bevy/crates/bevy_gizmos
Robert Walter 6819e998c0
Fix arc_2d Gizmos (#14731)
# Objective

`arc_2d` wasn't actually doing what the docs were saying. The arc wasn't
offset by what was previously `direction_angle` but by `direction_angle
- arc_angle / 2.0`. This meant that the arcs center was laying on the
`Vec2::Y` axis and then it was offset. This was probably done to fit the
behavior of the `Arc2D` primitive. I would argue that this isn't
desirable for the plain `arc_2d` gizmo method since

- a) the docs get longer to explain the weird centering
- b) the mental model the user has to know gets bigger with more
implicit assumptions

given the code

```rust
    my_gizmos.arc_2d(Vec2::ZERO, 0.0, FRAC_PI_2, 75.0, ORANGE_RED);
```

we get


![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/84894c6d-42e4-451b-b3e2-811266486ede)

where after the fix with

```rust
    my_gizmos.arc_2d(Isometry2d::IDENTITY, FRAC_PI_2, 75.0, ORANGE_RED);
```

we get


![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/16b0aba0-f7b5-4600-ac49-a22be0315c40)

To get the same result with the previous implementation you would have
to randomly add `arc_angle / 2.0` to the `direction_angle`.

```rust
    my_gizmos.arc_2d(Vec2::ZERO, FRAC_PI_4, FRAC_PI_2, 75.0, ORANGE_RED);
```

This makes constructing similar helping functions as they already exist
in 3D like

- `long_arc_2d_between`
- `short_arc_2d_between`

 much harder.

## Solution

- Make the arc really start at `Vec2::Y * radius` in counter-clockwise
direction + offset by an angle as the docs state it
- Use `Isometry2d` instead of `position : Vec2` and `direction_angle :
f32` to reduce the chance of messing up rotation/translation
- Adjust the docs for the changes above
- Adjust the gizmo rendering of some primitives

## Testing

- check `2d_gizmos.rs` and `render_primitives.rs` examples

## Migration Guide

- users have to adjust their usages of `arc_2d`:
  - before: 
  ```rust
  arc_2d(
    pos,
    angle,
    arc_angle,
    radius,
    color
  )
  ```
  - after: 
  ```rust
  arc_2d(
// this `+ arc_angle * 0.5` quirk is only if you want to preserve the
previous behavior
    // with the new API.
// feel free to try to fix this though since your current calls to this
function most likely
// involve some computations to counter-act that quirk in the first
place
    Isometry2d::new(pos, Rot2::radians(angle + arc_angle * 0.5),
    arc_angle,
    radius,
    color
  )
  ```
2024-08-26 17:57:57 +00:00
..
macros Generate links to definition in source code pages on docs.rs and dev-docs.bevyengine.org (#12965) 2024-07-29 23:10:16 +00:00
src Fix arc_2d Gizmos (#14731) 2024-08-26 17:57:57 +00:00
Cargo.toml Making bevy_render an optional dependency for bevy_gizmos (#14448) 2024-08-06 13:09:10 +00:00
README.md Add README.md to all crates (#13184) 2024-05-02 18:56:00 +00:00

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