New facade system (#3702)

Completely new system to render facades.

It will now support many more cases compared to the old system.
For example connected textures are now possible, as well as multilayer models and so on.

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/FacadeBakedItemModel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Applied Energistics 2.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 - 2018, AlgorithmX2, All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Applied Energistics 2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Applied Energistics 2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Applied Energistics 2.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl>.
+ */
+
+package appeng.client.render;
+
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.BakedQuad;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.IBakedModel;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.ItemOverrideList;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
+
+import appeng.client.render.cablebus.FacadeBuilder;
+
+
+/**
+ * This model used the provided FacadeBuilder to "slice" the item quads for the facade provided.
+ *
+ * @author covers1624
+ */
+public class FacadeBakedItemModel extends DelegateBakedModel
+{
+
+	private final ItemStack textureStack;
+	private final FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder;
+
+	protected FacadeBakedItemModel( IBakedModel base, ItemStack textureStack, FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder )
+	{
+		super( base );
+		this.textureStack = textureStack;
+		this.facadeBuilder = facadeBuilder;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public List<BakedQuad> getQuads( @Nullable IBlockState state, @Nullable EnumFacing side, long rand )
+	{
+		if( side != null )
+		{
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+		List<BakedQuad> quads = new ArrayList<>();
+		quads.addAll( this.facadeBuilder.buildFacadeItemQuads( this.textureStack, EnumFacing.NORTH ) );
+		quads.addAll( this.getBaseModel().getQuads( state, side, rand ) );
+		return quads;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isGui3d()
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isBuiltInRenderer()
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public ItemOverrideList getOverrides()
+	{
+		return ItemOverrideList.NONE;
+	}
+}

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/FacadeDispatcherBakedModel.java

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
+import appeng.client.render.cablebus.FacadeBuilder;
 import appeng.items.parts.ItemFacade;
 
 
@@ -45,11 +46,13 @@ import appeng.items.parts.ItemFacade;
 public class FacadeDispatcherBakedModel extends DelegateBakedModel
 {
 	private final VertexFormat format;
+	private final FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder;
 
-	public FacadeDispatcherBakedModel( IBakedModel baseModel, VertexFormat format )
+	public FacadeDispatcherBakedModel( IBakedModel baseModel, VertexFormat format, FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder )
 	{
 		super( baseModel );
 		this.format = format;
+		this.facadeBuilder = facadeBuilder;
 	}
 
 	// This is never used. See the item override list below.
@@ -86,11 +89,9 @@ public class FacadeDispatcherBakedModel extends DelegateBakedModel
 
 				ItemFacade itemFacade = (ItemFacade) stack.getItem();
 
-				IBlockState state = itemFacade.getTextureBlockState( stack );
 				ItemStack textureItem = itemFacade.getTextureItem( stack );
 
-				return new FacadeWithBlockBakedModel( FacadeDispatcherBakedModel.this
-						.getBaseModel(), state, textureItem, FacadeDispatcherBakedModel.this.format );
+				return new FacadeBakedItemModel( FacadeDispatcherBakedModel.this.getBaseModel(), textureItem, FacadeDispatcherBakedModel.this.facadeBuilder );
 			}
 		};
 	}

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/FacadeItemModel.java

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.client.model.IModel;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.model.ModelLoaderRegistry;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.model.IModelState;
 
+import appeng.client.render.cablebus.FacadeBuilder;
 import appeng.core.AppEng;
 
 
@@ -71,8 +72,9 @@ public class FacadeItemModel implements IModel
 	public IBakedModel bake( IModelState state, VertexFormat format, Function<ResourceLocation, TextureAtlasSprite> bakedTextureGetter )
 	{
 		IBakedModel bakedBaseModel = this.getBaseModel().bake( state, format, bakedTextureGetter );
+		FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder = new FacadeBuilder();
 
-		return new FacadeDispatcherBakedModel( bakedBaseModel, format );
+		return new FacadeDispatcherBakedModel( bakedBaseModel, format, facadeBuilder );
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/FacadeWithBlockBakedModel.java

@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of Applied Energistics 2.
- * Copyright (c) 2013 - 2014, AlgorithmX2, All rights reserved.
- *
- * Applied Energistics 2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * Applied Energistics 2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with Applied Energistics 2.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl>.
- */
-
-package appeng.client.render;
-
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.EnumSet;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.BakedQuad;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.IBakedModel;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.ItemOverrideList;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.vertex.VertexFormat;
-import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
-
-import appeng.client.render.cablebus.CubeBuilder;
-import appeng.client.render.cablebus.FacadeBuilder;
-
-
-/**
- * This is the actual baked model that will combine the north face of a given block state
- * with the base facade item model to achieve what is then actually rendered on screen.
- */
-public class FacadeWithBlockBakedModel extends DelegateBakedModel
-{
-	private final IBlockState blockState;
-
-	private final IBakedModel textureModel;
-
-	private final VertexFormat format;
-
-	private final ItemStack textureItem;
-
-	public FacadeWithBlockBakedModel( IBakedModel baseModel, IBlockState blockState, ItemStack textureItem, VertexFormat format )
-	{
-		super( baseModel );
-		this.blockState = blockState;
-		this.textureItem = textureItem;
-		this.textureModel = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getBlockRendererDispatcher().getModelForState( blockState );
-		this.format = format;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public List<BakedQuad> getQuads( @Nullable IBlockState state, @Nullable EnumFacing side, long rand )
-	{
-		// Only the north side is actually read from the base model for item models
-		if( side == EnumFacing.NORTH )
-		{
-			List<BakedQuad> quads = new ArrayList<>( 1 );
-			CubeBuilder builder = new CubeBuilder( this.format, quads );
-			FacadeBuilder.TextureAtlasAndTint sprite = FacadeBuilder.getSprite( this.textureModel, this.blockState, side, rand );
-			if( sprite != null && sprite.getSprite() != null )
-			{
-				if( sprite.getTint() != -1 )
-				{
-					builder.setColor( Minecraft.getMinecraft().getItemColors().colorMultiplier( this.textureItem, sprite.getTint() ) );
-				}
-				builder.setTexture( sprite.getSprite() );
-				builder.setDrawFaces( EnumSet.of( EnumFacing.NORTH ) );
-				builder.addCube( 0, 0, 0, 16, 16, 16 );
-				return quads;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return this.getBaseModel().getQuads( state, side, rand );
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean isGui3d()
-	{
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean isBuiltInRenderer()
-	{
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public ItemOverrideList getOverrides()
-	{
-		return ItemOverrideList.NONE;
-	}
-}

