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====== Replacing materials/textures ======

===== Using Entity/Model  =====
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The [[:part:entity]] and [[:part:model]] parts let you change sub materials without any additional parts. 

Simply create your materials, give them a name and then paste that name into the sub material slot you want to replace.

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(icon_download) **Download:** {{asset:example:submaterial_entity.txt}}
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===== Using Material Override =====
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The **Material** part allows you to replace individual materials on your model by using the <span code>material override</span> setting.

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==== Usage ====
  * Attach a [[:part:Material]] to your model
  * Click on (...) next to <span code>material override</span>
  * Select the material that you want to replace
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(icon_download) **Download:** {{:tutorial:replacing-materials:material_override.txt}}
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(icon_warning) This method won't work if you're already using [[#using entity/model| entity/model submaterials]]. 
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==== Using Submaterials ====
[{{ https://i.imgur.com/k9UbC7R.jpg?236|Texture of Alyx replaced with a custom one.}}]
[{{ https://i.imgur.com/yAdWSSe.jpg?236|Default PAC model with replaced material.}}]
First create your materials:
  - Add any of the material parts (:material: **Material**, :material: **Material2D**, :material: **Material3D**)
  - Tweak the material settings to your liking.
  - Give the material a name (**''name''** field). Make sure that it is unique.

Once that's done, add the **Model** > :submaterial: **Submaterial** part, then:
  - Go to the **''sub material id''** field. Click on **''...''** and select the material that you want to replace.
  - Type the **name** of the material that you created into the ''**material**'' field.

If you want the :submaterial: **Submaterial** to affect a model different than your entity, simply add it as a child of that model. There is a chance that this will break materials on your entity, to fix that simply add an empty :submaterial: **Submaterial** to your entity and set the **''sub material id''** field to the same value as the one that is affecting the model.

In the example below I made two materials:
  * First one, called **''color''** will change the color. It has **''color2''** variable set to green.
  * The second one, called **''texture''** will replace the texture on Alyx. It has an edited **.PNG** texture link pasted into **''base texture''** field.

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Download this example: {{asset:example:submaterial.txt}}
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==== Related pages ====

{{topic>tutorial +extracting -test -pt, material}}

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