Unity Grid Job Example

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create a unity parallel for job that accepts a nativearray a resolution a min float3 and a max float3 and generates a grid of points

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To create a Unity IJobParallelFor job that generates a grid of points given a NativeArray<float3>, a resolution, a minimum float3, and a maximum float3, you can follow these steps:

1. Define the job structure implementing IJobParallelFor.
2. Schedule and run the job.
3. Ensure proper disposal of the NativeArray.

Here is an example of how you can achieve this in Unity:

using UnityEngine;
using Unity.Collections;
using Unity.Jobs;
using Unity.Burst;
using Unity.Mathematics;

public class GridGenerator : MonoBehaviour
{
    [BurstCompile]
    struct GridJob : IJobParallelFor
    {
        public NativeArray<float3> Points;
        public int Resolution;
        public float3 Min;
        public float3 Max;

        public void Execute(int index)
        {
            int z = index / (Resolution * Resolution);
            int y = (index / Resolution) % Resolution;
            int x = index % Resolution;

            float3 step = (Max - Min) / (Resolution - 1);
            Points[index] = Min + new float3(x * step.x, y * step.y, z * step.z);
        }
    }

    void Start()
    {
        int resolution = 10;
        float3 min = new float3(0, 0, 0);
        float3 max = new float3(1, 1, 1);
        int totalPoints = resolution * resolution * resolution;

        NativeArray<float3> points = new NativeArray<float3>(totalPoints, Allocator.TempJob);

        GridJob job = new GridJob
        {
            Points = points,
            Resolution = resolution,
            Min = min,
            Max = max
        };

        JobHandle handle = job.Schedule(totalPoints, 64);
        handle.Complete();

        // Use the generated points (e.g., print them)
        for (int i = 0; i < points.Length; i++)
        {
            Debug.Log(points[i]);
        }

        // Dispose of the NativeArray to avoid memory leaks
        points.Dispose();
    }
}

Explanation:

1. GridJob struct: This struct implements the IJobParallelFor interface. It has a NativeArray<float3> to store the points, an integer Resolution for the grid resolution, and two float3 variables Min and Max to define the bounds of the grid.

   • The Execute method calculates the position of each point in the grid based on its index.

2. Start method: This is a MonoBehaviour method where you:

   • Define the grid resolution, minimum, and maximum bounds.
   • Calculate the total number of points.
   • Initialize the NativeArray<float3> with the total number of points.
   • Create an instance of the GridJob, passing the necessary parameters.
   • Schedule the job with totalPoints iterations and a batch size of 64 (this can be adjusted).
   • Complete the job to ensure it finishes execution.
   • Optionally, print the generated points.
   • Dispose of the NativeArray to free memory.

By following this approach, you can generate a grid of points efficiently using Unity’s Job System and Burst Compiler for parallel processing.

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perform laplacian smoothing on the pixels of a texture3d. the pixel format is Float32, single channel. perform the smoothing using parallel job

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To perform Laplacian smoothing on the pixels of a Texture3D with a Float32 single channel format using a parallel job in Unity, you need to:

1. Create a job that performs Laplacian smoothing.
2. Schedule and execute the job.
3. Handle the texture data appropriately.

Here is a step-by-step implementation:

Step 1: Define the Job

Define a job that performs Laplacian smoothing on the texture’s pixels.

using UnityEngine;
using Unity.Collections;
using Unity.Jobs;
using Unity.Burst;
using Unity.Mathematics;

public class LaplacianSmoothing3D : MonoBehaviour
{
    [BurstCompile]
    struct LaplacianSmoothingJob : IJobParallelFor
    {
        public NativeArray<float> Input;
        public NativeArray<float> Output;
        public int Width;
        public int Height;
        public int Depth;

        public void Execute(int index)
        {
            int z = index / (Width * Height);
            int y = (index / Width) % Height;
            int x = index % Width;

            float sum = 0;
            int count = 0;

            for (int dz = -1; dz <= 1; dz++)
            {
                for (int dy = -1; dy <= 1; dy++)
                {
                    for (int dx = -1; dx <= 1; dx++)
                    {
                        if (dx == 0 && dy == 0 && dz == 0)
                            continue;

                        int nx = x + dx;
                        int ny = y + dy;
                        int nz = z + dz;

                        if (nx >= 0 && nx < Width && ny >= 0 && ny < Height && nz >= 0 && nz < Depth)
                        {
                            int neighborIndex = nx + Width * (ny + Height * nz);
                            sum += Input[neighborIndex];
                            count++;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            float laplacian = sum / count;
            Output[index] = laplacian;
        }
    }

    void Start()
    {
        int width = 128;
        int height = 128;
        int depth = 128;
        int totalVoxels = width * height * depth;

        // Generate a sample texture3D with random values
        Texture3D texture = new Texture3D(width, height, depth, TextureFormat.RFloat, false);
        Color[] pixels = new Color[totalVoxels];
        for (int i = 0; i < totalVoxels; i++)
        {
            pixels[i] = new Color(Random.value, 0, 0, 0);
        }
        texture.SetPixels(pixels);
        texture.Apply();

        // Convert texture data to a NativeArray
        NativeArray<float> input = new NativeArray<float>(totalVoxels, Allocator.TempJob);
        NativeArray<float> output = new NativeArray<float>(totalVoxels, Allocator.TempJob);
        for (int z = 0; z < depth; z++)
        {
            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
            {
                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
                {
                    int index = x + width * (y + height * z);
                    input[index] = texture.GetPixel(x, y, z).r;
                }
            }
        }

        // Schedule the Laplacian Smoothing job
        LaplacianSmoothingJob job = new LaplacianSmoothingJob
        {
            Input = input,
            Output = output,
            Width = width,
            Height = height,
            Depth = depth
        };

        JobHandle handle = job.Schedule(totalVoxels, 64);
        handle.Complete();

        // Retrieve the smoothed data
        for (int z = 0; z < depth; z++)
        {
            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
            {
                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
                {
                    int index = x + width * (y + height * z);
                    Color color = new Color(output[index], 0, 0, 0);
                    texture.SetPixel(x, y, z, color);
                }
            }
        }
        texture.Apply();

        // Clean up
        input.Dispose();
        output.Dispose();
    }
}

Explanation:

1. LaplacianSmoothingJob struct: This struct implements the IJobParallelFor interface. It has NativeArray<float> for the input and output pixel data, and integers for the texture dimensions. The Execute method calculates the Laplacian value for each pixel based on its neighbors.

2. Start method:

   • Define the dimensions of the Texture3D.
   • Generate a sample Texture3D with random values.
   • Convert the texture data to NativeArray<float>.
   • Create and schedule the LaplacianSmoothingJob.
   • Retrieve the smoothed data and apply it back to the Texture3D.
   • Dispose of the NativeArray to free memory.

Important Notes:

• Ensure that your project has Burst, Jobs, and Mathematics packages installed via the Unity Package Manager.
• The provided example assumes that the texture dimensions are known and fixed. Adjust as needed for dynamic textures.
• This example uses a simple averaging method for Laplacian smoothing; you can modify it for more complex smoothing algorithms.