Re: vrml file compression
Chris Schoeneman ([email protected])
Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:51:10 -0700
> Normals that are generated on the fly are only correct if polygon
> vertices are oriented properly. Some programs do not consistently
> order these vertices -- I know that Lightscape and Autocad have this
> problem, for instance. You can use the ShapeHints node to tell the
> browser about the vertex ordering, but for large files this may not
> be feasible.
Lightscape does NOT have this problem. It is essential for the
radiosity solution that the faces have a consistent orientation.
James, why don't you mail me directly to see if we can work out
why you're having this problem.
-chris