How to define LOD Distance?

[omid3098]

I made a very very BIG model and when I drag it into editor, it will allways LOD2 visible (because of my distance from center of model).

well I cound node define LOD distance in ini file as below:

Mymodel.ini:

LODDistance="1000 2500"

 

and also could not find other samples in available models.. how can I define LODDistance?

[AggrorJorn]

I made a very very BIG model and when I drag it into editor, it will allways LOD2 visible (because of my distance from center of model).

well I cound node define LOD distance in ini file as below:

Mymodel.ini:

LODDistance="1000 2500"

 

and also could not find other samples in available models.. how can I define LODDistance?

 

I don't know why the ini file doesn't work. What you could do is copy the gmf model, and call it: modelnameLOD1.gmf.

The editor thinks it needs to use LOD1 although its the same model.

 

This is the ini convention for LOD:

 

LODDistance=”distance_LOD1 distance_LOD2”

LODDistance=”60 120”

[omid3098]

counld you make it work with this converted ini?

I couldn't..

[Josh]

Use the Lua command in the script, in the object creation function.

http://www.leadwerks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Models#SetModelLODDistance

[omid3098]

ok, thank you Josh..!

[AggrorJorn]

The models can have up to 8 LOD stages?

 

The index parameter (values 0-7)

[Josh]

Yes.

[Flexman]

I have a question. Are INI files going to be phased out completely?

 

If functionality from these files are being steadily dropped requiring a LUA script for every object, I'd rather get started sooner rather than later.

 

Having a global SetLODDistance override would be very handy for sniper scopes, TV cameras, that sort of thing.

[Canardia]

I think it should be LODDistance="60.0,120.0", because in LE 2.3 sbx format all value seperators have changed from space to comma also since LE 2.28.

[Josh]

I have a question. Are INI files going to be phased out completely?

Yes.

[Canardia]

How do artists define then the default values for models which they drag into Editor?

I don't suppose they have to learn Lua?

[Marleys Ghost]

well you have the concept of "programmers art" why not "Artists Code" ? surely a modicum of ability with lua is needed?

[AggrorJorn]

I'm updating the LUG this weekend which contains information about ini files and what the LUA equivelant is. Artists can simply just copy the code and change only the numbers of the LOD distance.

[Flexman]

Well it's good to know about the INI files. One way or another.

 

So from "LODDistance=120" to

 

require("scripts/class")
local class=CreateClass(...)

function class:CreateObject(model)
  model:SetLODDistance(120,0)
end

 

Would be handy of the LE Editor could add a LUA file to entities that don't have one. And the option to stamp in some default values like mass, collision type, LOD. Then again, seems a bit lazy.

 

Cheers and thank you.

[Michael Betke]

I would like to see an option in the properties.