#Metasequoia 4 tutorial how to

If you created a complex object and then wanted to change or delete different parts quickly, it would help to have them separated. They have names and correspond to different meshes. In this panel the different slots are a bit like those in wadmerger. When you created the block, it was placed in obj1 by default. Make sure you delete it before saving as a dfx, because the reference block will appear in your mesh! They are very useful if you want a column to be 6 clicks high, or are trying to get a torch bracket perfectly against a wall, for example. You can insert a few, moving them 102.4 each time to stack them in different directions. Now when you make objects, you can go to File > Insert and insert a block for reference, selecting вЂњcreate as new objectвЂќ, so your reference block can be manipulated separately. I also have 1, 2 and 3 click blocks (putting one of the values above in the Y parameter). Close this panel, and back on the primitive panel click create. Under вЂњsizeвЂќ input 102.4 in each (or in one and then click вЂњcubeвЂќ). Go to Primitive (command panel), select the cube and click вЂњpropertyвЂќ. So these are powers of 2 (or powers of 2 added together) with a decimal point in. So now, we will make some reference blocks. As 52 is not the exact value, the tiles I drew further away from the centre will be very inaccurate. Notice that the green y-axis hits the centre of an LE square, so a mesh positioned like this: This is how the meta grid corresponds roughly with LE squares: Note that 52 is not the size of an LE square (51.2), but itвЂ™s close and what I work with. Go to View > Grid and set the interval to 52, if it isnвЂ™t already. LetвЂ™s begin.ДЄt first, trying to visualise where your mesh will appear in the LE is very confusing. I hope it will make the path to good quality meshes clearer for new meta users.

#Metasequoia 4 tutorial how to

I can now make meshes quite well (but texturing them is not so fun/simple IMO) and thought IвЂ™d share some of the useful features that I had to learn by experience, experimentation and accidents! This overview section is largely based on what I found difficult when learning meta, and will give you some useful tips on how to go about things efficiently. The best thing you can have is experience, as you discover quicker and better ways to get what you want the more you work with the program. You may remember my texture tutorial, I may continue it but IвЂ™m busy with projects at the moment! Metasequoia has a lack of tutorials aimed at level editors that actually show you the process of making objects specifically for LE use, which I will show you later on. The difference is that I will give some step by step examples on the application of meta to make your objects in the next posts. This is intended as an addition to TitakвЂ™s excellent tut here: