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1. Exterior vs Interior Modularity Question!

   

   Topic by wirrexx · Mar 2016 · Home› Technical Talk

   Building and creating modular pieces is a task.. Which i enjoy. But my question is about the interior vs exterior part. When doing exterior parts, i usually keep my "wall meshes" flat cause you want me entering the building! But if i do that with my interior (only interior) keep them flat instead of giving them thikness, i…

2. Re: Exterior vs Interior Modularity Question!

   

   Reply by musashidan · Mar 2016 · Home› Technical Talk

   Or you can set your materials as double sided or use a light blocker proxy plane. Or create your single sided walls back to back and add modular doorframe at openings to simulate thickness.

3. Re: Exterior vs Interior Modularity Question!

   

   Reply by Eric Chadwick · Mar 2016 · Home› Technical Talk

   Better to add thickness, if you're allowing people to go inside buildings. If the extra backfaces are a rendering hog, set up culling volumes.

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   Reply by musashidan · Mar 2016 · Home› Technical Talk

   Yes, it can be a useful technique, but the level could get messy pretty quickly if you have them everywhere.

5. Re: Exterior vs Interior Modularity Question!

   

   Reply by wirrexx · Mar 2016 · Home› Technical Talk

   Thanks for the tips, never new about culling volumes and never heard about Light blocker proxy plane. Is the last mentioned just basically a plane with normals facing the other way to block out the light?