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A mesh is a [[BZW]] map object that defines an arbitrary three dimensional shape. A mesh is defined as a series of faces containing 3 or more points in three dimensional space ( or a vertex ).
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A mesh is a [[BZW]] map object that defines an arbitrary three dimensional shape. A mesh is defined as a series of faces containing 3 or more points(vertices) in three dimensional space.
  
 
==Code==
 
==Code==
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  mesh
 
  mesh
 
   name example_mesh
 
   name example_mesh
  # Material properties applied to a mesh apply to all faces
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    #
  # that follow the setting. Mesh faces will alter their own
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    # Material properties and physics applied to a mesh apply to all faces
  # properties without affecting the state of the mesh properties.
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    # that follow the setting. Mesh faces will alter their own
  # The same pattern is used to apply physics drivers.
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    # properties without affecting the state of the mesh properties.
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    #
 
   inside 5.5 4.5 1.2 # add an inside point (repeatable)  
 
   inside 5.5 4.5 1.2 # add an inside point (repeatable)  
 
   outside 0 0 1000 # add an outside point (repeatable)  
 
   outside 0 0 1000 # add an outside point (repeatable)  
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     shootthrough  
 
     shootthrough  
 
     passable  
 
     passable  
     material
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     matref
 
   endface # end the face  
 
   endface # end the face  
  #
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  #
  This next element can be added to increase the rendering speed
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  The drawInfo element can be added to increase the rendering speed
  #  of the mesh object. If the client is capable of using this data,
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  #  of the mesh object. If the client is capable of using this data,
  #  then it is used to draw the mesh instead of the face  information.
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  #  then it is used to draw the mesh instead of the face  information.
  #
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  #
  drawInfo
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    dlist       # display list for all material sets
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    decorative       # older clients with not see this mesh
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    angvel <degrees/sec>      # rotation about initial Z axis
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    extents <minX> <minY> <minZ> <maxX> <maxY> <maxZ>
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    sphere <x> <y> <z> <radiusSquared>
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    corner <v> <n> <t>       (repeatable)
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    vertex 0.0 0.0 0.0       (repeatable)
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    normal 0.0 0.0 0.0       (repeatable)
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    texcoord 0.0 0.0       (repeatable)
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    lod       (repeatable)
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      lengthPerPixel <value>
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      matref <name>       (repeatable)
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        dlist       # display list for this material set
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        sphere <x> <y> <z> <radiusSquared>
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        points 0       (repeatable)
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        lines 0 1       (repeatable)
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        lineloop  0 1       (repeatable)
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        linestrip 0 1       (repeatable)
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        tris 0 1 2       (repeatable)
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        tristrip  0 1 2       (repeatable)
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        trifan 0 1 2       (repeatable)
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        quads 0 1 2 3      (repeatable)
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        quadstrip 0 1 2 3      (repeatable)
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        polygon 0 1 2       (repeatable)
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      end  # matref
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    end   # lod
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  end   # drawInfo
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  end   # mesh
 
  end   # mesh
 
|}
 
|}
  
Valid parameters for a base are
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Valid parameters for a mesh are:
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{|{{Prettytable}}
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|-
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| {{Hl3}} |'''Parameters'''
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| {{Hl3}} |'''Description'''
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|-
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| '''name''' || The name of the mesh.
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|-
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| '''vertex''' || this is a 'corner' of your mesh - a point where faces connect. (at least 3 are required).
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|-
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| '''normal''' || a unit vector describing the direction light will reflect off the object.
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|-
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| '''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.
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|-
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| '''inside''' || an arbitrary vertex placed on the inside of the mesh object.  This keeps tanks from driving or spawning inside the object.
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|-
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| '''phydrv''' || Assign a physics driver as defined in the [[physics]] object.
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|-
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| '''smoothbounce''' || shot will ricochet from the face in the same direction as the defined normal.
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|-
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| '''noclusters''' || Render each face individually.
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|-
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| '''shift''' || places the mesh using <x y z> coordinates.
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|-
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| '''scale''' || resizes the mesh along the x, y, or z axis.
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|-
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| '''shear''' || repeatable.
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|-
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| '''spin''' || spins the mesh <angle> number of degrees, <n> number of rotations along one or more of the x, y, or z axis.
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|-
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| '''drivethrough''' || Tanks can drive through this mesh.
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|-
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| '''shootthrough''' || Tanks can shoot through this mesh.
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|-
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| '''passable''' || Tanks can both shoot and drive through this mesh.
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|-
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| '''matref''' || Assign a [[material]] to all below faces.
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|-
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| '''face''' || Start a face (required), see below.
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|}
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Valid parameters within the face sub-object:
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{|{{Prettytable}}
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|-
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| {{Hl3}} |'''Sub-object'''
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| {{Hl3}} |'''Description'''
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|-
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| '''vertices''' || Numbered list of vertices for this face. (requires at least three).
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|-
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| '''normals''' || Numbered list of normals for this face.
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|-
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| '''texcoords''' || Numbered list of texture coordinates for this face.
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|-
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| '''phydrv''' || Assign a [[Physics|physics driver]] to this face only.
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|-
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| '''smoothbounce''' || use normals to determine shot ricochets for this face.
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|-
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| '''noclusters''' || ?.
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|-
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| '''drivethrough''' || Tanks can drive through this face.
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|-
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| '''shootthrough''' || Tanks can shoot through this face.
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|-
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| '''passable''' || Tanks can both shoot and drive through this face.
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|-
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| '''matref''' || Assign a [[material]] to this face.
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|}
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Meshes have full support for [[Material]] (wherein custom textures can be defined) and [[Physics Drivers]].
  
