CountSurface

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Baystep Productions

(Posted 2006) [#1]

I decided to start using YAL on my level maker for my new game.
But for some reason I get a MAV on CountSurface. Trying it outside of YAL I still get the MAV. Whats wrong with my models?

There b3d made in Milkshape. But why the MAV?

Dreamora

(Posted 2006) [#2]

Did the model load and display correctly?

Matty

(Posted 2006) [#3]

What does it say in debug mode?

Perhaps you are using countsurface on an entity which is not a mesh. IE if you are loading the entity with loadanimmesh then it is possible that the entity you are calling 'countsurface' on is a pivot or bone.

GfK	(Posted 2006) [#4]

it is possible that the entity you are calling 'countsurface' on is a pivot or bone.

I haven't used Blitz3D for ages now but I remember there was a function added to return the entity type i.e. mesh, pivot, terrain etc.

If you aren't sure about the entity you're counting surfaces on, that command will help you out. I think it was EntityState or EntityStatus or something...

Beaker

(Posted 2006) [#5]

EntityClass()

GfK	(Posted 2006) [#6]

Heh. Knew there was an S in it. :)

Baystep Productions

(Posted 2006) [#7]

MAtty, you got it right. It was a pivot. So I just rand For with CountChildren to lightmap the children. Thanks all.

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