On 30 Dec 2012, at 09:37, Stuart Buchanan <stuar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 10:04 PM, James Turner wrote: >> Stuart, one thing that caught me out earlier today with using 2D cloud >> layers - while using a 2D layer and modifying visibility inside the layer is >> working quite well, the edge (moving vertically) is very sharp. I wonder if >> there's some technique to perturb the top and bottom of the cloud layer as >> the view transitions them, so it feels more natural. Or maybe there's even >> better ways to handle overcast / broken layers than the current 2D approach? > > I don't think I've ever done any work on the 2D cloud layers. I've > always hoped (in vain) that 3D cloud performance would be good enough > that they'd become irrelenvant. Which I would wholeheartedly endorse! > > I'll have a look at the code. It might be possible to "soften" the > edge by simply reducing visibility as you approach the edge. Right, I think any softening at all would be a win, but I wouldn't invest too much effort, it would almost certainly be better spent finding ways to use the 3D cloud system for this job. James > > -Stuart > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_123012 > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_123012 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
