42 replies to this topic

[biggoron]

Where?
export_GM6.py

What?
This is a Python script that should allow Blender to export GM6.1 model files.

What it does:

• Exports vertex positions (obviously)
• Exports face normals or vertex normals (you choose)
• Exports UV coordinates (or not, you choose)

What it doesn't do:

• Export colours/alpha
• Export unconnected vertices/edges (at least, not correctly)
• Make tea

How?
To use this, go open this folder:
C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\

And put the script in there. Open Blender and open a scripts window. Click "Scripts -> Update Menus". Now make a model and export it. There should be a new option called "GM6.1 (*.d3d)". Click this and save it somewhere. A popup will show with some options. It's easy to understand, but I'll go through them anyway.

The options are:
Vertex Normals
Face Normals
Export UV coord

The first two options are mutually exclusive: You can only choose one. Well you can choose both or neither, but in the exporting it will choose one. The third option is whether or not to export UV coordinates. I don't think this needs any explanation.

I hope this is an acceptable topic for this forum. Sorry if it's not.

[edit]
Forgot to say that I'm a complete noob at Python. I actually just started learning basic Python the day before I made this script, so if anyone more experienced would like to improve my script please feel free to do so.

Edited by biggoron, 29 April 2007 - 08:03 PM.

[Schreib]

Direct convertion? Even UV-data? Woohoo!

[the_doominator]

I think it should belong in Graphics Anyway VERY awesome!

[royboyjoytoy2]

Where?
export_GM6.py

What?
This is a Python script that should allow Blender to export GM6.1 model files.

What it does:

• Exports vertex positions (obviously)
  
• Exports face normals or vertex normals (you choose)
  
• Exports UV coordinates (or not, you choose)

What it doesn't do:

• Export colours/alpha
  
• Export unconnected vertices/edges (at least, not correctly)
  
• Make tea

How?
To use this, go open this folder:
C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\

And put the script in there. Open Blender and open a scripts window. Click "Scripts -> Update Menus". Now make a model and export it. There should be a new option called "GM6.1 (*.d3d)". Click this and save it somewhere. A popup will show with some options. It's easy to understand, but I'll go through them anyway.

The options are:
Vertex Normals
Face Normals
Export UV coord

The first two options are mutually exclusive: You can only choose one. Well you can choose both or neither, but in the exporting it will choose one. The third option is whether or not to export UV coordinates. I don't think this needs any explanation.

I hope this is an acceptable topic for this forum. Sorry if it's not.

[edit]
Forgot to say that I'm a complete noob at Python. I actually just started learning basic Python the day before I made this script, so if anyone more experienced would like to improve my script please feel free to do so.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice works in

[xygthop3]

You don't need to quote all the time,it makes the topic to big, just reply.

[Schreib]

It is also written with the Holy language! Hooray!

[biggoron]

Oh, man, am I an idiot... I had the old script uploaded. Download it again for the proper one.

[the_doominator]

oh i was replying to the first..... anyway the real one is much better.

[IceWind91]

The link seems to be broken. I hope it works again soon, because this sounds extremely useful!

[biggoron]

I changed it to a permanent storage place. Honestly, this is quite poorly written. I was busy when I was writing it and when I got some time I forgot completely about it.

I promise I'll write a much better one on the weekend. Python isn't my forté so excuse any gross errors. As I say in my original post, if anyone knows Python better than I then please feel free to make improvements.

[IceWind91]

Yes! Thank you so much!

Sorry, but once a model is exported, how do you load it into the game? Here's the code I have so far:

Create Event:

d3d_model_create()
d3d_model_load(0,working_directory+"/ModelName.d3d")

Draw Event:

d3d_model_draw(0,x,y,0,TextureName)

It doesn't give an error or anything, it just doesnt show the model. I'm pretty new to 3D with Game Maker, so I'm probably forgetting something important.

[Schreib]

You need to specify a variable to hold the model. So:

model1 = d3d_model_create();
d3d_model_load(model1,........);

d3d_model_draw(model1,x,y,0,texturename);

[Fimbulfamb]

IceWind, you are loading the model with the index zero. When you create the model it returns the index. Either you do this in the create event, and then you can use the variable again in the draw event, or you make it global.

In the create event:

model_id = d3d_model_create();

d3d_model_draw(model_id, x, y, z, tex);

[Tobs]

Lots of error checking, very nice!
I tried this once, about a year/2 ago, but I could never export the UV maps correctly, so kudos to you!

Tobs

[biggoron]

I changed it again. It should work a lot more cleanly this time. I haven't tested to see if it exports UVs correctly so you'll have to find out for yourselves.

Thanks, Tobs

Edited by biggoron, 29 April 2007 - 08:04 PM.

[NEED HELP sorta]

Man...
I couldn't get the download ink to work...
I'll probably use this eventually though.

[biggoron]

If the link doesn't work for anyone just PM me and I'll email it or provide a temporary upload.

[IceWind91]

Thanks for explaining that, Schreib and Fimbulfamb!

Can this script export models that are animated with armatures and have them animate in Game Maker? If not, that might be a good feature to have in later versions, if you can figure out how to do it.

Also, you don't need to have the texture/UVmap as an external file, do you? I tried using a background as the texture, but it didn't show the texture.

[Schreib]

Thanks for explaining that, Schreib and Fimbulfamb!

Can this script export models that are animated with armatures and have them animate in Game Maker? If not, that might be a good feature to have in later versions, if you can figure out how to do it.

Also, you don't need to have the texture/UVmap as an external file, do you? I tried using a background as the texture, but it didn't show the texture.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sorry, it's impossible to export animations. Game Maker can't handle such animations.

[Ruud v A]

Animations should be possible in GM if you export a model for each frame and draw the right one in GM. But that would take a lot of memory.