#Proposal for Brick objects for FreeBuild (The Building Game)
#By: Chris (gobbles)


//A Brick's actual file will contain something like this...

//----------------------------------------------------------

//brick1x8x1.brk
brick1x8x1 {
genPrimBrick(1,8,1);
}

//----------------------------------------------------------

//yes, you can have more than one brick in a file, since each brick object will be loaded
//seperate from one another. This will be taken care of in the C++.
//
//More complex bricks will need to be written out using the genSide/Top/Bottom functions.


//Support functions (will be rewritten in C++)
//All these functions can be accessed thru the brick's file (EX: brick2x4x3.brk)
function genPrimBrick(x,y,z) {
p[1] = "0 0 0";
p[2] = "x 0 0";
p[3] = "x y 0";
p[4] = "0 y 0";
p[5] = "0 0 z";
p[6] = "x 0 z";
p[7] = "x y z";
p[8] = "0 y z";

genTop(p[5],p[6],p[7],p[8]);
genSide(p[6],p[5],p[1],p[2]);
genSide(p[7],p[6],p[2],p[3]);
genSide(p[8],p[7],p[3],p[4]);
genSide(p[5],p[8],p[4],p[1]);
genBottom(p[2],p[1],p[4],p[3]);
}

function genTop(s1,s2,s3,s4) {
//Simple Quad-creation code
}

function genSide(s1,s2,s3,s4) {
//Determines where the edges will be, then creates 5 quads, and places them
//in a way that gives the appearance of the side being "beveled"
}

function genBottom(s1,s2,s3,s4) {
//Pretty much the same code as the Side, except for a few checks to see if it's
//a brick that's 1 or 2 studs wide. (These can use less polies, so
//it's best to optimize everything we can)
}

//some other functions may be nessesary for things such as windows or permanently transparent
//objects, or slopes that may require a seperate texture.