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The length of a box is measured along its Z axis. The default length of a box is 50.
The length of a plane is measured along its Y axis. The default length of a plane is 1.
The length of a vector is its distance in world units from
vector(0, 0, 0). This is the same as
the magnitude of the vector.
Example
This statement sets the variable myBoxLength to the length of the model resource named GiftBox.
myBoxLength = member("3D World").modelResource("GiftBox").length
See also
height (3D), width (3D), magnitude
lengthVertices
Syntax
member(whichCastmember).modelResource(whichModelResource).\
lengthVertices
Description
3D #box and #plane model resource property; indicates the number of mesh vertices along the
length of the box or plane. Increasing this value increases the number of faces, and therefore the
fineness, of the mesh.
The length of a box is measured along its Z axis. The length of a plane is measured along its Y axis.
Set the
renderStyle property of a model’s shader to #wire to see the faces of the mesh of the
model’s resource. Set the renderStyle property to #point to see just the vertices of the mesh.
The value of this property must be greater than or equal to 2. The default value is 4.
Example
The following statement sets the lengthVertices property of the model resource named Tower
to 10. Nine triangles will be used to define the geometry of the model resource along its Y axis;
therefore, there will be ten vertices.
member("3D World").modelResource("Tower").lengthVertices = 10
See also
length (3D)
level
Syntax
member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).lod.level
Description
3D lod modifier property; indicates the amount of detail removed by the modifier when its auto
property is set to
FALSE.The range of this property is 0.0 to 100.00.
When the modifier’s
auto property is set to TRUE, the value of the level property is dynamically
updated, but cannot be set.
The
#lod modifier can only be added to models created outside of Director in 3D modeling
programs. The value of the
type property of the model resources used by these models is
#fromFile. The modifier cannot be added to primitives created within Director.