BZEditWin32 - Revision history

Zehra: removed extra space and added a note

2016-07-23T16:46:31Z

removed extra space and added a note

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	===Element List===		===Element List===
	The element list shown in item 5 consists of 2 parts. The larger part will list the objects that are currently in the map. Each object has a type as show by an Icon to the left of the item, and each object has a name. The simple box image (figure b) shows a map with a [[box]] and a [[teleporter]]. Clicking on an item in the list will cause it to become selected. An item must be selected before it can be edited. Objects can also be selected by clicking on them when in selection mode. Above the list is the Element Filter. This pull down menu allows you to have the Element List show all the elements or just ones of a specific type. This can be helpful on large maps.		The element list shown in item 5 consists of 2 parts. The larger part will list the objects that are currently in the map. Each object has a type as show by an Icon to the left of the item, and each object has a name. The simple box image (figure b) shows a map with a [[box]] and a [[teleporter]]. Clicking on an item in the list will cause it to become selected. An item must be selected before it can be edited. Objects can also be selected by clicking on them when in selection mode. Above the list is the Element Filter. This pull down menu allows you to have the Element List show all the elements or just ones of a specific type. This can be helpful on large maps.


	===Group list===		===Group list===
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	Item 3 shows the mouse mode buttons, they put the software in various input modes. The modes are ( from Left to Right) Select, Move XY, MoveXZ, Rotate, and Scale. In select mode, a left click will select the object that is under the cursor. Move XY mode will allow you to drag the currently selected object around in X and Y, while Move XZ allows the same just in X and Z.Note these features do not use the current views rotation properly so they are only useful in the top and ISO views. The Rotate mode allows you to use the mouse to change the rotation of the current object, and scale allows you to change the objects scale, in X and Y on a normal drag, and X and Z if the Shift key is held on the drag.		Item 3 shows the mouse mode buttons, they put the software in various input modes. The modes are ( from Left to Right) Select, Move XY, MoveXZ, Rotate, and Scale. In select mode, a left click will select the object that is under the cursor. Move XY mode will allow you to drag the currently selected object around in X and Y, while Move XZ allows the same just in X and Z.Note these features do not use the current views rotation properly so they are only useful in the top and ISO views. The Rotate mode allows you to use the mouse to change the rotation of the current object, and scale allows you to change the objects scale, in X and Y on a normal drag, and X and Z if the Shift key is held on the drag.

			===Note===
			Please note that the teleporter and link feature do not work on current releases of BZFlag.

	[[Category:Map Making]]		[[Category:Map Making]]
	[[Category:Map Editors]]		[[Category:Map Editors]]

Ratfink: /* Element Inspector */

2010-06-03T02:29:38Z

Element Inspector

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	Rotation is what angle the object is spun around at. In the second picture above, the selected box has a rotation of 45. All rotations are around the Z axis, and are in degrees.		Rotation is what angle the object is spun around at. In the second picture above, the selected box has a rotation of 45. All rotations are around the Z axis, and are in degrees.

	[[Teleporter\|Teleporters]] have an additional data item called the "Border". This is the size of the yellow and black striped part of a teleporter. It can be any value from 0 to the Y scale value. It is also recommended that your X scale be less then or equal to the border. For some ~~stupid~~ reason the teleporter will always have 2 extra borders added to its Y scale, seems silly but that's just the way it's done. See the Anatomy of a Teleporter image for more info [[Image:AnatomyOfATeleporter.png\|center\|thumb\|200px\|Teleporter]]		[[Teleporter\|Teleporters]] have an additional data item called the "Border". This is the size of the yellow and black striped part of a teleporter. It can be any value from 0 to the Y scale value. It is also recommended that your X scale be less then or equal to the border. For some reason the teleporter will always have 2 extra borders added to its Y scale, seems silly but that's just the way it's done. See the Anatomy of a Teleporter image for more info [[Image:AnatomyOfATeleporter.png\|center\|thumb\|200px\|Teleporter]]

	CTF Bases have all the data for a box, and additional field called Team. This represents a team ID from 1 to 4 or Red, Blue, Green, and Purple.		CTF Bases have all the data for a box, and additional field called Team. This represents a team ID from 1 to 4 or Red, Blue, Green, and Purple.
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	Links do not have positions or scales, but do have a "to side and a "from side". These sides tell the game how a tank can enter one [[teleporter]] side, and come out another. The link always goes one way, From into To.		Links do not have positions or scales, but do have a "to side and a "from side". These sides tell the game how a tank can enter one [[teleporter]] side, and come out another. The link always goes one way, From into To.

	The apply button will make the selected changes to the map and show them on screen. To remove an object use the remove button. There is also a button that will allow the quick duplication of an existing object.		The apply button will make the selected changes to the map and show them on screen. To remove an object use the remove button. There is also a button that will allow the quick duplication of an existing object.

