Mine - Imator Guide For Beginners : How To Use (Not complete yet)

[MonsterIosHotel 288]

Hi all!

 

I'm going to give you tutorial to use Mine - Imator Interface. 

 

Not complete yet, I'm going to add other things.

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Project Properties:

Library

 

Functions:

- Add button          : Add new objects (ex: Character, Blocks, Items, etc.)

- Remove button   : Delete existing objects

- Duplicate button : Duplicate existing objects (Note: Different with instance Duplicate.) 

- Name                  : Shows the name of the object

- Type                   : Shows the type of the object

- Use count           : Shows how many do we use the object (Shows how many we duplicate in Instance)

- View                    : See the object in different views

 

If you add character, the menu changes to:

 

Functions:

 

- Name                         : Changes the name of your object

- Type                          : Shows the type of the object (Note: Can be changed in block, item, etc.)

- Model                         : Changes the model (ex: Human, Spider, Skeleton, Zombie, etc.)

- Skin                            : The .png file to change the model looks like, can be changed.

- Delete image button   : Delete existing .png file(s) loaded in Mine-Imator (Maybe used to reduce lag / data space, or that skin is unused)

- Update image button  : Update existing .png file(s) that already loaded in Mine- Imator but after editing or changing skin (Refresh path to the skin)

- Export image button   : Export the skin showed into .png files.

Instance:

 

 

Functions:

 

- Add Button            :Add / Create new instance from existing object

- Remove Button     :Delete existing instance

- Duplicate Button   :Duplicate existing instance

Background :

 

Functions:

 

- Show sky and Show custom background        : To switch, show sky or custom background.

  If you select custom background, the option change to:

 

Functions:

 

- Stretch to fit                       : Only shows the sky in our view (Same when moving the camera)

- Skybox                               : Shows images similar to be pasted inside the sides of a cube.

- Skysphere                          : Repeatedly duplicates the image every time we rotate the camera.

- Image                                 : Select the image for your sky

- Sun and Moon Panel                                       : Change between day and night

- Use lighting                                                      :Change to default lighting

- Use custom lighting                                          :Change to your own lighting

- Show ground                                                   : Show / Un-show ground

- Terrain                                                            : Select Terrain, .png file

- Delete image button                                        : Delete existing .png file(s) loaded in Mine-Imator

- Update image button                                       : Update existing .png file(s) that already loaded in Mine- Imator but after editing or changing terrain (Refresh path to the terrain)

- Export image button                                        : Export the skin showed into .png files.

 

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Now just for the Project Properties, updates will be soon.

 

If this help, give some positive reps for me, please? 

 

(Note: Remember this is for beginners who don't really understand.)

Edited January 22, 2014 by MonsterIosHotel

[DigitalEvorian 2.5k]

Good for the newly starters

[MonsterIosHotel 288]

Good for the newly starters

Yep, I made this for that purpose.

[MonsterIosHotel 288]

Project Properties Updated.

[Phun9837 148]

this should get pinned, should be pretty helpful for beginners! +1