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusBakedModel.java

@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ public class CableBusBakedModel implements IBakedModel
 
 		List<BakedQuad> quads = new ArrayList<>();
 
-		// The core parts of the cable will only be rendered in the CUTOUT layer. TRANSLUCENT is used only for
-		// translucent facades further down below.
+		// The core parts of the cable will only be rendered in the CUTOUT layer.
+		// Facades will add them selves to what ever the block would be rendered with,
+		// except when transparent facades are enabled, they are forced to TRANSPARENT.
 		if( layer == BlockRenderLayer.CUTOUT )
 		{
 
@@ -138,14 +139,7 @@ public class CableBusBakedModel implements IBakedModel
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
-		this.facadeBuilder.addFacades(
-				layer,
-				renderState.getFacades(),
-				renderState.getBoundingBoxes(),
-				renderState.getAttachments().keySet(),
-				rand,
-				quads );
+		this.facadeBuilder.buildFacadeQuads( layer, renderState, rand, quads, this.partModels::get );
 
 		return quads;
 	}

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusModel.java

@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public class CableBusModel implements IModel
 	{
 		return ImmutableList.<ResourceLocation>builder()
 				.addAll( CableBuilder.getTextures() )
-				.addAll( FacadeBuilder.getTextures() )
 				.build();
 	}
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public class CableBusModel implements IModel
 		Map<ResourceLocation, IBakedModel> partModels = this.loadPartModels( state, format, bakedTextureGetter );
 
 		CableBuilder cableBuilder = new CableBuilder( format, bakedTextureGetter );
-		FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder = new FacadeBuilder( format, bakedTextureGetter );
+		FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder = new FacadeBuilder();
 
 		// This should normally not be used, but we *have* to provide a particle texture or otherwise damage models will
 		// crash

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusRenderState.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package appeng.client.render.cablebus;
 
 
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumMap;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 
 import appeng.api.parts.IPartModel;
 import appeng.api.util.AECableType;
@@ -69,6 +72,10 @@ public class CableBusRenderState
 	// Contains the facade to use for each side that has a facade attached
 	private EnumMap<EnumFacing, FacadeRenderState> facades = new EnumMap<>( EnumFacing.class );
 
+	// Used for Facades.
+	private WeakReference<IBlockAccess> world;
+	private BlockPos pos;
+
 	// Contains the bounding boxes of all parts on the cable bus to allow facades to cut out holes for the parts. This
 	// list is only populated if there are
 	// facades on this cable bus
@@ -151,6 +158,26 @@ public class CableBusRenderState
 		return this.facades;
 	}
 
+	public IBlockAccess getWorld()
+	{
+		return this.world.get();
+	}
+
+	public void setWorld( IBlockAccess world )
+	{
+		this.world = new WeakReference<>( world );
+	}
+
+	public BlockPos getPos()
+	{
+		return this.pos;
+	}
+
+	public void setPos( BlockPos pos )
+	{
+		this.pos = pos;
+	}
+
 	public List<AxisAlignedBB> getBoundingBoxes()
 	{
 		return this.boundingBoxes;
@@ -196,9 +223,8 @@ public class CableBusRenderState
 		final CableBusRenderState other = (CableBusRenderState) obj;
 
 		return this.cableColor == other.cableColor && this.cableType == other.cableType && this.coreType == other.coreType && Objects
-				.equals( this.attachmentConnections, other.attachmentConnections ) && Objects.equals( this.cableBusAdjacent,
-						other.cableBusAdjacent ) && Objects.equals( this.channelsOnSide, other.channelsOnSide ) && Objects.equals( this.connectionTypes,
-								other.connectionTypes ) && Objects.equals( this.partFlags, other.partFlags );
+				.equals( this.attachmentConnections, other.attachmentConnections ) && Objects.equals( this.cableBusAdjacent, other.cableBusAdjacent ) && Objects
+						.equals( this.channelsOnSide, other.channelsOnSide ) && Objects.equals( this.connectionTypes, other.connectionTypes ) && Objects
+								.equals( this.partFlags, other.partFlags );
 	}
-
 }

