What's New in Director 8.5 > Working with Models and Model Resources > Modifiers > Inker modifier properties

 

Inker modifier properties

The inker modifier adds silhouette, crease, and boundary edges to an existing model. Silhouettes are edges along the border of a model. Crease edges are created when the angle between two areas of the mesh exceeds a given threshold.

Use these properties to work with the inker modifier:

Property

Access

Description

Default

whichModel.inker.lineColor

Get and set

Lingo color object describing line color

Black

(rgb 0,0,0)

whichModel.inker.silhouettes

Get and set

TRUE (1) or FALSE (0) value indicating presence or absence of lines around silhouettes

TRUE (1)

whichModel.inker.creases

Get and set

TRUE (1) or FALSE (0) value indicating whether lines are drawn when mesh boundaries meet at a crease

TRUE (1)

model.inker.creaseAngle

Get and set

A floating-point value controlling crease angle detection

0.01

whichModel.inker.boundary

Get and set

TRUE (1) or FALSE (0) value indicating whether lines are drawn at boundary of surface

TRUE (1)