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active3dRenderer

Syntax

the active3dRenderer

Description

3D Lingo movie property; indicates the renderer currently in use by the movie for drawing 3D sprites. This property is equivalent to the getRendererServices().renderer property.

The possible values of the active3DRenderer property are #openGL, #directX7_0, #directX5_2, and #software. The values #openGL, #directX7_0, and #directX5_2, which are video card drivers, will lead to much faster performance than #software, a software renderer used when none of the first three options are available.

The active3dRenderer property can be tested, but not set. Use getRendererServices().renderer to set this property.

Examples

These examples show the two ways to determine which renderer is currently in use.

put the active3dRenderer
-- #openGL
put getRendererServices().renderer
-- #openGL

See also

renderer, rendererDeviceList, getRendererServices()