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/FacadeBlockAccess.java

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Applied Energistics 2.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 - 2018, AlgorithmX2, All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Applied Energistics 2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Applied Energistics 2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Applied Energistics 2.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl>.
+ */
+
+package appeng.client.render.cablebus;
+
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
+import net.minecraft.world.WorldType;
+import net.minecraft.world.biome.Biome;
+
+
+/**
+ * This is used to retrieve the ExtendedState of a block for facade rendering.
+ * It fakes the block at BlockPos provided as the IBlockState provided.
+ *
+ * @author covers1624
+ */
+public class FacadeBlockAccess implements IBlockAccess
+{
+
+	private final IBlockAccess world;
+	private final BlockPos pos;
+	private final EnumFacing side;
+	private final IBlockState state;
+
+	public FacadeBlockAccess( IBlockAccess world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing side, IBlockState state )
+	{
+		this.world = world;
+		this.pos = pos;
+		this.side = side;
+		this.state = state;
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	@Override
+	public TileEntity getTileEntity( BlockPos pos )
+	{
+		return this.world.getTileEntity( pos );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getCombinedLight( BlockPos pos, int lightValue )
+	{
+		return this.world.getCombinedLight( pos, lightValue );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public IBlockState getBlockState( BlockPos pos )
+	{
+		if( this.pos == pos )
+		{
+			return this.state;
+		}
+		return this.world.getBlockState( pos );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isAirBlock( BlockPos pos )
+	{
+		IBlockState state = this.getBlockState( pos );
+		return state.getBlock().isAir( state, this.world, pos );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Biome getBiome( BlockPos pos )
+	{
+		return this.world.getBiome( pos );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getStrongPower( BlockPos pos, EnumFacing direction )
+	{
+		return this.world.getStrongPower( pos, direction );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public WorldType getWorldType()
+	{
+		return this.world.getWorldType();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isSideSolid( BlockPos pos, EnumFacing side, boolean _default )
+	{
+		if( pos.getX() < -30000000 || pos.getZ() < -30000000 || pos.getX() >= 30000000 || pos.getZ() >= 30000000 )
+		{
+			return _default;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return this.getBlockState( pos ).isSideSolid( this, pos, side );
+		}
+	}
+}

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/FacadeBuilder.java

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of Applied Energistics 2.
- * Copyright (c) 2013 - 2014, AlgorithmX2, All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 - 2018, AlgorithmX2, All rights reserved.
  *
  * Applied Energistics 2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
@@ -19,370 +19,372 @@
 package appeng.client.render.cablebus;
 
 
-import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.EnumSet;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-import javax.vecmath.Vector3f;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BlockRendererDispatcher;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.BakedQuad;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.IBakedModel;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.vertex.VertexFormat;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.color.BlockColors;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.BlockRenderLayer;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
+import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing.Axis;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.ForgeHooksClient;
-import net.minecraftforge.client.MinecraftForgeClient;
 
 import appeng.api.AEApi;
 import appeng.api.util.AEAxisAlignedBB;
-import appeng.core.AELog;
-import appeng.core.AppEng;
+import appeng.parts.misc.PartCableAnchor;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.CachedFormat;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.Quad;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.pipeline.BakedPipeline;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.pipeline.transformers.QuadAlphaOverride;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.pipeline.transformers.QuadClamper;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.pipeline.transformers.QuadCornerKicker;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.pipeline.transformers.QuadFaceStripper;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.pipeline.transformers.QuadReInterpolator;
+import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.pipeline.transformers.QuadTinter;
 
 
 /**
- * Handles creating the quads for facades attached to cable busses.
+ * The FacadeBuilder builds for facades..
+ *
+ * @author covers1624
  */
 public class FacadeBuilder
 {
 
-	private static final ResourceLocation TEXTURE_FACADE = new ResourceLocation( AppEng.MOD_ID, "parts/cable_anchor" );
+	public static double THICK_THICKNESS = 2D / 16D;
+	public static double THIN_THICKNESS = 1D / 16D;
 
-	private final VertexFormat format;
+	public static final AxisAlignedBB[] THICK_FACADE_BOXES = new AxisAlignedBB[] {
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, THICK_THICKNESS, 1.0 ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 1.0 - THICK_THICKNESS, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, THICK_THICKNESS ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 - THICK_THICKNESS, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, THICK_THICKNESS, 1.0, 1.0 ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 1.0 - THICK_THICKNESS, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 )
+	};
 
-	private final TextureAtlasSprite facadeTexture;
+	public static final AxisAlignedBB[] THIN_FACADE_BOXES = new AxisAlignedBB[] {
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, THIN_THICKNESS, 1.0 ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 1.0 - THIN_THICKNESS, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, THIN_THICKNESS ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 - THIN_THICKNESS, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, THIN_THICKNESS, 1.0, 1.0 ),
+			new AxisAlignedBB( 1.0 - THIN_THICKNESS, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 )
+	};
 
-	private static final Set<ResourceLocation> warnedFor = new HashSet<>();
+	private ThreadLocal<BakedPipeline> pipelines = ThreadLocal.withInitial( () -> BakedPipeline.builder()
+			// Clamper is responsible for clamping the vertex to the bounds specified.
+			.addElement( "clamper", QuadClamper.FACTORY )
+			// Strips faces if they match a mask.
+			.addElement( "face_stripper", QuadFaceStripper.FACTORY )
+			// Kicks the edge inner corners in, solves Z fighting
+			.addElement( "corner_kicker", QuadCornerKicker.FACTORY )
+			// Re-Interpolates the UV's for the quad.
+			.addElement( "interp", QuadReInterpolator.FACTORY )
+			// Tints the quad if we need it to. Disabled by default.
+			.addElement( "tinter", QuadTinter.FACTORY, false )
+			// Overrides the quad's alpha if we are forcing transparent facades.
+			.addElement( "transparent", QuadAlphaOverride.FACTORY, false, e -> e.setAlphaOverride( 0x4C / 255F ) )
+			.build()//
+	);
+	private ThreadLocal<Quad> collectors = ThreadLocal.withInitial( Quad::new );
 
