How to set position (nothing works for me)

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Hi none of these .position .absolutePosition .setPosition .setAbsolutePosition properties/functions for work me to set the position of a skybox or a container?

BABYLON.SceneLoader.LoadAssetContainer(path, file, scene, function (container) {
                var meshes = container.meshes;
                var materials = container.materials;                                                   

                container.addAllToScene();   
                
                console.log(container)
                container.setAbsolutePosition(BABYLON.Vector3(5, 0, 5));                                                                
            });

I logged the container into the console and it has _position properties and such but how do I move it…

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Want to reproduce this on the playground? we will be able to help better with a live example.

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The container itself doesn’t have a position, it just adds the loaded meshes to the scene. setting the position of the root mesh of your loaded model will move the entire loaded gltf to a new position:

https://www.babylonjs-playground.com/#PFI1T8#1

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Oh okay like that, didn’t see it done like that anywhere…
I was trying to load two models and two skyboxes, but If I give it a far away position I can’t see them anymore? Or is it just the far plane or something…

https://www.babylonjs-playground.com/#PFI1T8#4

Oh alright I can still see the blue guy but trying to move the skybox doesn’t work like this?

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Two skyboxes in one scene won’t render as you expect (or at least as I assume you expect).

Anything you define outside of the skybox will not be visible (as the skybox will hide it). Make the skybox larger, and remove the second one - https://playground.babylonjs.com/#PFI1T8#5 , this way you see both

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Oh alright the thing is I was trying to get two models with two viewports/camera.
I already got this working now but I thought if I would put both of them in a box you wouldn’t be able to see the model from camera1 with camera2 and vice versa.

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Oh, of course, if you actually need two different locations with two different skyboxes it will work! :slight_smile: You have the freedom to define whatever you need. Another way would be to save resources and have the models enabled/disabled when you switch cameras.

If you really want to optimize your scene, clone the loaded model instead of loading it twice.