Modding - 3D - Building Technical Information

Triangles

T1

LOD	Triangles
L1	2000
L2	1000
L3	500
L4	100

T2

LOD	Triangles
L1	4000
L2	2000
L3	1000
L4	100

T3

LOD	Triangles
L1	6000
L2	3000
L3	1500
L4	100

T4

LOD	Triangles
L1	8000
L2	4000
L3	2000
L4	200

Textures

T1

Textures	L1	L2	L3	L4
MAX MATERIAL	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh
Diffuse	512x512	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	128x128 New map
Opacity	512x512	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	128x128 New map
Normal	256x256	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
Lightmap	256x256	256x256	256x256
Reflection	256x256	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
Specular	128x128	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
illumination	128x128	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	128x128 New map

T2

Textures	L1	L2	L3	L4
MAX MATERIAL	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh
Diffuse	512x1024 (or 1024x512)	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	128x256 New map
Opacity	512x1024 (or 1024x512)	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	128x256 New map
Normal	256x512 (or 512x256)	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
Lightmap	256x512 (or 512x256)	256x512 (or 512x256)	256x512 (or 512x256)
Reflection	256x512 (or 512x256)	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
Specular	128x256 or (256x128)	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
illumination	128x256 or (256x128)	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	128x256 New map

T3

Textures	L1	L2	L3	L4
MAX MATERIAL	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh
Diffuse	1024x1024	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	256x256 New map
Opacity	1024x1024	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	256x256 New map
Normal	512x512	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
Lightmap	512x512	512x512	512x512
Reflection	512x512	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
Specular	256x256	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
illumination	256x256	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	256x256 New map

T4

The L4 is a low poly with a baked texture, so there are more details in them like for the L1 lightmap texture; this is why the two textures for the L4 are so big!

Textures	L1	L2	L3	L4
MAX MATERIAL	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh	Same name than mesh
Diffuse	1024x1024	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	512x512 New map
Opacity	1024x1024	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	512x512 New map
Normal	512x512	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
Lightmap	512x512	512x512	512x512
Reflection	512x512	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
Specular	256x256	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1
illumination	512x512	Same texture than L1	Same texture than L1	512x512 New map

Ground Dimensions for Residences

Size

Each building has a ground shape / carpet which determine its dimensions on the ground.

Pivots Position

The carpet is centered in X0 ; Y0 ; Z0 in the Max scene, as is the building’s pivot point, even if the building’s position can be offset from its own pivot.

Difference between T1, T2, T3 (House and Building)

The following size correspond to the building size (not the floor size)

T1 (all):
Small building house can’t touch the “carpet” border (so X <30m)
10m < X < 30m
10m < Y < 30m
3m < Z < 15m

T2 (house):
Some of this building must touch the carpet borders (so X<=40m)
And these building are really higher than T1
25m < X <= 40m
25m < Y <= 40m
15m < Z < 30m

T2 (Industries):
Some of these building are on 60m x 40m carpet
Some of this building must touch the carpet borders (so make 40m large)
And these building are really higher than T1
25m < X < 60m
25m < Y < 40m
15m < Z < 30m

T3 (house):
Higher and more impressive than T2
Carpet size = 60m x 60m
40m < X < 60m
40m < Y < 60m
30m < Z < 150m

T3 (Industries):
Higher and more impressive than T2
40m < X < 200m
40m < Y < 200m
30m < Z < 300m

T4:
Higher and more impressive than T3
Carpet size = 80m x 80m minimum

Occupation of residences on the ground (schematic)

Top view of buildings in 3dsmax

The images below serve only to give a rough proportion of the ground occupation of the building for the different sizes. Each building needs to have a size more or less coherent with the number of inhabitants inside. (See the building size on the diagrams). The ground carpet is strictly fixed. The T2 houses can touch the right, left and front side if necessary to give the impression of a real neighborhood. However, The T1 and T3 buildings cannot touch the sides of their carpets. The T3 buildings can vary with the different needs.

All the building’s objects need to be attached together. For the creation of buildings please see the step by step tutorial video.

Example:
T3 normal 60x60, big residence T3 60x80

Occupation of the Companies on the Ground (schematic)

The images below serve to illustrate how the buildings should occupy the ground at their disposal on the carpet. Each building size must have a size that is coherent with the number of people working within; with some leeway (see the grey out areas). The T2 and T3 can vary with the different needs.

The T2 companies can touch the right, left and front sides, depending on the needs. But, the T1 and T3 buildings cannot. Al the objects of a building must be attached together.

