How to write a Material File

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(→Editing the File)
(→Import the materia-templates.material)
 
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=Editing the File=
=Editing the File=
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*Open a file and rename it to the name of the material in your mesh file. For example basefloortile.material for the respective basefloortile.mesh.
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==Import the materia-templates.material==
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*Begin the file with the following file without the slashes. The slashes are normally for comments.
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Open a file and rename it to the name of the material in your mesh file. For example "basefloortile.material" for the "respective basefloortile.mesh".
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<code>import * from "material-templates.material"</code>
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Begin the file with the following file without the slashes. The slashes are normally for comments.
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*This will import the templates and the artist does not have to type very much.
 
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<pre>import * from "material-templates.material"</pre>
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This will import the templates and the artist does not have to type very much.
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==Defining the Template and Texture==
Then type this and replace the "diffuse_template" with your chosen template and "tex_basefloortile.png" with the texture which you want to use.
Then type this and replace the "diffuse_template" with your chosen template and "tex_basefloortile.png" with the texture which you want to use.
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<code>
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<pre>
material basefloortile : diffuse_template
material basefloortile : diffuse_template
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{  
{  
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  set_texture_alias ambient_tex tex_basefloortile.png
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  set_texture_alias diffuse_tex tex_basefloortile.png
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}
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</pre>
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set_texture_alias ambient_tex tex_basefloortile.png
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Diffuse is the texture for normal light and ambient is what happens if there is no light.
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set_texture_alias diffuse_tex tex_basefloortile.png
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=Templates=
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}
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==diffuse_template==
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</code>
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For normal Tiles without transparency but still having their own shadow.
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=Templates=
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==diffuse_template_alpha==
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This is good for tiles with transparent textures but still having shadows.
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:Advantage: Does not need a lot of performance
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:Disadvantage Not so nice frames and is good for everything with transparency
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==diffuse_template_sceneblend==
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You can take that if the object should not have shadows but still is alpha transparent.
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: Advantage: It has very nice frames. Good for grasses.
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: Disadvantage: No real "Tiefensortierung". It is only apparent if you look at it and another mesh also having sceneblend.
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==diffuse_template_foliage==
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For objects having models and is alpha transparent.
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: Advantage: Object has shadows
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: Disadvantage: Object unfortunately does not have nice frames. Good for flowers and trees.Objekt hat nicht so schöne Ränder (geeignet für Blumen oder Bäume)
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=Beware=
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To test the meshes, material and texture by taking a look on it with the help of [http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/Ogre+Meshy Ogre Meshy]. You have to copy the "material-templates.material" in the same folder.
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=Links=
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[http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/Materials Tutorials]

Current revision as of 16:01, 19 December 2011

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