Combining 6 objects into one single mesh

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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 00:49 Edited at: 1st Jan 2006 08:26

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Hello, I had made a cube out of 6 boxes and i wanted to combine all of the boxes into one mesh. I know there is the make mesh from object command but that only makes 1 mesh out of 1 object.

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sync on:sync rate 0
backdrop on
make camera 1
make object box 1,10,100,0
make object box 2,10,100,0
make object box 3,10,100,0
make object box 4,10,100,0
make object box 5,10,0,10
make object box 6,10,0,10
rotate object 1,0,90,0
rotate object 3,0,90,0
position object 1,5,0,5
position object 3,-5,0,5
position object 4,0,0,10
position object 5,0,50,5
position object 6,0,-50,5
do
CONTROL CAMERA USING ARROWKEYS 1, 0.1, 0.09

sync
loop

I thought perhaps i would be able to add limb and then glue the objects to the limb and then use make object from limb..ect., but when i try i receive erros stating limb does not exsist

i receive an error with the below code... it's probly not correct...

[edit] i was able to get limb to work, but im starting to think the limb command isn't going to help[edit]

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make object cube 1,15
make object box 2,10,25,10
make mesh from object 1,2
delete object 2
add limb 1,1,1
delete mesh 1
offset limb 1,1,45,0,0
position camera 0,265,-365
point camera 0,0,0

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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 10:16 Edited at: 1st Jan 2006 10:17

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You say you want to make 1 mesh out of the objects? That would remove all limb data and you would be better off to just make it out of 1 box. If you want to make it into 1 object however, you can use limbs.

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sync on:sync rate 0
backdrop on
make object box 1,10,100,0
make object box 2,10,0,10
make mesh from object 1, 1
make mesh from object 2, 2
delete object 1
delete object 2
make object 1, 1, 0
for i = 1 to 3
	add limb 1, i, 1
next i
for i = 4 to 5
	add limb 1, i, 2
next i
delete mesh 1
delete mesh 2
rotate limb 1,0,0,90,0
rotate limb 1,2,0,90,0
offset limb 1, 0,5,0,5
offset limb 1, 2,-5,0,5
offset limb 1, 3,0,0,10
offset limb 1, 4,0,50,5
offset limb 1, 5,0,-50,5
color limb 1, 0, rgb(255,0,0)
color limb 1, 1, rgb(0,255,0)
color limb 1, 2, rgb(0,0,255)
color limb 1, 3, rgb(255,255,0)
color limb 1, 4, rgb(0,255,255)
color limb 1, 5, rgb(255,0,255)

do
CONTROL CAMERA USING ARROWKEYS 0, 0.1, 0.09

sync
loop

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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 19:54

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this is exactly how i need to do it. I don't have to make all of the sides of the box individually just make the 2 objects ::sides::caps:: then add them all to the limb using for next loop(great time saver!!!)... then position the limbs, texture each limb with a for next loop,(scale texture as well)... I should then simply be able to use the make mesh from object, save it in .x format and the UV cords should be preserved..

Thank you LIT, i now understand how to use the limb command properly

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Posted: 1st Jan 2006 22:17

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Glad you got it working. If that is what you are after though, there are far more efficient ways to do it (less polys you can have 12 instead of 72). Have a look at these threads:

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=53538&b=6

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=51288&b=1

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=32939&b=6

You will have to modify them to work with a box instead of a cube, but it is a starting point.

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