Map2dif_TGEA NULL fix
by Steve Acaster · in Constructor · 01/19/2009 (1:31 pm) · 0 replies
Anyone else notice NULL surfaces don't work when exporting using map2dif_plus_TGEA? Instead they show up as the black and orange "No Material" texture.
The problem seems to be in the filepath to NULL in Constructor, ie: Auxillary/NULL. You can change this to just NULL by editing the .map file in your favourite text editor (like Notepad C++). Export now and NULL surfaces aren't visible, just as they should(n't) be.
Just be aware that if you resave the map in Constructor, it will try to turn that back into a /NULL.
Tip2 for extra performance:
If you have a tiling texture that you don't need to align or stretch to fill a certain face, use align to world. Previously I'd exported with my tileable concrete textures with "shift" (in "texture position") as 0 for both X and Y. Make sure "As One" is off, select all your faces with said tileable texture and hit "Texure Alignment - World".
I got a 10 per cent improve in performance by doing this with a few textures over a 9000+ surface DIF. (and after I sorted the NULL situation out that went down to a 6350 surface DIF)
The problem seems to be in the filepath to NULL in Constructor, ie: Auxillary/NULL. You can change this to just NULL by editing the .map file in your favourite text editor (like Notepad C++). Export now and NULL surfaces aren't visible, just as they should(n't) be.
Just be aware that if you resave the map in Constructor, it will try to turn that back into a /NULL.
Tip2 for extra performance:
If you have a tiling texture that you don't need to align or stretch to fill a certain face, use align to world. Previously I'd exported with my tileable concrete textures with "shift" (in "texture position") as 0 for both X and Y. Make sure "As One" is off, select all your faces with said tileable texture and hit "Texure Alignment - World".
I got a 10 per cent improve in performance by doing this with a few textures over a 9000+ surface DIF. (and after I sorted the NULL situation out that went down to a 6350 surface DIF)
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