DW 3D model format

TLAM Strike · 09-28-11, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by magicstix

Boo. I was hoping it was something off the shelf or at least documented so I could load the files... I'm considering working on a 3D engine and was hoping I'd have a ready set of test models from the DW mod community.

I have plenty of 3d models that I could let you use. Just PM me with an email address to send them to and I'll shoot off a sampling of them.

magicstix · 09-28-11, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I have plenty of 3d models that I could let you use. Just PM me with an email address to send them to and I'll shoot off a sampling of them.

What format are they in?

TLAM Strike · 09-28-11, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by magicstix

What format are they in?

.3ds good?

09-29-11, 07:28 PM

Has anyone tried to write a converter to create j3d files?
I just looked at a simple j3d file in Hex.

tentgreen_s.j3d

The format is simple enuff so far that I can read the verts, texcoords, and faces and useing 010 Hex Editor could write a Template and extract the mesh to obj format.

Haveing only looked at it for about 15 minutes, there's still a few things I have not verified yet.

magicstix · 09-29-11, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

Has anyone tried to write a converter to create j3d files?
I just looked at a simple j3d file in Hex.

tentgreen_s.j3d

The format is simple enuff so far that I can read the verts, texcoords, and faces and useing 010 Hex Editor could write a Template and extract the mesh to obj format.

Haveing only looked at it for about 15 minutes, there's still a few things I have not verified yet.

Well if you could document the format I could write a converter *and* load j3d files directly... :P

09-29-11, 09:32 PM

I've gotten quite a lot figured out so far.
I understand the way the meshes are written and adjusted completely now,
what the bytes before the first vert group are,
how the meshes and textures are done,
and the lighting stuff.

Still unsure of a few bytes at the moment but those should be known pretty quickly with some more testing.

What do you program in?
C++, C#?

magicstix · 09-29-11, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

What do you program in?
C++, C#?

C++, C, assembly, python, mantis, flying crane...

09-29-11, 07:28 PM	#4
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Has anyone tried to write a converter to create j3d files? I just looked at a simple j3d file in Hex. tentgreen_s.j3d The format is simple enuff so far that I can read the verts, texcoords, and faces and useing 010 Hex Editor could write a Template and extract the mesh to obj format. Haveing only looked at it for about 15 minutes, there's still a few things I have not verified yet.

09-29-11, 09:32 PM	#6
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I've gotten quite a lot figured out so far. I understand the way the meshes are written and adjusted completely now, what the bytes before the first vert group are, how the meshes and textures are done, and the lighting stuff. Still unsure of a few bytes at the moment but those should be known pretty quickly with some more testing. What do you program in? C++, C#?