[ Tutorial ] Custom Model Data ( Dynamically Change Item Textures! )

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[ Tutorial ] Custom Model Data ( Dynamically Change Item Textures! )
Thu, 05/20/2021 - 09:43 (edited)

Welcome to this tutorial :D!

We first need to change our items json model to use custom model data

Go to your resources/assets/"MODID"/models/item/"ITEM MODEL"

In this case, im using amethyst.json

Open it using notepad and you should see something like this :

{
  "parent": "item/generated",
  "textures": {
    "layer0": "'MODID':items/'ITEM TEXTURE'"
  } 

}

Add this to the json model:
 

,
    "overrides": [
        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 1}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/1" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 2}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/2" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 3}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/3" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 4}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/4" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 5}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/5" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 6}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/6" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 7}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/7" }
  ]

it should look like this:

{
  "parent": "item/generated",
  "textures": {
    "layer0": "'MODID':items/'ITEM TEXTURE'"
  } ,
    "overrides": [
        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 1}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/1" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 2}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/2" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 3}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/3" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 4}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/4" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 5}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/5" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 6}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/6" },

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data": 7}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/7" }
  ]

}

Now make a folder in  resources/assets/"MODID"/models/item/ named 'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder

Add your item models inside that folder named 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 depending on your custom model

Now to change the custom model data of an itemstack :D

add this block to your procedure:

Set Number NBT Tag "CustomModelData" of *Itemstack* to 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andd your done :D 

if you want to have more than 7 custom model datas, just add

,

        { "predicate": { "custom_model_data":'NUMBER'}, "model": "'MODID':item/'ITEM TEXTURE'custommodeldatafolder/'NUMBER'" }

and so on

Edited by Rug123 on Thu, 05/20/2021 - 09:43
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Can you provide some…
Sun, 05/09/2021 - 21:58

Can you provide some screenshots please? I honestly do not understand some naming stuff.

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Thank you so much!
Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:48

Thank you so much!

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This just turns my item into…
Sat, 05/22/2021 - 05:12

This just turns my item into an untextured cube.......

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What should the code of the…
Sat, 05/22/2021 - 05:42

What should the code of the custom model data models look like?

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I solved my issue, don't…
Sat, 05/22/2021 - 06:22

I solved my issue, don't create a separate folder for the custom models, just put them in the same folder as the main item and have the json of the main item use the directory, just call the models something like [itemname]_1 (_2,_3, etc.) instead.

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Hey @akisephila mind sharing…
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 12:37

Hey @akisephila mind sharing some screenshots?

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Thank you so much for this…
Mon, 08/16/2021 - 15:39

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial :D
- Now I don't have to create multiple items for different textures.

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for me it just seems like it…
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 06:29

for me it just seems like it bounces in the air, as if you were to use an eye of ender

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Can you make tutorail for…
Sun, 12/26/2021 - 09:50

Can you make tutorail for dynamicly changed textures FOR BLOCKS, plz?

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its not working for me all…
Sun, 07/09/2023 - 02:33

its not working for me all im getting is the missing texture cube, i have no idea what the problem is tho

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hey want to ask is it…
Sun, 02/25/2024 - 02:03

hey want to ask is it possible too load mutliple model ontop of each other or no?