Feature: IMT integration

[Elesbaan70]

It would be cool if IMT presets (which, to be clear, can be published in the workshop) could be applied to segments and nodes in somewhat of a prop-like fashion, based on flags-based criteria, and (for nodes) possibly some kind of more advanced examination of the connecting road assets.

Blank road meshes could get their lane markings and even their medians, etc., based on how the asset defines them. Basically, you'd have a set of base meshes, and no need to do any additional work on them. IMT and AN together just do it all for you, picking up node marking support as a bonus.

Maybe AN could even include a set of blank meshes based on the vanilla look, for the most common scenarios. One could then create highly customized roads without using any external tools.

This would be a huge leap in road asset creation.

[kianzarrin]

Why is this in AN though? it should be in IMT.

[Elesbaan70]

The idea is to eliminate the need to create a 3d model or textures unless you want to customize the appearance of the surface. For example, if you want a brick sidewalk you still have to do it yourself. Otherwise, you just work from very blank roads, and IMT and AN together do everything for you. Not the most efficient way of doing things, but no less efficient than the way a lot of people are using blank roads already.

[Elesbaan70]

And it's even cooler if nodes can be configured to pick up an IMT preset based on what type of segments connect to them. For example, you could have highway assets where exits are automatically marked as expected. In cases where the most desirable marking is ambiguous, a sensible default could be chosen and the alternatives be flag-based. But this is a more complicated task, secondary to the main idea.