	===Mouse Modes===		===Mouse Modes===

Ratfink: /* Replacement by blender */

2010-06-03T01:50:46Z

Replacement by blender

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	== Replacement by blender ==		== Replacement by blender ==
	The current accepted method of graphically editing [[BZW]] maps on Windows is using the [[BZWTools]] plug-~~ins~~ for [http://blender.org blender], as ~~they provide~~ a full 2.0 compliant editing system on a large number of platforms.		The current accepted method of graphically editing [[BZW]] maps on Windows is using the [[BZWTools]] plug-in for [http://blender.org blender], as it provides a full 2.0 compliant editing system on a large number of platforms.

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

Ratfink: /* Overview */

2010-06-03T01:36:30Z

Overview

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	*[[Teleporter]]		*[[Teleporter]]
	*[[Link]]		*[[Link]]
	BZEditWin32 is still in use today by some map makers who prefer ~~the~~ a more simple editing interface ~~then~~ the one provided by the [[BZWTools]] ~~blender~~ plug-in.		BZEditWin32 is still in use today by some map makers who prefer a more simple editing interface than the one provided by the [[BZWTools]] Blender plug-in.

	== Development ==		== Development ==

24.123.109.46: /* Controversy and confusion */

2007-12-31T18:55:09Z

Controversy and confusion

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	== Controversy and confusion ==		== Controversy and confusion ==
	When first written, BZEditWin32 did not see wide use or acceptance by the [[BZFlag Community]]. It was not until nearly a year later did it begin to see real use. At that time the author had stopped active development of the project due to lack of interest. This lead to a large group of users who wanted a windows based [[BZW]] editing tool, but had to deal with the bugs and inconsistencies of the initial versions of the editor. The largest complaint was dealing with a bug that would cause the editor to "eat" a map when an object was deleted, causing it to save out an empty file, ~~loosing~~ the work of the user. After hearing about the resurgence of use, the BZFlag developers worked to fix these major bugs, and make the application usable.		When first written, BZEditWin32 did not see wide use or acceptance by the [[BZFlag Community]]. It was not until nearly a year later did it begin to see real use. At that time the author had stopped active development of the project due to lack of interest. This lead to a large group of users who wanted a windows based [[BZW]] editing tool, but had to deal with the bugs and inconsistencies of the initial versions of the editor. The largest complaint was dealing with a bug that would cause the editor to "eat" a map when an object was deleted, causing it to save out an empty file, losing the work of the user. After hearing about the resurgence of use, the BZFlag developers worked to fix these major bugs, and make the application usable.

	Additional confusion lies with the fact that BZEditWin32 only supports editing of the basic "1.10" type objects. It was not updated to support the extended map objects that were added with version 2.0 of BZFlag. This includes [[Mesh]] objects, Textured [[Material]]s, and [[Physics Drivers]]. A number of new users are unaware that BZEditWin32 was written before these features were added.		Additional confusion lies with the fact that BZEditWin32 only supports editing of the basic "1.10" type objects. It was not updated to support the extended map objects that were added with version 2.0 of BZFlag. This includes [[Mesh]] objects, Textured [[Material]]s, and [[Physics Drivers]]. A number of new users are unaware that BZEditWin32 was written before these features were added.

Mr Burns: /* Overview */

2007-07-14T15:16:42Z

Overview

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	There is an additional type of object that is not visible in the game called the LINK, these are used to tell the game what [[teleporter\|teleporters]] link to what other [[teleporter\|teleporters]].		There is an additional type of object that is not visible in the game called the LINK, these are used to tell the game what [[teleporter\|teleporters]] link to what other [[teleporter\|teleporters]].

	BZEditWin32 can not change the color or texture of any object ( no [[Material\|Materials]]. Nor can it define what flags are placed in the world or where those flags spawn (no [[Map Options]] or [[Zone\|Flag Zones]]).		BZEditWin32 can not change the color or texture of any object ( no [[Material\|Materials]]. Nor can it define what flags are placed in the world or where those flags spawn (no [[options (object) \|Map Options]] or [[Zone\|Flag Zones]]).

	===Looking around the map===		===Looking around the map===

JeffM2501: CVS->SVN

2007-03-28T06:06:17Z

CVS->SVN

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	BZEditWin32 is written in C++ using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Foundation_Classes Microsoft Foundation Classes] or MFC. Development began in 2003 as a simple BZW map viewer but evolved into a full blown map editor shortly after. It was written by [[Jeff Myers]] as a way to get back into the BZFlag community after he found that it had gone open source. The current application shares it's world loading and editing system with the Linux based [[BZEdit]]. Active development on the project stopped in 2005 with a set of bug fixes made by [[Daniel Remenak]].		BZEditWin32 is written in C++ using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Foundation_Classes Microsoft Foundation Classes] or MFC. Development began in 2003 as a simple BZW map viewer but evolved into a full blown map editor shortly after. It was written by [[Jeff Myers]] as a way to get back into the BZFlag community after he found that it had gone open source. The current application shares it's world loading and editing system with the Linux based [[BZEdit]]. Active development on the project stopped in 2005 with a set of bug fixes made by [[Daniel Remenak]].

