Multiple Shape nodes wouldn't work: that implies multiple meshes (vs. a single mesh with multiple materials). Yes, you end up sharing vertices but the semantic is totally different.<br><br>Tony<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Dave A <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@realmofconcepts.com" target="_blank">dave@realmofconcepts.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Thanks, but again, this is for Interchange, not so much Runtime.<br>
Maybe a proto would be best, assuming the reader can do protos.<br>
Actually, I'll just store META data to aid translation.<br>
I still think a new Node type would be better.<br>
Also, for interchange, a more semantic way to specify simple shader
types like Bump, Bump Specular, etc. would be great. Otherwise, the
reader needs to do some AI to figure out what the intent was.<br>
<br>
Cheers<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>
Dave A <br></font></span><div><div class="h5">
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<div>On 2/3/2013 11:13 PM, Cecile Muller
wrote:<br>
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</div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5">Hi Dave,
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<div>Your second idea is indeed correct: DEF the Coordinate node
in the first Shape and USE it </div>
<div>in the other Shape, that way you can have a difference
Appearance for each submesh.</div>
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<div>For example:</div>
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<div>#X3D V3.0 utf8</div>
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<div>Shape {</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>appearance
Appearance {</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>material
Material {</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>emissiveColor
0 1 0</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>}</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>}</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>geometry
IndexedFaceSet<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>{</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>coord
DEF all_coord Coordinate {</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>point
[-1 0 0, 0 0 0, 1 0 0, 0 1 0]</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>}</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>coordIndex
[0 1 3 0 -1]</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>}</div>
<div>}</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Shape {</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>appearance
Appearance {</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>material
Material {</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>emissiveColor
0 0 1</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>}</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>}</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>geometry
IndexedFaceSet<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>{</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>coord
USE all_coord</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>coordIndex
[1 2 3 1 -1]</div>
<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>}</div>
<div>}</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If it's cumbersome, you could have a Script that creates
the Shape nodes</div>
<div>wrapped in a PROTO to have a more friendly interface.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
See you,</div>
<div>Cecile</div>
<div><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">2013/2/1 Dave A <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@realmofconcepts.com" target="_blank">dave@realmofconcepts.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hey all,<br>
<br>
Been a while since I parsed the spec, but is there support
for submeshes?<br>
You know, where one set of vertices is shared by different
poly or triangle lists, and each of those lists<br>
corresponds to a different Appearance?<br>
<br>
Or would I have to create a Group under which I would put
Shapes, with the first Shape's geometry containing the
coordinate list (and first submesh's indices),<br>
then subsequent Shapes would USE that coordinate list,
providing their own indices (and Appearances of course)?<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Dave A.</blockquote>
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