; CopyEntity Example
; ------------------

Graphics3D 640,480,0,2
SetBuffer BackBuffer()

SeedRnd MilliSecs()

camera=CreateCamera()
PositionEntity camera,0,0,-6

light=CreateLight()
RotateEntity light,45,45,0

; The original crate - every copy will share this entity's mesh
crate=CreateCube()
ScaleMesh crate,0.4,0.4,0.4

copies=0

While Not KeyDown(1)

    ; Space creates a copy of the crate at a random position
    If KeyHit(57)
        copy=CopyEntity(crate)
        ; Entity properties like colour and position are per-copy...
        EntityColor copy,Rand(50,255),Rand(50,255),Rand(50,255)
        PositionEntity copy,Rand(-2,2),Rand(-2,2),Rand(0,3)
        copies=copies+1
    EndIf

    ; ...but the MESH is shared, so rotating the original mesh spins every copy too
    RotateMesh crate,0.25,0.35,0.45

    ; Arrow keys move the camera
    If KeyDown(200) Then MoveEntity camera,0,0,0.1
    If KeyDown(208) Then MoveEntity camera,0,0,-0.1
    If KeyDown(203) Then TurnEntity camera,0,1,0
    If KeyDown(205) Then TurnEntity camera,0,-1,0

    RenderWorld

    Text 0,0,"Space: copy the crate   Arrow keys: move camera   Esc: exit"
    Text 0,20,"CopyEntity called "+copies+" times - all copies share one mesh"

    Flip

Wend

End