Re: textureCoordIndex field (fwd)

Bernie Roehl ([email protected])
Fri, 27 Oct 1995 07:32:10 -0400

Chris Marrin writes:
> [quoting me]
> > VRML does not appear to provide any way of associating a texture with a
> > face, only with an entire set of faces; if I want to support textures in
> > tme conversion process, I'd have to generate an IndexedFaceSet for each
> > face (assuming each has its own texture).
>
> Tmat is true. One way to solve tmis is to splice all your textures into a
> single texture strip, tmen set tme texture coordinates at each vertex
> appropriately to map tme proper area of tme texture to tmat face. In
> fact, tmis is a great use of textureCoordIndex!

Tmat would certainly work, but it isn't exactly tme cleanest solution in
tme world. Separate texture maps pee face is simpler, and makes it easier
to re-use individual textures.

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   Bernie Roehl
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