builders guide| Basic Blockset


BASIC BLOCKSET | village blockset


To see all of the Basic blocks in 3DML, take a look at the Basic Blockset Spot.


Simple Shapes
Block Name       Symbol       Parts       Default Textures      
full # n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
half h n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
cornerwall \ n,s,top,bottom,edges cement.gif
ceiling - (hyphen) n,s,e,w,top,bottom stone.gif
floor _ (underscore) n,s,e,w
top
bottom
stonegrass.gif
floor.gif
grassground.gif
ground , top grassground.gif
halfceiling / s,e,diagonal,top,bottom stone.gif
halffloor % s,e,diagonal
top
bottom
stonegrass.gif
floor.gif
grassground.gif
column I top,bottom,column cement.gif
platform Y top,n,s,e,w,under,
columntop,column,bottom
cement.gif
halfpyr p n,s,e,w,bottom cement.gif
pyramid P n,s,e,w,bottom cement.gif
curvein : n,e,w,curve,bottom cement.gif
curveout ; n,e,w,curve,bottom cement.gif

 
Ramps
Block Name   Symbol       Parts       Default Textures  
nramp N n,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
sramp S s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
eramp E n,s,e,top,bottom cement.gif
wramp W n,s,w,top,bottom cement.gif
nbottomramp k n,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
sbottomramp m s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
ebottomramp l n,s,e,top,bottom cement.gif
wbottomramp j n,s,w,top,bottom cement.gif
ntopramp K n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
stopramp M n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
etopramp L n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
wtopramp J n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif
cornerramp & n,w,e,s,bottom cement.gif
bottomcornerramp } n,w,e,s,bottom cement.gif
topcornerramp { n,w,eup,edown,
sup,sdown,bottom
cement.gif

 
Signs
Block Name       Symbol       Parts       Default Textures      
bannervert B n,s
frame
base
logo.gif
edgetop.gif
lamp.gif
bannerhoriz b n,s
frame
base
logo.gif
edgetop.gif
lamp.gif
bannersquare $ n,s
frame
base
logo.gif
edgetop.gif
lamp.gif
pedestal V top,bottom,base,pole,pedestal lamp.gif
portal @ base
frame
inside
sign
cheryw1.gif
cherywd.gif
greenglow.gif
flatland.gif

 
Tubes
Block Name       Symbol       Parts                                     Default Textures      
nstube | walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
ewtube = walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
necornertube [ walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
secornertube ( walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
swcornertube ) walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
nwcornertube ] walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
nttube T walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
sttube t walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
ettube F walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
wttube f walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif
xttube + walls
top, bottom
metal.gif
metal3.gif

 
Lights & Sounds
Block Name       Symbol       Parameter      
sound ~ FILE="file name and path or URL"
VOLUME="number%"
RADIUS="number of blocks"
PLAYBACK="looped|random"
pointlight ' (single quote) STYLE="static"
BRIGHTNESS="100%"
RADIUS="4"
POSITION="(128,128,128)"
FLOOD="no"
spotlight ! STYLE="static"
BRIGHTNESS="100%"
RADIUS="2"
POSITION="(128,0,128)"
DIRECTION="(0,45)"
CONE="90"
FLOOD="yes"
pulselight ^ STYLE="pulsate"
BRIGHTNESS="0%..100%"
RADIUS="4"
POSITION="(128,128,128)"
SPEED=".25"
FLOOD="no"
searchlight ? STYLE="search"
BRIGHTNESS="100%"
RADIUS="4"
POSITION="(128,0,128)"
DIRECTION="(-45,45)..(45,45)"
CONE="90"
SPEED=".5"
FLOOD="no"
revolvelight * STYLE="revolve"
BRIGHTNESS="100%"
RADIUS="4"
POSITION="(128,128,128)"
DIRECTION="(0,0)..(180,0)"
CONE="90"
SPEED=".25"
FLOOD="no"

 
Sprites
Block Name   Symbol Description Parts       Parameters      
sprite 1 A double-sided 2D plane sprite ALIGN="bottom"
ANGLE="0"
spriterevolve 2 A revolving double-sided 2D plane sprite ALIGN="bottom"
SPEED=".5"
spriteface 3 A sprite that always
faces the viewer
sprite ALIGN="bottom"
spritefacet 4 A sprite that unwraps an
animated gif and displays each
frame towards a different direction
sprite ALIGN="bottom"

 
Environment (texture maps)
Texture       Element       Texture Name      
clouds SKY clouds.gif
ground GROUND terrain.gif
sun ORB-default sun.gif
moon ORB-extra moon2.gif
loading tile PLACEHOLDER loadtile.gif

 
Unused Symbols
A C D G H O Q R U V Z
a c d e g i n o q r s u v w x y z
5 6 7 8 9 0 &
' `


All Symbols
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ = + [ ] { } \ | ; : ' , / ? ` ~


Entrances
The following blocks can be used as entrances: