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Red rider: /* Editor Support */

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Editor Support

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	==Editor Support==		==Editor Support==
	The mesh object is supported by the [[BZWTools]] blender plugin, the Wings3D Exporter and hand coding.		The mesh object is supported by the [[BZWTools]] blender plugin, the Wings3D Exporter and hand coding.

			The best meshes are made in Blender and Wings 3D, then converted with [[Modeltool]].

	==History==		==History==

Zehra: /* Code */ added wiki table

2016-12-01T21:00:36Z

Code: added wiki table

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	\| '''face''' \|\| Start a face (required), see below.		\| '''face''' \|\| Start a face (required), see below.
	\|}		\|}

	Valid parameters within the face sub-object:		Valid parameters within the face sub-object:
			{\|{{Prettytable}}
	;vertices: Numbered list of vertices for this face. (requires at least three)		\|-
	;normals: Numbered list of normals for this face.		\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Sub-object'''
	;texcoords: Numbered list of texture coordinates for this face.		\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Description'''
	;phydrv: Assign a [[Physics\|physics driver]] to this face only.		\|-
	;smoothbounce: use normals to determine shot ricochets for this face.		\| '''vertices''' \|\| Numbered list of vertices for this face. (requires at least three).
	;noclusters: ?		\|-
	;drivethrough: Tanks can drive through this face.		\| '''normals''' \|\| Numbered list of normals for this face.
	;shootthrough: Tanks can shoot through this face.		\|-
	;passable: Tanks can both shoot and drive through this face		\| '''texcoords''' \|\| Numbered list of texture coordinates for this face.
	;matref: Assign a [[material]] to this face.		\|-
			\| '''phydrv''' \|\| Assign a [[Physics\|physics driver]] to this face only.
			\|-
			\| '''smoothbounce''' \|\| use normals to determine shot ricochets for this face.
			\|-
			\| '''noclusters''' \|\| ?.
			\|-
			\| '''drivethrough''' \|\| Tanks can drive through this face.
			\|-
			\| '''shootthrough''' \|\| Tanks can shoot through this face.
			\|-
			\| '''passable''' \|\| Tanks can both shoot and drive through this face.
			\|-
			\| '''matref''' \|\| Assign a [[material]] to this face.
			\|}
	Meshes have full support for [[Material]] (wherein custom textures can be defined) and [[Physics Drivers]].		Meshes have full support for [[Material]] (wherein custom textures can be defined) and [[Physics Drivers]].

Zehra: /* Code */ added wiki table

2016-12-01T20:50:04Z

Code: added wiki table

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	\|}		\|}

	Valid parameters for a mesh are		Valid parameters for a mesh are:
			{\|{{Prettytable}}
	;name: The name of the mesh		\|-
	;vertex: this is a 'corner' of your mesh - a point where faces connect. (at least 3 are required)		\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Parameters'''
	;normal: a unit vector describing the direction light will reflect off the object		\| {{Hl3}} \|'''Description'''
	;texcoord: this is used for mapping textures onto the mesh. This will link a point of the 2-Dimensional texture to a vertex on the 3-Dimensional object. (0,0) refers to the lower left corner of the texture, (1,1) refers to the top right. Textures are defined in the [[material]] object.		\|-
	;inside: an arbitrary vertex placed on the inside of the mesh object. This keeps tanks from driving or spawning inside the object.		\| '''name''' \|\| The name of the mesh.
	;phydrv: Assign a physics driver as defined in the [[physics]] object.		\|-
	;smoothbounce: shot will ricochet from the face in the same direction as the defined normal.		\| '''vertex''' \|\| this is a 'corner' of your mesh - a point where faces connect. (at least 3 are required).
	;noclusters: Render each face individually.		\|-
	;shift: places the mesh using <x y z> coordinates		\| '''normal''' \|\| a unit vector describing the direction light will reflect off the object.
	;scale: resizes the mesh along the x, y, or z axis		\|-
	;shear: repeatable		\| '''texcoord''' \|\| this is used for mapping textures onto the mesh. This will link a point of the 2-Dimensional texture to a vertex on the 3-Dimensional object. (0,0) refers to the lower left corner of the texture, (1,1) refers to the top right. Textures are defined in the [[material]] object.
	;spin: spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axis		\|-
	;drivethrough: Tanks can drive through this mesh.		\| '''inside''' \|\| an arbitrary vertex placed on the inside of the mesh object. This keeps tanks from driving or spawning inside the object.
	;shootthrough: Tanks can shoot through this mesh.		\|-
	;passable: Tanks can both shoot and drive through this mesh		\| '''phydrv''' \|\| Assign a physics driver as defined in the [[physics]] object.
	;matref: Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.		\|-
	;face: Start a face (required), see below:		\| '''smoothbounce''' \|\| shot will ricochet from the face in the same direction as the defined normal.
			\|-
			\| '''noclusters''' \|\| Render each face individually.
			\|-
			\| '''shift''' \|\| places the mesh using <x y z> coordinates.
			\|-
			\| '''scale''' \|\| resizes the mesh along the x, y, or z axis.
			\|-
			\| '''shear''' \|\| repeatable.
			\|-
			\| '''spin''' \|\| spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axis.
			\|-
			\| '''drivethrough''' \|\| Tanks can drive through this mesh.
			\|-
			\| '''shootthrough''' \|\| Tanks can shoot through this mesh.
			\|-
			\| '''passable''' \|\| Tanks can both shoot and drive through this mesh.
			\|-
			\| '''matref''' \|\| Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.
			\|-
			\| '''face''' \|\| Start a face (required), see below.
			\|}

