https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232972#M7385 How to solve?<BR /> Is it a bug? Sat, 26 Nov 2016 07:46:41 GMT alemanda 2016-11-26T07:46:41Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232968#M7381 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi,<BR /> is it possible to construct an object that _always_ faces the camera?<BR /> I'm thinking about a billboard-like tree, that aways can be seen perpendicular to the camera axis and never can be seen being shortened.<BR /> <BR /> It's possible to get the camera's position through the GLOB_EYEPOS_X and GLOB_EYEPOS_Y variables but are such variables there for the gdl object? (I haven't found such one.)</T></DIV> Tue, 27 Sep 2016 21:59:15 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232968#M7381 Sam Karli 2016-09-27T21:59:15Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232969#M7382 The 2D billboard trees and people in the library have always done this... at least since version 6.5 when I began using ARCHICAD.<BR /> <BR /> For example, Deciduous Trees 20 lets you select a variety of tree image or outline billboards. In 3D - and only in perspective view, not axo view - doing a rebuild/regenerate rotates the tree to face the camera.<BR /> <BR /> The library part above also lets you load your own custom picture as the billboard under the '2D Representation...' and '3D Representation" settings groups.<BR /> <BR /> You can open any of these billboard parts to view the code that does the rotation. Tue, 27 Sep 2016 23:36:30 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232969#M7382 Karl Ottenstein 2016-09-27T23:36:30Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232970#M7383 Indeed the script is run - sometimes.<BR /> <BR /> But it's not regenerated always, so, when i switch to a 3d view or even if i render it, it points to a wrong direction (the same holds for trees also, interestingly).<BR /> <BR /> Thanks Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:17:01 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232970#M7383 Sam Karli 2016-10-23T11:17:01Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232971#M7384 I have the same problem ... it's not enoough to regenerate the 3D window ... everytime I have to select all the billboards (trees, people, etc), open the settings and click ok (without changing anything) ... Only in this way I get them to regenerate and face correctly the camera...<BR /> And this happens since many versions ... Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:35:13 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232971#M7384 alemanda 2016-10-23T13:35:13Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232972#M7385 How to solve?<BR /> Is it a bug? Sat, 26 Nov 2016 07:46:41 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232972#M7385 alemanda 2016-11-26T07:46:41Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232973#M7386 Any news on this matter? it would be great to have this working just like on other softwares like sketchup. Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:23:05 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Possible-to-have-an-object-facing-always-the-camera/m-p/232973#M7386 Anonymous 2020-01-16T10:23:05Z