M3g drawing lines in a 3d space

[ram]

Hi,

I need to connect 3d objects with lines. I don't want the lines to be 3d themselves (as in no depth to them) I just need a 2d line connecting 3d items in a 3d space. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks,

[smackall02a]

try to use thin Mesh, this is the only way to do it. But you must always orient it on camera or using two side culling.
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[bpj1138]

I agree with Vishnu.. AFAIK, there is no 3D line primitive in M3G API. So, you'd have to make at least a couple 3D quads to make a line, so at least one of them is visible at all times. If these lines are static, you can just incorporate the quads into your model. If the lines are dynamic (change in real time), then you've got problems, because you'll have to create a new mesh every frame. This would probably end up pretty slow, since M3G probably does some sort of processing when a new mesh is created.. Never tried it though.

[bpj1138]

One more thing.. in J2ME, you can draw 2D lines on top of 3D, so that can possibly be used, although in that case they'll always be drawn on top of whatever's there, since you won't be using the depth buffer.. it's a thought though..

[DevelopmentTeam]

the second case can be used in case the mesh is always perpendicular to the line of visions, as it is not easy to bring depth when we draw 2d lines.