deleting a mesh permanently

[johann_gambolputty]

Hi i'm working on a game that will create/delete charaters (Skined meshes) frequently. Each time the level ends i want to delete the old "IAnimatedMesh" and load a new one.

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IAnimatedMesh * mesh = smgr->getMesh("character_A.X");
 
// Now mesh's ref counter is 1 (held by the scene manager)

after the level ends i want to delete this mesh but i cant... because for that i need to release the scene manager thus the whole device.
if i drop() the mesh it will delete it , but the pointer will be still referenced somewhere in the scene manager... and when drop() the device , the mesh ref couter will be -1... which isn't a good thing...

i just wish there are methods like

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sceneManager->removeMesh(IAnimatedMesh * mesh); 
and
sceneManager->removeNode(ISceneNode * node);

Is there any solution to delete meshes inside a game loop?
Thanks in advance !

[CuteAlien]

SceneManager has a getMeshCache function. That's where the meshes are grabbed additionally - you'll find functions there to remove them.

[johann_gambolputty]

Yep that's exacly what i need ! Thanks !