Example:
T3 normal 60x60, big factory T3 60x100

Naming Convention

Type of asset

B	=	Building	_eli	=	Elite
H	=	House	_sui	=	Suit
V	=	Vehicle	_bob	=	Bobo
C	=	Character	_all	=	Allam
F	=	Furnitures	_fri	=	Fringe
D	=	Décors	_low	=	Low life

Naming for Residences

The naming using the following format:

H_culture##_T#

There are 6 cultures but for residences they are regrouped into 4 social levels:

Elite	Ultra rich	_eli
suit/bobo	rich	_suiBob
all am/fringe	Middle Class	_allFri
Low life	Working Class	_low

Example

For an All Am/Fring T1 Home, the max file is called:

H_allFri01_T1.max

In the max file there is one building with its lods:

H_allFri01_T1_L1
H_allFri01_T1_L2
H_allFri01_T1_L3

H_allFri01_T1_L4

The materials will be called:

H_allFri01_T1_L1
H_allFri01_T1_L2
H_allFri01_T1_L3

H_allFri01_T1_L4

Naming for Companies

Naming using one of these three formats

B_type_culture##_T#
B_type_description##_T#
B_type##_T#

Type

_ind	industrial	(office, industry…)
_ent	Entertainment	(leisure…)
_env	Environment	(Park, plazza…)
_hea	Health	(medic, hospital…)
_hot	Hotel	(hotel)
_med	Media	(TV, radio)
_pro	Procurement	(shopping, market…)
_fir	Safety	(firedept…)
_sec	Security	(police…)
_tra	training	(training center upgrade culture……)
_sto	Stock
_cth	City hall
_vac	Vacations
_soc	Social peace
_ldmR	Landmark Rich
_ldmP	Landmark Poor

Special Type

_des	destroyed building
_fou	foundation
_bri	Bridge
_ire	indirect resourceDescription Indirect resources are open cause of type of game we want (with a lot of update every month) We will use type 2: B_ire_description##_T#Example: Car dealer B_ire_cardealer01_T2 Estate agent B_ire_estateagent01_T2
_ldr	Resident LandmarkDescription Problem at this level because landmark must be cultured at the beginning but it seems that we can make group of culture. *Elite = _eli Suit = _sui bobo = _bob Allam = _all Fringe = _fri Low life = _low All culture =_all Rich (elite, suit, bobo) =_rich Poor (lowlife,allam, fringe) =_poor Fringe, bobo =_artist Suit, allam =_traditonal Other many more combination could arrive so this list is open
_com	Commodity ProducerDescription *Oil = _comOi Food = _comFo Electricity = _comEl Garbage = _comGa Research = _comRe Carbon credit = _comCc Metal = _comMe Water = _comWa Minerals = _comMi
_hot	HotelDescription *Rich = _hotR Poor = _hotP
_edu	EducationDescription*School, University = _edu Multiplier =_eduM
_trs	Public TransportDescription *Underground = _trsU Airport = _trsA Bus = _trsB
_tyc	TycoonDescription *Farm = _tycFarm Car = _tycCar Oil = _tycOil Train = _tycTrain Utilities = _tycUtil Ski = _tycSki

The 6 cultures for companies, leisure, etc. are not grouped for the middle levels, as is the case for the houses. The keep the same principle as City Life:

Elite	Ultra rich	= _eli
Suit	rich	= _sui
Bobo	rich	= _bob
Fringe	Middle Class	= _fri
All am	Middle Class	= _all
Low life	Working Class	= _low

Example

For a size 3 Bobo leisure building, the Max scène will be called:

B_ ent _bob01_T3.max

(B for Building, ent for entertainment, bob01 for the culture, and it is the first building of that type, T3 for the size)

The max scene contains 1 building and its Lods:

B_ ent_bob01_T3_L1 
B_ ent_bob01_T3_L2 
B_ ent_bob01_T3_L3 
B_ ent_bob01_T3_L4

The materials will be called:

B_ ent_bob01_T3_L1 (This is applied to all lods except lod4) 
B_ ent_bob01_T3_L4

Naming for Texture

Textures	Slot 3dsMax	L1, L2, L3 name	L4 name
Diffuse	Diffuse	B_ent_bob01_T3_dif_L1 (L2 or L3)	B_ent_bob01_T3_dif_L4
Opacity	Opacity	B_ent_bob01_T3_opa_L1 (L2 or L3)
Normal	Bump	B_ent_bob01_T3_bp_L1 (L2 or L3)
Lightmap	Displacement	B_ent_bob01_T3_lm _L1 (L2 or L3)
Reflection	Reflection	B_ent_bob01_T3_rf _L1 (L2 or L3)
Specular	Specular level	B_ent_bob01_T3_sp_L1 (L2 or L3)
illumination	Self illum.	B_ent_bob01_T3_ill_L1 (L2 or L3)	B_ent_bob01_T3_ill_L4

Write the correct Shader in the building’s properties

SHADER = Building (building, street furniture, deco…)

Example of Buildings

Real life view of Toronto city hall

Model view of Toronto city hall

Real life view of Yankees stadium

Model view of Yankees stadium

Real life view of Belden House

Model view of Belden House

Real life view of Heavy Industry

Model view of Heavy Industry

Real life view of Water Plant

Model view of Water Plant