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Zealous
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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 08:03
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So im really liken blender. I cant understand how its free, looks just as powerful and polished as max. Anyway, I have a couple quick blender qs if anyone knows.

1.) How do you export your model in a way DBPro can load it as a object. Right now when I "export" and save as a directx or directx8, the only way I can load said model into DBPro is to load it as a mesh.

2.) This seems so simple but I cant figure it out. How do you specify an objects position? I know how to drag it with the mouse, but lets say I wanted to position the object at EXACTLY 0,0,0, how would I? Also how would I offset the mesh so its lower/higher, but the OBJECT position stays the same (0,0,0).

Thanks in advance

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Scratch question one, figured out how to get objects loaded. However I still cant for the life of me see how to position the "object" and offset the mesh

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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 09:37
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DAMNIT looks like blender doesnt export vertex colors when exporting directX (that or dbpro isnt loading them). Sigh any Blender experts out there have any idea how to get a simple modem (a cube even) into DBPro WITH vertex colors?

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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 10:53
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you would prolly use a tool in blender to save the vertex colors onto the uv map or sumthing like that. as for offsetting the mesh u can do that in blender. w/e the orgin is at is the center of the object when exported (usually)


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Zealous
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Posted: 20th Jul 2005 12:36 Edited at: 20th Jul 2005 15:32
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What? No the colors are part of the FVF they dont have anything to do with your texture/uv map.

I know you CAN offset the mesh, im just wondering HOW you can specify a specific coord. Like lets say I wanted to position the object at 0,0,0. I can grab it, and drag it, and I see the numbers indicating a world coord, but I cant manually enter values for those numbers. I looked all over the buttons, gui, im prolly just overlooking something.

*Edit found it. If you hit the 'n' key it brings up a position window... n for nposition, or ntransform properties.

Still need a way to export vert colors. Ive tryed some plugins that export 3ds, md3 md2 and non of them export vert colors. If anyone can fine a blender plugin that exports vert colors in some DBPRO compatible format youll be my hero.

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i know they are not part of the uvmap. but in wings when i used vert colors (long long time ago) i had to save them to the uvmap first. then i found the wonderful art of texturing... you should too lol

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Zealous
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Theres things you cant do with textures that you can do with vertex colors/alpha.

So does anyone know of any other importer/exporter plugins for 3ds? Ive found one so far, and it seems very dated.

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what cant you do with textures that u can with vertex colors?

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Gotta think outside the box. Ill try and post some screens eventually

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Posted: 25th Jul 2005 03:09
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To position the mesh press 'n'. Not sure about exporting, dont' program much any more.

Am I an Idiot...or is everyone else just really smart?
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