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#Moving objects

    01-Nov-94 18:48:36
Sb: #1470-#Moving objects
Fm: Nick Josephs [VISSOFT] 74431,3611
To: Mark Clarkson 72133,507
Hi Mark: One of two things is probably happening. 1. Remember that the "3D" object consists of a single 2D plane on which the image is mapped with the alpha dropout. Perhaps you are rotating the object instead of moving it, and so looking at the object "edge-on" where it has no thickness. 2. Remember that polygons only exist in one direction. If the Display Backface button is not pressed on on the command bar, moving or rotating the object may expose the "backside" of the polygon (which doesn't exist) to the camera, and therefore you see nothing. I hope this helps. If not please let me know and I'll take anothe stab at it. Best regards, Nick Josephs Visual Software