To abstract the situation, i have some large plane say at y=0 (up axis is y), ontop of the plane i have some objects, from y=2 to y=3. from any location on the y=5 plane, i want to find out if there is an object below it or if it is a clear path to the plane at y=0.
So i am using the openmaya.intersect(), and it works well to get the location of the intersection. Now, i really want to be getting the closest mesh that intersects with my ray, and if that is the 0 plane then i know theres no obstruction. From what I understand of all the intersect methods, i need to be giving a mesh and then checking if that mesh intersects. What i want is to just find out the closest mesh that gets hit by the ray. I have this code that works, but its super slow when I have alot of objects in my scene and i need to test multiple locations. Any idea how to speed it up? thanks, mat http://pastebin.com/ZKPCGP7r -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe
