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auto

Syntax

    member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).lod.auto

Description

3D `lod` modifier property; allows the modifier to manage the reduction of detail in the model as the distance between the model and the camera changes.

The setting of the modifier's `bias` property determines how aggressively the modifier removes detail from the model when the `auto` property is set to `TRUE`.

The modifier updates its `level` property as it adjusts the model's level of detail. Setting the `level` property has no effect unless the `auto` property is set to `FALSE`.

The `#lod` modifier can only be added to models created outside of Director in 3D modeling programs. The value of the `type` property of the model resources used by these models is `#fromFile`. The modifier cannot be added to primitives created within Director.

Example

This statement sets the `auto` property of the `lod` modifier of the model named Spaceship to `TRUE`. The modifier will automatically set the model's level of detail.

    member("3D World").model("Spaceship").lod.auto = TRUE

See also

`lod (modifier)`, `bias`, `level`