	Valid parameters within the face sub-object:		Valid parameters within the face sub-object:

Zehra: /* Inside Points */ removed content relating to a dead link

2016-07-16T18:34:36Z

Inside Points: removed content relating to a dead link

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	In order to have successful inside point coverage, you need to make sure all faces of your mesh are in "line of sight" to the point you specify. This means that all faces have direct vision to that point, just as if that point was a point of light and all the faces were eyes. Only what can be seen through a straight line will be considered the inside for that face.		In order to have successful inside point coverage, you need to make sure all faces of your mesh are in "line of sight" to the point you specify. This means that all faces have direct vision to that point, just as if that point was a point of light and all the faces were eyes. Only what can be seen through a straight line will be considered the inside for that face.

	~~Illustration is better than words, here is an image drawn up by '''Spazzy McGee''' from the forums.~~

	~~http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2140/insides.jpg~~

	~~(Original forum post http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=139382#p139382)~~

	==Editor Support==		==Editor Support==

Prestidigitator: /* Code */ properties formatting

2012-07-28T03:24:11Z

Code: properties formatting

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	Valid parameters for a mesh are		Valid parameters for a mesh are
	~~<properties>~~
	name=The name of the mesh		;name: The name of the mesh
	vertex= this is a 'corner' of your mesh - a point where faces connect. (at least 3 are required)		;vertex: this is a 'corner' of your mesh - a point where faces connect. (at least 3 are required)
	normal= a unit vector describing the direction light will reflect off the object		;normal: a unit vector describing the direction light will reflect off the object
	texcoord= this is used for mapping textures onto the mesh. This will link a point of the 2-Dimensional texture to a vertex on the 3-Dimensional object. (0,0) refers to the lower left corner of the texture, (1,1) refers to the top right. Textures are defined in the [[material]] object.		;texcoord: this is used for mapping textures onto the mesh. This will link a point of the 2-Dimensional texture to a vertex on the 3-Dimensional object. (0,0) refers to the lower left corner of the texture, (1,1) refers to the top right. Textures are defined in the [[material]] object.
	inside= an arbitrary vertex placed on the inside of the mesh object. This keeps tanks from driving or spawning inside the object.		;inside: an arbitrary vertex placed on the inside of the mesh object. This keeps tanks from driving or spawning inside the object.
	phydrv=Assign a physics driver as defined in the [[physics]] object.		;phydrv: Assign a physics driver as defined in the [[physics]] object.
	smoothbounce=shot will ricochet from the face in the same direction as the defined normal.		;smoothbounce: shot will ricochet from the face in the same direction as the defined normal.
	noclusters=Render each face individually.		;noclusters: Render each face individually.
	shift=places the mesh using <x y z> coordinates		;shift: places the mesh using <x y z> coordinates
	scale=resizes the mesh along the x, y, or z axis		;scale: resizes the mesh along the x, y, or z axis
	shear=repeatable		;shear: repeatable
	spin=spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axis		;spin: spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axis
	drivethrough=Tanks can drive through this mesh.		;drivethrough: Tanks can drive through this mesh.
	shootthrough=Tanks can shoot through this mesh.		;shootthrough: Tanks can shoot through this mesh.
	passable=Tanks can both shoot and drive through this mesh		;passable: Tanks can both shoot and drive through this mesh
	matref=Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.		;matref: Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.
	face=Start a face (required), see below:		;face: Start a face (required), see below:
	~~</properties>~~
	Valid parameters within the face sub-object:		Valid parameters within the face sub-object:
	~~<properties>~~
