I feel just allowing us to render the whole terrain that is in the workspace could be a bad idea (Especially for performance). However it would be nice if we could insert a secondary terrain instance within the viewport.
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Agreed, inserting the entire Terrain object could result in lag/rendering issues, however, you should be able to do this still, or, insert specific regions of Terrain for your map - so that it does not look weird.
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The thing is, if the developer chooses to render terrain at the expense of performance, it was their choice. Adding support for terrain does not necessarily mean it has to used.
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This is a great update! 
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Now that it’s live, I can finally start working on character customization.
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Hi developers,
As you may have already noticed, ViewportFrames are live on all platforms! All credit goes to @programeow for making this happen.
Feel free to post screenshots or videos of how you are using ViewportFrames in your game. We will be showcasing some of the best examples for all players to see in the next few weeks!
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I’m using it to give a 3D preview of buildings players can build in my game:
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I’m using viewport frames to create a stylized outline effect
EDIT: might as well dump my other use cases for viewport frames
Custom handles
HUD Icons (not the most creative but still cool)
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This is the most creative use I have seen so far! Nice job!
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Thank you programeow, very cool!
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Bit of a long shot but could this be used to make refection for mirrors?
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Yes, but performance may be an issue, as you’d need another copy of the map and all objects in the viewportframe, you’d have to render all that on top of the actual map/objects
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Amazing stuff. I’m so happy it’s ready to use. Me and my partner will be using it for our game that’s coming out very soon 
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Not to mention the quality in the mirror would be very noticeably lower.
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Does this mean Viewport Frames are released for public use in games or not fully out yet?
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Released for public games.
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Yes!!
With viewport frames we can create 3d objects that don’t clip stuff like walls!
Example: (Don’t judge the model xd)
The player is standing right against the wall but the gun won’t clip, without viewports, this would be near impossible to do!
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It was about time. Thank you Roblox, very cool!
This is great, can now use my 3DSkybox model ingame!
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