Wavesets, can we play?

[boblishman]

yes... my waveset in Sonavio is a single plane the same as D´Lanors ... and it exports without error ... and shows on all systems (that can display wavesets) ... so, I am confused too ...

[Trylon]

Wavesets were designed by an insane genius, so it's no wonder they're pretty complicated to understand.

[andylegate]

ER.......maybe Dox meant to make sure that the center of the mesh is at the water height, above the mesh? I seem to remember accidently having my waveset center at the same height as the waveset, instead of the water height, and I did get an error trying to export.

[Lontahv]

Let me try to clarify.

The flat waveset is a incorrect waveset. If you make your waveset flat, it's wrong and will not look right and will be buggy and break things. It'll flicker, it'll disappear; it's a incorrect use (just like trying to start your computer with it no plugged in). So, if you're going to use wavesets, I suggest you use them correctly rather than incorrectly--just because something crazy works once, doesn't mean it works.

Cyan made wavesets to be flattened to the bottom of the sea, that's the way it's done.

*me stops ranting*


I don't mean to get down on you flat-wavesetters... really, I just hate to see buggy ages that could be prevented.

~Lontahv

[D'Lanor]

Repeat: My waveset is NOT buggy. It works better than so called correct wavesets. What works works. What doesn't work is buggy.

This is really starting to piss me off.

[Paradox]

I didn't say that flat wavesets were wrong, I said that there might be issues with the object centre being outside the computed bounding box, which could cause the waveset to render erratically.

[andylegate]

I didn't say that flat wavesets were wrong, I said that there might be issues with the object centre being outside the computed bounding box, which could cause the waveset to render erratically.

Ah HA! That actually might be my problem in Zephyr that I have once in a while....the flickering....as my wave set is made like Ahnonay's......(and mine flickers, where as D'Lanor's and Boblishmans don't, so I'd have to say that their way works better than the other way right now...hehehe).

But I'll have to look at the bounding box for the waveset, and then at the water height and see if I actually have it outside where I need it. THAT would explain a LOT of problems I've been having.

[Lontahv]

Let's fix this problem by making a little test age that uses both kinds.

~Lontahv

[andylegate]

Wait...now I"m confused.....

The top of the bounding box of my waveset IS the height of the water.......you're saying that the center of my waveset must be within the bounding box???

[Lontahv]

I think the trick is to have the geometry a little _above_ the waterline, just not too much. And about the test age, I think I'll do that later... maybe.

~Lontahv