Defining a Billboard Group (FBX)

Defining a Billboard Group

You can define Billboard Groups in 3DSMax using a dummy. Link the meshes that form the BillboardGroup in a hierarchy, as children.

Write in the dummy user buffer.

Code example

An example of a Billboard Group.

$BillboardGroup

{

iVersion = 1

bDynamicCulling = true

bShow = false

}

Notes

• The bDynamicCulling parameter indicates whether the Billboard Group draws all the meshes each time the group is visible, or if it checks the visibility of each mesh individually. For more information, see Visibility Options (FBX).

• The bShow parameter indicates whether the Billboard Group appears as soon as it is loaded. When a scene is loaded by default, Billboard Groups are hidden.

• Use dummies, not groups, to group objects.

• The dummy must not have transformations. Leave it at the center of the world (XYZ = 0) and without rotations

• A BillboardGroup can be created in each MWX file.