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==DrawInfo==
 
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[[DrawInfo]] can be added to the mesh object to increase rendering efficiency, allowing the designer to specify which details will be seen from certain distances.  It can also be used to rotate a mesh object, though tanks can not interact with the moving object.
Meshes have full support for [[Material]], [[Texture Matrix]], and [[Physics Drivers]].
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==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
The appearance of a mesh will vary greatly as by it's very nature it can be defined to look like anything.
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The shape of a mesh will vary greatly as by its very nature it can be defined to look like anything.  Unless a material is defined and applied, the default "mesh.png" texture will be applied to all faces of the mesh.
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==Simplified Examples==
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{|
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|Simple Cube
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mesh
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    vertex -10 -10  0
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    vertex  10 -10  0
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    vertex  10  10  0
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    vertex -10  10  0
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    vertex -10 -10 10
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    vertex  10 -10 10
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    vertex  10  10 10
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    vertex -10  10 10
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    face #south
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        vertices 0 1 5 4
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    endface
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    face #east
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        vertices 1 2 6 5
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    endface
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    face #north
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        vertices 2 3 7 6
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    endface
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    face #west
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        vertices 3 0 4 7
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    endface
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    face #bottom
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        vertices 0 1 2 3
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    endface
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    face #top
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        vertices 4 5 6 7
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    endface
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end #mesh
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|Simple billboard with texcoords
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mesh
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    vertex -10 0  0
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    vertex  10 0  0
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    vertex  10 0 10
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    vertex -10 0 10
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    texcoord 0 0
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    texcoord 1 0
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    texcoord 1 1
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    texcoord 0 1
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    matref myBillboard
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    face
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        vertices 0 1 2 3
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        texcoords 0 1 2 3
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    endface
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    face #backside
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        vertices 1 0 3 2
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        texcoords 1 0 3 2
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    endface
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end #mesh
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|Simple Jump-through floor
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mesh
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    vertex  0  0  9
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    vertex 10  0  9
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    vertex 10 10  9
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    vertex  0 10  9
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    vertex  0  0 10
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    vertex 10  0 10
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    vertex 10 10 10
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    vertex  0 10 10
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    face #south
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        vertices 0 1 5 4
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        drivethrough
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    endface
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    face #east
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        vertices 1 2 6 5
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        drivethrough
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    endface
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    face #north
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        vertices 2 3 7 6
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        drivethrough
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    endface
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    face #west
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        vertices 3 0 4 7
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        drivethrough
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    endface
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    face #bottom
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        vertices 0 1 2 3
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        drivethrough
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    endface
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    face #top
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        vertices 4 5 6 7
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    endface
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end #mesh
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|}
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==Inside Points==
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An inside point allows the mapper to make a mesh solid. This means that regardless of what the player tries to do, they will not be able to go through the object, or end up spawning inside a mesh unintentionally. When you drive through a box, especially with the Oscillation Overthruster flag, you will be inside of a building and sealed to it. Without inside points, especially to larger meshes, you will just end up on the inside of it and be able to shoot and drive normally. This is sometimes intentional, but usually not wanted. Inside points remedy this.
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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.
  
 
==Editor Support==
 
==Editor Support==
The mesh object only supported by the [[BZWTools]] blender plugin.
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The mesh object is supported by the [[BZWTools]] blender plugin, the Wings3D Exporter and hand coding.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Latest revision as of 21:00, 1 December 2016

A mesh is a BZW map object that defines an arbitrary three dimensional shape. A mesh is defined as a series of faces containing 3 or more points(vertices) in three dimensional space.

