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First, what are vx, vy and vz ? Are they the velocity of the camera ?

And I think N should have the opposite direction.

Other things should right even if I’ve never made my own LookAt matrix.

Hope that helps.

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Originally posted by jide:
[b]First, what are vx, vy and vz ? Are they the velocity of the camera ?

And I think N should have the opposite direction.

Other things should right even if I’ve never made my own LookAt matrix.

Hope that helps.[/b]
Well its a typo error vx,vy,vz should be ux,uy,uz they are the view up vector. As for N this is what has been given in the book Computer Graphics by Hearn and Baker.PLease help me out.
Thanx

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I don’t know. Maybe you can have a look at the Mesa sources. Sorry.

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Also try out the other forums: math & alog and advanced. They might help you more effectively than I even can.

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Hello Jide
THank you very much for your help. I ran over my code again and came to realise that it had a few bugs removing which it is running ok. I even compared the output of mylookAt with the glulookat in two subwindows side by side and they work exactly the same. THe book is spot on.
MMMovania