Forge Multi-layer on a custom door: Can it be done?

[Maideniles]

I had a block I made that had solid and transparent parts, and was rendering all kinds of crazy. Thanks to the folks in here I was able to get it working correctly using the forge multi-layer blockstate.  My question is this...can the same method/principle be applied to a door? My goal is to make a door with a window inside it that has a texture similar to stained glass, rather than just be clear (cutout).  Using a texture with some transparent parts on the regular door model gives much the same result as I had with my previous block--choppy textures, parts look like they are gone, etc. Using a custom model made with cubes that have a transparent texture applied to them gives even worse results.  So is it possible to fix this using the forge multi-layer blockstate, like it fixed the other block? 

[Animefan8888]

15 minutes ago, Maideniles said:

So is it possible to fix this using the forge multi-layer blockstate, like it fixed the other block? 

Wouldn't it have just been faster to attempt this than to make a forum post and ask. My answer would be yes, it should work when done correctly.

[Maideniles]

Forgive me, i am new to the json scene. When i learned java it was 20 years ago and back then json wasn't a thing yet, neither was minecraft, of course. Lol. I did make a couple of attempts at it already,  but i obviously didn't do it right because my json code wouldnt validate.  

 

After several failed attempts and consulting with a couple of other modders i know, I thought perhaps it isn't feasible. Which brought me here. How would you recommend doing this? 

[Animefan8888]

21 minutes ago, Maideniles said:

How would you recommend doing this? 

I would look at my previous multilayer model and see what was different as well as explain what

22 minutes ago, Maideniles said:

my json code wouldnt validate.  

means, preferably with the log.

[Draco18s]

37 minutes ago, Maideniles said:

When i learned java it was 20 years ago and back then json wasn't a thing yet

Data was though. Data has always been a thing. JSON is just a format for data that's a blend of easy for a human to read and easy for computers to deal with.

[Maideniles]

45 minutes ago, Draco18s said:

Data was though. Data has always been a thing. JSON is just a format for data that's a blend of easy for a human to read and easy for computers to deal with.

True, true. But as someone who is still trying to figure out how JSON works, I'm unsure where I call the data for each of the multiple models that make up the door blockstate.    Do they get added in the layer values, or in the referenced types? 

[Cadiboo]

Your logs should be telling you exactly whats wrong with your JSON, can you post them?

[Draco18s]

10 hours ago, Maideniles said:

True, true. But as someone who is still trying to figure out how JSON works, I'm unsure where I call the data for each of the multiple models that make up the door blockstate.    Do they get added in the layer values, or in the referenced types? 

You don't.

 

Blockstates work like this:

 

1) You, in your block class, tell Minecraft what properties (and possible values) your block has

2) You, in a blockstate file, map these property-value keys to model and texture definitions (or other such values)