How to make an object solid.

#1 Collision can be set in the editor on your object. If you want to use a "collision mesh" then you need a to export one with your collada file. Check out the info in the documentation on collada as well as any information on the site under Support->Documentation->Artists

#2 Moved to T3D Public.

#3 hey Steve, so you're telling me i can add the collision directly from Torque? if yes exactly under what option?

#4 CollisionType, in the object's properties when you have it selected. Defaults to "collision mesh" - so if you don't have a collision mesh it won't have collision. There's also "visible mesh" for wha-you-see-is-what-you-get collision.

#5 ok so whats the best program to add a visible mesh?
can you add it on blender? if yes how?

ty.

#6 You don't need to add a "visible mesh" it's whatever mesh is visible gets used for collision (doesn't like lots of small polys or super long thin rectangles).

For a collision mesh (sealed, single sided, non-concave) you can add in any 3D app, Blender included.

Check out documentation->support->artists for general modeling->torque info and also http://jsgreenawalt.com/ for info on the latest (incomplete) Blender dts plugin and http://www.biomassthegame.com/j20090721.html for Blender->collada info.

#7 hey ok steve, so Ive built a couple of 3d models in Google Sketchup,and I can export them as .3ds and collada because Im still a little new to Blender. What would be give my models collision? (easiest way).

#8 http://www.biomassthegame.com/j20090721.html
All about Blender -> Collada Export -> T3D

#9 k thanks ill check it out.

#10 hey steve i have another question, how do i make my terrain thicker?
because im trying to make a little lake but the terrain is not thick enough.