Mesh Decal
A mesh decal is a decal based on the arbitrary .mesh file and projected onto a surface by means of the orthographic projection.
Notice
This decals are always of the same size regardless of the projection box location relatively to the projection surface.
Roads Based on the Mesh Decal
See Also
- A DecalMesh class to edit mesh decals via UnigineScript
- A set of samples located in the data/samples/decals/ directory:
- deferred_mesh_00
- deferred_mesh_01
- deferred_mesh_02
- deferred_mesh_03
- deferred_mesh_04
Creating a Mesh Decal
To create a mesh decal
- On the Menu bar, choose Create -> Decal -> Mesh.
- In the file dialog window that opens, choose a mesh for the decal:
NoticeAn exported mesh should have less than 10000 polygons. - Press Ok button and place the decal somewhere in the world (for the decal to be projected, the mesh should intersect the surface).
Editing a Mesh Decal
In the Decal tab you can adjust the following parameters of the mesh decal:
A Decal tab of the mesh decal node.
Setting Bit Masks
A viewport bit-mask is available for the decal node:
| Viewport | A viewport mask, specifying if the decal can be seen in the camera's viewport. |
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Notice
You can specify a shadow mask and a material mask in the decal_base material.
Projection Parameters
Parameters of the decal projection:
| Radius | The height of the projection box along the Z axis, in units.
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| Mesh file | Path to the .mesh file on which the decal is based. If any changes are made in the current mesh, click Reload. |
Controlling a Decal
Parameters for the existing decal control:
| Load | Load another mesh for the decal. |
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| Reload | Reloads a mesh specified in the Mesh file field. |
| Save | Save the given decal into the .mesh file. |
| Project | Project a decal onto the terrain (a decal must be a child of the terrain object). |
Life-time Parameters
Life-time and fade-out parameters:
| Life time | A time period during which the decal will be projected, in seconds. |
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| Fade time | A time period during which the decal will fade away (after its life time exceeds), in seconds. |
Visibility Parameters
Parameters controlling decal's visibility depending on the distance:
| Min visible | A minimum visibility distance, starting at which the decal begins to fade in and then becomes completely visible, in units. |
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| Fade | A minimum fade-in distance, across which the decal smoothly becomes visible due to the alpha fading. It is counted starting from the minimum visibility distance value, in units. |
| Max visible | A maximum visibility distance, starting at which the decal begins to fade out until becomes completely invisible, in units. |
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| Fade | A maximum fade-out distance, across which the decal smoothly becomes invisible due to the alpha fading. It is counted starting from the maximum visibility distance value, in units. |
Texture Coordinates Transformation
Decal's texture coordinates transformation (a texture atlas can also be used):
| ScaleX | A texture scale along the X-axis. For example, by the scale of 2 the texture is repeated twice on one decal. |
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| TranslateX | A texture offset along the X-axis. For example, by the offset of 0.5 along the X axis the texture is repositioned to the right (so that the edge of the texture is rendered in the center). |
| ScaleY | A texture scale along the Y-axis. |
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| TranslateY | A texture scale along the Y-axis. |
Setting a Material
A material selection:
| Material | A new material of the decal. |
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Last update: 2017-07-03
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