Setup Static Object in Blender

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Need to know

• How to work in Blender
• How to work with Blender X-Ray Addon
• Familiarize yourself with the limitations and capabilities of the format *.object (because you may export to it more often than to *.ogf ) to avoid errors
• Familiarize yourself with Static Object
  Static ObjectTechnical Terms
  Static Object.
  model type

About

Static Objects can be used to create levels and its collision. They will not interact with game physics and will not be dynamic.

Start

You must have a model downloaded or created by you.

You must have one UV map per mesh.

For my example, I'll have a model with this UV map.

Texturing

Textures can be created in any program designed for this purpose, or you can simply download them.

Important note about texture maps

In X-Ray Monolith only the following texture maps are used:

• Diffuse color (*.dds )
• Bump maps (*_bump.dds and *_bump#.dds )

Here you need to add your created textures in *.dds and *_bump.dds (if you have) format

As a result, in the Shader Editor our textures should look something like this:

Placement

First, the model itself will be set up. You can start by positioning the model over the origin in this way

tip

(The "Drop It" addon for Blender is highly recommended for such actions)

Then apply the coordinates with Ctrl + A > All Transform.

This will allow us (if you make for example a model library or work in the SDK) to drag and drop the model on the surface.

Surface

Select our object and go to the Material Properties tab.

Here we see the name of our material and a list of X-Ray Engine: Material with lots of items.

The items we need for the model now are:

Shader

Choose Engine Shader

Engine ShaderTechnical Terms

Shader responsible for the visual appearance of the surface.

for Static Object

Compile

Compile Shader

Compile ShaderTechnical Terms

Shader used by the Level Compiler. Specifies to the compiler the features of the final game level geometry. The source geometry, depending on the Compile Shader, may have different features.

Here are descriptions of the settings that the level geometry compiler uses

Material

Choose Game Material

Game MaterialTechnical Terms

Responsible for the physical feature of the surface (friction, damping, etc.).

for Static Object

Finish

Go to Object Properties.

In X-Ray Engine: Object select Static in the Type list.

This completes the setup of the Static Object. You can safely export it in the model format you need.