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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Textures?

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GMX
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Hi,

I'm wondering, how do I apply textures to certain objects (yes I'm a newb). I'm using DBPro trial version. (so far it looks great).

So for example, I create a cube and I have a texture, bricks.bmp that I want to apply to it. How would I do that?

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The Cage Complex
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Posted: 20th Sep 2005 06:36
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I used variables for easier undestanding



This should be ok for your very first step in DBP!

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Leeorg
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Cage - that is a top idea! I've been using numbers all this time and often have to write somewhere what they are! Didn't even cross my mind to us varibles. Think I'll be using this idea in the future
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GMX
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Posted: 20th Sep 2005 20:04
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Thank you Cage I'll try it in a couple minutes.
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GMX
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Thank you Cage I\'ll try it in a couple minutes.

EDIT: Okay, I tried it, and it works. But now I have another question, how do I tile the texture? Because I wanted to make a floor which was like 3000X3000 (that\'s widthXdepth) and I applied the texture to it and it stretched the texture. How would I get it to tile the texture instead?

Here is my code so far (DBPro):

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GMX
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Silent Knight
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check the 3d monster hunt tutorial about texturing matrices. there should be something there

and yes, i know the tutorial is meant for dbc but i think basics will be the same.

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GMX
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I need help tiling textures, not making textures tiles. Meaning I need a way so that if I have a 256x256 bmp for a texture, and I want to put it on a 4000x4000x4000 cube, it will tile the texture (repeat it many times to fill up the surface of the 3d object) instead of stretch it all around.

Also, how do you apply different textures to different parts of objects?
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The admiral
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use set object texture it has a flag to tile it as you say read the helpfile for more info on what each flag does.

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I had this problem too. It just stretches to fit. I tried the set texture command but it doesn't help.

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have a look at this command-

scale object texture


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Rikimaru
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Yeah that Scale object Textures works great, here's what I use


since my floor is 5000 x 5000 (X x Z) the scale of 2000,2000 works well for a tiled effect.

Hope this helps

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Thanks people it works

Now I have just one more question: How do I put more than one texture on the same object?

Hey, I'm still a newb, so expect lots of questions from me.
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Use a 3D modelling program.

You can't texture a primitive object with multiple textures in DB. Well DB Classic anyway and the DBPro trial version was the same last time I checked, though I couldn't guarantee it.

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Quote: "Use a 3D modelling program.

You can't texture a primitive object with multiple textures in DB. Well DB Classic anyway and the DBPro trial version was the same last time I checked, though I couldn't guarantee it.

TDK_Man"


I'm using 3ds max and whenever I apply a texture to the 3ds model (while editing it in 3ds max) it gives me an error if I try to load it into DBPro.

Is there a way to fix this?

Hey, I'm still a newb, so expect lots of questions from me.
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I'm no expert with either Max or DBPro, but from what I've seen on here, I think that in DBP, you have to save the model as a .X file for it to work properly.

.X files are DirectX files and therefore DB's 'native' model format and should be used if you have the option to save them in your modelling package.

Alternatively, there are a number of 3DS to .X converters available, but as I use Truespace I've never needed one.

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That's right, for some reasonw hen I try to load .3ds files they never work properly, but when I try to load the same .x file it works, DBPro doesn't seem to like .3ds filesfrom what i know.

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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 23:28 Edited at: 27th Sep 2005 23:29
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It works!

Thanks everybody, I sure do love these forums and DB

Hey, I'm still a newb, so expect lots of questions from me.
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