Re: Runtime Scripted Operator - Problem with Out.Target2

[Ignasi Vidal <ignasi(at)elastoplanet.com>]

Hi all,
anyone knows a workaround to get "Sprite or Textured Transparent" 
objects to cast "correct" Ambient Occlusion?

Seems that MR cast the Ambient Occlusion taking only geometrie, so any 
transparent part of an object also cast Occlusion...
Many thanks in advance... I'm looking for a way to get it but as we are 
in a hurry I decided to askt in the list.

Ignasi.

PS. see attached image to get the a faster idea ...


Julian Johnson escribió:
> Andy Nicholas wrote:
> > Hi Jules :-)
> >
> > Don't know if you've seen this, but looking at the docs it does say:
> >
> > "It is possible to access other output ports within the context of the
> > _Update function of a custom operator however, this is not 
> > recommended and
> > the results cannot be guaranteed. Within the context of a custom
> > operator's _Update function you should only access the current 
> > OutputPort
> > object available via as an argument to the function and any InputPort
> > object."
> >   
> Hi Andy :-)
>
> Thanks for replying. Amazingly, that's the bit of the docs that I was 
> using :-). Basically, in accordance with that section, I'm not trying 
> to access any other port other than the one currently passed into the 
> _Update function via the 'Out' variable and, within the context of the 
> _Update function, all I'm trying to do is 'access the current 
> OutputPort object available as an argument to the function' by 
> addressing some of it's properties!
>
> Here's the SCOP as it appears in the SCOP editor:
> Outposx, Out, cone.kine.global.posx
> Outposx, Out, sphere.kine.global.posx
> Inposy, In, null.kine.global.posy
>
> In the Update function I have this single line:
> Application.LogMessage(Out.Target2)
>
> Julian
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