Re: Question on transparent camera transformed objects.

[Dair G. <da...@re...>]

=46rank Condello wrote:

>> I wasn't sure that we had a consensus that it was the right thing to =20
>> do, since in at least one case the centroid method looks worse than =20
>> the current method.
>
>Which case was that? I can't seem to render anything properly with the =20
>current code. Triangles pop unpredictably at the slightness change in =20
>the viewport... From my perspective, your centroid code is the lesser =20
>of two evils :)

I think it was either the cone or the box; it was discussed previously
on the list.

I know you're keen to get a new sorting algorithm in place, but the
problem is the proposed change (a centroid sort) fixes your case but
makes others worse. In which case we're just swapping one problem for
another, and we'll be having this conversation again in 6 months. :-)


You seem to have a good grasp of the issues involved in ITransparent.c,
including what you'd like to see re state saving, so if you want to
provide a replacement for the core submit routine in there then please
do.

It should fix whatever problems you're seeing, and not make any current
situations (GeomTest, and whatever other apps people want to test with;
oh for a test suite ;-) worse.


-dair
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