How to create models for MTR

This guide will tell you how to create models for MTR mod.

Minecraft Transit Railway mod utilises Blockbench models (BBMODEL) for all train models. Starting from MTR4, one can also import Wavefront OBJ models for the mod, but that will not be discussed in this tutorial. There are no de facto standards or best practices for creating a model; however, this tutorial will teach you how to create a model based on the built-in models.

You can get Blockbench here.

Typically, a train is formed of several parts:

1. window: The window of a carriage.
2. door: The doors of a carriage.
3. head: The front of a carriage with a driving cab.
4. end: The back of a carriage without a driving cab.

In most cases, a train model is a combination of these parts in the following pattern:

• Leading vehicle: head-(door-window)-end
• Intermediate vehicle: end-(door-window)-end
• Back vehicle: end-(door-window)-head

Most trains will have a window part to be around 48 Blockbench units (3m) in length, and a door part to be around 32 Blockbench units (2m) in length. This makes the train to be able to align with the platform screen doors. The end part is usually around 16 Blockbench units to 20 units (1m to 1.25m) in length, so there is enough space for the train to take a turn.

Most trains' bodies will be 16 Blockbench units (1 metre) above ground to allow them to match the height of the platform, and have a width of around 40 to 44 Blockbench units (2.5 to 2.75m) so that the platform gap won't be too wide.

• In the main menu, select Modded Entity.

• Type in a file name. (!)

• Click Confirm.

For each part, repeat this process:

• Create a folder (Ctrl + G) and give a meaningful name of what it is for, e.g,. “window”.
• You can now start building your model. Create a cube (Ctrl + N) and translate, rotate, and scale it to your liking.

1. You can't scale a cube in decimal values. You have to scale it to integer values. However, you may use inflate to “scale” it to decimal values for certain parts, such as handrails.
2. Any rotation applied to a folder will be ignored. To rotate cubes in a folder, select all cubes in a folder, centre the pivot, and rotate.

Texturing