re: LOD switching ranges

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Roger Morris (rmorris++at++tswl.co.uk)
Wed, 12 Feb 1997 11:07:19 -0800

> From: Neil Williams <neil.f.williams++at++gecm.com>, on 12/02/97 10:48:
>
> I have a model (.flt created with Mutilgen) with two LODs. The switch OUT
> range
> of the NEAR
> LOD is 15m and the switch IN range of the FAR LOD is 15m, yet when I view
> the
> switch on
> screen using Performer 1.2 and examine the coordinates of the viewpoint and
> model, the
> switch is occurring at approx 10m (both points are in the same horizontal
> plane).
>
> Can anyone explain?
>
> Thanks,
> Neil.
>
Neil,

Is the centre of the LOD (which is the point used to determine
range-to-eyepoint)
at the database origin?
By default, MultiGen will place it at the centre of the attached geometry.
Check the LOD attributes page

Regards,

Roger Morris
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