Model apply Texture

Windows Phone
1

Anyone know how to apply a texture directly to a Model via Monogame? The reason for the ask is because I am trying to have a random skin applied to a model based on certain results. (GPS, Orientation, etc.)

2

The texture is in the modelmesh’s Effect class, DIffuseTexture is the property I think

Sorry I don’t have anything installed right now to check exactly, but I would check for the effect file in my_model.meshes[0] (or whatever mesh number you want to have a different texture, you can check their names) and look for the effect class in there.

3

Currently what I am attempting to do is load the texture to a temporary placeholder and then applying it to the Model.

Here is what I have:

In the Load function I have:

        Room = Content.Load<Model>("wall");
        RoomBG = Content.Load<Texture2D>("Denimtexture");

And in the Draw function within the game:

                effect.TextureEnabled = true;
                effect.Texture = RoomBG;

The application of the texture in the draw seems to throw an exception.

**Edit
After further testing it seems the “effect.TextureEneable=true” is where it throws the error as the “effect.Texture=RoomBG;” is OK if alone.

4

I actually found how to do this without any issues. If you want to apply a texture directly to a model that is being rendered you need to have a UV map generated to the model before you can apply a texture. This was my main issue.

Now I just need to see about how scaling works for between blender and Monogame. It seems the scaling gets lost.

5

If you scale your model in Blender, you have to apply it, so that the model data gets changed. Because the model data get exported. It has been a while since I used Blender, so I hope I remembered this correctly. Hope it helps.