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# 1 22-01-2004 , 07:09 PM
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Invisible geometry

for some reason every once in a while part of my geometry disappears. It still has the wire frame, but I can't see it. How do I fix this?
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# 2 22-01-2004 , 07:21 PM
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check if back face culling is on.
 
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# 3 24-01-2004 , 12:46 AM
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also, make sure your normals are conformed so theyare all facing the same direction.
 
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Also reaply a shader to it.
 
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Can someone explain abit about the normals
Yeah, but no but yeah but no....
 
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in a nutshell, a surface normal is the direction the surface is facing.
 
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