Glossary¶
AXION's words, explained simply. Across the site, a word with a dotted underline shows its explanation when you hover over it.
| Term | What it is |
|---|---|
| addon | A mod that adds content to AXION: objects, vehicles, materials. It depends on AXION. |
| assembly | An AXION object placed in the world, built from its definition. The definition is the recipe, the assembly the dish. |
| definition | An object's sheet: its 3D model, its kind (object, vehicle…), its mass, its materials. A JSON file, or Java code. |
| Forge | The Minecraft mod loader AXION uses (Forge 47, for Minecraft 1.20.1). |
| glTF | The 3D model format AXION reads (.gltf or .glb). Blender exports it: File › Export › glTF 2.0. |
| modId | Your mod's identifier, in lowercase (example_addon). It is also the namespace of everything it declares. |
| namespace | The part before the colon of an identifier: example_addon in example_addon:crate. Two mods never collide. |
| provider | The piece of code (a ContentProvider) your mod sends to AXION, which AXION calls to learn your content. |