final double requiredDistance = (maxSize / 2)
/ Math.tan(_canvas.getCanvasRenderer().getCamera().getFovY() * MathUtils.DEG_TO_RAD * 0.5);
final Mesh multiStripMesh = createMultiStripMesh();
multiStripMesh.setRenderState(ts);
multiStripMesh.updateModelBound();
multiStripMesh.setTranslation(-xSize * 0.5, -ySize * 0.5, -requiredDistance);
_root.attachChild(multiStripMesh);
final Mesh degenerateStripMesh = createDegenerateStripMesh();
degenerateStripMesh.setRenderState(ts);