Re: Billboards

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ceti (ceti++at++worldnet.net)
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:25:55 +0100


>Can anyone tell me if it is possible to load a Inventor format
>file as a billboard? The Inventor file already has a texture
>applied. If this is possible, could you please provide a code
>snippet of how to do it?
yes , this should work :
when you retrieve your pfNode with the pfLoadFile, use a cast to redirect
this node in a Billboard.
mybill=(pfBillboard)pfLoadFile("billboard.iv");
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      _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/
    _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
   _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/
  _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
  _/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/
                                                               
     BILLARD Olivier - Ingeneer R&D - C&I Software
     1 avenue de la mer - 44380 PORNICHET - FRANCE
     Tel: +33 2 40 11 68 72 Fax: +33 2 40 61 68 14
  Email: ceti++at++worldnet.net URL:http://www.worldnet.net/~ceti
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