Mesh not recalculating

I'm trying to make my mesh recalculate but it's not working, I call it after the planet has it's inputs done so it has mountains etc. It shows it in my mesh collider, but when i click the object the mesh doesn't appear and my sphere goes straight through it.

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject obj = new GameObject();
2.             obj.name = "Ethereal Planet";
3.             obj.tag = "Planet";
4.             obj.transform.parent = this.transform;
5.             obj.AddComponent<MeshFilter>();
6.             CPlanet p = obj.AddComponent<CPlanet>();
7.             Mesh mesh = obj.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
8.             mesh.RecalculateBounds();
9.             mesh.RecalculateNormals();
10.             obj.AddComponent<MeshCollider>();

 

Where are you setting vertices and uv and triangles and such?

 

This. Calling MeshFilter.mesh when you have not assigned a mesh gives you a new empty mesh.

 

I'm not apparently lol see I was wondering why when I clicked the mesh inside the inspector it said it had no verts and tris HAHAHAHAHAHA.

 

So do I add my meshcollider first? I've read the reference script and I don't understand it fully. How can I call a mesh if the object doesn't have a mesh. So would I add a Mesh Collider than call Mesh Filter then recalculate everything?

 

Depends. Your code is the equivalent of this.

Code (CSharp):

1. Mesh myMesh = new Mesh();
2. GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh = myMesh;

If that's your intent then simply set the vertices and triangles and be done.

If your intent was to use an existing asset as a mesh then you will need to approach it differently.

 

Yeah I figured it out last night after messing about with the code, ermmm the only problem I have is that my planet has a LOD setting which if your far away it''ll be on 0 LOD then if your close it'll render the planet around you out but anything within a distance of 5 renders hilltops etc. I also have a Rebuild script that rebuilds the planet if it's altered in anyway through the inspector - which would you think i'd add it to? id say rebuild as then when the LOD kicks in it'll recalculate the mesh so I'm still able to stand on the planet.