CopyEntity(cube) and material

[joachim]

Hi all,

 

when I create a number of cubes throu an array,

and I use CopyEntity(cube) in the constructor,

will the cubes all have the same material ?

If yes , how do I get arround it ?

 

 

cheers

[ChrisMAN]

You should be able to use PaintEntity http://www.leadwerks.com/wiki/index.php?title=PaintEntity

[joachim]

when I use :

 

PaintEntity( boxArray[7].cubeInClass, materialred);

 

for example, all my cubes in boxArray are red !

[Aily]

You need to fill your array not by CopyEntity(), create each cube separate by CreateCube(). It loose instaces, but make different materials.

[Canardia]

You can use EntityColor() to color cubes of the same instance differently.

[joachim]

Thanks Guys,

 

EntityColor() works, but what is when I use Texture maps ?

I need to use a Texture atlas and change textures (UV coordinates)

in run time.

Are there any easy solutions arround ?

 

regards

[Canardia]

Someone just posted a custom shader for UV scaling and scrolling (=offset), so theoretically it could be possible to use different UV offsets for cubes of the same material/shader, by telling the shader to use different offsets based on some value which different for each cube. The EntityColor could be one such value, so it could be used as a mapping value for a UV offset.

[joachim]

Sounds like a "NO" as an answer to my question ; )

 

A Skybox with the usual format in extended form would work.

 

 

Would there be a problem to change the UV coords in run time ?