Workbench - Content Creation Docs

Content Creation

From weapon paints to maps, find everything you need to know about creating content for Lambda Networks.

The Basics

Workbench Finish Styles Surface Finishes Technical Overview Patterns Durability & Masking Style Guide Bump Maps

Finish Styles

Solid Colour Style Spray-Paint Style Hydrographic Style Anodized Style Anodized Multicolored Style Anodized Airbrushed Style Custom Paint Style Patina Style Gunsmith Style Animated Style Chromatic Style

Digging Deeper

Asset Downloads Using 3D Models

Weapon Finishes

Workbench

Lambda Workbench is an in-game tool that allows you to experiment with weapon finishes.

Workbench is now available in Content Authoring Tools

Lambda Content Authoring Tools now includes a desktop version of Workbench (currently in beta), which lets you create weapon finishes without launching the game.

Workbench Main View

Camera Controls

The controls for Workbench are fairly simple and are shown in the bottom right.

Hold down MOUSE LEFT to rotate the weapon a complete 360 degrees.

You can use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

By holding SHIFT and MOUSE LEFT you can pan the camera.

Selecting a Paint Style

By clicking on the "Paint Style" menu, you get a list of all available Paint Styles that you can configure in Lambda Workbench.

Changing paint style

Changing paint style will load an example Paint Kit of that style, meaning any changes you've made such as pattern offsets, rotations and colours will be overwritten.

Paint Style Selector

Selecting a Weapon

By clicking on the "Weapon Menu" you get a list of weapons that support composite painting.

Weapon Selector

Toolbars

There are two toolbars you can use to get a live preview of your paint kit.

Colour Control

Colour control allows you to change the pattern or solid colours in real time.

This is good for experimenting and seeing how the PBN (Paint-By-Number) system works.

Pattern Control

Pattern Control allows you to control aspects of both the pattern and wear.

You can configure the scale for your paint kit and view how your pattern will look with X & Y offsets and rotation.

You can also change the wear value and see how your paint kit will look at different wear levels and randomisations such as offsets and rotation.

Paint Kit Options

By clicking on Edit and then selecting "Paint Kit Settings", you can modify various aspects of your paint kit, such as the name and description, and configure maximum translation, rotation, and wear values.

Paint Kit Settings

Composite Inputs

By clicking on Edit and then selecting "Composite Inputs" you get a window that shows all current textures used for your Paint Kit.

Composite Inputs

Where to put your own textures

Each Paint Style requires you to put your input textures into different folders.

You will be required to create the following folder structure. You can either put this structure within an addon or within the main materials directory in Garry's Mod.

Here is an example folder structure if you were to use the materials folder in Garry's Mod.

garrysmod\materials\models\lambda\weapons\paints

anodized_air

my_anodized_air_pattern.vtf

anodized_multi

my_anodized_multi_pattern.vtf

antiqued

my_patina_pattern.vtf

custom

my_custom_pattern.vtf

gunsmith

my_gunsmith_paint.vtf

hydrographic

my_hydrographic_pattern.vtf

spray

my_spraypaint_pattern.vtf

Or, if you want to keep your Workbench files in their own addon, you can do that too.

garrysmod\addons\workbench\materials\models\lambda\weapons\paints