DrVertexBlend (tutorial) - Revision history

VanishedOne: /* Appendix B. Preparing Vertex Blended or Colored Material Shaders / According to the way the wiki numbers its contents, there is* no section four.

2015-12-17T15:43:10Z

Appendix B. Preparing Vertex Blended or Colored Material Shaders: According to the way the wiki numbers its contents, there *is* no section four.

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	Generally this is a matter of opening up one or multiple material shader(s), mixing and matching portions of them, making a few modifications, and saving the newly created material shader with a unique name.		Generally this is a matter of opening up one or multiple material shader(s), mixing and matching portions of them, making a few modifications, and saving the newly created material shader with a unique name.

	In section ~~four~~ I outlined the difference between vertex blended and vertex colored material shaders. I'm going to assume you've grasped the concept and know which of the two you're after.		In section 1.5 I outlined the difference between vertex blended and vertex colored material shaders. I'm going to assume you've grasped the concept and know which of the two you're after.

	It would also be of great benefit if you studied the texturing documentation available here along with a few existing materials that make use of vertex colors like textures/rock/dirt03_sharprock3.		It would also be of great benefit if you studied the texturing documentation available here along with a few existing materials that make use of vertex colors like textures/rock/dirt03_sharprock3.

Demagogue: /* Required Plugins */

2012-03-28T18:54:58Z

Required Plugins

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	The DarkRadiant ASE Export plugin is bundled with DarkRadiant and will not need to be installed.		The DarkRadiant ASE Export plugin is bundled with DarkRadiant and will not need to be installed.

	Update from ungoliant: [http://www.katsbits.com/tools/] has multiple import/export scripts with varying functionality for		Update from ungoliant: [http://www.katsbits.com/tools/] has multiple import/export scripts with varying functionality for multiple blender versions.
	multiple blender versions. The usage link on that article points to a forum thread with an ase script for blender 2.61		The usage link on that article points to a forum thread with an ase script for blender 2.61 (as of April 2012).
	(as of April 2012).

	==Plugin Installation==		==Plugin Installation==

Demagogue: /* Required Plugins */

2012-03-28T18:54:32Z

Required Plugins

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	Update from ungoliant: [http://www.katsbits.com/tools/] has multiple import/export scripts with varying functionality for		Update from ungoliant: [http://www.katsbits.com/tools/] has multiple import/export scripts with varying functionality for
	multiple blender versions. The usage link on that article points to a forum thread with an ase script for blender 2.61.		multiple blender versions. The usage link on that article points to a forum thread with an ase script for blender 2.61
			(as of April 2012).

	==Plugin Installation==		==Plugin Installation==

Demagogue: /* Required Plugins */

2012-03-28T18:54:03Z

Required Plugins

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	Update from ungoliant: [http://www.katsbits.com/tools/] has multiple import/export scripts with varying functionality for		Update from ungoliant: [http://www.katsbits.com/tools/] has multiple import/export scripts with varying functionality for
	multiple blender versions. ~~It says the latest is RIB's script, but the~~ usage link on that article points to ~~another~~ forum		multiple blender versions. The usage link on that article points to a forum thread with an ase script for blender 2.61.
	thread with an ase script for blender 2.61~~, which is nearly current today~~.

	==Plugin Installation==		==Plugin Installation==

Demagogue: /* Required Plugins */

2012-03-28T14:20:00Z

Required Plugins

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	The DarkRadiant ASE Export plugin is bundled with DarkRadiant and will not need to be installed.		The DarkRadiant ASE Export plugin is bundled with DarkRadiant and will not need to be installed.

			Update from ungoliant: [http://www.katsbits.com/tools/] has multiple import/export scripts with varying functionality for
			multiple blender versions. It says the latest is RIB's script, but the usage link on that article points to another forum
			thread with an ase script for blender 2.61, which is nearly current today.

	==Plugin Installation==		==Plugin Installation==

Stifu at 13:26, 27 December 2010

2010-12-27T13:26:43Z

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	~~<span style="color~~:~~red">Please note that images displaying material definitions are outdated~~. ~~Consult the article [[Virtual Ambient Light Textures~~]] ~~for correct information.</span>~~		[[Image:VertexBlendExample.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Example: Vertex blending in NHAT3]]

	~~[[Image:VertexBlendExample~~.~~jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Example:~~ Vertex blending in ~~NHAT3]]~~		This tutorial explains how to add vertex blending to your level-geometry with the help of Blender. Vertex blending is a technique that enables the leveldesigner to create smooth transitions between two different textures as shown on the example image on the right. In order to achieve this effect, the level-geometry built in DarkRadiant is exported to Blender and the vertices are colored according to the desired blending behavior. Afterwards the object can be used as a model.

