Changing scene object materials on the fly

#1 Its the same code. Just use a static sprite instead of an animated sprite. And make sure you are working with them both as Static Sprites. The drawback currently is that you have to have a static sprite already available for you to "get" the material from. the good news is, it doesnt have to be registered... ie:

Heres an example of something you might write into a movement component.

T2DStaticSprite newObject = (T2DStaticSprite)(TorqueObjectDatabase.Instance.FindObject("ObjectTemplate") as T2DStaticSprite).Clone();

then perhaps

T2DStaticSprite myObject = _sceneObject as T2DStaticSprite;

then

myObject.Material = newObject.Material;

WillO
MMI

#2

Quote:The drawback currently is that you have to have a static sprite already available for you to "get" the material from.

Actually, that's not true. You can get a material from the TorqueObjectDatabase if you want, or even have a component property of the RenderMaterial type and assign the material you want in TXB.

#3 Thanks for the quick reply, I'll try that.

#4 EDIT
sorry - I replied to the wrong post - my apologies for the bump