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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / .3DS in DarkBasic Pro

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matt2222
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Posted: 21st Sep 2003 20:10
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Is it possible to load a .3ds file with DBPro? Whenever I try, the program exits abnormally.
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spooky
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Posted: 21st Sep 2003 20:24
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I have all sorts of problems loading 3ds files. Some work, some don't.

I can't even load the alien 3ds model! Program just aborts on the load object command.

No doubt we will be told again there is no problem with 3ds files.

I am using latest 5.1b upgrade by the way.

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Terabyte
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no you cannot load .3ds files.

You can onvert them using the .3ds to .x converter if you have db

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Darclyte
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Posted: 21st Sep 2003 23:51
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I'm using .3ds files with no problems, But they all come from 3ds MAX. I've only ever had problems with 3ds file from other modelling packages. However X files are better (They load faster) so download the demo of DB Classic and find the conv3ds program. It's a stand alone exe so you needn't use DBC at all. Alternativley there's one in the Direct X sdk Extras available from the Direct X website.

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DrakeX
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"I can't even load the alien 3ds model! Program just aborts on the load object command."

lmao congratulations to TCG, providing a model that doesn't work with the language they're advertising... lol

stop looking at me!
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CattleRustler
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3ds made with 3dstudioMax r3.1 ok here - no problems

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spooky
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3ds objects I create with Milkshape are ok but lots of others dont work.

Even if I import alien 3ds model into milkshape and reexport it as a 3ds file it still don't work. What is logic in that?

Has anyone running 5.1b managed to load the alien 3ds file? The x file is perfectly ok.

I'm not too bothered if they work or not but wish Lee or someone similar could release a statement giving the current state of play as it is getting tiresome reading about peoples woes with 3ds files.

It's all well and good saying 3ds files made in program X or program Y will work perfectly but surely someone actually knows!

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Darclyte
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At a guess, I'd say some programs use a modified version of the .3ds format.

Like CattleRustler I have used files from 3ds MAX R3.1 with no problems, but they are very limited in what they actually contain when exported, ie: Bones, smoothing and vertex deformation is removed. Since this is the standard format for 3ds files I could only imagine a 3rd party program which exports 3ds files with any 'extra' data could make DBPro throw a wobbler.

Just a guess!

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