Hey Jim definitely soujnds like a bug with mixing billboards and linesegments - a quick code example of your usage demonstrating the problem woul really help debug this
cheers Rob On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Peter Kapelyan <[email protected]> wrote: > That is really weird and sounds like a bug. Have you tried Sprite2D as your > billboards? > -Pete > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 7:15 AM, jimalliban <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Pete >> >> I'm trying to create a classic Node Garden effect in 3D. Here is an >> example: >> >> http://levitated.net/bones/nodeGarden/index.html >> >> To I have a Billboard mesh of circles. As they get close to one >> another they become joined by a LineSegment. If I have both in the >> scene at the same time, many of the Billboard objects have a square >> outline - the same colour as that specified for the LineSegment >> WireframeMaterial. It looks as though the material of the LineSegment >> is being applied to the Billboard objects. >> >> Cheers >> >> Jim >> >> >> On Nov 17, 5:03 am, Peter Kapelyan <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > Can you show a picture of what you are trying to accomplish? From what I >> > understand, you are trying to outline an object with lines. If so, there >> is >> > a couple of ways to do this. >> > >> > If you can show a picture of what you would like to do (and maybe how >> far >> > you've gotten) it would really help. >> > >> > Let me know >> > -Pete >> > >> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:00 PM, jimalliban <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > Anyone got any ideas? I'm really stuck on this one. >> > >> > > Thanks >> > >> > > On Nov 17, 12:46 am, jimalliban <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > Ah. That fixed the conflict but ownCanvas appears to place the >> > > > LineSegments on a layer below my 3D model. They are supposed to >> > > > surround it. Back to the drawing board. >> > >> > > > On Nov 17, 12:19 am, jimalliban <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > > > OK I just fixed that. I just had to set the ownCanvas property of >> the >> > > > > ObjectContainer3D that contained the LineSegments to true. >> > >> > > > > On Nov 17, 12:05 am, jimalliban <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > > > > Hi all >> > >> > > > > > I have a scene in which I need to include a Billboard mesh and a >> > > > > > collection of LineSegment onjects. Unfortunately adding the >> > > > > > LineSegments to the scene gives most of the billboards an >> outline the >> > > > > > same colour as the LineSegment's WireFrameMaterial. The >> Billboards >> > > now >> > > > > > seem to have 2 materials. Strange conflict. >> > >> > > > > > Has anyone come across this? >> > >> > > > > > Cheers >> > >> > > > > > Jim >> > >> > -- >> > ___________________ >> > >> > Actionscript 3.0 Flash 3D Graphics Engine >> > >> > HTTP://AWAY3D.COM >> > > > > -- > ___________________ > > Actionscript 3.0 Flash 3D Graphics Engine > > HTTP://AWAY3D.COM > -- Rob Bateman Flash Development & Consultancy [email protected] www.infiniteturtles.co.uk www.away3d.com
