Cylinder Code

Troubleshooting graphics
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I was looking through the code for the primitive cylinder, while wondering what I should use for the curved areas of my rail tracks. And I noticed this

if (true) batch.getNormalBuffer().put(tempNormal.x).put(tempNormal.y).put(tempNormal.z);
else batch.getNormalBuffer().put(-tempNormal.x).put(-tempNormal.y).put(-tempNormal.z);



I may have overlooked something or I may be forgetting some feature in Java, but when is the else supposed to be evaluated?
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Never!, but on the other hand, it gives the chance for someone to use it… That statement is there to allow for the normals to be pointing in-wards, and thus to be used for things like a tunnel or the-like.



Good eye though!  :smiley:

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Ah, thanks.

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Glad I could help!, and welcome to the jME forums!