-	FacadeBuilder( VertexFormat format, Function<ResourceLocation, TextureAtlasSprite> bakedTextureGetter )
-	{
-		this.format = format;
-		this.facadeTexture = bakedTextureGetter.apply( TEXTURE_FACADE );
-	}
-
-	static Collection<ResourceLocation> getTextures()
-	{
-		return Collections.singletonList( TEXTURE_FACADE );
-	}
-
-	void addFacades( BlockRenderLayer layer, Map<EnumFacing, FacadeRenderState> facadesState, List<AxisAlignedBB> partBoxes, Set<EnumFacing> sidesWithParts, long rand, List<BakedQuad> quads )
+	public void buildFacadeQuads( BlockRenderLayer layer, CableBusRenderState renderState, long rand, List<BakedQuad> quads, Function<ResourceLocation, IBakedModel> modelLookup )
 	{
+		BakedPipeline pipeline = this.pipelines.get();
+		Quad collectorQuad = this.collectors.get();
+		boolean transparent = AEApi.instance().partHelper().getCableRenderMode().transparentFacades;
+		Map<EnumFacing, FacadeRenderState> facadeStates = renderState.getFacades();
+		List<AxisAlignedBB> partBoxes = renderState.getBoundingBoxes();
+		Set<EnumFacing> sidesWithParts = renderState.getAttachments().keySet();
+		IBlockAccess parentWorld = renderState.getWorld();
+		BlockPos pos = renderState.getPos();
+		BlockColors blockColors = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getBlockColors();
 		boolean thinFacades = isUseThinFacades( partBoxes );
 
-		CubeBuilder builder = new CubeBuilder( this.format, quads );
-
-		facadesState.forEach( ( side, state ) ->
+		for( Entry<EnumFacing, FacadeRenderState> entry : facadeStates.entrySet() )
 		{
-			AxisAlignedBB facadeBox = getFacadeBox( side, thinFacades );
-			AEAxisAlignedBB cutOutBox = getCutOutBox( facadeBox, partBoxes );
+			EnumFacing side = entry.getKey();
+			int sideIndex = side.ordinal();
+			FacadeRenderState facadeRenderState = entry.getValue();
 			boolean renderStilt = !sidesWithParts.contains( side );
+			if( layer == BlockRenderLayer.CUTOUT && renderStilt )
+			{
+				for( ResourceLocation part : PartCableAnchor.FACADE_MODELS.getModels() )
+				{
+					IBakedModel partModel = modelLookup.apply( part );
+					QuadRotator rotator = new QuadRotator();
+					quads.addAll( rotator.rotateQuads( gatherQuads( partModel, null, rand ), side, EnumFacing.UP ) );
+				}
+			}
+			// If we are forcing transparency and this isn't the Translucent layer.
+			if( transparent && layer != BlockRenderLayer.TRANSLUCENT )
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			IBlockState blockState = facadeRenderState.getSourceBlock();
+			// If we aren't forcing transparency let the block decide if it should render.
+			if( !transparent )
+			{
+				if( !blockState.getBlock().canRenderInLayer( blockState, layer ) )
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+
+			AxisAlignedBB fullBounds = thinFacades ? THIN_FACADE_BOXES[sideIndex] : THICK_FACADE_BOXES[sideIndex];
+			AxisAlignedBB facadeBox = fullBounds;
+			// If we are a transparent facade, we need to modify out BB.
+			if( facadeRenderState.isTransparent() )
+			{
+				double offset = thinFacades ? THIN_THICKNESS : THICK_THICKNESS;
+				AEAxisAlignedBB tmpBB = null;
+				for( EnumFacing face : EnumFacing.VALUES )
+				{
+					// Only faces that aren't on our axis
+					if( face.getAxis() != side.getAxis() )
+					{
+						FacadeRenderState otherState = facadeStates.get( face );
+						if( otherState != null && !otherState.isTransparent() )
+						{
+							if( tmpBB == null )
+							{
+								tmpBB = AEAxisAlignedBB.fromBounds( facadeBox );
+							}
+							switch( face )
+							{
+								case DOWN:
+									tmpBB.minY += offset;
+									break;
+								case UP:
+									tmpBB.maxY -= offset;
+									break;
+								case NORTH:
+									tmpBB.minZ += offset;
+									break;
+								case SOUTH:
+									tmpBB.maxZ -= offset;
+									break;
+								case WEST:
+									tmpBB.minX += offset;
+									break;
+								case EAST:
+									tmpBB.maxX -= offset;
+									break;
+								default:
+									throw new RuntimeException( "Switch falloff. " + String.valueOf( face ) );
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				if( tmpBB != null )
+				{
+					facadeBox = tmpBB.getBoundingBox();
+				}
+			}
+
+			AEAxisAlignedBB cutOutBox = getCutOutBox( facadeBox, partBoxes );
+			List<AxisAlignedBB> holeStrips = getBoxes( facadeBox, cutOutBox, side.getAxis() );
+			IBlockAccess facadeAccess = new FacadeBlockAccess( parentWorld, pos, side, blockState );
+
+			BlockRendererDispatcher dispatcher = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getBlockRendererDispatcher();
 
 			try
 			{
-				this.addFacade( layer, facadesState, side, cutOutBox, thinFacades, renderStilt, rand, builder );
+				blockState = blockState.getActualState( facadeAccess, pos );
 			}
-			catch( Throwable t )
+			catch( Exception ignored )
 			{
-				AELog.debug( t );
 			}
-		} );
-	}
-
-	public static TextureAtlasAndTint getSprite( IBakedModel blockModel, IBlockState state, EnumFacing facing, long rand )
-	{
-
-		TextureAtlasAndTint firstFound = null;
-		BlockRenderLayer orgLayer = MinecraftForgeClient.getRenderLayer();
-
-		try
-		{
-			// Some other mods also distinguish between layers, so we're doing this in a loop from most likely to least
-			// likely
-			for( BlockRenderLayer layer : BlockRenderLayer.values() )
+			IBakedModel model = dispatcher.getModelForState( blockState );
+			try
 			{
+				blockState = blockState.getBlock().getExtendedState( blockState, facadeAccess, pos );
+			}
+			catch( Exception ignored )
+			{
+			}
 
