Get Position of specific mesh instance

[Karl47]

Hi forum,
I’ve got a model with several mesh instances. Is it possible to get the position of a specific mesh instance (model is animated) so that I can bind an asset to that position?

[Leonidas]

Hi @Karl47,

You can get that position by referencing the pc.GraphNode used by each mesh instance:

var meshInstanceWorldPos = this.entity.model.meshInstances[2].node.getPosition();

[Karl47]

@Leonidas

this.entity.model.meshInstances[2].node.getPosition();

Hi @Leonidas, thanks for the quick reply. The problem is, that is tells me that the length of meshInstances = 1 but as you can see (screenshot) there are more than one in the model. Maybe I did something wrong during exporting fbx from C4D?

[Leonidas]

Hmm, that’s strange, if the asset has 12 mesh instances you could definitely target them in code. Are you sure you are targeting the right entity/model?

If you still experience this issue try sharing a small sample project to take a look.

[Karl47]

Oh my god… So sorry… Thanks!

[yaustar]

You can also this.entity.findByName with the name of the node incase the order of the meshinstances change or the model is updated.

[Karl47]

So cool and so easy! Thanks a lot!