I am making a fun little mod for "practicing my skills on minecraft forge", but i have come to a little big problem, i cant get to render a custom model the way i do. I want it to rotate depending on which side of a block it was placed(kind of like a button or a lever) but i don´t have any idea of rendering or doing things like that. I've been trying things, looking other minecraft classes but i cant figure out how to do it. Can anyone help me please?

 

Block Class:

 

 

package io.github.gustavo76016.blocks;

 

import static net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection.EAST;

import static net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection.NORTH;

import static net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection.SOUTH;

import static net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection.WEST;

import io.github.gustavo76016.tileentities.GGBTileEntity;

import net.minecraft.block.Block;

import net.minecraft.block.BlockButton;

import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;

import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;

import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;

import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;

import net.minecraft.world.World;

import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;

import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.PlaySoundAtEntityEvent;

 

public class BlockGGB extends BlockButton {

 

public static BlockGGB blockGGB;

 

public static ForgeDirection dir1;

 

public BlockGGB() {

super(true);

this.setBlockName("blockGGButton");

this.setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.tabMisc);

}

 

@Override

public boolean hasTileEntity(int metadata) {

 

return true;

}

 

@Override

public TileEntity createTileEntity(World world, int metadata) {

 

return new GGBTileEntity();

}

 

@Override

public int getRenderType() {

// TODO Auto-generated method stub

return -1;

}

 

@Override

public boolean isOpaqueCube() {

// TODO Auto-generated method stub

return false;

}

 

@Override

public boolean renderAsNormalBlock() {

// TODO Auto-generated method stub

return false;

}

 

@Override

public boolean onBlockActivated(World world, int p_149727_2_,

int p_149727_3_, int p_149727_4_, EntityPlayer player,

int p_149727_6_, float p_149727_7_, float p_149727_8_,

float p_149727_9_) {

world.playSoundAtEntity(player, "ggbuttons:ggButtonSound", 3f, 1f);

return true;

}

 

public boolean getOrientation(World world, int x, int y, int z, int side) {

 

ForgeDirection dir = ForgeDirection.getOrientation(side);

dir = dir1;

 

return (dir == NORTH && world.isSideSolid(x, y, z + 1, NORTH))

|| (dir == SOUTH && world.isSideSolid(x, y, z - 1, SOUTH))

|| (dir == WEST && world.isSideSolid(x + 1, y, z, WEST))

|| (dir == EAST && world.isSideSolid(x - 1, y, z, EAST));

}

 

public static int isPointingAt() {

if(dir1 == NORTH){

return 0;

}else if(dir1 == SOUTH){

return 1;

}else if(dir1 == EAST){

return 2;

}else if(dir1 == WEST){

return 3;

}else {

return 4;

}

}

}

 

 

 

Tile Entity Class:

 

 

package io.github.gustavo76016.tileentities;

 

import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;

 

 

public class GGBTileEntity extends TileEntity {

 

}

 

 

 

Renderer Class:

 

 

package io.github.gustavo76016.client.render;

 

import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;

 

import cpw.mods.fml.client.FMLClientHandler;

import io.github.gustavo76016.blocks.BlockGGB;

import io.github.gustavo76016.help.References;

import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntitySpecialRenderer;

import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;

import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;

import net.minecraftforge.client.model.AdvancedModelLoader;

import net.minecraftforge.client.model.IModelCustom;

import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;

 

public class RenderGGB extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {

 

public BlockGGB blockGGB;

 

public ForgeDirection dir1 = blockGGB.dir1;

 

private static final ResourceLocation texture = new ResourceLocation(

References.MODID, "textures/models/blockGGButton.png");

private IModelCustom model;

 

public RenderGGB() {

this.model = AdvancedModelLoader.loadModel(new ResourceLocation(

References.MODID, "models/blockGGButton.obj"));

}

 

@Override

public void renderTileEntityAt(TileEntity tileentity, double x, double y,

double z, float var8) {

 

if(blockGGB.isPointingAt() == 0){

renderTileEntityAtNorth(tileentity, x, y, z, var8);

}

 

 

if(blockGGB.isPointingAt() == 1){

renderTileEntityAtSouth(tileentity, x, y, z, var8);

}

 

 

if(blockGGB.isPointingAt() == 2){

renderTileEntityAtEast(tileentity, x, y, z, var8);

}

 

 

if(blockGGB.isPointingAt() == 3){

renderTileEntityAtWest(tileentity, x, y, z, var8);

}

 

 

}

 

public void renderTileEntityAtNorth(TileEntity tileentity, double x, double y,

double z, float var8) {

 

GL11.glPushMatrix();

 

GL11.glTranslated(x, y, z);

 

GL11.glScalef(1f, 1f, 1f);

 

FMLClientHandler.instance().getClient().getTextureManager()

.bindTexture(texture);

 

GL11.glRotatef(-90f, 1f, 0f, 0f);

 

GL11.glTranslatef(0f, -1f, 0f);

 

model.renderAll();

 

GL11.glPopMatrix();

 

}

 

public void renderTileEntityAtSouth(TileEntity tileentity, double x, double y,

double z, float var8) {

 

GL11.glPushMatrix();

 

GL11.glTranslated(x, y, z);

 

GL11.glScalef(1f, 1f, 1f);

 

FMLClientHandler.instance().getClient().getTextureManager()

.bindTexture(texture);

 

GL11.glRotatef(90f, 1f, 0f, 0f);

 

GL11.glTranslatef(0f, 0f, -1f);

