[1.8] Animating Parts of a Block Model

[ModernPatriot]

I am currently trying to create a block (TileEntity), that has some modeled gears turning.

The model and everything is already done but how can I animate it now?

I already tried tinkering around with the tickrate and the blockstate json but that turned out to be completely wrong.

So how can I do it? Is there even a way without a custom Rendering Core?

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

Use a TileEntitySpecialRenderer

this tutorial project might help (MBE21)

https://github.com/TheGreyGhost/MinecraftByExample

 

-TGG

[LexManos]

Remember, the main benefit of using the normal block models over the tesrs is that the data is cached, and only rendered with the entire chunk.

NOT every frame like a TESR.

Now this is a downfall when you want to do animated things beyond just textures.

TESRs are expensive in this aspect but powerful.

So the suggest method is to use a hybrid of the two.

Use a normal model for the non-animated parts and a TESR for just the animated stuff.

 

The example I like to throw out is chests.

When the chest is open/closed it should be a full model in the normal render pipeline.

When a chest is ANIMATING, it should be a 'bottom' should be a normal model.

And the 'lid' should be in a TESR.

Once the animation is done, clamp it down and tell the chunk to re-render with the baked model.

[ModernPatriot]

Ok Ill look into it

[ModernPatriot]

Ok Ive done everything right but my animated model...