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Special names in gmax...

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Gorchi

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Hello,
with this topic I might be a bit lazy but I thought it might be useful if we put some really common things in gmax together at one place. So I am asking You what are special names for parts, materials... in gmax and what they do? For example prefix tick18_, zbias_, _LOD010...

Best regards,
 
Hi Goran,

They are listed in the MakeMDL SDK, so that is a good reference. Here are a few often used once (which I can remember from mind right now):

tick18_
object prefix for animated parts

ds_
material name prefix for double sided material

line_
material name prefix for lines (instead of polygons)

zbias_
material name prefix for give a zbias (used for ground polygons or to give
eg logos on a building a higher priority and prevent bleedthrough)

In the Fs2002 gamepack we still had the light_land material name options to give lights, but these don't work anymore in the Fs2004 gamepack.

These are the most often used onces I can remember right now.
 
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