To create styles for a content library

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Each style requires an ACItem file that stores additional information about each style item such as name, style type, author, country, etc. Accompanied by each ACItem file, a corresponding image file is required, which creates the thumbnail view for the style item in the Style Palette.

Checklist:

• The sub folders within the Styles folder must match the name of an existing style catalog in the Style Palette.

  For example, if you are creating a style item that belongs within the Street style catalog, the subfolder must match the name of that style catalog exactly.

• To store your model file, we recommend FBX or DAE format for geometry data, and JPG or PNG for image data.
• Make sure the number of Model Items equals the number of Style Items.
• Thumbnail files are optional. We will (re-)generate them in a post-processing step later anyways.

Here is an example how a final content library structure could look like, for a content package having 1 street style and 1 3D model style:

Checklist for ACItem Files:

• Meaningful name must be defined (GlobalName, LocalName, LocalDescription).
• Make sure all paths are relative to content pack root folder:
  • Relative Path to ACItem file (Uri)
  • Thumbnail file location (GalleryImage)
  • Content item in highest LOD (References)
  • In Embedded data section, default transformation for the shape and rendering flags must be defined.
  • Note: In section EmbeddedData, the path to the shape file must be relative to Shared_Assets folder, not to content pack root folder.

Here is a simple example of how an ACItem file should look:

language = xml

    {
    "GlobalName": "Chinese Teahouse",
    "LocalName": "Chinese Teahouse [localizable]",
    "LocalDescription": "A Chinese Teahouse is a traditionally a place where people chat, socialize, and enjoy tea. [localizable]",
    "Uri": "/Styles/3D Model/CHN/Teahouse/Teahouse.ACItem",
    "GalleryImage": "/Styles/3D Model/CHN/Teahouse/Teahouse.png",
    "ContentType": "Style",
    "ContentDomain": "3D Model",
    "CompatibleStandards": [ "Undefined" ],
    "Keywords": [ "Teahouse", "CHN", "Building", "Traditional", "Autodesk" ],
    "AciSchemaVersion": "1.0",
    "References": [
        {
            "Uri": "/Resources/CHN/Teahouse/Teahouse.fbx"
        }
    ],
    "EmbeddedData": {
        "styleType": "3D Model",
        "uri": "CHN/Teahouse/Teahouse.fbx",
        "anchorType": "LocalOrigin",
        "transform": {
            "translation": [ 0, 0, 0 ],
            "scaling": [ 1, 1, 1 ],
            "rotation": [ 0, 0, 0 ]
        },
        "flags": {
            "flipYZAxis": false,
            "invertAxisSign": false,
            "invertFaceOrientation": false,
            "invertTransparency": false,
            "simplificationPercentage": 100,
            "enableTextureCompression": false,
            "enableOverrideColor": false,
            "overrideColor": "xFFFFFFFF"
        },
        "renderFlags": {
            "modelHandling": 2,
            "lodDistance": 150,
            "lodLevelCount": 4,
            "customLodModels": []
        }
    }
}