	~~This tutorial explains how to add vertex blending to your level-geometry with the help of Blender. Vertex blending is a technique~~ that enables the leveldesigner create smooth transitions between two different textures as shown on the example image on the right. In order to achieve this effect, the level-geometry built in DarkRadiant is exported to Blender and the vertices are ~~colored according to the desired blending behavior~~. ~~Afterwards~~ the ~~object can be used as a model~~.		<span style="color:red">Please note that images displaying material definitions are outdated. Consult the article [[Virtual Ambient Light Textures]] for correct information.</span>

	=Vertex Painted ASE Models with DarkRadiant and Blender 2.53=		=Vertex Painted ASE Models with DarkRadiant and Blender 2.53=

Stifu at 12:26, 27 December 2010

2010-12-27T12:26:01Z

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	<span style="color:red">Please note that images displaying material definitions are outdated. Consult the article [[Virtual Ambient Light Textures]] for correct information.</span>		<span style="color:red">Please note that images displaying material definitions are outdated. Consult the article [[Virtual Ambient Light Textures]] for correct information.</span>

	[[Image:VertexBlendExample.jpg\|right\|Example: Vertex blending in NHAT3]]		[[Image:VertexBlendExample.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Example: Vertex blending in NHAT3]]

	This tutorial explains how to add vertex blending to your level-geometry with the help of Blender. Vertex blending is a technique that enables the leveldesigner create smooth transitions between two different textures as shown on the example image on the right. In order to achieve this effect, the level-geometry built in DarkRadiant is exported to Blender and the vertices are colored according to the desired blending behavior. Afterwards the object can be used as a model.		This tutorial explains how to add vertex blending to your level-geometry with the help of Blender. Vertex blending is a technique that enables the leveldesigner create smooth transitions between two different textures as shown on the example image on the right. In order to achieve this effect, the level-geometry built in DarkRadiant is exported to Blender and the vertices are colored according to the desired blending behavior. Afterwards the object can be used as a model.

Stifu: Added an example image, a note about outdated material definitions and a short summary to explain vertex blending

2010-12-27T12:22:29Z

Added an example image, a note about outdated material definitions and a short summary to explain vertex blending

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			<span style="color:red">Please note that images displaying material definitions are outdated. Consult the article [[Virtual Ambient Light Textures]] for correct information.</span>

			[[Image:VertexBlendExample.jpg\|right\|Example: Vertex blending in NHAT3]]

			This tutorial explains how to add vertex blending to your level-geometry with the help of Blender. Vertex blending is a technique that enables the leveldesigner create smooth transitions between two different textures as shown on the example image on the right. In order to achieve this effect, the level-geometry built in DarkRadiant is exported to Blender and the vertices are colored according to the desired blending behavior. Afterwards the object can be used as a model.

	=Vertex Painted ASE Models with DarkRadiant and Blender 2.53=		=Vertex Painted ASE Models with DarkRadiant and Blender 2.53=

Rich: /* Exporting Geometry From DarkRadiant */

2010-07-25T09:11:39Z

Exporting Geometry From DarkRadiant

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	==Exporting Geometry From DarkRadiant==		==Exporting Geometry From DarkRadiant==

	Only brushes and patches may be exported using '''Export ASE...''' from DarkRadiant. This ~~includes~~ entities comprised of brushes and patches. If you intend to export such an entity please revert it to worldspawn first.		Only brushes and patches may be exported using '''Export ASE...''' from DarkRadiant. This excludes entities comprised of brushes and patches. If you intend to export such an entity please revert it to worldspawn first.

	Also it should be mentioned that at the time of this writing, The Dark Mod does not appear to come with many if any vertex blended or vertex colored material shaders. If you intend to use such a material, you'll need to use one from Doom 3 or create a new one before you reach this step.		Also it should be mentioned that at the time of this writing, The Dark Mod does not appear to come with many if any vertex blended or vertex colored material shaders. If you intend to use such a material, you'll need to use one from Doom 3 or create a new one before you reach this step.
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	If for some reason there was a problem no file will be exported and an error message will be present in the console.		If for some reason there was a problem no file will be exported and an error message will be present in the console.

	==Importing the .ASE into Blender 2.53==		==Importing the .ASE into Blender 2.53==

Rich: Updated export plugin

2010-07-25T08:40:04Z

Updated export plugin

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	*DarkRadiant ASE Export		*DarkRadiant ASE Export
	*[https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B3KUZe06PPyDM2FhMGQ1YjYtNDVhYy00Y2I4LWI5OWEtMWE1Njg3ZTYzZmVh&hl=en Blender 2.53 ASE Import]		*[https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B3KUZe06PPyDM2FhMGQ1YjYtNDVhYy00Y2I4LWI5OWEtMWE1Njg3ZTYzZmVh&hl=en Blender 2.53 ASE Import]
	*[https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=~~0B3KUZe06PPyDNWMxMWI5NzEtNDkyOS00ZjI4LTk0ZWYtZDdkMGQxYWM3M2Fl~~&hl=en Blender 2.53 ASE Export]		*[https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B3KUZe06PPyDYjI2ZDAxYmYtN2I3NS00MjFkLTkyNTAtOGFjYTI4MzQ3MzQ5&hl=en Blender 2.53 ASE Export]

	The DarkRadiant ASE Export plugin is bundled with DarkRadiant and will not need to be installed.		The DarkRadiant ASE Export plugin is bundled with DarkRadiant and will not need to be installed.

DrVertexBlend (tutorial) - Revision history

VanishedOne: /* Appendix B. Preparing Vertex Blended or Colored Material Shaders */ According to the way the wiki numbers its contents, there *is* no section four.

Demagogue: /* Required Plugins */

Demagogue: /* Required Plugins */

Demagogue: /* Required Plugins */

Demagogue: /* Required Plugins */

Stifu at 13:26, 27 December 2010

Stifu at 12:26, 27 December 2010

Stifu: Added an example image, a note about outdated material definitions and a short summary to explain vertex blending

Rich: /* Exporting Geometry From DarkRadiant */

Rich: Updated export plugin

VanishedOne: /* Appendix B. Preparing Vertex Blended or Colored Material Shaders / According to the way the wiki numbers its contents, there is* no section four.