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I would like to see the ability to rotate an inventory cube image. Instead of the cube showing top,front,right, allow modders to choose the sides. This will allow better veiws of different nobeboxes such as those in noncubic or cnc machine. Also with Rubenwardy's awesome NodeBox Editor there are many new nodeboxes now.
Example
x = 1 (right side)
x = -1 (left side)
y = 1 (top)
y = -1 (bottom)
z = 1 (front)
z = -1 (back)
Something like this,

Mostly, the nodeboxes are designed, so they will be displayed correctly in the inventory.
I don't see a big use in that new feature.

Krock wrote:Mostly, the nodeboxes are designed, so they will be displayed correctly in the inventory.
I don't see a big use in that new feature.

If you look at things like upper corners, they don't look all that great. If it showed the front,right and bottom you would be able to see the shape better.
Also, if you make a nodebox the wrong way you can easily change the inventory cube without having to re do the nodebox. As an example, I made a few nodeboxes and I made them with the back and right side as the faces that you don't see. I understand that this is slopy of me but it happens. The inventory cube looks bad. now I have to change the nodeboxes so they look right.
This is not something that I think is a big deal, just something I think would improve modding a bit.

If you look at noncubic or the cnc machine you will see what I mean.

Isn't there a function that allows you to do this like Minetest.inventory_cube?

rubenwardy wrote:Isn't there a function that allows you to do this like Minetest.inventory_cube?

inventory_cube is used to add images to the cube. It would work for regular cubes but not for nodeboxes. You can also use inventory_image to change the image.

I think it would be useful but not a priority. I was just putting the idea out there. Besides, even if it was decided to add it, I still have to fix my nodeboxes. Made them when I was still half asleep.

You could spawn a cubic entity behind your inventory slot where you have the item.

Not sure what you mean?

What I am referring to I how the cube is displayed in the inventory no spawning behind. It would help to show the cube better in the inventory.
An inventory image will be good enough