Problem With Loading Assests and SDK Glitch [Solved]

Troubleshooting SDK
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Ok, I opened it up in Scene Composer and I opened properties and it said that it had no texture mapped to it. This is probably because I applied my texture in the code doing

Geometry lightModel = (Geometry) assetManager.loadModel("Models/Public_Props/LIGHT_METAL_HANGING/LIGHT_METAL_HANGING.j3o");
lightModel.setMaterial(assetManager.loadMaterial("Materials/Public_Prop_Materials/LIGHT_METAL_HANGING/LIGHT_METAL_HANGING_MATERIAL.j3m"));

After I found that out I just changed the property to say that it was mapped to the material that I wanted but it didnā€™t display anything. I also made sure I had that little light icon on.

Screenshot of the Scene Composer:

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Why do that in code when you can do it in the SDK :slight_smile:
Using less code will make your game easily maintainable.

Good now restart JME and just load the model in your game[quote=ā€œcats00cats, post:21, topic:39196ā€]
Geometry lightModel = (Geometry) assetManager.loadModel(ā€œModels/Public_Props/LIGHT_METAL_HANGING/LIGHT_METAL_HANGING.j3oā€);
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Do not forget to add a Directional Light.Try with different light directions and finally rotate the camera around your object.

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It was still black when I restarted but I found something when I restarted the SDK.

Could not get FileObject for Models/lightMetalHanging/lightMetalHanging.obj when trying to update original data for LIGHT_METAL_HANGING. Possibly deleted.

I used to have my light model named lightMetalHanging and had that path also but I changed it so I am not sure why it would give me this message. Maybe this has something to do with the problem?

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Make sure the .j3m file is correctly referencing your diffuse map.I.E. The path to the image is correct.
Then select the geometry in the Scene Explorer and use the ā€œgenerate tangentsā€ tool.
All you have to do now is load the model in game.

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Man dude I donā€™t even know if its a problem with the material, it might be a problem with my sdk. I checked and I convirmed it was the right path. I couldnā€™t find the generate tangents tool, I am not very familiar the the scene composer (was my first time using it today).

I restarted the sdk and also found another error message. It says:

Error in assetpack, could not load assetpack.xml!

Seems like it could be a problem

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No ā€œError in assetpack, could not load assetpack.xml!ā€ is not a problem,you can safely ignore it.

No worries,may I suggest you watch this tutorial on the SDK.
It was made by one of the core JME3 Developers,Normen.
It covers much of the basics so pay attention.

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Finally got it. I had to generate those tangents like you said. I saw him do it way near the end so Iā€™m glad I watched it all. Anyways here is my texture lights in all their blazing glory :slight_smile:

Thank you so much for putting up with my naiveness on the whole matter and helping me get through these problems guys :+1:

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