Basic Health Bar

11. Resize Health_Bar in Edit Mode
  • 3D View >> Select Health_Bar
  • 3D View menu >> Mode box >> Edit Mode
     
  • 3D View menu >> Mesh >> Transform >> Scale
Note:
  • Resize Health_Bar to the size you want your health bar to be
     
  • Plane X-axis is the length of the health bar.  Y-axis is the height.
     
  • Use the X key to scale only on the X-axis
     
  • Use the Y key to scale only on the Y-axis
12. Add a material to Health_Bar
  •  Properties menu >> Materials button >> New
13. Set material color
  •  Properties menu >> Material button >> Diffuse tab >> Color box
Note:
  • This will be the color of your health bar
14. Set material to Shadeless
  •  Properties menu >> Material button >> Shading tab >> Shadeless box
Note:
  • There isn't a light in the overlay scene.  Set material to shadeless to see the color.
15. Select left side vertices
  • 3D View >> Select Health_Bar
     
  • 3D View menu >> Mode box >> Edit Mode
     
  • 3D View menu >> Select >> Left side vertices
Note:
  • We are scaling the health bar on the X-axis to change the length of the health bar.
     
  • Objects use the object center position to scale.