The body bone

Vehicle hull: body bone configuration

The body bone serves as the primary visible part of the model that corresponds to the Hull component. The body bone is linked to the basis bone.

Body bone linked to the basis bone

Properties of the body bone:

poly	Makes the hull of the vehicle visible.
ID=body	Unique identifier for the "Hull" component.
Animation	Specifies animation name and parameters, separated by commas: break: hull destruction animation (if applicable) repair: hull repair animation for the X-model (if applicable).

Properties window of the body bone

Elements linked to the body bone

• Primary component bones:

  • turret: Turret;

  • engine: Engine;

  • cabin: Vehicle cabin;

  • transmission elements.

• Secondary bones:

  • detail: Additional visual elements of the hull;

  • сover;

  • shield: Additional armor part;

  • enumerator: Vehicle identifier (if applicable).

• Volumes:

  • body_vol: Volumes for armor and collision calculations.

  • ram_vol: Volume for ramming calculations.

• Helper bones:

  • visor2: Vision bone aligned with the movement vector;

  • emit: Crew entry points into the vehicle;

  • seat: Crew seating points on the armor;

  • mgun: Machine gun bones;

  • Effectors for headlights and brake lights.