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| Typical examples are the butterfly model, where a single mesh is used with multiple skins to implement several species of butterflies; or a monster that exists in tame, mean and hellborn variants. | Typical examples are the butterfly model, where a single mesh is used with multiple skins to implement several species of butterflies; or a monster that exists in tame, mean and hellborn variants. | ||
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| + | Skins are defined and edited in the Model Editor as described below. | ||
| + | The //use// of skins is up to the game's script or C++ code. | ||
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| {{ :modeleditor:skins-list.png?|}} | {{ :modeleditor:skins-list.png?|}} | ||
| + | The **Skins** pane lists all skins in the model. | ||
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| + | For each skin, | ||
| + | * its name and | ||
| + | * the skin number | ||
| + | is shown. | ||
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| + | A single click on a skin selects it, a double click opens the **Skin Inspector** pane as well. | ||
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| + | Pressing the **F2** key or a single-click on an already selected skin allows you to rename the skin in place. | ||
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| + | The “**+**” button creates a new skin and adds it to the list. | ||
| + | The “**-**” button deletes the currently selected skins. | ||
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| {{ :modeleditor:skins-list-context-menu.png?|}} | {{ :modeleditor:skins-list-context-menu.png?|}} | ||
| + | An RMB click in the **Skins** pane opens the context menu: | ||
| + | * **Rename** allows to rename the skin. | ||
| + | * **Add/create new**, like the "**+**" button, creates a new skin and adds it to the list. | ||
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| {{ :modeleditor:skin-inspector.png?|}} | {{ :modeleditor:skin-inspector.png?|}} | ||
| + | Skins don't have explicit properties of their own, thus the **Skin Inspector** pane is just a help dialog that explains the situation: | ||
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| + | To use a skin, select it in the **Skins** list (shown above), then use the [[:modeleditor:meshes|Mesh Inspector]] to assign a material to the mesh in the selected skin. | ||
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