LOD problem

# 1 20-07-2003 , 11:11 PM

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ok so with my spiders I want to use the Level of Detail groupings to use higher poly versions of my spiders close up. This is fine and I can get it working fine by grouping them together etc etc. But the problem is that because I am working with instances of the LOD groups the calculation is based on the original group (which stays at the origin and never moves, it's the instances that move). So my question is how can I make the calculation be based on the instance rather than the original group? At the moment all that happens is I get the low poly version unless I start to move intowards the origin (when it picks up the original geometry)

Any ideas? or if you need clarification on it then post and I will try to be more clear.

I guess it will involve some scripting (I'm comfortable with that)

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# 2 22-07-2003 , 12:27 PM

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not sure if that could help - dont know about lod groups. but you could try to make real copyies of the LOD groups, and place the geometry in as instance from the geometry. if it calculates by distance of the LOD group, then you would be ok, if it calculates by the distance of the geometry (which would still be instanced) then it would not work.

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# 3 22-07-2003 , 01:04 PM

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ahhh I see what you're saying. That seems quite feasible..... user added image

hmmm big changes will be needed to my script but I can give it a try. Only problem now is when it flicks between the different res models. The only way I can think of doing it is to blend between the opacities of the materials of each model. Only problem is: 300 spiders * 3 models = 900 materials! lol hmmm could be interesting.....

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