Java 2D animation from sprite sheet

[vagrant breach]

I have a sprite sheet that I want to use for animation of an item in Java. However when i extrude the texture it shows all of them. How can i animate this properly?

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[inner hound]

does the shape/outline of the item change between frames? If so, you can't really extrude it properly. If not, make a version of the texture with a single frame, extrude that, then apply the animated texture

[vagrant breach]

the outline changes yeah, if i just made the actual outline a bit bigger so that all the frames fit inside it would that look weird or would it be fine?

[inner hound]

it would be weird because the sides would not be the same for different frames

you would have to put different cubes for different frames for each to have a complete outline

[vagrant breach]

hmmm ok, can i possibly extrude only part of the sheet so i dont need to manually make all the cubes?'

im kinda new to blockbench sorry

[inner hound]

yes you could extrude a single framed texture then do the rest by hand

[vagrant breach]

ok ill try this, thank you

[bright laurel]

Or you just let MC generate the model?

!faq texture-to-3d

[urban saffron]

FAQ

Blockbench: Texture To 3D

Depending on where you wanna have the model there are different ways to turn a texture into a (default-item like) model:
1. Letting the game generate it from a texture (vanilla Java)
2. Directly adding a new item (Bedrock Edition)
3. Letting Blockbench generate it (ONLY use this if the other options are not applicable!!!)

** 1. Letting the game generate it from a texture:**
Create a .json file somewhere inside your models folder and put this code inside of it:

{
  "parent": "item/generated",
  "textures": {
    "layer0": "custom/example"
  }
}``` This will tell the game to generate a model based on the texture `YourPack/assets/minecraft/textures/custom/example.png`.
(Use `item/handheld` as parent instead if you want it to be held like a weapon).

It can be used just like any other model, so you can either replace an existing item with it or "add" it with custom_model_data. You can also load it into Blockbench to edit the display settings.

** ![bedrock](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/526419810272149526.webp?size=128 "bedrock") 2. Directly adding a new item in Bedrock Edition:**
Please follow the steps described in here:
Default like items: <https://wiki.bedrock.dev/items/items-intro.html>
Custom 3D model items: <https://wiki.bedrock.dev/items/3d-items.html>

** ![blockbench](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/340506781111549957.webp?size=128 "blockbench") 3. Generating it in Blockbench:**
ONLY use this approach if you plan on editing it more than what the other option allows you to do!!!
You need to make sure to use per-face uv (_not_ box-uv!) and then do `File > Import > Extruded Image` and select your texture. Then, pick the way it should generate the texture. You can chose between pixel by pixel, line by line (horizontal/vertical) or in as little chunks as possible (area). 
I suggest to always use area for performance. If you wanna edit each pixel/line choose one of the other options.

[bright laurel]

The first option is the easiest and usually also best for performance.

[fathom urchin]

@vagrant breach 👆

[vagrant breach]

its 64x64 and i want to increase its scale to be bigger than regular items, so i am using blockbench to handle generating the json so the hand position, fps view, etc all look good

[bright laurel]

You can combine both methods.

Create the json file like in step 1, drag and drop it into blockbench and adjust the display settings.