[fixed]object that always infront

[Virion]

i have this 3 arrows that use to move objects around in my level editor. but it's hidden inside the body of selected object. how to make it appear infront everything? do i need a second scene manager?

i tried with different viewport but i'm stuck because it seems to render the whole scene twice which makes no difference. how to render only the arrows in the second viewport and exclude the other from it? thanks.

[DavidJE13]

disable z-testing in the material and render the nodes manually after the scene is drawn, with node->render( );
You can also make the objects invisible so that they aren't rendered twice.

[Lonesome Ducky]

I seem to remember someone saying that node->render() doesn't apply transformations and such. I remember them saying to hide all the other objects and draw just that one. But disabling z-testing may be the wrong way to go, as faces in the object may be drawn over one another in a way they shouldn't. I'd say either render the object to a texture and draw that over the screen or just clear the z-buffer and just render that object normally.

[DavidJE13]

node->render() will apply transformations if used after a smgr->drawAll(); call, because the transformations will still be in effect.
You're right about it rendering some parts out-of-order, which could be a problem, but for simple shapes it will usually be ok (back face culling will prevent most defects).
Clearing the z-buffer before drawing it is a good idea; I can't see any problems you would get.

[Virion]

THANKS! The suggestions were useful.