Format Block Forge 1.12

[Ragnar]

how do I make the block have different format like the anvil

Edited October 3, 2018 by Ragnar

[larsgerrits]

You give it a different model. You can start by looking at the anvil.json files (the blockstate and model files).

[Ragnar]

what the use of seeing if i do not understand?

[Ragnar]

for exemple

"__comment": "Anvil base",
            "from": [ 2, 0, 2 ],
            "to": [ 14, 4, 14 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 2,  2, 14, 14 ], "texture": "#body", "rotation": 180, "cullface": "down" },
                "up":    { "uv": [ 2,  2, 14, 14 ], "texture": "#body", "rotation": 180 },
                "north": { "uv": [ 2, 12, 14, 16 ], "texture": "#body" },
                "south": { "uv": [ 2, 12, 14, 16 ], "texture": "#body" },
                "west":  { "uv": [ 0,  2,  4, 14 ], "texture": "#body", "rotation":  90 },
                "east":  { "uv": [ 4,  2,  0, 14 ], "texture": "#body", "rotation": 270 }

 

in "from" and "to" 3 arguments (of numbers) what each one is? in "down" what does each argument in "uv" mean?

[Animefan8888]

39 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

in "from" and "to" 3 arguments (of numbers) what each one is? in "down" what does each argument in "uv" mean?

From xStart, yStart, zStart

To xEnd, yEnd, zEnd,

[Draco18s]

Same goes for the UV coordinates (almost: they're actually start and size), measured from the top left corner IIRC

Edited October 3, 2018 by Draco18s

[Ragnar]

5 minutes ago, Animefan8888 said:

From xStart, yStart, zStart

To xEnd, yEnd, zEnd,

and how many x does a block have? and z and y?

Edited October 3, 2018 by Ragnar

[Ragnar]

2 minutes ago, Draco18s said:

Same goes for the UV coordinates (almost: they're actually start and size), measured from the top left corner IIRC

but it has 4 numbers, would it be x, y, z and the other?

[Animefan8888]

14 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

and how many x does a block have? and z and y?

16 and you can use decimals.

 

12 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

but it has 4 numbers, would it be x, y, z and the other?

No its xStart yStart, send, yEnd because it is just coordinates on a texture.

[Ragnar]

26 minutes ago, Animefan8888 said:

16 and you can use decimals.

goes from 0 to 16? or is it from -16 to 16?

27 minutes ago, Animefan8888 said:

No its xStart yStart, send, yEnd because it is just coordinates on a texture.

ah ai is the texture of the respective sides as "down", "north". 
And is xStart, yStart, send, and in that order? and what would the "send"?

 

Sorry for the thousand questions, but you're really helping me a lot, thank you.

 

 Is there any way I can reciprocate?

[Animefan8888]

33 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

goes from 0 to 16?

This one.

33 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

what would the "send"?

Typo, I meant xEnd.

[Ragnar]

Okay, thank you so much, I'll start testing now.

[Draco18s]

and its not xEnd, yEnd, its xWidth and yHeight.

[Ragnar]

12 minutes ago, Draco18s said:

and its not xEnd, yEnd, its xWidth and yHeight.

now I'm confused

[Ragnar]

 

I made it

but when I look from the bottom up, it shows what I did in the top layer, look

[Draco18s]

Its an issue with z-sorting. But without giving us the model and block classes we literally can't help you.

 

Also:

[Ragnar]

   

do not bother with the textures, I'm first doing the model, and then put the texture

"elements": [
        {   "__comment": "Pedestal under",
            "from": [ 1, 0, 1 ],
            "to": [ 15, 2, 15 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "up":    { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "north": { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "south": { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "west":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "east":  { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"}
            }
        },
        {   "__comment": "Pedestal middle",
            "from": [ 3, 2, 3 ],
            "to": [ 13, 12, 13 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "up":    { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "north": { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "south": { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "west":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "east":  { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"}
            }
        },
        {   "__comment": "Pedestal top",
            "from": [ 1, 12, 1 ],
            "to": [ 15, 14, 15 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "up":    { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "north": { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "south": { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "west":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "east":  { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"}
            }
        },
        {   "__comment": "Pedestal candles 1",
            "from": [ 3, 14, 3 ],
            "to": [ 5, 16, 5 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "up":    { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "north": { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "south": { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "west":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "east":  { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"}
            }
        },
        {   "__comment": "Pedestal candles 2",
            "from": [ 11, 14, 3 ],
            "to": [ 13, 16, 5 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "up":    { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "north": { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "south": { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "west":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "east":  { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"}
            }
        },        
        {   "__comment": "Pedestal candles 3",
            "from": [ 3, 14, 11 ],
            "to": [ 5, 16, 13 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "up":    { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "north": { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "south": { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "west":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "east":  { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"}
            }
        },
        {   "__comment": "Pedestal candles 4",
            "from": [ 11, 14, 11 ],
            "to": [ 13, 16, 13 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "up":    { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "north": { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "south": { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "west":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "east":  { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"}
            }
        },
        {   "__comment": "Pedestal candles 5",
            "from": [ 7, 14, 7 ],
            "to": [ 9, 16, 9 ],
            "faces": {
                "down":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "up":    { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "north": { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "south": { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"},
                "west":  { "uv": [ 1,  16, 1, 16], "texture": "0"},
                "east":  { "uv": [ 16,  1, 16, 1], "texture": "0"}
            }
        }
    ]

[Cadiboo]

Can I recommend BlockBench? (blockbench.net)

It’s a tool that allows you to graphically create your model without having to deal with the intricacies & specifics of the process.

An example of one of these intricacies is that in the UV mapping system V goes down, not up (Theres a good story here).

You should also read https://mcforge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/models/introduction/ and http://greyminecraftcoder.blogspot.com/2015/03/troubleshooting-block-and-item-rendering.html

Edited October 4, 2018 by Cadiboo

[Ragnar]

4 minutes ago, Cadiboo said:

Can I recommend BlockBench? (blockbench.net)

Also 

 

I know there are several programs to do more easily, but I want to do it this way, not wanting to be inelegant

[Cadiboo]

6 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

 

I know there are several programs to do more easily, but I want to do it this way, not wanting to be inelegant

Sorry, I accidentally hit submit right after I started writing, look at my edited post

[Ragnar]

so the bug you're giving and because of the texture and not the template? but still think the problem is in the model and not in the texture

Edited October 4, 2018 by Ragnar

[Draco18s]

Or the block class...

[Ragnar]

3 minutes ago, Draco18s said:

Or the block class...

it was this, I was using TRANSLUCENT and not CUTOUT

 

 

Is it possible for me to put particles a little above the block? if so how could I do this?

[Cadiboo]

49 minutes ago, Draco18s said:

Its an issue with z-sorting. But without giving us the model and block classes we literally can't help you.

^^^

14 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

so the bug you're giving and because of the texture and not the template?

That’s not what I said, I gave an example of why using a tool rather than writing it out yourself is less prone to mistakes.

29 minutes ago, Cadiboo said:

An example of one of these intricacies is that in the UV mapping system V goes down, not up

 

2 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

Is it possible for me to put particles a little above the block? if so how could I do this?

In the onRandomDisplayTick method in your block class. Look at BlockFurnace. Also please post your block class.

[Draco18s]

5 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

it was this, I was using TRANSLUCENT and not CUTOUT

Is your texture going to be transparent?

No?

Use opaque.

5 minutes ago, Ragnar said:

Is it possible for me to put particles a little above the block? if so how could I do this?

Look at where vanilla makes particles.