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	For details & download link see the BB thread for his Library.oxp [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=265554#p265554 here]		For details & download link see the BB thread for his Library.oxp [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=265554#p265554 here]
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		+	== Important comment from a_c ==
		+	Decide what your ship should look like early on. Decide on the type of materials you need for each single part of it. Don't just go with it thinking that you just need to "dress it up" with a texture. If you do, it will most likely end up looking like the texture is a piece of coloured paper wrapped around a model. [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=271594#p271594 Some lighting and material tips] ([[User:Another_commander\|Another_commander]] 2020)

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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 * [[Materials_in_Oolite]] - further infos about textures in Oolite.
 * [[Quaternion]]
 * [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=30982#p30982 Some tips] (2007) by [[User:Arexack|Arexack]]
 * [https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDertien/videos YouTube classes in Wings3D] (2013-4) by [[Dertien]]

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 [[File:Lib MatFinder.png|right|320px]]
 == Tool: Library MatFinder ==
-Svengali wrote a special add-on for Library - a tool to work out materials entries - which inter-alia enables locating the exhaust and weapons on your ship model.
+Svengali wrote a special add-on for Library - "a helper to set and test materials entries" - which inter-alia enables locating the exhaust and weapons on your ship model.
 You need [[Library]] loaded as well. A new '''development''' sub-heading will appear on your docked F4 screen which will allow you to choose any ship model loaded and to analyse it.

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 [[File:Lib MatFinder Pos01.png|right|320px]]
 [[File:Lib MatFinder Pos02.png|right|320px]]
 == Tool: Library MatFinder ==
 Svengali wrote a special add-on for Library - a tool to work out materials entries - which inter-alia enables locating the exhaust and weapons on your ship model.

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 == Tool: Library MatFinder ==
 Svengali wrote a special add-on for Library - a tool to work out materials entries - which inter-alia enables locating the exhaust and weapons on your ship model.
 '''Warning''': this was cut and pasted here by an ignoramus who recognised its importance, but does not understand any of it!

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 [[File:Untextured Odyssey.png|thumb|right|400px|Maaarcooose's finished model of the Odyssey, prior to texturing]]
 [[File:U31 odyssey.png|thumb|right|200px|Textured Odyssey]]
 == Create your model ==
 in [http://www.wings3d.com/ Wings3D] or a similar program.

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 == Tool: Library MatFinder ==
 Svengali wrote a special add-on for Library - a tool to work out materials entries - which inter-alia enables locating the exhaust and weapons on your ship model.
 === Version 1.0 ===
-"It only works with the plain materials thing atm, because he wrote it to migrate from custom shaders to the default shader (as much as possible). Reason is that shader swapping is a 1st class performance killer and getting rid of a few custom shaders is surely a good thing. The tool also disables shaders in use to force use of Oolite's default shader, when the model gets shown on the main screens. It shows the shadered versions though when you can enter values. This is simply to show the difference between both version to give users a chance to get your material as close as possible to the 'original' version."
+"It only works with the plain materials thing at the moment, because I wrote it to migrate from custom shaders to the default shader (as much as possible). Reason is that shader swapping is a 1st class performance killer and getting rid of a few custom shaders is surely a good thing. The tool also disables shaders in use to force use of Oolite's default shader, when the model gets shown on the main screens. It shows the shadered versions though when you can enter values. This is simply to show the difference between both version to give users a chance to get your material as close as possible to the 'original' version."
 Multiple weapons are already supported, positions and orientations of subentities is on the to-do list.

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		+	[[File:Untextured Odyssey.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Maaarcooose's finished model of the Odyssey, prior to texturing]]
		+	[[File:U31 odyssey.png\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Textured Odyssey]]
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	== Create your model ==		== Create your model ==
	in [http://www.wings3d.com/ Wings3D] or a similar program.		in [http://www.wings3d.com/ Wings3D] or a similar program.

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	One important thing to remember is that [[Shipdata.plist#frangible\|frangibility]] is defined for the main entity, not seperately for every SE.		One important thing to remember is that [[Shipdata.plist#frangible\|frangibility]] is defined for the main entity, not seperately for every SE.
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		+	[[File:Lib MatFinder Pos01.png\|right\|320px]]
		+	[[File:Lib MatFinder Pos02.png\|right\|320px]]
		+	== Tool: Library MatFinder ==
		+	Svengali wrote a special add-on for Library - a tool to work out materials entries - which inter-alia enables locating the exhaust and weapons on your ship model.
		+
		+	=== Version 1.0 ===
		+	"It only works with the plain materials thing atm, because he wrote it to migrate from custom shaders to the default shader (as much as possible). Reason is that shader swapping is a 1st class performance killer and getting rid of a few custom shaders is surely a good thing. The tool also disables shaders in use to force use of Oolite's default shader, when the model gets shown on the main screens. It shows the shadered versions though when you can enter values. This is simply to show the difference between both version to give users a chance to get your material as close as possible to the 'original' version."
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		+	Multiple weapons are already supported, positions and orientations of subentities is on the to-do list.
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		+	=== Version 1.1 ===
		+	:- Added note by a_c about gloss+specular
		+	:- Choices left aligned
		+	:- Handling for disallowed models via conditions
		+	:- Added Mode: Positions. Handling and logging for aft_eject_position, exhaust, missile_launch_position, scoop_position, view_position_aft, view_position_forward, view_position_port, view_position_starboard, weapon_position_aft, weapon_position_forward, weapon_position_port, weapon_position_starboard. The Positions mode requires shader support to visualize them.
		+	:- Testmode for view_positions
		+	:- Search for entity
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		+	For details & download link see the BB thread for his Library.oxp [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=265554#p265554 here]

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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 * [https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDertien/videos YouTube classes in Wings3D] (2013-4) by [[Dertien]]
 * [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=264830#p264830 Putting it all together] (2018) by [[User:Phkb|Phkb]]
 [[Category:Oolite]] [[Category:Factual]] [[Category:Oolite scripting]]