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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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