	The BZEditWin32 codebase is included in the [[BZFlag ~~CVS~~]] repository as the bzeditW32 ~~module~~.		The BZEditWin32 codebase is included in the [[BZFlag SVN]] repository as the bzeditW32 directory.

	A number of requests have been made to port BZEditWin32 to other platforms, namely [http://www.apple.com/macosx MacOSX]. The use of the MFC framework prevents easy porting of the code. The [[iBZEdit]] projects have attempted to create an OSX native editor. A cross platform rewrite of BZEdit was started, and is included in the tools module of [[BZFlag ~~CVS~~]], but was never finished.		A number of requests have been made to port BZEditWin32 to other platforms, namely [http://www.apple.com/macosx MacOSX]. The use of the MFC framework prevents easy porting of the code. The [[iBZEdit]] projects have attempted to create an OSX native editor. A cross platform rewrite of BZEdit was started, and is included in the tools module of [[BZFlag SVN]], but was never finished.

	== Distributions ==		== Distributions ==

Tanner: /* Overview */

2007-03-24T00:49:59Z

Overview

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	There is an additional type of object that is not visible in the game called the LINK, these are used to tell the game what [[teleporter\|teleporters]] link to what other [[teleporter\|teleporters]].		There is an additional type of object that is not visible in the game called the LINK, these are used to tell the game what [[teleporter\|teleporters]] link to what other [[teleporter\|teleporters]].

	BZEditWin32 can not change the color or texture of any object ( no [[Material\|Materials]]. Nor can it define what flags are placed in the world or where those flags spawn (no [[Map Options]] or [[~~Flag~~ Zone\|Flag Zones]]).		BZEditWin32 can not change the color or texture of any object ( no [[Material\|Materials]]. Nor can it define what flags are placed in the world or where those flags spawn (no [[Map Options]] or [[Zone\|Flag Zones]]).

	===Looking around the map===		===Looking around the map===

Me1: /* Overview */

2007-03-20T21:53:09Z

Overview

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	*[[Teleporter]]		*[[Teleporter]]
	*[[Link]]		*[[Link]]
	BZEditWin32 is still in use today by some map makers who prefer the a more simple editing interface then the one provided by the [[~~BZTools~~]] blender plug-in.		BZEditWin32 is still in use today by some map makers who prefer the a more simple editing interface then the one provided by the [[BZWTools]] blender plug-in.

	== Development ==		== Development ==

DTRemenak: /* Controversy and confusion */ depluralize link

2007-03-12T23:18:13Z

Controversy and confusion: depluralize link

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	When first written, BZEditWin32 did not see wide use or acceptance by the [[BZFlag Community]]. It was not until nearly a year later did it begin to see real use. At that time the author had stopped active development of the project due to lack of interest. This lead to a large group of users who wanted a windows based [[BZW]] editing tool, but had to deal with the bugs and inconsistencies of the initial versions of the editor. The largest complaint was dealing with a bug that would cause the editor to "eat" a map when an object was deleted, causing it to save out an empty file, loosing the work of the user. After hearing about the resurgence of use, the BZFlag developers worked to fix these major bugs, and make the application usable.		When first written, BZEditWin32 did not see wide use or acceptance by the [[BZFlag Community]]. It was not until nearly a year later did it begin to see real use. At that time the author had stopped active development of the project due to lack of interest. This lead to a large group of users who wanted a windows based [[BZW]] editing tool, but had to deal with the bugs and inconsistencies of the initial versions of the editor. The largest complaint was dealing with a bug that would cause the editor to "eat" a map when an object was deleted, causing it to save out an empty file, loosing the work of the user. After hearing about the resurgence of use, the BZFlag developers worked to fix these major bugs, and make the application usable.

	Additional confusion lies with the fact that BZEditWin32 only supports editing of the basic "1.10" type objects. It was not updated to support the extended map objects that were added with version 2.0 of BZFlag. This includes [[Mesh]] objects, Textured [[~~Materials~~]], and [[Physics Drivers]]. A number of new users are unaware that BZEditWin32 was written before these features were added.		Additional confusion lies with the fact that BZEditWin32 only supports editing of the basic "1.10" type objects. It was not updated to support the extended map objects that were added with version 2.0 of BZFlag. This includes [[Mesh]] objects, Textured [[Material]]s, and [[Physics Drivers]]. A number of new users are unaware that BZEditWin32 was written before these features were added.

	== Replacement by blender ==		== Replacement by blender ==