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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / .DBO to .3DS or .X converter?

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sovr
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Posted: 4th Nov 2012 06:30
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Hello everyone! I was wondering if there was a software out there that converted .dbo to .3ds or .x object files? I want to export a terrain and use it in agk from dark basic pro. I know there are other terrain software, but I want to have to pay for another software. Thank you in advance!

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mr_d
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Posted: 4th Nov 2012 07:39 Edited at: 4th Nov 2012 07:40
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i know that there was software created specifically that did the opposite (from .3ds and .x to .dbo), but don't think it did the reverse (i.e. what you want); sorry i don't have the link, but you should be able to find it if you search the forum.

i have heard of another 3d software that supposedly works with all these formats natively, so it may be possible to import from one format and export to another using it. it is called Deled and is now FREE.

hope this helps. cheers.

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chafari
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Posted: 4th Nov 2012 15:10
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I have seen something like that time ago, but you could only save objects wihtout animation....for a terrain, I suuggest you to make mesh from object, and save as .x but if you want to add texture automaticaly, you could open the x file with notepad and add some lines of code to get it....now I don't remember how but we can open any x file to check the commands that load the texure.


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sovr
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Posted: 5th Nov 2012 01:49
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how do you save an object in dbpro as a .x file? the save object command only saves .dbo files.

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Brendy boy
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Posted: 5th Nov 2012 13:16
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Quote: "how do you save an object in dbpro as a .x file?"

search the forum, there's several x exporters

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Matty H
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Posted: 5th Nov 2012 14:38
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Quote: "how do you save an object in dbpro as a .x file? the save object command only saves .dbo files."


There is a save mesh command also I think, this saves in the x format.

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Posted: 5th Nov 2012 17:43
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Hi there...

Matty H is right... the terrain use to be a single object so we can use the make mesh from object command and then save the mesh as .x


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sovr
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Posted: 5th Nov 2012 17:51
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ohh yea I forgot about that command... it has been a while since really used dbpro. The problem is now when ever I try to save the mesh, it reports an error:



and here is the code:


again thanks everyone

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chafari
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Posted: 5th Nov 2012 18:30
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@sovr

I thought you where using advanced terrain...or even a .dbo file...perhaps that happens when we have a big terrain...try with something smaller to test

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Matty H
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Posted: 6th Nov 2012 12:29
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Not sure terrains are objects and can be saved this way. Blitz Terrain has an option to make a dbo object from a terrain, you could then save this as a mesh, there is a free version

I also have a plugin called Dark Terrain(free), the terrains in my plugin are objects from the start and should work with all commands, including save mesh. But I have not done the DBPro version yet, it wont take long when I get around to it.

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The Slayer
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Posted: 6th Nov 2012 19:01
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Best 3D converter program I've ever used, is UU3D (Ultimate Unwrap 3D).
It converts (allmost) any 3D file to (allmost) any format, plus it corrects faults that might be caused by other programs when exporting. Really easy program to UV map as well.

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Burning Feet Man
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Posted: 6th Nov 2012 20:40
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I've tried a bunch of programs, and so far my favourite one is Wings3d.

http://www.wings3d.com/

It's great for modeling, coloring, texturing and converting formats.

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sovr
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Posted: 9th Nov 2012 17:13
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I tend to see the wings3d as a good 3D tool! Now is there a dbo plugin to that software? if not would a plugin be available for some software like DAZ or blender? Thank you everyone for your help .

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