Can't Select Geom Entity

leleuxart

I'm trying to place a Geom Entity that I created into the scene, then duplicate it and move it around. I can get it in the scene, but I can't select it. I can select the default Geom Entities just fine.

I'm working in Maya 2013. For exporting, I create a group called "cryexportnode_meshname", then inside that group, I have another called "meshname_group", and then the asset is in that group. Isn't this the correct way for meshes from Maya? I've also made sure it was a CGF before exporting. Could it be that the mesh is a flat plane?

repete

I use ctrl + t (select objects) to select what I need, it's happened a few times with me to. When your level grows your going to need to use ctrl + t anyway and if you have 2 screens just keep it open.

not using Maya btw so I can't help you with that.

:poly121:

leleuxart

Thanks repete. I can select and move objects with the ctrl t window. I guess I should get used to that then

SlyRipper

I think it's a bug with the current build as you also can't select some geomentities like the lightbeam and similar stuff. After placing it into the scene you can't select it normally, and have to use the crtl+t command for example. So it's no problem with your model or export

repete

definitely a bug and an intermittent one !

SlyRipper wrote: »

I think it's a bug with the current build as you also can't select some geomentities like the lightbeam and similar stuff. After placing it into the scene you can't select it normally, and have to use the crtl+t command for example. So it's no problem with your model or export

leleuxart

SlyRipper wrote: »

I think it's a bug with the current build as you also can't select some geomentities like the lightbeam and similar stuff. After placing it into the scene you can't select it normally, and have to use the crtl+t command for example. So it's no problem with your model or export

That's good news then, I was kind of hoping that it wouldn't be another picky aspect of CryEngine. :poly121: Now that I know about ctrl+t, it's not that big of an issue anymore.

Zepic

What I always do is hold down the spacebar, you'll see everything in the scene pop up with these little boxes and text. Just highlight the boxes to select your object.

leleuxart

That's so much easier! At least right now while my scene isn't that complex. Thanks Zepic!

AlexCatMasterSupreme

This happens when there is no collision on the model generally or if you export a single plane if I recall. In max at least you can make every poly collision with one button or in max and maya with user defined properties you can type "box" and make a collision mesh with that too.

leleuxart

AlexCatMasterSupreme wrote: »

This happens when there is no collision on the model generally or if you export a single plane if I recall. In max at least you can make every poly collision with one button or in max and maya with user defined properties you can type "box" and make a collision mesh with that too.

So I could just extrude out the bottom faces so it's not a plane, and I'd be good? Right now, my floor panel is just a plane, but it's just for my portfolio, so I never added collision.