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Billboard - A square polygon that is always pointing at the camera. It is also known as a sprite.

To make one, you first have to make a BillboardSet. Then, the billboards can be added to it on a given position. The BillboardSet is a {LEX()}MovableObject{LEX} and should therefore be added to a {LEX()}SceneNode{LEX}.

Billboards can be used e.g. to create a {LEX()}HUD{LEX} (heads up display) for characters.

See Also

Example how to add to a scene MOGRE MovableText by Billboards - shows text, clamped to a SceneNode Example for Mogre Billboards, Materials and Lights Billboard Class Reference in API BillboardSet Class Reference in API SpriteManager2d | MOGRE SpriteManager2d - code snippet An advanced description is in the book Pro OGRE 3D Programming (ISBN 1-59059-710-9) OgreSprites - similar, but without use of Billboard MovableText | MOGRE MovableText | MovableTextOverlay - similar, but only for text ManualObject 2D {LEX()}Overlay{LEX}

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