	vertices=Numbered list of vertices for this face. (requires at least three)		;vertices: Numbered list of vertices for this face. (requires at least three)
	normals=Numbered list of normals for this face.		;normals: Numbered list of normals for this face.
	texcoords=Numbered list of texture coordinates for this face.		;texcoords: Numbered list of texture coordinates for this face.
	phydrv=Assign a [[Physics\|physics driver]] to this face only.		;phydrv: Assign a [[Physics\|physics driver]] to this face only.
	smoothbounce=use normals to determine shot ricochets for this face.		;smoothbounce: use normals to determine shot ricochets for this face.
	noclusters~~'''~~		;noclusters: ?
	drivethrough=Tanks can drive through this face.		;drivethrough: Tanks can drive through this face.
	shootthrough=Tanks can shoot through this face.		;shootthrough: Tanks can shoot through this face.
	passable=Tanks can both shoot and drive through this face		;passable: Tanks can both shoot and drive through this face
	matref=Assign a [[material]] to this face.		;matref: Assign a [[material]] to this face.
	~~</properties>~~
	Meshes have full support for [[Material]] (wherein custom textures can be defined) and [[Physics Drivers]].		Meshes have full support for [[Material]] (wherein custom textures can be defined) and [[Physics Drivers]].

Sigonasr2: Added information about inside points from http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=139382#p139382. Note to Admins: File Uploader does not work due to the upload directory not being writable. Image should be uploaded once this issue is fixed.

2011-10-20T19:31:06Z

Added information about inside points from http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=139382#p139382. Note to Admins: File Uploader does not work due to the upload directory not being writable. Image should be uploaded once this issue is fixed.

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   end #mesh
 |}
 ==Editor Support==

67.248.144.216: /* Code */

2011-06-10T02:36:08Z

Code

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	scale=resizes the mesh along the x, y, or z axis		scale=resizes the mesh along the x, y, or z axis
	shear=repeatable		shear=repeatable
	spin=spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z ~~axiis~~		spin=spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axis
	drivethrough=Tanks can drive through this mesh.		drivethrough=Tanks can drive through this mesh.
	shootthrough=Tanks can shoot through this mesh.		shootthrough=Tanks can shoot through this mesh.

125.236.134.207: /* Simplified Examples */

2010-04-30T22:03:00Z

Simplified Examples

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	face		face
	vertices 0 1 2 3		vertices 0 1 2 3
	~~texcoord~~ 0 1 2 3		texcoords 0 1 2 3
	endface		endface
	face #backside		face #backside
	vertices 1 0 3 2		vertices 1 0 3 2
	~~texcoord~~ 1 0 3 2		texcoords 1 0 3 2
	endface		endface
	end #mesh		end #mesh

Runic: added drivethrough and shootthrough to mesh properties

2010-02-19T03:21:49Z

added drivethrough and shootthrough to mesh properties

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	shear=repeatable		shear=repeatable
	spin=spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axiis		spin=spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axiis
	passable=Tanks can both shoot and drive through this mesh ~~( or is this, all below faces )~~		drivethrough=Tanks can drive through this mesh.
			shootthrough=Tanks can shoot through this mesh.
			passable=Tanks can both shoot and drive through this mesh
	matref=Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.		matref=Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.
	face=Start a face (required), see below:		face=Start a face (required), see below:

Runic: added passable property to mesh definition

2010-02-19T01:53:09Z

added passable property to mesh definition

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	shear=repeatable		shear=repeatable
	spin=spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axiis		spin=spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axiis
			passable=Tanks can both shoot and drive through this mesh ( or is this, all below faces )
	matref=Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.		matref=Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.
	face=Start a face (required), see below:		face=Start a face (required), see below: