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--- 1.0.0:models [2023/02/23 12:15] – [At Runtime] admin
+++ 1.0.0:models [2023/02/28 15:21] (current) – [Sketchfab Import] admin
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-If the loading options dialog appears you can configure the import process.
+When the loading options dialog appears you can configure the import process.
 But not all options are available for all formats.
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 This may slow down the performance of the IDE.
-**WARNING***: Your IDE memory is limited to 3GB, which can be exceeded very fast due to cached data by the IDE and model data with textures.
+**WARNING***: Your IDE memory is limited to 3GB, which can be exceeded very fast due to cached model data with textures.
 ==== Using Packages ====
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 The data is not stored again in the formular *.fmx file, it only restores it from package information.
-**WARNING***: Your IDE memory is limited to 3GB, which can be exceeded very fast due to cached data by the IDE.
+**WARNING***: Your IDE memory is limited to 3GB, which can be exceeded very fast due to cached model data.
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 __NOTICE:__ Not all models on Sketchfab are fully compatible. The platform automatically converts models to glTF format, which sometimes destroys the model data.
+<WRAP center round alert 60%>
+**WARNING**: (2023-02-28) Due to some security issues we had to disable the Sketchfab plugin. We are sorry and we will try to fix the problem with the next update.
+</WRAP>
 ===== Runtime =====
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-===== Instancing / Model duplication =====
+===== Instancing / Cloning =====
 ==== Instanced Rendering ====
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 === At DesignTime ===
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 __WARNING:__ Only use one of the functionalities: Collection / Buffering. When adding collection items again, the instance buffer will be refreshed and previously added instances will be cleared.
-==== Instancing by template (TModelDef) ====
+==== Cloning ====
+Instancing can be done by GPU and providing different transformation matrices like above or by cloning the visual component with all of it's data.
+Both ways have their advantages and disadvantages.
+  * Use instancing if you want to re-render a mesh multiple times
+  * Use cloning if you need different visual feedback (like animations or materials), but if you want to reuse the vertex data itself
-Since 0.8.3.1966+ we've refactored the way to instanciate models. The previous method was incomplete in handling animated models.
 In the following example we show how to load a complex animated model with multiple meshes and animations.
 We will load up a template (TModelDef), which will be used for duplication. The template (TModelDef) itself will not be rendered in our example, but of course that's possible too.
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-===== Plugins =====