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LOD
===

**Inherits:** :ref:`Spatial<class_Spatial>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Provides discrete level of detail.

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Description
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Automatically hides and shows :ref:`Spatial<class_Spatial>` children depending on the distance from the closest :ref:`Camera<class_Camera>` to the **LOD** node. Child nodes that don't inherit from :ref:`Spatial<class_Spatial>` are ignored by the LOD system.

Children are shown in order with the first children shown when closest to the :ref:`Camera<class_Camera>`, and the latter children shown when further away.

The threshold distances for changes are determined by :ref:`Spatial.lod_range<class_Spatial_property_lod_range>`.

For example, a first child with a range of ``2`` will be shown from distance 0 to 2. A second child with a range of ``5`` will be shown from distance 2 to 7, etc.

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Properties
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   | :ref:`float<class_float>` | :ref:`hysteresis<class_LOD_property_hysteresis>`     | ``1.0`` |
   +---------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+---------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`     | :ref:`lod_priority<class_LOD_property_lod_priority>` | ``0``   |
   +---------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+---------+

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Property Descriptions
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.. _class_LOD_property_hysteresis:

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:ref:`float<class_float>` **hysteresis** = ``1.0``

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- void **set_hysteresis** **(** :ref:`float<class_float>` value **)**
- :ref:`float<class_float>` **get_hysteresis** **(** **)**

To prevent flickering at borders, a hysteresis distance will be added to threshold distances when the object is moving away from the :ref:`Camera<class_Camera>`.

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.. _class_LOD_property_lod_priority:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **lod_priority** = ``0``

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- void **set_lod_priority** **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` value **)**
- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_lod_priority** **(** **)**

Determines the rate at which level of detail will be updated.

Higher priorities will update faster, but use more CPU.

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