setObjectTexture

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Description

Description:

Applies given texture to object's selection. See Retexturing with setObjectTexture for a short tutorial.

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• Not all objects can be textured this way. To find out, run getObjectTextures command on an object. Empty array [] usually indicates it cannot be textured.
• All textures must have resolution 2^x / 2^y (16x16, 16x32, 64x256, 512x512, ...). The largest texture size commonly supported by graphics cards and RV engine is 4096x4096
• Supported formats: .pac, .paa, .jpg, .jpeg, .ogg, .ogv

Multiplayer:

See setObjectTextureGlobal

Groups:

Object Manipulation

Syntax

Syntax:

object setObjectTexture [selectionNumber, texture]

Parameters:

object: Object

selectionNumber: Number - Index of the selection. It is defined in the hiddenselection[] = {} array in the vehicle's config (starting with 0).

texture: String - Path to texture

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_objectname setObjectTexture [0, "\pboname\texture.paa"]; _objectname setObjectTexture [1, "\pboname\texture2.paa"];

Example 2:

_obj setObjectTexture [0, "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(1,0,0,1)"];

Example 3:

_obj setObjectTexture [0, "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(rendersurface,1.333)"];

Example 4:

When applying custom texture in Editor on vehicles that have randomization enabled (Arma 3 Assets), disable randomization first:

this setVariable ["BIS_enableRandomization", false]; this setObjectTexture [0,"#(rgb,8,8,3)color(1,0,0,1)"];

Additional Information

See also:

getObjectTextures setObjectTextureGlobal setObjectMaterial getObjectMaterials setObjectMaterialGlobal forceFlagTexture

Notes

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Lou Montana - c

Posted on Dec 19, 2009 - 23:16 (UTC)

Instead of bitmaps, procedural textures can be used.
The syntax for those is #(argb,8,8,3)color(R,G,B,A), where R,G,B stands for Red, Green, Blue, and A stands for Alpha, all values can be anything between 0 and 1 (including decimals). e.g.

_obj setObjectTexture [0,'#(argb,8,8,3)color(0,1,0,1)']

would color myObj in flat green. See Procedural Textures for more details.

Benargee - c

Posted on Aug 25, 2014 - 22:27 (UTC)

Also works with absolute path and .jpg files.

_obj setObjectTexture [0, "C:\Folder\Folder\Texture.paa"]; _obj setObjectTexture [0, "C:\Folder\Folder\Texture.jpg"];

Texture can also be blank:

_obj setObjectTexture [2,""];

This will make the texture selection invisible on certain units without an error message. In some cases this is a desirable effect

Longbow - c

Posted on Mar 18, 2015 - 03:09 (UTC)

It is also possible to apply texture to unit's backpack, as it also has hidden selection (unfortunately does not work for vests)

(backpackContainer player) setObjectTexture [0,"#(argb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,1)"]

Also keep in mind that player's custom texture is being reset when you open BIS Arsenal (even without changing any gear)

Moerderhoschi - c

Posted on May 13, 2015 - 14:37 (UTC)

You can also use the gameinternal skins: List of MH9 Skins

_obj setObjectTexture [0, "\a3\air_f\heli_light_01\data\skins\heli_light_01_ext_digital_co.paa"];

Killzone_Kid - c

Posted on Oct 24, 2016 - 12:09 (UTC)

Sometimes it could be necessary to set default material on an object for the texture to take effect:

_block = createVehicle ["Land_VR_Block_02_F", player getPos [20, getDir player], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; _block setObjectMaterial [0, "\a3\data_f\default.rvmat"]; _block setObjectTexture [0, "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(1,0,0,1)"];

Courtesy of Larrow