+			List<BakedQuad> modelQuads = new ArrayList<>();
+			// If we are forcing transparent facades, fake the render layer, and grab all quads.
+			if( transparent )
+			{
+				for( BlockRenderLayer forcedLayer : BlockRenderLayer.values() )
+				{
+					// Check if the block renders on the layer we want to force.
+					if( blockState.getBlock().canRenderInLayer( blockState, forcedLayer ) )
+					{
+						// Force the layer and gather quads.
+						ForgeHooksClient.setRenderLayer( forcedLayer );
+						modelQuads.addAll( gatherQuads( model, blockState, rand ) );
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Reset.
 				ForgeHooksClient.setRenderLayer( layer );
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				modelQuads.addAll( gatherQuads( model, blockState, rand ) );
+			}
 
-				for( BakedQuad bakedQuad : blockModel.getQuads( state, facing, rand ) )
-				{
-					return new TextureAtlasAndTint( bakedQuad );
-				}
+			// No quads.. Cool, next!
+			if( modelQuads.isEmpty() )
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
 
-				for( BakedQuad bakedQuad : blockModel.getQuads( state, null, rand ) )
+			// Grab out pipeline elements.
+			QuadClamper clamper = pipeline.getElement( "clamper", QuadClamper.class );
+			QuadFaceStripper edgeStripper = pipeline.getElement( "face_stripper", QuadFaceStripper.class );
+			QuadTinter tinter = pipeline.getElement( "tinter", QuadTinter.class );
+			QuadCornerKicker kicker = pipeline.getElement( "corner_kicker", QuadCornerKicker.class );
+
+			// Set global element states.
+
+			// calculate the side mask.
+			int facadeMask = 0;
+			for( Entry<EnumFacing, FacadeRenderState> ent : facadeStates.entrySet() )
+			{
+				EnumFacing s = ent.getKey();
+				if( s.getAxis() != side.getAxis() )
 				{
-					if( firstFound == null )
+					FacadeRenderState otherState = ent.getValue();
+					if( !otherState.isTransparent() )
 					{
-						firstFound = new TextureAtlasAndTint( bakedQuad );
+						facadeMask |= 1 << s.ordinal();
 					}
-					if( bakedQuad.getFace() == facing )
+				}
+			}
+			// Setup the edge stripper.
+			edgeStripper.setBounds( fullBounds );
+			edgeStripper.setMask( facadeMask );
+
+			// Setup the kicker.
+			kicker.setSide( sideIndex );
+			kicker.setFacadeMask( facadeMask );
+			kicker.setBox( fullBounds );
+			kicker.setThickness( thinFacades ? THIN_THICKNESS : THICK_THICKNESS );
+
+			for( BakedQuad quad : modelQuads )
+			{
+				// lookup the format in CachedFormat.
+				CachedFormat format = CachedFormat.lookup( quad.getFormat() );
+				// If this quad has a tint index, setup the tinter.
+				if( quad.hasTintIndex() )
+				{
+					tinter.setTint( blockColors.colorMultiplier( blockState, facadeAccess, pos, quad.getTintIndex() ) );
+				}
+				for( AxisAlignedBB box : holeStrips )
+				{
+					// setup the clamper for this box
+					clamper.setClampBounds( box );
+					// Reset the pipeline, clears all enabled/disabled states.
+					pipeline.reset( format );
+					// Reset out collector.
+					collectorQuad.reset( format );
+					// Enable / disable the optional elements
+					pipeline.setElementState( "tinter", quad.hasTintIndex() );
+					pipeline.setElementState( "transparent", transparent );
+					// Prepare the pipeline for a quad.
+					pipeline.prepare( collectorQuad );
+
+					// Pipe our quad into the pipeline.
+					quad.pipe( pipeline );
+					// Check if the collector got any data.
+					if( collectorQuad.full )
 					{
-						return new TextureAtlasAndTint( bakedQuad );
+						// Add the result.
+						quads.add( collectorQuad.bake() );
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		catch( Exception e )
-		{
-			if( warnedFor.add( state.getBlock().getRegistryName() ) )
-			{
-				AELog.warn( "Unable to get facade sprite for blockstate %s. Supressing further warnings for this block.", state );
-				AELog.debug( e );
-			}
-		}
-		finally
-		{
-			ForgeHooksClient.setRenderLayer( orgLayer );
-		}
-
-		// Fall back to the particle texture, if we havent found anything else so far.
-		if( firstFound == null )
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				return new TextureAtlasAndTint( blockModel.getParticleTexture(), -1 );
-			}
-			catch( Exception e )
-			{
-				if( warnedFor.add( state.getBlock().getRegistryName() ) )
-				{
-					AELog.warn( "Unable to get facade sprite particle texture fallback for blockstate %s. Supressing further warnings for this block.", state );
-					AELog.debug( e );
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		return firstFound;
 	}
 
-	private void addFacade( BlockRenderLayer layer, Map<EnumFacing, FacadeRenderState> facades, EnumFacing side, AEAxisAlignedBB busBounds, boolean thinFacades, boolean renderStilt, long rand, CubeBuilder builder )
+	/**
+	 * This is slow, so should be cached.
+	 *
+	 * @return The model.
+	 */
+	public List<BakedQuad> buildFacadeItemQuads( ItemStack textureItem, EnumFacing side )
 	{
+		List<BakedQuad> facadeQuads = new ArrayList<>();
+		IBakedModel model = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getRenderItem().getItemModelWithOverrides( textureItem, null, null );
+		List<BakedQuad> modelQuads = gatherQuads( model, null, 0 );
 
-		FacadeRenderState facadeState = facades.get( side );
-		IBlockState blockState = facadeState.getSourceBlock();
+		BakedPipeline pipeline = this.pipelines.get();
+		Quad collectorQuad = this.collectors.get();
 
-		builder.setDrawFaces( EnumSet.allOf( EnumFacing.class ) );
+		// Grab pipeline elements.
+		QuadClamper clamper = pipeline.getElement( "clamper", QuadClamper.class );
+		QuadTinter tinter = pipeline.getElement( "tinter", QuadTinter.class );
 
-		// Reset to no color multiplicator
-		builder.setColorRGB( 0xFFFFFF );
-		builder.useStandardUV();
-
-		// We only render the stilt if we don't intersect with any part directly, and if there's no part on our side
-		if( renderStilt && busBounds == null && layer == BlockRenderLayer.CUTOUT )
+		for( BakedQuad quad : modelQuads )
 		{
-			builder.setTexture( this.facadeTexture );
-			switch( side )
+			// Lookup the CachedFormat for this quads format.
+			CachedFormat format = CachedFormat.lookup( quad.getFormat() );
+			// Reset the pipeline.
+			pipeline.reset( format );
+			// Reset the collector.
+			collectorQuad.reset( format );
+			// If we have a tint index, setup the tinter and enable it.
+			if( quad.hasTintIndex() )
 			{
-				case DOWN:
-					builder.addCube( 7, 1, 7, 9, 6, 9 );
-					break;
-				case UP:
-					builder.addCube( 7, 10, 7, 9, 15, 9 );
-					break;
-				case NORTH:
-					builder.addCube( 7, 7, 1, 9, 9, 6 );
-					break;
-				case SOUTH:
-					builder.addCube( 7, 7, 10, 9, 9, 15 );
-					break;
-				case WEST:
-					builder.addCube( 1, 7, 7, 6, 9, 9 );
-					break;
-				case EAST:
-					builder.addCube( 10, 7, 7, 15, 9, 9 );
-					break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Do not add the translucent facade in any other layer than translucent
-		boolean translucent = AEApi.instance().partHelper().getCableRenderMode().transparentFacades;
-		if( translucent && layer != BlockRenderLayer.TRANSLUCENT )
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-
-		final float thickness = thinFacades ? 1 : 2;
-
-		BlockRendererDispatcher blockRendererDispatcher = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getBlockRendererDispatcher();
-		IBakedModel blockModel = blockRendererDispatcher.getModelForState( blockState );
-
-		final int color;
-		if( translucent )
-		{
-			color = 0x4CFFFFFF;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			color = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-		}
-
-		// TODO: Cache this
-		for( EnumFacing facing : facadeState.getOpenFaces() )
-		{
-			TextureAtlasAndTint spriteAndTint = getSprite( blockModel, blockState, facing, rand );
-			if( spriteAndTint != null && spriteAndTint.sprite != null )
-			{
-				// Use the tint color from the item stack here, which is based upon the assumption that the
-				// model used for the block will use the same meaning for tint indices as the item model does
-				if( spriteAndTint.tint != -1 )
-				{
-					int tintColor = facadeState.resolveTintColor( spriteAndTint.tint );
-
-					// Still apply the transparency color
-					tintColor &= 0xFFFFFF;
-					tintColor |= color & 0xFF000000;
-					builder.setColor( tintColor );
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					builder.setColor( color );
-				}
-				builder.setTexture( facing, spriteAndTint.sprite );
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				builder.setColor( color );
-				builder.setTexture( facing, this.facadeTexture );
-			}
-		}
-
-		builder.setDrawFaces( facadeState.getOpenFaces() );
-
-		AxisAlignedBB primaryBox = getFacadeBox( side, thinFacades );
-
-		Vector3f min = new Vector3f( (float) primaryBox.minX * 16, (float) primaryBox.minY * 16, (float) primaryBox.minZ * 16 );
-		Vector3f max = new Vector3f( (float) primaryBox.maxX * 16, (float) primaryBox.maxY * 16, (float) primaryBox.maxZ * 16 );
-
-		if( busBounds == null )
-		{
-			// Adjust the facade for neighboring facades so that facade cubes dont overlap with each other
-			if( side == EnumFacing.NORTH || side == EnumFacing.SOUTH )
-			{
-				if( facades.containsKey( EnumFacing.UP ) )
-				{
-					max.y -= thickness;
-				}
-
-				if( facades.containsKey( EnumFacing.DOWN ) )
-				{
-					min.y += thickness;
-				}
-			}
-			else if( side == EnumFacing.EAST || side == EnumFacing.WEST )
-			{
-				if( facades.containsKey( EnumFacing.UP ) )
-				{
-					max.y -= thickness;
-				}
-
-				if( facades.containsKey( EnumFacing.DOWN ) )
-				{
-					min.y += thickness;
-				}
-
-				if( facades.containsKey( EnumFacing.SOUTH ) )
-				{
-					max.z -= thickness;
-				}
-
-				if( facades.containsKey( EnumFacing.NORTH ) )
-				{
-					min.z += thickness;
-				}
-			}
-
-			builder.addCube( min.x, min.y, min.z, max.x, max.y, max.z );
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			Vector3f busMin = new Vector3f( (float) busBounds.minX * 16, (float) busBounds.minY * 16, (float) busBounds.minZ * 16 );
-			Vector3f busMax = new Vector3f( (float) busBounds.maxX * 16, (float) busBounds.maxY * 16, (float) busBounds.maxZ * 16 );
-
-			if( side == EnumFacing.UP || side == EnumFacing.DOWN )
-			{
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, 0.0f, 0.0f, busMax.z, 16.0f, 16.0f, 16.0f );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 16.0f, 16.0f, busMin.z );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, 0.0f, 0.0f, busMin.z, busMin.x, 16.0f, busMax.z );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, busMax.x, 0.0f, busMin.z, 16.0f, 16.0f, busMax.z );
-			}
-			else if( side == EnumFacing.NORTH || side == EnumFacing.SOUTH )
-			{
-				if( facades.get( EnumFacing.UP ) != null )
-				{
-					max.y -= thickness;
-				}
-
-				if( facades.get( EnumFacing.DOWN ) != null )
-				{
-					min.y += thickness;
-				}
-
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, busMax.x, 0.0f, 0.0f, 16.0f, 16.0f, 16.0f );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, busMin.x, 16.0f, 16.0f );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, busMin.x, 0.0f, 0.0f, busMax.x, busMin.y, 16.0f );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, busMin.x, busMax.y, 0.0f, busMax.x, 16.0f, 16.0f );
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				if( facades.get( EnumFacing.UP ) != null )
-				{
-					max.y -= thickness;
-				}
-
-				if( facades.get( EnumFacing.DOWN ) != null )
-				{
-					min.y += thickness;
-				}
-
-				if( facades.get( EnumFacing.SOUTH ) != null )
-				{
-					max.z -= thickness;
-				}
-
-				if( facades.get( EnumFacing.NORTH ) != null )
-				{
-					min.z += thickness;
-				}
-
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, 0.0f, 0.0f, busMax.z, 16.0f, 16.0f, 16.0f );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 16.0f, 16.0f, busMin.z );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, 0.0f, 0.0f, busMin.z, 16.0f, busMin.y, busMax.z );
-				this.renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( builder, min, max, 0.0f, busMax.y, busMin.z, 16.0f, 16.0f, busMax.z );
+				tinter.setTint( Minecraft.getMinecraft().getItemColors().colorMultiplier( textureItem, quad.getTintIndex() ) );
+				pipeline.enableElement( "tinter" );
+			}
+			// Disable elements we don't need for items.
+			pipeline.disableElement( "face_stripper" );
+			pipeline.disableElement( "corner_kicker" );
+			// Setup the clamper
+			clamper.setClampBounds( THICK_FACADE_BOXES[side.ordinal()] );
+			// Prepare the pipeline.
+			pipeline.prepare( collectorQuad );
+			// Pipe our quad into the pipeline.
+			quad.pipe( pipeline );
+			// Check the collector for data and add the quad if there was.
+			if( collectorQuad.full )
+			{
+				facadeQuads.add( collectorQuad.bakeUnpacked() );
 			}
 		}
+		return facadeQuads;
 	}
 
