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Model request - Square Portrait

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Well this is a rather simple request I guess, but I'm also wondering how possible is it?

Description: Basically what I require is a 3d square, with a texture path for each of the 6 sides and an animation which displays each side as a static 2d square surface.

the basic idea behind this is using 2d drawings as portraits.
The texture themselves I don't really know what size they should be, but it should be made easy enough to modify so that I can use hand drawn imports for the texture :p preferably 1 file with enough room for 6 pictures (each one representing a different race :) )

link to pictures from my project where it will be used:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/terrain-board-267/chaos-wasteland-217777/
 
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Hey ResidentV! I'm not really sure if that is possible? As far as I know, you can't make a portrait switch between different animations at a whim depending on what unit you have selected. But I don't know. It'd probably be easier to just have each portrait be its own separate model as a square plane, but that they all share the same texture.
 
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That's a good alternative.
Basiclly the main requirement is 2d portraits! XD
Both my own project and Riotz (Which I do terrain for) use a lot of units with attachments - So a "universal" portrait for each race would be the best choice for unity.

Is it possible to just have a 2D square, 1 side with a texture path? ^^

cheerio.
 
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