I am writing several components for C++ Builder 4 which allow the user to create 3D Graphics (Models,lights,camera''s,etc). I have a TScene object (inherits from TWinControl) which handles drawing the scene (redraw,fogging,scene-wide changes). I have an abstract compoment TSceneObject which inherits from TComponent. From this class TModel, TLight, TSprite inherit. Because TSceneObject contains abstract classes I cannot allow the user to try to create an instance of TSceneObject, so I have commented out the line provided by builder which registers the component to the pallette at the top of th IDE, and also the line which in ValidateCtrCheck which tries to instantiate the object. TModel and TLight appear fine on the component pallette page. But for some reason TSprite does not. I have tried recompiling the package, recreating the package. The code is identical for the ValidateCtrCheck, except it is TSprite instead of TModel/TLight. It is Identical for the pat which registers the component to the pallette page. Any Ideas? Neil WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN THE LARGEST ARMS IN THE WORLD RUN WILD ON YOU?!?!

OK i''ve found that Builder is ''hiding'' all of my components as default now. Any one know what option stop this?

Neil

WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN THE LARGEST ARMS IN THE WORLD RUN WILD ON YOU?!?!