Microsoft KB Archive/175815

INFO: Expression That Controls an Objects Visibility

PSS ID Number: Q175815 Article last modified on 11-07-1997

IRIX:3.51,3.7; WINNT:3.51,3.7

IRIX winnt

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The information in this article applies to:

 Softimage 3D for IRIX, versions 3.51, 3.7 == Softimage 3D for Windows NT, versions 3.51, 3.7 == 

= SUMMARY =

This article offers an expression that will control the visibility of an object depending on the object’s distance from the camera.

obj.nvisib = cond(ctr_dist_cam(obj.) > 35,0,1)

With this expression, the object is invisible (hidden) when it is more than 35 SOFTIMAGE units from the camera.

If you have a hierarchy of objects, replace nvisib with bvisib.

= REFERENCES =

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= Additional query words: si si3d si3dmot =

Keywords : si si3d si3dmot Version : IRIX:3.51,3.7; WINNT:3.51,3.7 Platform : IRIX winnt Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.