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From: Michael Hough <mhough@stanford.edu>
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Subject: Re: Making objects at run-time?
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 09:31:38 -0700
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James Pretorius wrote:
> 
> Manny Najera wrote:
> >
> > Is there any way to create textured rectangles on the fly?  I just want to
> > create a rectangle, define it's endpoints and coordinates, and send it to
> > the OT.  Can anyone show me how this might be done?
> >
> > Manny Najera
[...]
> 
> It would be extremely helpful if someone (perhaps Sony tech. support)
> could
> create a Very simple demo illustrating how to create polygons on the
> fly.
> 
> James Pretorius
> jpretori@engr.uvic.ca

  If you look at the SCEE 'flame' demo (and morph too, to some degree),
it's got what you want--they create 4-cornered shaded no-texture polys,
but it's easy to generalize to any sort.  Check their tmd.h, plus the
file format spec, and you should be all set.

mike
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mhough@stanford.edu