Oblate planets not rendered properly over poles
Posted: 14.07.2006, 13:48
When a planet has an appreciable oblateness, hovering over a pole of the planet and zooming in will eventually cause the planet to render with segments missing.
Hovering over the pole of "Test 1" (oblate planet) and approaching the surface eventually results in missing parts of the planet. It appears the missing segments begin when the distance to the centre is less than the radius of the planet.
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"Test 1" "Toliman A"
{
Radius 4000
EllipticalOrbit
{
Period 1
SemiMajorAxis 1
Eccentricity 0
Inclination 0
AscendingNode 0
LongOfPericenter 0
MeanLongitude 0
}
Obliquity 0
EquatorAscendingNode 0
RotationOffset 0
RotationPeriod 5
Oblateness 0.2
Albedo 0.25
}
"Test 2" "Toliman A"
{
Radius 4000
EllipticalOrbit
{
Period 2.828
SemiMajorAxis 2
Eccentricity 0
Inclination 0
AscendingNode 0
LongOfPericenter 0
MeanLongitude 0
}
Obliquity 0
EquatorAscendingNode 0
RotationOffset 0
RotationPeriod 25
Oblateness 0.0
Albedo 0.25
}
Hovering over the pole of "Test 1" (oblate planet) and approaching the surface eventually results in missing parts of the planet. It appears the missing segments begin when the distance to the centre is less than the radius of the planet.