-	private void renderSegmentBlockCurrentBounds( CubeBuilder builder, Vector3f min, Vector3f max, float minX, float minY, float minZ, float maxX, float maxY, float maxZ )
+	// Helper to gather all quads from a model into a list.
+	private static List<BakedQuad> gatherQuads( IBakedModel model, IBlockState state, long rand )
 	{
-		minX = Math.max( min.x, minX );
-		minY = Math.max( min.y, minY );
-		minZ = Math.max( min.z, minZ );
-		maxX = Math.min( max.x, maxX );
-		maxY = Math.min( max.y, maxY );
-		maxZ = Math.min( max.z, maxZ );
-
-		// don't draw it if its not at least a pixel wide...
-		if( maxX - minX >= 1.0 && maxY - minY >= 1.0 && maxZ - minZ >= 1.0 )
+		List<BakedQuad> modelQuads = new ArrayList<>();
+		for( EnumFacing face : EnumFacing.VALUES )
 		{
-			builder.addCube( minX, minY, minZ, maxX, maxY, maxZ );
+			modelQuads.addAll( model.getQuads( state, face, rand ) );
 		}
-
+		modelQuads.addAll( model.getQuads( state, null, rand ) );
+		return modelQuads;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Given the actual facade bounding box, and the bounding boxes of all parts, determine the biggest union of AABB
-	 * that intersect with the
-	 * facade's bounding box. This AABB will need to be "cut out" when the facade is rendered.
+	 * that intersect with the facade's bounding
+	 * box. This AABB will need to be "cut out" when the facade is rendered.
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	private static AEAxisAlignedBB getCutOutBox( AxisAlignedBB facadeBox, List<AxisAlignedBB> partBoxes )
@@ -411,8 +413,58 @@ public class FacadeBuilder
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Determines if any of the part's bounding boxes intersects with the outside 2 voxel wide layer.
-	 * If so, we should use thinner facades (1 voxel deep).
+	 * Generates the box segments around the specified hole. If the specified hole is null, a Singleton of the Facade
+	 * box is returned.
+	 *
+	 * @param fb The Facade's box.
+	 * @param hole The hole to 'cut'.
+	 * @param axis The axis the facade is on.
+	 *
+	 * @return The box segments.
+	 */
+	private static List<AxisAlignedBB> getBoxes( AxisAlignedBB fb, AEAxisAlignedBB hole, Axis axis )
+	{
+		if( hole == null )
+		{
+			return Collections.singletonList( fb );
+		}
+		List<AxisAlignedBB> boxes = new ArrayList<>();
+		switch( axis )
+		{
+			case Y:
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( fb.minX, fb.minY, fb.minZ, hole.minX, fb.maxY, fb.maxZ ) );
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( hole.maxX, fb.minY, fb.minZ, fb.maxX, fb.maxY, fb.maxZ ) );
+
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( hole.minX, fb.minY, fb.minZ, hole.maxX, fb.maxY, hole.minZ ) );
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( hole.minX, fb.minY, hole.maxZ, hole.maxX, fb.maxY, fb.maxZ ) );
+
+				break;
+			case Z:
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( fb.minX, fb.minY, fb.minZ, fb.maxX, hole.minY, fb.maxZ ) );
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( fb.minX, hole.maxY, fb.minZ, fb.maxX, fb.maxY, fb.maxZ ) );
+
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( fb.minX, hole.minY, fb.minZ, hole.minX, hole.maxY, fb.maxZ ) );
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( hole.maxX, hole.minY, fb.minZ, fb.maxX, hole.maxY, fb.maxZ ) );
+
+				break;
+			case X:
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( fb.minX, fb.minY, fb.minZ, fb.maxX, hole.minY, fb.maxZ ) );
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( fb.minX, hole.maxY, fb.minZ, fb.maxX, fb.maxY, fb.maxZ ) );
+
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( fb.minX, hole.minY, fb.minZ, fb.maxX, hole.maxY, hole.minZ ) );
+				boxes.add( new AxisAlignedBB( fb.minX, hole.minY, hole.maxZ, fb.maxX, hole.maxY, fb.maxZ ) );
+				break;
+			default:
+				// should never happen.
+				throw new RuntimeException( "switch falloff. " + String.valueOf( axis ) );
+		}
+
+		return boxes;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determines if any of the part's bounding boxes intersects with the outside 2 voxel wide layer. If so, we should
+	 * use thinner facades (1 voxel deep).
 	 */
 	private static boolean isUseThinFacades( List<AxisAlignedBB> partBoxes )
 	{
@@ -436,57 +488,4 @@ public class FacadeBuilder
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
-
-	private static AxisAlignedBB getFacadeBox( EnumFacing side, boolean thinFacades )
-	{
-		double thickness = ( thinFacades ? 1 : 2 ) / 16.0;
-
-		switch( side )
-		{
-			case DOWN:
-				return new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, thickness, 1.0 );
-			case EAST:
-				return new AxisAlignedBB( 1.0 - thickness, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 );
-			case NORTH:
-				return new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, thickness );
-			case SOUTH:
-				return new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 - thickness, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 );
-			case UP:
-				return new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 1.0 - thickness, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 );
-			case WEST:
-				return new AxisAlignedBB( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, thickness, 1.0, 1.0 );
-			default:
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Unsupported face: " + side );
-		}
-	}
-
-	public static class TextureAtlasAndTint
-	{
-		private final TextureAtlasSprite sprite;
-		private final int tint;
-
-		private TextureAtlasAndTint( BakedQuad quad )
-		{
-			this.sprite = quad.getSprite();
-			this.tint = quad.getTintIndex();
-		}
-
-		private TextureAtlasAndTint( TextureAtlasSprite sprite, int tint )
-		{
-			this.sprite = sprite;
-			this.tint = tint;
-		}
-
-		public TextureAtlasSprite getSprite()
-		{
-			return this.sprite;
-		}
-
-		public int getTint()
-		{
-			return this.tint;
-		}
-
-	}
-
 }

