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Frans
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Posted: 14th Nov 2008 09:56
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Hi,

I am trying to realize a gravity based solar system simulation.
Ran into a problem concerning maximal camera-object distance.
Beyond relativaly short distances the objects are not visible anymore.

Do I have to scale down the real distances to smaller ones for the 3d world units or so?

Greetings.
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BlobVanDam
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Posted: 14th Nov 2008 11:25
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You can use the "set camera range" command to increase the draw distance so you can see further away objects without them disappearing.
You may also need to scale down your units, but without knowing the size of your objects, don't know for sure. But if you're making a scale solar system, I'd think the individual objects would be pretty small compared to the distances between them.
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Frans
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Posted: 14th Nov 2008 11:38
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I use SET CAMERA RANGE already, doesn't help in this matter though.
I've been reading somewhere in the help system about a maximimum of 5000 units.
But since I 'upgrated' to the current DBP-version, cannot find it anymore.

Well Blob, thanks anyway.
Maybe somebody else has got an idea.
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Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 14th Nov 2008 12:49 Edited at: 14th Nov 2008 12:51
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i recently upgraded to 7.0 and can confirm the max camera range is well beyond 5000.0; i just checked it @ 1.5 MILLION and can still see my sphere with a diameter of 500.

pay attention to the Near Value when setting the range.

in the 1.5 million test above...

this works :


this does not :


don't ask me why 'cause i don't know

if that doesn't help, are you doing any light work? if so, set your object to ignore them to check that your camera range is ok.

ie,

SET OBJECT LIGHT ObNum,0

otherwise, we'll need more info on what you're doing in your app. to be of much help.

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Frans
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Posted: 14th Nov 2008 19:23
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Shamefull I had to realize to have used integer- in stead of floating parameters for SET CAMERA RANGE.

Apologies.
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