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| ====== Skybox creation (Environmental Map, Cubemap) ====== | ====== Skybox creation (Environmental Map, Cubemap) ====== | ||
| - | A **skybox** is a special set of textures that is used to display the sky. Ca3DE uses skyboxes to create skies. A skybox consists of __**6**__ textures. Try to imagine a map that is surrounded by a box. The walls are covered with the sky textures. Sky + box = Skybox ;) | + | A **skybox** is a special set of textures that is used to display the sky. Cafu uses skyboxes to create skies. A skybox consists of __**6**__ textures. Try to imagine a map that is surrounded by a box. The walls are covered with the sky textures. Sky + box = Skybox ;) |
| - | This documentation focuses at first on the integration process into Ca3DE and displays later, how to create a skybox in general! | + | This documentation focuses at first on the integration process into Cafu and displays later, how to create a skybox in general! |
| Here is an example of what those 6 sky textures can look like. If you have some knowledge in geometry, you'll notice that the textures are in this example put next to each other in form of an unfolded cube to demonstrate how this skybox system works. | Here is an example of what those 6 sky textures can look like. If you have some knowledge in geometry, you'll notice that the textures are in this example put next to each other in form of an unfolded cube to demonstrate how this skybox system works. | ||
| (Click on the picture to enlarge it) | (Click on the picture to enlarge it) | ||
| - | [[http://www.ca3d-engine.de/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=&h=&cache=cache&media=textures%3Askytut_1.gif|{{textures:skytut_1s.gif}}]] | + | [[http://docs.cafu.de/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=&h=&cache=cache&media=textures%3Askytut_1.gif|{{textures:skytut_1s.gif}}]] |
| - | ===== How to integrate a skybox into Ca3DE ===== | + | ===== How to integrate a skybox into Cafu ===== |
| The textures can have the dimensions //256x256//, //512x512// and //1024x1024// (other dimensions don't work or don't make sense). It is important that they are seamless when being put together, otherwhise you have viual glitches ingame. | The textures can have the dimensions //256x256//, //512x512// and //1024x1024// (other dimensions don't work or don't make sense). It is important that they are seamless when being put together, otherwhise you have viual glitches ingame. | ||
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| - | ===== How to make a skybox with Terragen ===== | + | ===== How to create a skybox with Terragen ===== |
| - | Terragen is a terrain generator that can also create skyboxes. The skyboxes included in Ca3DE were created with Terragen. There are various resources in the internet that cover skybox creation with Terragen. Here are some recommended links: | + | Terragen is a terrain generator that can also create skyboxes. The skyboxes included in Cafu were created with Terragen. There are various resources in the internet that cover skybox creation with Terragen. Here are some recommended links: |
| * [[http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/|Official Terragen website]] | * [[http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/|Official Terragen website]] | ||
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| * [[http://www.3dna.net/community/staticskies.htm|Static Skies Tutorial with Terragen, tutorial on 3DNA]] | * [[http://www.3dna.net/community/staticskies.htm|Static Skies Tutorial with Terragen, tutorial on 3DNA]] | ||
| - | ===== How to make a skybox out of photos ===== | + | ===== How to create a skybox with SkyGen ===== |
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| + | SkyGen is a simple web based (WebGL) skybox generator. | ||
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| + | * [[http://www.nutty.ca/webgl/skygen/|SkyGen]] | ||
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| + | ===== How to create a skybox out of photos ===== | ||
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