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/FacadeRenderState.java

@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 package appeng.client.render.cablebus;
 
 
-import java.util.EnumSet;
-
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 
 
 /**
@@ -19,17 +14,12 @@ public class FacadeRenderState
 	// The block state to use for rendering this facade
 	private final IBlockState sourceBlock;
 
-	// Which faces of the cube should be rendered for this particular facade
-	private final EnumSet<EnumFacing> openFaces;
+	private final boolean transparent;
 
-	// For resolving the tint indices of a facade
-	private final ItemStack textureItem;
-
-	public FacadeRenderState( IBlockState sourceBlock, EnumSet<EnumFacing> openFaces, ItemStack textureItem )
+	public FacadeRenderState( IBlockState sourceBlock, boolean transparent )
 	{
 		this.sourceBlock = sourceBlock;
-		this.openFaces = openFaces;
-		this.textureItem = textureItem;
+		this.transparent = transparent;
 	}
 
 	public IBlockState getSourceBlock()
@@ -37,14 +27,8 @@ public class FacadeRenderState
 		return this.sourceBlock;
 	}
 
-	public EnumSet<EnumFacing> getOpenFaces()
+	public boolean isTransparent()
 	{
-		return this.openFaces;
+		return this.transparent;
 	}
-
-	public int resolveTintColor( int tintIndex )
-	{
-		return Minecraft.getMinecraft().getItemColors().colorMultiplier( this.textureItem, tintIndex );
-	}
-
 }