Can't seem to get this to work :(

Here's my code

var camForDirVector:Vector3D =
camera.transform.deltaTransformVector(Vector3D.Z_AXIS);
camForDirVector.normalize();
var objectPosVector:Vector3D = new Vector3D(myMesh.x, myMesh.y,
myMesh.z);
objectPosVector.normalize();
var dotProd:Number = camForDirVector.dotProduct(objectPosVector);
var angle:Number = Math.acos(dotProd);

Can't find any relation between the dotProd or the angle for when the
object is outside the camera view area...

Am I doing something wrong?

On Dec 11, 5:42 pm, Miguel Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks so much Michael!
>
> I'll give it a try ;)
>
> Have a nice weekend!
>
> On Dec 11, 5:27 pm, Michael Iv <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > Miguel ,I don't have something ready right away but this is easy .It goes
> > like this:
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> > +camera forward position vector
> > +object position vector
> > normalize both
> > use Vector3D dotProduct() to get their dot product
> > If you need an angle between them extract it by var
> > angle:Number=Math.acos(dotProduct) (it is in radians)
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> > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Miguel Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Hi Michael!
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> > > Thanks for the quick reply!
>
> > > Regarding:
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> > > "you can find if the object is in front of the camera view or
> > > behind with dot product calculation(deriving the angle between camera
> > > and
> > > your object, or just checking dot-if negative its behind the camera)"
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> > > Do you have any code example of how this can be done?
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> > > Thanks so much for your time!
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> > > On Dec 11, 3:19 pm, Michael Iv <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > you can check against frustum planes if the object outside its
> > > > volume.(Although I am not sure these are accessible in the current
> > > > version)Also you can find if the object is in front of the camera view 
> > > > or
> > > > behind with dot product calculation(deriving the angle between camera 
> > > > and
> > > > your object, or just checking dot-if negative its behind the camera).
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> > > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Miguel Kennedy <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Hey guys,
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> > > > > Can anyone tell me how can I determine if a mesh is currently visible
> > > > > by the camera on the scene?
>
> > > > > Is there a property in the mesh class that tells me that?
>
> > > > > Thanks!
>
> > > > --
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> > > > Neurotech Solutions Ltd.
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> > --
> > Michael Ivanov ,Programmer
> > Neurotech Solutions Ltd.
> > Flex|Air 
> > |3D|Unity|www.neurotechresearch.comhttp://blog.alladvanced.nethttp://www.meetup...
> > Tel:054-4962254
> > [email protected]
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