MBEE: Model Builder Edited Edited

A roblox studio plugin that compiles models for Waste of Space

The plugin can be found here: https://create.roblox.com/store/asset/11707735968

Features

• Automatic dpaste.org (currently down) & GitHub Gist uploading
• Faster compile times
• 3D Part surface type editor
• Automatic wireless ID securing. Prefix any Antenna/Router/etc ID with % to automatically randomize its ID at compile time.
• Builtin mirror tool (fork of stravant's, edited to work with wos parts)
• Range and capacity visualizations for parts like EnergyShield & PowerCell
• Edit Microcontroller code in a script with type checking from Arvid's documentation
• Part name & config autocomplete
• Support for decompiling pre-2024-wipe model codes
• Get resource cost of a model in LUA, JSON, or human-readable text
• Extra developer parts like DevSource, DevSink, and more that aren't shown in the official tools
• Customizable UI colors
• Support for adding and configuring part components like Blade and Door
• Dropdowns for multiple-choice configurations like Polysilicon, Apparel, Extractor, and more
• Currently more up-to-date than the official tools
• Warning symbols for parts that can't be loaded in testing zone (blue), can't be crafted in the universe (orange), or both (red)
• Change part types in bulk, ie, replacing Iron with Titanium
• Spawn wedges and other templates with a template material
• Ignores non-wos parts by default, it won't accidentally compile random parts like Handles in rigs
• Overlap & Malleability checking
• Create and add custom ("randmat") materials from the universe

History

The original MBTools was developed by Austism and later by Hexcede. MBE is a fork of Austism's MBTools, created by Crenbow. It added quite a few quality of life features but was unfortunately retried when Crenbow left. MBEE is the latest iteration and is primarily developed by creare.

Contributing

tools/ contains partially documented tools used to keep mbee up to date.

Setting up a local environment

1. Fork this repository
2. git clone your new repository
3. Navigate into the wos-mbee/ directory
4. Run rokit install to install the development tools
5. Run wally install to install the dependencies
6. Run rojo serve to start the Rojo server
7. If you don't have the Rojo plugin installed in Roblox Studio, run rojo plugin to install it
8. Create a new place in Roblox Studio & click the "Connect" button in the Rojo menu

Saving as a local plugin

1. Right click the MBEE folder and in the Save / Export option select Save as Local Plugin...

Adding new parts

1. Run tools/ExportPartData.lua in wos & paste the result into src/PartData/RawData.json
2. Save the plugin locally & check the console. It will print out what parts are missing
3. Create new models for the missing parts in studio. Give them the correct names, visuals, & sizes then save them as .rbxmx files in src/Parts/

Adding a new compiler version

1. Copy the new compiler into Compilers folder
2. Set Default to false in old compiler (and make sure its true in the new one)
3. Set all Shape MeshPart's CollisionFidelity to Box
4. Run tools/compiler_patcher on correct version

Updating type definition header

1. Run FetchLatestDefaultPilotLuau.py