[Question] How make a mesh file?

[kevinlacht]

I maked my first (noob) mod, I think everything is good but I only don\'t understand what meshes are and how you make them.

I have a attach whit my part folder so you can see that I have everything and how I can place mesh in there or something:

[Yogui87]

Hello, your almost good.

1. Meshes are your .dae and .cfg files converted by the game, so you don\'t have anything to do, just create an empty folder named 'mesh'.

2. Rename your files: .dae et .png files MUST have the save name as in your .cfg file. In your case, renam your .dae file in fueltank.dae and your .png.png file in fueltank_tex.png

3. You have to create a new folder named 'textures' and put your texture in it.

4. Copy your 'Nieuwe map' folder to KSP/Parts folder.

5. Enjoy your mod in the game.

[kevinlacht]

Hello, your almost good.

1. Meshes are your .dae and .cfg files converted by the game, so you don\'t have anything to do, just create an empty folder named 'mesh'.

2. Rename your files: .dae et .png files MUST have the save name as in your .cfg file. In your case, renam your .dae file in fueltank.dae and your .png.png file in fueltank_tex.png

3. You have to create a new folder named 'textures' and put your texture in it.

4. Copy your 'Nieuwe map' folder to KSP/Parts folder.

5. Enjoy your mod in the game.

First, thank you that you helping me.

Second, I did all what you siad but when I now use it in game the part is black. In the attach you can see how it\'s all look now:

[Yogui87]

Your texture file have a wrong name (fueltank_tex.png.png) so the .cfg file can\'t link to it. You have to rename it fueltank_tex.png.

Beware, .cfg file always must point to perfectly spelling matching files as you can see in the picture below.

You can name files whatever you want if it match with .cfg file.

[kevinlacht]

Your texture file have a wrong name (fueltank_tex.png.png) so the .cfg file can\'t link to it. You have to rename it fueltank_tex.png.

Beware, .cfg file always must point to perfectly spelling matching files as you can see in the picture below.

You can name files whatever you want if it match with .cfg file.

Tnx, also I fixed this, now the part works perfect, only 1 small problem. The 2 green dots of a part to stack on another part looks a little weird, take a look at the picture and you will understand it.

Edit: placed an extra picture for so you understand more what I mean with the problem.

[Yogui87]

You have to modify the y axis coordonates of your part\'s nodes in the .cfg file.

Change 7.72552 into something like 4.0 for top node and -7.43024 into -4.0 for bottom node.

Change this coordonates by try and error until it fits to your parts.