Cities XL 3D Modding: Furniture Technical Information[]
Textures[]
There are four texture types:
- Diffuse
- Normal
- Specular
- Illumination
Template[]
►Size:
The furniture’s size is defined by its category (e.g. streetlight, telephone etc.)
►Pivot position:
Furniture has its pivot on X0;Y0;Z0 in the Max scene.
Furniture models use only two level of details models. L1(L3) & L2(L4)
Triangle count for models should be around 500 or less or more depending on the usage.
Top View in 3ds Max[]
Top View in 3ds Max
Front View in 3ds Max[]
Front View in 3ds Max
Naming Convention[]
►Types of assets:
- B = Building
- H = House
- V = Vehicle
- C = Character
- F = Furniture
- D = Decor
►Naming
F_name##
F_name_culture##
| Code | Description | Category |
| _gen | General | No particular category |
| _eli | Elite | Ultra Rich (Elites) |
| _sui | Suit | Rich (Executives) |
| _bob | Bobo | Rich |
| _all | Allam | Middle class (skilled workers) |
| _fri | Fringe | Middle class |
| _low | Lowlife | Working class (unskilled workers) |
| Code | Description | Examples |
| _tycFarm | Farm | Farmers, animals |
| _tycCar | Cars | Workers |
| _tycOil | Oil | Workers |
| _tycTrain | Trains | |
| _tycUtilities | Utilities | |
| _tycSki | Ski |
Examples[]
►For one of the streetlights, the max scene is called:
F_streetlight01.max
►In the max scene there will be 1 vehicle with all its lods:
F_streetlight01_L1
F_streetlight01_L2
►The materials are called:
F_streetlight01_L1
►The textures are called:
| Texture | Slot in 3ds Max | L1 name |
| Diffuse | Diffuse | F_streetlight01_dif_L1 |
| Normal | Bump | F_streetlight01_bp_L1 |
| Opacity | Specular level | F_streetlight01_opa_L1 |
| Specular | Specular level | F_streetlight01_sp_L1 |
| Reflection | Reflection level | F_streetlight01_rf_L1 |
| Illumination | Self - illumination | F_streetlight01_ill_L1 |