Checking if Entity is Visible in View Window

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Checking if Entity is Visible in View Window #358720 02/12/11 22:51 02/12/11 22:51
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 168 8 82RJZAE OP Member
82RJZAE OP Member 8 Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 168	Hi, how can I determine whether an entity is visible inside the view window (the camera's view window) or not? The num_visents function (which is used in the F11 Debug Panel) displays the total number of visible entities; however, I would like to determine whether a certain entity is visible only. Thanks, 82RJZAE

Re: Checking if Entity is Visible in View Window [Re: 82RJZAE] #358722 02/12/11 23:06 02/12/11 23:06
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,861 Kiel (Germany) Superku Senior Expert
Superku Senior Expert Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,861 Kiel (Germany)	if(!(my.eflags&CLIPPED)) { I am visible } ent_pvs may be useful for you, too. "Falls das Resultat nicht einfach nur dermassen gut aussieht, sollten Sie nochmal von vorn anfangen..." - Manual Check out my new game: Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends

Re: Checking if Entity is Visible in View Window [Re: 82RJZAE] #358723 02/12/11 23:10 02/12/11 23:10
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,900 Bielefeld, Germany Pappenheimer Senior Expert
Pappenheimer Senior Expert Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,900 Bielefeld, Germany	http://www.conitec.net/beta/view_check.htm http://www.puppenheim.org/ http://www.wuerfels-welt.de Old Game Tutorial: http://www.puppenheim.org/MITutorial.zip Free Game Editor: http://puppenheim.org/AlienalsWeihnachtsmann.zip http://www.puppenheim.org/blender_starting_main_settings.txt

Re: Checking if Entity is Visible in View Window [Re: Pappenheimer] #358724 02/12/11 23:12 02/12/11 23:12
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,178 England M MrGuest Serious User
MrGuest Serious User M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,178 England	or vec_for_screen()

Re: Checking if Entity is Visible in View Window [Re: MrGuest] #358728 02/12/11 23:48 02/12/11 23:48
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,751 Canada WretchedSid Expert
WretchedSid Expert Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,751 Canada	Originally Posted By: MrGuest or vec_for_screen() Way to waste resources Shitlord by trade and passion. Graphics programmer at Laminar Research. I write blog posts at feresignum.com

Re: Checking if Entity is Visible in View Window [Re: WretchedSid] #358826 02/13/11 17:30 02/13/11 17:30
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,178 England M MrGuest Serious User
MrGuest Serious User M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,178 England	Originally Posted By: JustSid Originally Posted By: MrGuest or vec_for_screen() Way to waste resources It's faster than view_check and allows for checking additional views other than &CLIPPED so how exactly is that a waste of resources? or do you have nothing useful to add?