Build Surface

Build Surface
Block Type	610 Armour
Mass	Variable
Friction	0.6
Drag	-
Dimensions	Variable
Weaknesses
Breaks	Material-dependent
Freezes	No
Burns	Material-dependent
Break Forces
Bottom	Variable
Top	-
ID	73
Version Introduced	v1.05

The Build Surface is a procedural block - it is a panel which can take any shape with three or four corners, and can be bent and curved with Advanced Building.

It is an experimental block, and is still in active development. Use at your own risk.

Settings

Parameter	Default Value	Range	Conditions
Material	Wood	Wood, Glass	-
Use Paint	False	Boolean	Wood only
Aerodynamics	True	Boolean	-
Saturation	0.6	0.0 - 1.0	Use Paint is true
Luminosity	0.5	0.0 - 1.0	Use Paint is true
Hue	#7F3232	Colour code	Use Paint is true
Thickness	False	Boolean	Hidden in vanilla

Usage

Creating a build surface is as simple as placing the corners like any other block. Four corners can be placed; you can create a four-sided shape, or you can create a triangle by placing the last corner on top of the first.

If Advanced Building is enabled, the grid size can be changed by adjusting the step size of the translate tool, the corners can be moved, and the edges can be moved to create curved shapes (following a Bézier curve).

Its nature as a procedural block makes it incredibly attractive for bodywork on machines of all kinds; it allows shapes previously considered impossible, and makes expensive shapes like triangles cheap. For example, where an aircraft wing may have taken fifty blocks, only five build surfaces may be needed.

There are currently two materials, with properties listed below.

Material	Density	Mass Range	Break Force Base	Break Force Multiplier	Health
Wood	0.3	0.1 - 900.0	1000	9000	2 - 8
Glass	0.3	0.1 - 900.0	500	2500	-

Wood

Glass

• The block's mass is calculated by multiplying density with the volume of the surface's colliders.
• The break force of the block's joints is calculated by multiplying the block's mass with the break force multiplier and adding the base.
• The block's health is dependent on the surface area.

The wood material also allows a colour to be specified by the player (with the Paint option).

The block's visual thickness can be set, which is useful for reducing visible seams and chunkiness. This is a purely visual option and does not affect the block's colliders, mass, etc..
The option is hidden in vanilla, much like Smooth Surface Blocks. A mod such as Block Transform Mapper is required to unhide it.
Thickness changes save and load in vanilla. Mods are only required to set it.

When Scaling a surface, it is recommended to only scale all axes at once.
This is useful for decreasing the size of the block's Triggers, and will have some effect on the thickness of the colliders (but not increase their number). Keep in mind that the block's surface area (and mass, break force, health, etc) will increase or decrease accordingly.

Technology

Due to the block's age (or lack thereof), no technology takes any particular use of it. However, its procedural properties and aerodynamic properties mean it could very well become useful in this space in the future.

Gallery

ADF-01 Falken by AITF

Car by Fnom3

Pagani Zonda-R by Brammer001

Trivia

• Currently, using a skin with the glass material does not work properly; it instead takes on the wooden material.