Export tangents in GLTF

Previously tangents were not being exported. If they are present, they should also be properly exported.
assimp · Nov 27, 2024 · 1a85ebb · 1a85ebb
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diff --git a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2AssetWriter.inl b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2AssetWriter.inl
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ namespace glTF2 {
                 {
                     WriteAttrs(w, attrs, p.attributes.position, "POSITION");
                     WriteAttrs(w, attrs, p.attributes.normal, "NORMAL");
+                    WriteAttrs(w, attrs, p.attributes.tangent, "TANGENT");
                     WriteAttrs(w, attrs, p.attributes.texcoord, "TEXCOORD", true);
                     WriteAttrs(w, attrs, p.attributes.color, "COLOR", true);
                     WriteAttrs(w, attrs, p.attributes.joint, "JOINTS", true);

diff --git a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Exporter.cpp b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Exporter.cpp
@@ -1211,6 +1211,20 @@ void glTF2Exporter::ExportMeshes() {
             p.attributes.normal.push_back(n);
         }
 
+        /******************** Tangents ********************/
+        if (nullptr != aim->mTangents) {
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < aim->mNumVertices; ++i) {
+                aim->mTangents[i].NormalizeSafe();
+            }
+            Ref<Accessor> t = ExportData(
+                *mAsset, meshId, b, aim->mNumVertices, aim->mTangents, AttribType::VEC3,
+                AttribType::VEC3, ComponentType_FLOAT, BufferViewTarget_ARRAY_BUFFER
+            );
+            if (t) {
+                p.attributes.tangent.push_back(t);
+            }
+        }
+
         /************** Texture coordinates **************/
         for (int i = 0; i < AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS; ++i) {
             if (!aim->HasTextureCoords(i)) {