Is it possible to make an entity without a model? Entity in the form of a moving picture

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Is it possible to make an entity without a model? Entity in the form of a moving picture

Hello, I wanted to do something like nextbot from garry's mod. I noticed that nextbots often don't have a model and it's just a moving picture (I don't know much about that game). And the question itself: is it possible to make an entity without a model? Like the entity in the form of a moving picture.

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This is technically possible…
Sat, 12/03/2022 - 04:59

This is technically possible.

HOWEVER, this does require custom models.

Tutorial on how to do it:

Step 1: Make a new model in blockbench

Step 2: Set its Z size to 0.01 (NOT 0, or the texture will be really buggy). You should also probably set its Y and X sizes to 32 (this is what I used to create nextbots)

Step 3: Set the texture size to, say, 64x64.

Step 4: Import your picture.

Step 5: Half the texture size

Now, you should have a working nextbot-like model!

(Yes, I know this was from October. I still want to answer this question though.)

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Wait, if this is Java…
Sat, 12/03/2022 - 05:12

Wait, if this is Java edition you need to do z size is 1

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*Z size needs to be 0, sorry…
Sat, 12/03/2022 - 05:14

*Z size needs to be 0, sorry about that

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Oh wait, Blockbench rendered…
Sat, 12/03/2022 - 05:45

Oh wait, Blockbench rendered the model wrong...

REAL TUTORIAL:

Step 1: Create a model in Blockbench

Step 2: Make the model have dimensions of (insert x) (insert y), and 0 z

Step 3: Make the texture size 64 or something, big enough to fit the entire model or things will get weird

Step 4: Get your PNG and put it into Paint or any other photo editing program.

Step 5: Multiply the picture's dimensions by 2. Make sure you don't change the actual size of the content, only the picture's dimensions.

Step 6: Import the PNG

Step 7: See how it looks (Feel free to tweak the picture if things look off)

Step 8: Export the finished PNG and model

Step 9: Congrats! You have a finished PNG model!

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Actually, don't use Paint…
Sat, 12/03/2022 - 05:58

Actually, don't use Paint. It removes the transparency of the image...

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And one last quick note,…
Sat, 12/03/2022 - 05:58

And one last quick note, this won't just face the screen like actual nextbots. They are just flat like them.

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(Sorry for the late reply,…
Sun, 06/25/2023 - 18:20

(Sorry for the late reply, didn't notice your message) Thanks, I'll try