Re: Perf drawing order

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Marcus Barnes (marcus++at++multigen.com)
Thu, 25 Jul 1996 16:18:00 -0700

On Jul 25, 3:26pm, Michael T. Jones wrote:
> Subject: Re: Perf drawing order
> On Jul 25, 12:14pm, Dewey Anderson wrote:
> > Subject: Perf drawing order
> >
> > Does anybody know what determines the drawing order for Performer, and if
> > there's any way to control it? We're looking for a way to get around not
> > having a Z-buffer in some applications.

[munch]

> > Is there any way to control this?
>
> Absolutely. Places to look:
>
> pfChannel cull mode (as in PFCULL_SORT)

Don't forget the pfLayer renders its decal children in order. By using
_STENCIL mode you should be able to effectively order the drawing of its
children while allowing the rest of the scene graph to be sorted.

Regards.

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