Author Topic: Need 3D editor. (Read 4191 times)

hitech · « **on:** January 08, 2003, 11:20:01 AM »

Gentlemen Id realy like to give access to shape additions for the editor.

To do this we need to find either a very inexpensive or free 3D editor.

Minimum requirements for the editor would be.
1. Ability to save a planer poly ,not on a triangle basis.
2. Ability to tag the polies with names.
3. Have a file format that is documented with the above capablities or user DLL support that has access the data to write an exporter.

This would give us a mothod of puting specific shapes tied to terrains.

Other fetures that are desired.
4 Suport for LOD.
5 Support for other attributes on polies.
6 Suport for detail faces.
7 Support for grouping of polies so that dead shapes can be made.
8 Sport user written DLL's , this helps a lot when testing shapes before converting them to AH.

If you find one that you think will work please post a link here.

HiTech

mason22 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:19:09 PM »

http://www.anim8or.com

totally free and super simple. (comparatively speaking)

has a full manual, easy to follow, the site has tutorials, and support forum as well.

i think there are some other AH members that have used it as well.

ramzey · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:34:30 PM »

Furious · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:47:33 PM »

gmax??

http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/

gatso · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:51:48 PM »

Does Rhino still have a freebie/cheap version?

Gatso

http://www.rhino3d.com

...It appears not. Had a couple of friends who swore by it a few years ago. looks like it's moved on a bit.

hitech · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:52:07 PM »

Neg on gmax, way to expensive to buy license .

HiTech

Furious · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2003, 01:13:17 PM »

Sorry, wasn't sure wether you guys had to get a license or not.

How about Blender?
http://www.blender3d.org/BlenderProducts/

hitech · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2003, 01:26:05 PM »

anim8or seems to be a no go, couldn't find anything on it to enable atributes for primitives, or file documentation.

Blender looking intresting anyone used it much?

HiTech

WldThing · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2003, 03:49:05 PM »

I found all of these..

MindsEye

ImageWare

MarbleClay

NUTTZ · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2003, 05:26:49 PM »

Hitech, What programs ARE usable? I have 3d studio max can I use that?

NUTTZ

Innominate · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2003, 11:05:41 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by hitech

Blender looking intresting anyone used it much?

HiTech

I've used it a bit, I'm no 3d artist, but it's a fairly decent program. A pain in the bellybutton to learn though, as it has a rather odd interface.

Blender is also GPL'd.

Voss · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2003, 01:12:43 AM »

HT I havent played with it enough to know if it will do everything you are asking, but MilkShape3D is headed in this direction. The last I heard they were getting ready to plug in a height map generator and terrain map system. I received an email the first of last month that there was a new version out but I havent downloaded it to check it out, yet. You might give it a look.

http://www.milkshape3d.com

It's only $20 to register, but the best part is it's put together by Quake guys. So, if you need an additional feature, usually a simple email will get the ball rolling.

CptTrips · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2003, 03:13:03 PM »

HT, I may have asked this before but I can't remeber the answer.

Why don't you just concentrate on supporting a format and let the users choose which ever program that can export to that.

3ds is a fairly common export format. Its an open format if I remember correctly. Can't remeber if its supports all those requirements though. Worth looking into.

take a look here:

Whotsit 3d file formats

also here:

3ds library

the above is under LGPL but at least you can look at it as example code.

Regards,
Wab

hitech · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2003, 04:07:42 PM »

Because with somthing like dxf, some will triangulate it/ very bad/ some will not alow taging at all.

HiTech

Voss · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2003, 09:16:49 PM »

I'm searching the Pov guru's out right now to see if any of them have done any work with a modeler and Pov's polygon object. Several systems out there do what you want but the export method utilizes triangles.