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Dark GDK / why doesn't *.3DS files works?

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m50
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Posted: 28th Sep 2008 07:03
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ok, so i got a model as a *.3DS file, and i try loading it but it won't load in,and its a supported format supposedly... well, i dunno if it loads in, it crashes the program before i can tell... does the *.3DS file have to be textured for it to be correctly imported?, cause mine aren't...

im new to DGDK, but its pretty cool
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AlexI
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Posted: 29th Sep 2008 13:29 Edited at: 29th Sep 2008 13:30
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Yea i had this problem before it's the same in DBP too, are you using 3D Studio Max?


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m50
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yes i am, i wish i could put my models in, any chance .obj format will get support? .obj is the industry standard for models, for lots of places that is, so why not here?

im new to DGDK, but its pretty cool
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AlexI
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2008 01:54 Edited at: 2nd Oct 2008 01:55
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Yea, I recommend using .X files. Direct X likes these allot and usually they will load them quicker and will come out more how you would expect than a 3DS file.

Just download and install the Panda exporter plugin http://www.andytather.co.uk/Panda/directxmax_downloads.aspx

Then you can export as .X and it will work good with the GDK

Good luck


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Zuka
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2008 01:24
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Uh, try Mike's tutorial, "Loading Custom Media".
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m50
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thanks AlexI, i looked on google for .X exporter and found mentions to that, but if i tried googleing it, it never showed... or im blind, but thanks anyways

im new to DGDK, but its pretty cool
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Ifandbut
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I just started messing around with DarkGDK and I wanted to load a simple square arena model I made in 3DS. I exported it in 3DS format which the DarkGDK website says is supported. I then loaded up the Game Level tutorial project and I replaced the file name in the dbLoadObject with my file name.

Well the code appears to compile correctly, however when I press F5 to start it I get this error:
"Unhanded exception at 0x0042906e in Game Level.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000010."
When I do a normal build and run the .exe file I get just a blank screen. I would assume that if the model was not loading correctly I would still be able to see the skybox that the tutorial loads in.

I just dont understand the proublem. The help file says that "You must specify a model in the X, 3DS, MDL, MD2 or MD3 format. " so I dont understand why it runs just fine when it loads a .dbo file but not when it loads a .3ds file (even tho the help file does not mention .dbo format).
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