Rendering a block like an item.

[sejmodder]

Hello,

 

I am trying to custom render a block, but I just want to render it like an item; it will be one pixel high, and have transparent parts. Let's just take, for example, a sword (laying flat), and say I am trying to render that as my 1px high cube.

 

Since I will be rendering this just like an item, is there any way that I can easily do this using built-in functionality? I would like to be able to just make a single image, and somehow display it as my block, but 1px thick, and not have to make a lot of textures for each item I plan to do this with.

 

I might just be over-thinking this, but I figured this was the place to ask anyways.

 

Thanks in advance for all your help!

 

 

[Kwibble]

Scale only one axis using OpenGL? That could be a possibility

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

The code in ItemRenderer.renderItemIn2D takes a part of a texture and renders it so it looks like the vanilla items, i.e. flat but with a small thickness..

 

You just need to provide it with the icon texture coordinates and it does the rest.  Should work for blocks too.

 

-TGG

 

 

[FLUFFY2]

Whay don't you just try to  make an item that places your block down?

It should be simpler other than messing around with OpenGL.