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BVE => Content Development => Topic started by: Jarell074 on February 14, 2015, 04:41:51 pm

Title: Curving the bottom part of the train
Post by: Jarell074 on February 14, 2015, 04:41:51 pm

Is there a way to curve the bottom part of my train? My train has a curve, similar to like an R-46, but different. Is it possible to code my train o make it curve? Thanks as always!!! :) :)

Title: Re: Curving the bottom part of the train
Post by: ipac on February 15, 2015, 04:45:56 pm

Curving the bottom is done either through an illusion of a gradient based texture, or more polygons added onto the object.

Title: Re: Curving the bottom part of the train
Post by: Jarell074 on February 16, 2015, 07:34:04 am

Ohh, so when you say add more polygons onto the object, I have to create more sections of coordinates?

Title: Re: Curving the bottom part of the train
Post by: pedned on April 25, 2015, 05:25:34 am

When you create your mesh, you need to ad vertex's at every point where there is a "curve" or ridge, etc in the body.

For curves, you're probably best using custom normals, as you can use them to make the ridges for the curve look smoother. ... Which I've got to try to get my head around myself soon, for my projects.