jMonkeyEngine 3.0 Beginner's Guide

Time for action – sorting your stuff out

When you start coding, you may want to load sample models to test a scene or interaction. Since your own artwork is most likely not ready yet, you typically use free models or mock-ups. Now it's time to decide on a directory structure for your assets:

1. Create subdirectories under assets/Textures/. Keep original models, their textures, and materials together!
2. Create parallel subdirectories for .j3o models under assets/Models/.

For example, in a racing game, you would prepare the following for your car models:

• assets/Textures/Vehicles/Cars/ for ferrari.obj and porsche.obj—including material and textures
• assets/Models/Vehicles/Cars/ for ferrari.j3o and porsche.j3o

Or in a shooter, you would prepare the following ...