=Description=
Non textured material

Material settings control diffuse and specular color and opacity.
=Preview=
[[Image:mat_notex.jpg]]
=Max Settings=
[[Image:max_material_notex.jpg]]
=Max Settings in detail=
* Ambient - Ambient color R,G,B
* Diffuse - Diffuse color R,G,B
* Specular - Specular color R,G,B
* Opacity - Level of transparency, 0 = transparent, 100 = opaque.
* Glossiness - 0-100 specular shine or power.

=Blender Settings=
[[Image:Blender_mat_notex.png]]
=Blender Settings in detail=
* Diffuse: Color Picker and Intensity Bar combined set the diffuse color in Trainz
* Ambient
** default: settings for Diffuse are used for ambient color in Trainz
** alternative: use Blenders global ambient settings (panel World) as ambient color in Trainz by unchecking the Exporter option box "Export Diffuse as Ambient"
* Specular: Color Picker and Intensity Bar combined set the specular color in Trainz
* Hardness: defines the sharpness of specular highlights in Trainz; higher values give sharper highlights
* Emit
** default: the Emit Intensity Bar and the Diffuse Color Picker combined are used as emit color in Trainz
** alternative: the Emit Intensity Bar and the Mirror Color Picker combined are used as emit color in Trainz by checking the Exporter option box "Export Mirror as Emit"
* Transparency: the Alpha Intensity Bar set the amount of opacity in Trainz; higher values give more opacity

[[Category:Material types]]

2008-07-21T09:51:01Z

Uschi0815: material id tags corrected

The Trainz Mesh Importer tool is Auran's supported path for importing 3D models and animation from sources other than Autodesk 3DS Max. The tool is not directly useful to content creators- instead it is a building block that third-party programmers may use to safely build .im and .kin binary files.

Third-party utilities which attempt to directly read or write .im and .kin format are not supported by Auran, and it is recommended that content creators do not use these utilities as there is a risk that the content may crash Trainz or fail to work with future Trainz releases.

To enable third-party exporters in a supported fashion, Auran has developed the Trainz Mesh Importer which converts from an open xml-based file format to the proprietary .im and .kin file formats.

The Trainz Mesh Importer is available on the [[Downloads]] page.

To give an idea what the import format looks like, here is a minimal valid import .XML file. Note that this example exists purely to demonstrate style and simplicity. Real usage should include more information. The complete file specification is documented in the download package.
<trainzImport>
<version>1</version>

<mesh>
<name>m.tiny</name>
<triangles>
<triangle>
<materialId>0</materialId>
<vertex>
<position>0,0,2</position>
<texcoord>0,0</texcoord>
</vertex>
<vertex>
<position>10,0,2</position>
<texcoord>1,0</texcoord>
</vertex>
<vertex>
<position>10,10,2</position>
<texcoord>1,1</texcoord>
</vertex>
</triangle>
</triangles>
</mesh>

<materials>
<material>
<name>BrickWall</name>
<id>0</id>
<diffuse>1,1,1</diffuse>
<textures>
<texture>
<textureName>c:/textures/brick.tga</textureName>
<typeName>diffuse</typeName>
</texture>
</textures>
</material>
</materials>

</trainzImport>
To process this file, the command line could be as simple as:
TrainzMeshImporter -inFile "c:/import/testtiny.xml"
The full format supports attachments, animations, events and more complex models and materials than what is demonstrated here.