Custom Exterior Model

Create a Datapack

Create a new .json file in the path

data/(namespace)/exterior/(exterior_name)/(exterior_name).json

• This will contain the “code” for the exterior, similar to the old AddonExteriors class system.

Inside this new .json file, paste:

{
  "id": "namespace:exterior_name",
  "category": "namespace:category_name",
  "parent": "ait:exterior/capsule/default",
  "texture": "namespace:textures/blockentities/exteriors/exterior_name/exterior_name.png",
  "emission": "namespace:textures/blockentities/exteriors/exterior_name/exterior_name_emission.png",
  "model": "namespace:exterior_name",
  "door": "namespace:exterior_name_door",
  "left_animation": "exterior_name:animation_name",
  "right_animation": "exterior_name:animation_name",
  "has_transparent_doors": true/false,
  "animations": {
    "landed": "exterior_name:animation_name",
    "demat": "exterior_name:animation_name",
    "mat": "exterior_name:animation_name"
  },

  "seat_translation": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE],
  "portal_info": {
  "enabled": true/false,
  "width": VALUE,
  "height": VALUE,
  "north": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE],
  "north_east": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE],
  "east": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE],
  "south_east": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE],
  "south": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE],
  "south_west": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE],
  "west": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE],
  "north_west": [VALUE,VALUE,VALUE]
  }
}

• Make sure you save your files to assets/(namespace)/bedrock (you CAN NOT do sub-folders as the datapack json file only looks for a file in the bedrock folder. This means you CAN NOT do bedrock/exterior_name/exterior.geo.json ).
• For the exterior models, we use bedrock entity models. This is also the format you should use to make your models in blockbench! When exporting your models as Bedrock Geometry and then add .json to the end of the file name (your model file name should be model_name.geo.json ). When exporting animations make sure to also add .json to the end of the file name (your animation file name should be animation_name.animation.json ).

Explaining everything you can do!

BOTI Portal

• For the portal_info you will need to manually set its positions and scale (FYI: both interior and exterior doors use the same width and height) for both the interior AND exterior door. You can also set whether the BOTI Portal is always visible or not by setting has_transparent_doors to true or false

Custom Animations

• You can also add custom mat, demat, and landed animations (do be aware that they wont override and animations you have selected in the monitor, both will run at the same time)
• Along with exterior animations, you can add custom door animations for both doors. This will also determine the amount of doors your exterior has. (if you want just 1 door, only make a left_animation ).

Get your model in game

• You can define the exterior and door models by adding your namespace and model file name to both the "model" and "door" sections.
• To define the texture and emissive textures, add your namespace and texture file name to both the"texture" and "emission" sections (you don’t have to have an emissive texture if you don’t want too but you NEED a model texture!).
• You will need to add your exterior to a category by adding your namespace and category name to the"category" section so it can be selected in the montior, you can use one from ait OR make your own (SEE HOW HERE).
• The parent model is what the exterior will become if it somehow can’t find your model

Bugs!

• This system is still pretty new so will have some issues. If you find any please report them HERE and NOT on the AIT issues page as datapack exterior models are a part of AmbleKit (Our mod library). Also make sure that your issue hasn’t been reported before!