Quads

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Xyle

I actually use a tweaked version of yours JFK EO-11110...

Function CreateQuad()
	;Compliments of jfk EO-11110
	mesh=CreateMesh()
	surf=CreateSurface(mesh)
	
	;Texture Coords
	;(0,0) ... (1,0)
  	;  .         .
  	;  .         .
  	;  .         .
	;(0,1) ... (1,1)
	
	v0=AddVertex(surf, 0,40,0, 0,1)
	v1=AddVertex(surf, 31,40,0, 1,1)
	v2=AddVertex(surf, 0,40,31, 0,0)
	v3=AddVertex(surf, 31,40,31, 1,0)
	
	AddTriangle(surf,v0,v2,v1)
	AddTriangle(surf,v1,v2,v3)
	UpdateNormals mesh
 	Return mesh
End Function

then use below to finish the quad

Shdw = CreateQuad()
ShdwTex = LoadTexture("Shadow.png",2) ;Used flag 2 for alpha
EntityTexture Shdw,ShdwTex
ScaleEntity Shdw,.5,1,.5
PositionEntity Shdw,EntityX(Sphere,True)-8,EntityY(Sphere,True)-44,EntityZ(Sphere,True)-8
EntityParent Shdw,Sphere ;make the shadow follow the movable object

But Im having a major problem aligning this quad to the terrain. I tried my same exact code with a flattened sphere mesh and it worked great.