hytopia/docs/server.entity.getmodelnodeoverride.md

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## Entity.getModelNodeOverride() method

Gets or lazily creates a model node override for the entity's model.

**Signature:**

```typescript
getModelNodeOverride(nameMatch: string): EntityModelNodeOverride | undefined;
```

## Parameters

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nameMatch


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string


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The node selector for the model node override to get or create. Case-insensitive exact match by default, with optional edge wildcard (`head*`<!-- -->, `*head`<!-- -->, `*head*`<!-- -->).


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**Returns:**

[EntityModelNodeOverride](./server.entitymodelnodeoverride.md) \| undefined

The model node override instance, or `undefined` for block entities.

\*\*Category:\*\* Entities

## Remarks

Model entities only; returns `undefined` for block entities. If the override does not yet exist, a new instance with default settings is created and added to `modelNodeOverrides`<!-- -->. Use `availableModelNodeNames` to discover which node names exist in the model.