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Hello.

I have 2 layers on my scene and 2 objects (Cube and Sphere). My objects are on different layers. And my problem is, i cannot set Z-Depth properly, i mean, my layers overlap. I want effect like my Shere is behind my Cube, i tried with a lot of options, like ZSort, Z-Testing but its not working properly. Its working great only if my objects are on ONE and SAME layer. But i need my objects to be on different layers. I will attach image to show u what i talking about: Have u any idea what can i do with that ?

Best Regards

Hi

put it into the same layer! The layer is overwriting Z! In most cases this is a very good behavior

Greetings

Christian

Ouch... I thought we have another solution...

In my case the problem is bigger because i have big model with a lot of elements which are separate objects, and in this case my ,,objects tree,, on the layer is complicated and impractical. But thanks, if it is only way to do that -> i will do it like u say

Best Regards
Szymon

you can use Groups or "Merge" all the 3D Elements and Axis into one container.. (Ctrl+M)

so you get a cleaner hierarchy...

regArts
k0s

ps: believe me i have seen a way more worse complicated and impractical tree than yours 10000%

yes, unfortunately there is no way to share the depth buffer - and also not the stencil buffer. I don't agree with the word "most" in Chris' answer, but sometimes it is indeed handy to have separate buffers. Often it's not.

Try to encapsulate your complex stuff in a container. The difference to a layer is not that big.

I don't agree with the word "most" in Chris' answer, but sometimes it is indeed handy to have separate buffers

Maybe it would be great to have a bool for killing Z in a layer... Or: a normal 3D Layer always keeps Z and just a group will kill Z

Greetings

Christian

Well, as long as I'm not forced to separate my stuff into two layers, I don't. But it would be so much cleaner - for instance when building some UI with stencil: one layer to set up all stencil functions and then use it in the 3D layer. Especially if your stencil stuff is 2D and then you want to apply it to 3D content (which this time really is MOST of the time). Also Touch does not seperate between layers. So even if some objects on your second layer are visible, they might still be occluded by other objects in terms of touch.

Okay thank You everyone for help
Now i put all my elements on one layer, its working fine but only in 50% ^^ Because if i add any effect node (even without specific effect) on my 3D element, this element overwritting Z depth... I cannot attach image file because of NDA, but its something like:
1. I have Cube and Sphere on scene
2. Sphere is BEHIND of Cube
3. If i add any (even blank) effect on ma SPHERE, she is goint to be IN FRONT
4. If i set effect as Inactive, again my Sphere is behind the Cube.

Its soo annoying, because i spent 3 days only on work around it, how to set Z Properly. I thought its like, i added 50 elements on scene in proper hierarchy and now i can easy add some effects on elements and all will work fine, but i dont know why elements with effects are in front of rest elements (without effects)...

Okay i did it somehow, maybe its not best solution but is working right now

The FX node is an implicit render target and will therefore eliminate the depth info.