 

model.renderAll();

 

GL11.glPopMatrix();

 

}

 

public void renderTileEntityAtEast(TileEntity tileentity, double x, double y,

double z, float var8) {

 

GL11.glPushMatrix();

 

GL11.glTranslated(x, y, z);

 

GL11.glScalef(1f, 1f, 1f);

 

FMLClientHandler.instance().getClient().getTextureManager()

.bindTexture(texture);

 

GL11.glRotatef(-90f, 0f, 0f, 1f);

 

GL11.glTranslatef(-1f, 0f, 0f);

 

model.renderAll();

 

GL11.glPopMatrix();

 

}

 

public void renderTileEntityAtWest(TileEntity tileentity, double x, double y,

double z, float var8) {

 

GL11.glPushMatrix();

 

GL11.glTranslated(x, y, z);

 

GL11.glScalef(1f, 1f, 1f);

 

FMLClientHandler.instance().getClient().getTextureManager()

.bindTexture(texture);

 

GL11.glRotatef(90f, 0f, 0f, 1f);

 

GL11.glTranslatef(0f, -1f, 0f);

 

model.renderAll();

 

GL11.glPopMatrix();

 

}

 

}

 

 

 

As you can see i´ve been trying a few things but neither of them have worked . Feel free to correct anything.

Also, I don´t know if this is the correct category, please let me know

 

Thanks!

Have you tried rotating based on metadata

Look at how the Vanilla furnace does it.

these are 5 methods from the vanilla furnace the does what I believe your trying to do. study these and toy with them a bit. 2 of these add the textures. This will set the block so it always places facing the player.

public void onBlockAdded(World p_149726_1_, int p_149726_2_, int p_149726_3_, int p_149726_4_)
    {
        super.onBlockAdded(p_149726_1_, p_149726_2_, p_149726_3_, p_149726_4_);
        this.func_149930_e(p_149726_1_, p_149726_2_, p_149726_3_, p_149726_4_);
    }

    private void func_149930_e(World p_149930_1_, int p_149930_2_, int p_149930_3_, int p_149930_4_)
    {
        if (!p_149930_1_.isRemote)
        {
            Block block = p_149930_1_.getBlock(p_149930_2_, p_149930_3_, p_149930_4_ - 1);
            Block block1 = p_149930_1_.getBlock(p_149930_2_, p_149930_3_, p_149930_4_ + 1);
            Block block2 = p_149930_1_.getBlock(p_149930_2_ - 1, p_149930_3_, p_149930_4_);
            Block block3 = p_149930_1_.getBlock(p_149930_2_ + 1, p_149930_3_, p_149930_4_);
            byte b0 = 3;

            if (block.func_149730_j() && !block1.func_149730_j())
            {
                b0 = 3;
            }

            if (block1.func_149730_j() && !block.func_149730_j())
            {
                b0 = 2;
            }

            if (block2.func_149730_j() && !block3.func_149730_j())
            {
                b0 = 5;
            }

            if (block3.func_149730_j() && !block2.func_149730_j())
            {
                b0 = 4;
            }

            p_149930_1_.setBlockMetadataWithNotify(p_149930_2_, p_149930_3_, p_149930_4_, b0, 2);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Gets the block's texture. Args: side, meta
     */
    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
    public IIcon getIcon(int p_149691_1_, int p_149691_2_)
    {
        return p_149691_1_ == 1 ? this.field_149935_N : (p_149691_1_ == 0 ? this.field_149935_N : (p_149691_1_ != p_149691_2_ ? this.blockIcon : this.field_149936_O));
    }
    /**
    * the field _149936_0 can basically be the same as N just use proper texture names. O just switches the face of the block if the stat go active.
    */
    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
    public void registerBlockIcons(IIconRegister p_149651_1_)
    {
        this.blockIcon = p_149651_1_.registerIcon("furnace_side");
        this.field_149936_O = p_149651_1_.registerIcon(this.field_149932_b ? "furnace_front_on" : "furnace_front_off");
        this.field_149935_N = p_149651_1_.registerIcon("furnace_top");
    }

public void onBlockPlacedBy(World p_149689_1_, int p_149689_2_, int p_149689_3_, int p_149689_4_, EntityLivingBase p_149689_5_, ItemStack p_149689_6_)
    {
        int l = MathHelper.floor_double((double)(p_149689_5_.rotationYaw * 4.0F / 360.0F) + 0.5D) & 3;

        if (l == 0)
        {
            p_149689_1_.setBlockMetadataWithNotify(p_149689_2_, p_149689_3_, p_149689_4_, 2, 2);
        }

        if (l == 1)
        {
            p_149689_1_.setBlockMetadataWithNotify(p_149689_2_, p_149689_3_, p_149689_4_, 5, 2);
        }

        if (l == 2)
        {
            p_149689_1_.setBlockMetadataWithNotify(p_149689_2_, p_149689_3_, p_149689_4_, 3, 2);
        }

        if (l == 3)
        {
            p_149689_1_.setBlockMetadataWithNotify(p_149689_2_, p_149689_3_, p_149689_4_, 4, 2);
        }

        if (p_149689_6_.hasDisplayName())
        {
            ((TileEntityFurnace)p_149689_1_.getTileEntity(p_149689_2_, p_149689_3_, p_149689_4_)).func_145951_a(p_149689_6_.getDisplayName());
        }
    }

Along with metadata the easiest way to do it is place the code inside your model class, not the tesr.

Something I recently learned to do. Check this thread:

Look Here