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 The Materials Bar is where you create a material asset that can be applied to different parts of the tree. Use it to set textures, colors/values, and other variables pertaining to the rendering. The Materials Bar is where you create a material asset that can be applied to different parts of the tree. Use it to set textures, colors/values, and other variables pertaining to the rendering.
    
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-=====Managing Mesh Assets=====+=====Managing mesh assets=====
  
 Adding, removing, changing the name, reordering, and applying mesh assets to the tree is done the same way as all of the assets. This process is described in [[toolassetcommonsettings|Common Asset Settings]]. Adding, removing, changing the name, reordering, and applying mesh assets to the tree is done the same way as all of the assets. This process is described in [[toolassetcommonsettings|Common Asset Settings]].
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 In this section, you may import mesh files for use in this asset. The SpeedTree Modeler can import OBJ and FBX meshes.  In this section, you may import mesh files for use in this asset. The SpeedTree Modeler can import OBJ and FBX meshes. 
  
-You have the option of importing different meshes for "high," "med," and "low." Which mesh is used on the tree in a particular situation is controlled by your [[kcresolution|Resolution]] settings and [[kclod|LOD]] settings. For resolution, you also have the option of switching the mesh to a simple plane when in Draft quality.+You have the option of importing different meshes for "high," "med," and "low." Which mesh is used on the tree in a particular situation is controlled by your [[kcvfxresolution|Resolution]] settings and [[kcgameslod|LOD]] settings. For resolution, you also have the option of switching the mesh to a simple plane when in Draft quality. 
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 +==More== 
 +If, for some reason, you need more than 3 mesh LODs, you can attach another mesh asset with this property. Then the 3 LODs from that mesh asset get added to the LODs on this mesh asset when the mesh is used in the tree. Any empty mesh LODs are skipped when the two assets are merged, so you can have anywhere from 1-6 LODs from two assets (or more, if you attach another asset to the More property on the second mesh asset). 
  
 =====Transform===== =====Transform=====
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 ==Ripple== ==Ripple==
 This value determines the ripple style used with this mesh asset. This value determines the ripple style used with this mesh asset.
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 +===== Scale =====
 +Every mesh has a scale value based on how much of the texture map it covers. The mesh size is multiplied by this value everywhere it’s used on a model or in a scene.
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 +== Value ==
 +The number by which the mesh size is multiplied. This property shows the outcome of **Compute**.
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 +== Compute ==
 +Calculate a scale value based on how much of the texture map the mesh covers.
  
 =====Edit===== =====Edit=====
 Clicking the Edit button will show the [[toolcutout_editor|Cutout Editor]] dialog, where you can create or edit meshes that correspond to particular materials. Clicking the Edit button will show the [[toolcutout_editor|Cutout Editor]] dialog, where you can create or edit meshes that correspond to particular materials.