Automatic GeoModels

Automatic GeoModels are the easiest way to implement GeoModels. They're so easy to use that you don't even need to make one!

Instead, when instantiating your GeckoLib renderer, you can simply pass the registered object to the renderer's constructor, and it will automatically generate a GeoModel instance for you.

See below for an example of this

Example Implementation

new GeoEntityRenderer(context, EntityRegistry.EXAMPLE_ENTITY);

This automatically generates a DefaultedEntityGeoModel for you, which will look for your assets using the registered object's registry ID as the file name.

For example, if we assume that EntityRegistry.EXAMPLE_ENTITY is registered as examplemod:example_entity, we would place our assets in these locations:

Model	/assets/examplemod/geckolib/models/entity/example_entity.geo.json
Animations	/assets/examplemod/geckolib/animations/entity/example_entity.animation.json
Texture	/assets/examplemod/textures/entity/example_entity.png

Another Example Implementation

new GeoItemRenderer(context, ItemRegistry.EXAMPLE_ITEM);

Same as the first example, this automatically generates a DefaultedItemGeoModel for you.

If we assume that ItemRegistry.EXAMPLE_ITEM is registered as examplemod:example_item, we would place our assets in these locations:

Model	/assets/examplemod/geckolib/models/item/example_item.geo.json
Animations	/assets/examplemod/geckolib/animations/item/example_item.animation.json
Texture	/assets/examplemod/textures/item/example_item.png

The drawback to this approach is that you miss out on the ability to dynamically return values or manage subfolders in your GeoModel.

For more customizability, see the next page.