From ff97614e765ad6582074c46d23d9b40edacb273c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Rose <david@ddrose.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:29:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] workaround for culling bugs

---
 direct/src/actor/Actor.py       | 15 +++++++++++++++
 direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py |  1 +
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/direct/src/actor/Actor.py b/direct/src/actor/Actor.py
index 2bafa476be..fad56a3f22 100644
--- a/direct/src/actor/Actor.py
+++ b/direct/src/actor/Actor.py
@@ -188,6 +188,21 @@ class Actor(PandaObject, NodePath):
             
             # copy the anim dictionary from other
             self.__copyAnimControls(other)
+
+        # For now, all Actors will by default set their top bounding
+        # volume to be the "final" bounding volume: the bounding
+        # volumes below the top volume will not be tested.  If a cull
+        # test passes the top bounding volume, the whole Actor is
+        # rendered.
+
+        # We do this partly because an Actor is likely to be a fairly
+        # small object relative to the scene, and is pretty much going
+        # to be all onscreen or all offscreen anyway; and partly
+        # because of the Character bug that doesn't update the
+        # bounding volume for pieces that animate away from their
+        # original position.  It's disturbing to see someone's hands
+        # disappear; better to cull the whole object or none of it.
+        self.__geomNode.arc().setFinal(1)
             
     def delete(self):
         try:
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
index 1a671d4975..481e99ff4d 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ class ShowBase:
             self.oobeButtonEventsType = TypeRegistry.ptr().findType('ButtonEvents_ButtonEventDataTransition')
 
             self.oobeVis = loader.loadModelOnce('models/misc/camera')
+            self.oobeVis.arc().setFinal(1)
             self.oobeCullFrustum = None
 
             # Make sure the MouseValve is monitoring the Control key.