//Placing a serise of object that will be come the points that
//vertex points exist in when the mesh is created
void runCreation()
{
int iterCounter = 0;
int endAdjuster = 0;
if (frequency <= 0 || items == null || items.Length == 0)
{
return;
}
float testValForEnd = 0;
float stepSize = 1f / (frequency * items.Length);
for (int p = 0, f = 0; f < frequency; f++)
{
if (iterCounter++ > 9)
{
endAdjuster += 4;
}
//for all the childern of the inital shape
for (int i = 0; i < items.Length; i++, p++)
{
item = Instantiate(items[0]) as GameObject;
vertexPoints.Add(item);
if (f == frequency - 2)
{
testValForEnd = 1.5f;
}
else if (f == frequency - 1)
{
testValForEnd = testValForEnd * 2;
}
//a small fudge to correct rotations
if (adjustZ)
{
Transform tr = item.transform.GetChild(3).transform;
tr.position = tr.position
= new Vector3((testVal + (p / 10) - testValForEnd),
(tr.position.y), ((-zchange - 10) + endAdjuster));
tr = item.transform.GetChild(4).transform;
tr.position = tr.position
= new Vector3((testVal + (p / 10) - testValForEnd),
(tr.position.y), ((-zchange - 10) + endAdjuster));
}
Destroy(item);
Vector3 position = spline.GetPoint(p * stepSize);
item.transform.localPosition = position;
if (lookForward)
{
item.transform.LookAt(position + spline.GetDirection(p * stepSize));
}
item.transform.parent = transform;
}
foreach (Transform child in item.transform)
{
vertexPoints.Add(child.gameObject);
Destroy(child.gameObject);
}
}
//activate the mesh making process with the current vertex points
shapeHold.createMesh();
}