Grid of the sea level ?

[Dad72]

Hi,

 

I would like to create a grid to mark the level of the sea in the world. is this that there is a function in Babylon which allows you to create a grid?

Grid example:

http://blackjk3.github.io/threefab/

 

How can I do?

 

Thanks

[Temechon]

Hello,

 

You can create a plan with some subdivisions, and set its material to wireframe. It should do the trick

[Dad72]

Thanks Temechon. I had thought to do as this.

What is the code for subdivide? I see the subdivisions with CreateGroundFromHeightMap, but not on BABYLON.Mesh.CreatePlane
 

[Temechon]

Use the function CreateGround : BABYLON.Mesh.CreateGround = function (name, width, height, subdivisions, scene, updatable)

 

[Dad72]

Thanks

 

I made :

var grid = BABYLON.Mesh.CreateGround("Grid", 400, 400, 25, scene, false);var materialGrid = new BABYLON.StandardMaterial("textureGrid", scene);materialGrid.wireframe = true;grid.material = materialGrid;

[melaugui]

Hi,

 

To complete this question, if you want to customize your grid, I have made something similar in another way for my game (http://tronbabylon.azurewebsites.net/)

The mesh is only a big single plane (BABYLON.Mesh.CreatePlane), but with a square alpha material which is repeated with uScale/vScale properties, like this :

 

(black could be transparent for your need)

 

once repeated, you've got your grid 

[Dad72]

Thank you. But with BABYLON.Mesh.CreateGround. I have a grid.
Your solution can also work, rest has know the something consumes less CreatePlane or CreateGround.
CreateGround has no texture to load, it seems to me to be a better option. But I would try your solution later to make a comparison.

[melaugui]

Agree, Temechon "CreateGround" solution should be better for GPU usage (no texture), but I'm not sure how to customize wireframe grid, if needed...

And compararison should be interesting