[android-developers] Re: 2D over 3D

2008-12-03 Thread fcalzada
Yes this is what I've done with M3G, and i was about to implement this startegy when i found a workaround using NumericSprite, LabelMarker samples form the APIDemo. On Dec 2, 8:11 pm, Robert Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can just do one square billboard positioned such that it is

[android-developers] Re: 2D over 3D

2008-12-02 Thread fcalzada
Hi, I'm having the same issue, I tried hard but without success. Did you find a workaround ? thanks On Nov 20, 1:57 pm, petunio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I am porting an application based on the sdk 3.0, and I am having countless problems... now, I am struggling trying to put 2D

[android-developers] Re: 2D over 3D

2008-12-02 Thread Robert Green
In desktop 3D stuff I've always just created billboards and drawn to the textures for them. I'm sure this same technique would work. On Dec 2, 4:29 am, fcalzada [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm having the same issue, I tried hard but without success. Did you find a workaround ? thanks

[android-developers] Re: 2D over 3D

2008-12-02 Thread fcalzada
Yes i thought about it, but it's gonna take some 3d resources... and my application is already quite heavy in vertices number On Dec 2, 3:51 pm, Robert Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In desktop 3D stuff I've always just created billboards and drawn to the textures for them.  I'm sure this

[android-developers] Re: 2D over 3D

2008-12-02 Thread Robert Green
You can just do one square billboard positioned such that it is directly in front of the frustum. The texture can be transparent and you just draw what you want to have show up. That will be only 2 additional polys for the 2D. On Dec 2, 9:56 am, fcalzada [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes i thought

[android-developers] Re: 2D over 3D

2008-12-02 Thread Dianne Hackborn
Or follow the SurfaceView Overlay API Demo. http://code.google.com/android/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/ On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Robert Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can just do one square billboard positioned such that it is directly in front of the