From 4c076d8b128d1984dca520ec5c8bba28ca56a333 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brad Davis <bdavis@saintandreas.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 11:34:05 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Disabling billboard rendering, source of the evil black
 rectangles

---
 interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 675a71a2f4..b979334383 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@ void Avatar::updateJointMappings() {
 }
 
 void Avatar::renderBillboard(RenderArgs* renderArgs) {
+    // FIXME disabling the billboard because it doesn't appear to work reliably
+    // the billboard is ending up with a random texture and position.
+    return;
     if (_billboard.isEmpty()) {
         return;
     }