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Models
The models in a cast member are the actual visible objects that are seen in the 3D cast member.
Models move according to the motions you assign to them in your 3D modeling software. Their
movement results from repositioning and reorienting their geometries in 3D space.
The following commands and properties can be used to perform basic model operations:
Shaders
A shader defines the basic appearance of a model’s surface. You apply textures to shaders. The
standard shader is photorealistic. The following list describes some of the other available shaders:
•
#painter
, which looks like a painted surface
•
#engraver
, which looks like an engraved surface
•
#newsprint
, which looks like a newspaper photograph
The following commands and properties can be used to perform basic shader operations:
Command Function Returns
model.count Returns the number of model objects included in
the cast member. Integer.
model
(
name
)
Returns the model named name . Returns the model object named
name if it exists. Returns void if the
object does not exist.
model
[
index
]
Returns the model at the designated position in the
index. The index number can change if models
lower in the list are deleted. Returns the model object at that
index number if it exists. Returns
void if the object does not exist at
that index number.
newModel
(
name
,
modelResource
)
Creates a new model named
name
and adds it to
the world. Fails if a model by that name already
exists. The
modelResource argument is optional
and can be set at a later time. If supplied, this
second argument must be an existing model
resource object.
Returns a new model with a unique
name. If the name isn’t unique,
returns a Lingo error.
deleteModel
(
name
)
Deletes the model named name . Lingo references
to this model persist but can do nothing. Children of
the model aren’t deleted but are re-parented to the
world group.
TRUE (1) if the model named
name exists. FALSE (0) if the
model named
name
doesn’t exist.
deleteModel
(
index
)
Deletes the model with the given index number.
Lingo references to this model persist but can
do nothing. TRUE (1) if the model with this
index number exists.
FALSE (0)
if
the model with this index number
doesn’t exist.
Command Function Returns
shader.count
Returns the number of shader objects included in
the cast member. Integer.
shader
(
name
)
Returns the shader named name . Returns the shader object named
name
if it exists. Returns
void
if the
object does not exist.
shader
[
index
]
Returns the shader at the designated position in the
index. The index number can change if shaders are
added or deleted. Returns the shader object at that
index number if it exists. Returns
void if the object does not exist at
that index number.