New Selection Object

illuzive · October 31, 2016, 10:16pm

Currently, we only have SelectionBox and SelectionSphere, and these were sufficient in the past. But now, as ROBLOX moves forward allowing us to upload meshes and with the new R15-Rigs, we’re trying to move away from the “blocky” feel but still maintain it slightly.

Anyways, I am suggesting a new SelectionObject, one that follows the rendered outline of an object.

Example without suggested new selectionobject:

Example SurfaceTransparency = 1:

Example SurfaceTransparency = 1, bigger OutlineSize:

Example SurfaceTransparency = .5:

Example SurfaceTransparency = .5 OutlineSize = 0:

AlwaysOnTop property would be a very nice and desired bonus property.

This would look much better in games than having a square selection around an object that is nowhere near the shape of a cuboid:

Elmuowo · October 31, 2016, 10:25pm

It would need to have an “AlwaysOnTop” property like billboard gui’s so you could see them through walls.

Because I would use these for NPC/Player X-Ray

But this would be amazing, yes.

illuzive · October 31, 2016, 10:28pm

AlwaysOnTop? Yeah, that’s actually a brilliant idea I didn’t think of!

EndorsedModel · October 31, 2016, 11:15pm

This would totally be so useful for tight areas where you need to build some detail. Also super useful when you want to change the color of a lot of parts to see how it looks with everything else you have but you don’t want all those annoying outlines.

x_o · October 31, 2016, 11:18pm

This would be absolutely fantastic

Dekkonot · November 1, 2016, 12:29am

Today on the list of “Things I didn’t even know I needed”…
This would be fantastic, especially if it included an ‘AlwaysOnTop’ property.

Fractality_alt · November 1, 2016, 3:36am

Heck yeah.

However, this is useful beyond selections (e.g. highlighting enemies and mission objectives), and the name SelectionObject would cause confusion with the existing Selection class. Also, silhouettes and silhouette edges are two different behaviors that should be split up into separate classes.
Here’s a possibility:

SilhouetteAdornment
	Instance Adornee
	bool     AlwaysOnTop
	Color3   Color
	bool     Enabled
	number   Transparency

SilhouetteEdgeAdornment
	Instance Adornee
	bool     AlwaysOnTop
	Color3   Color
	number   EdgeSize
	bool     Enabled

I was thinking that they would apply to the adornee and all drawable descendants of the adornee. That would be the easiest to deal with from our end.

JJGeography · November 1, 2016, 9:02am

This would be great!!

As8D · November 1, 2016, 12:22pm

But where’s the AlwaysOnTop property?

Anyways, This would be great!![2]

illuzive · November 1, 2016, 12:35pm

I wasn’t suggesting to call it SelectionObject lol, but your suggestion of naming it SilhouetteWhatever is good.

However, I don’t see why the edge/outline should be seperated from the surface? All other selection objects have the outline and surface selections combined and I don’t see any benefit from seperating them, infact it’d be a lot more conveniant if they were combined.