Code[edit]

The code for a mesh object is as follows, this is only an example

mesh
 name example_mesh
   #
   # Material properties and physics applied to a mesh apply to all faces
   # that follow the setting. Mesh faces will alter their own
   # properties without affecting the state of the mesh properties.
   #
 inside 5.5 4.5 1.2 # add an inside point (repeatable) 
 outside 0 0 1000 # add an outside point (repeatable) 
 vertex 100 200 300 # add a vertex (repeatable) 
 normal 1.0 0 0 # add a normal (repeatable) 
 texcoord 0.1 0.75 # add a texture coordinate (repeatable) 
 shift 0 0 0 # (repeatable) 
 scale 1 1 1 # (repeatable) 
 shear 0 0 0 # (repeatable) 
 spin angle nx ny nz # (repeatable) 
 phydrv example_phydrv # assign a physics driver 
 smoothbounce # ricochets use normals 
 noclusters # render each mesh face individually 
            # (this can be useful for occluders) 
 face # start a face (repeatable) 
      # faces must be convex polygons 
   vertices 1 4 0 3 5 # list of vertices (requires at least three) 
   normals 2 6 0 4 7 # list of normals (optional) 
   texcoords 0 3 2 4 9 # list of texture coordinates (optional) 
   phydrv example_phydrv # assign a physics driver 
   smoothbounce 
   noclusters 
   drivethrough 
   shootthrough 
   passable 
   matref 
 endface # end the face 
  #
  #  The drawInfo element can be added to increase the rendering speed
  #  of the mesh object. If the client is capable of using this data,
  #  then it is used to draw the mesh instead of the face  information.
  #
end	  # mesh

Valid parameters for a mesh are:

Parameters Description
name The name of the mesh.
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.
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.
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.
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:

Sub-object Description
vertices Numbered list of vertices for this face. (requires at least three).
normals Numbered list of normals for this face.
texcoords Numbered list of texture coordinates for this face.
phydrv Assign a 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.

DrawInfo[edit]

DrawInfo can be added to the mesh object to increase rendering efficiency, allowing the designer to specify which details will be seen from certain distances. It can also be used to rotate a mesh object, though tanks can not interact with the moving object.

Appearance[edit]

The shape of a mesh will vary greatly as by its very nature it can be defined to look like anything. Unless a material is defined and applied, the default "mesh.png" texture will be applied to all faces of the mesh.

Simplified Examples[edit]

Simple Cube
mesh
   vertex -10 -10  0
   vertex  10 -10  0
   vertex  10  10  0
   vertex -10  10  0
   vertex -10 -10 10
   vertex  10 -10 10
   vertex  10  10 10
   vertex -10  10 10
   face #south
       vertices 0 1 5 4
   endface
   face #east
       vertices 1 2 6 5
   endface
   face #north
       vertices 2 3 7 6
   endface
   face #west
       vertices 3 0 4 7 
   endface
   face #bottom
       vertices 0 1 2 3
   endface
   face #top
       vertices 4 5 6 7
   endface
end #mesh
Simple billboard with texcoords
mesh 
   vertex -10 0  0
   vertex  10 0  0
   vertex  10 0 10
   vertex -10 0 10
   texcoord 0 0
   texcoord 1 0
   texcoord 1 1
   texcoord 0 1
   matref myBillboard
   face
       vertices 0 1 2 3
       texcoords 0 1 2 3
   endface
   face #backside
       vertices 1 0 3 2
       texcoords 1 0 3 2
   endface
end #mesh
Simple Jump-through floor
mesh
   vertex  0  0  9
   vertex 10  0  9
   vertex 10 10  9
   vertex  0 10  9
   vertex  0  0 10
   vertex 10  0 10
   vertex 10 10 10
   vertex  0 10 10
   face #south
       vertices 0 1 5 4
       drivethrough
   endface
   face #east
       vertices 1 2 6 5
       drivethrough
   endface
   face #north
       vertices 2 3 7 6
       drivethrough
   endface
   face #west
       vertices 3 0 4 7 
       drivethrough
   endface
   face #bottom
       vertices 0 1 2 3
       drivethrough
   endface
   face #top
       vertices 4 5 6 7
   endface
end #mesh

Inside Points[edit]

An inside point allows the mapper to make a mesh solid. This means that regardless of what the player tries to do, they will not be able to go through the object, or end up spawning inside a mesh unintentionally. When you drive through a box, especially with the Oscillation Overthruster flag, you will be inside of a building and sealed to it. Without inside points, especially to larger meshes, you will just end up on the inside of it and be able to shoot and drive normally. This is sometimes intentional, but usually not wanted. Inside points remedy this.

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.

Editor Support[edit]

The mesh object is supported by the BZWTools blender plugin, the Wings3D Exporter and hand coding.

History[edit]

The Mesh object was added with the v2.0.0 release of BZFlag.