RE: [Plib-users] SSG loading lights

[Dave M. <Dav...@dy...>]

Dan wrote:
> The different ssg loaders don't seem to load lights for any of
> the formats.  Is there any chance of light loading being added
> to any of the loaders?  I'm using the 3ds and ASE loaders currently.
> 
ASE files contain lights (if you check the box for them in 3dsmax).  there
is lots of info there.  for example,

*LIGHTOBJECT {
	*NODE_NAME "Spot01"
	*LIGHT_TYPE Target
	*NODE_TM {
		*NODE_NAME "Spot01"
		*INHERIT_POS 0 0 0
		*INHERIT_ROT 0 0 0
		*INHERIT_SCL 1 1 1
		*TM_ROW0 0.0000	1.0000	0.0000
		*TM_ROW1 -0.5505	0.0000	0.8349
		*TM_ROW2 0.8349	-0.0000	0.5505
		*TM_ROW3 611.2228	-0.0000	413.9070
		*TM_POS 611.2228	-0.0000	413.9070
		*TM_ROTAXIS -0.4284	-0.4284	-0.7956
		*TM_ROTANGLE 1.7975
		*TM_SCALE 1.0000	1.0000	1.0000
		*TM_SCALEAXIS 0.0000	0.0000	0.0000
		*TM_SCALEAXISANG 0.0000
	}
	*NODE_TM {
		*NODE_NAME "Spot01.Target"
		*INHERIT_POS 0 0 0
		*INHERIT_ROT 0 0 0
		*INHERIT_SCL 0 0 0
		*TM_ROW0 1.0000	0.0000	0.0000
		*TM_ROW1 0.0000	0.0000	1.0000
		*TM_ROW2 0.0000	-1.0000	0.0000
		*TM_ROW3 -19.4201	0.0000	-1.9183
		*TM_POS -19.4201	0.0000	-1.9183
		*TM_ROTAXIS -1.0000	0.0000	0.0000
		*TM_ROTANGLE 1.5708
		*TM_SCALE 1.0000	1.0000	1.0000
		*TM_SCALEAXIS 0.0000	0.0000	0.0000
		*TM_SCALEAXISANG 0.0000
	}
	*LIGHT_SHADOWS Mapped
	*LIGHT_USELIGHT 1
	*LIGHT_SPOTSHAPE Circle
	*LIGHT_USEGLOBAL 0
	*LIGHT_ABSMAPBIAS 0
	*LIGHT_OVERSHOOT 0
	*LIGHT_SETTINGS {
		*TIMEVALUE 0
		*LIGHT_COLOR 0.9098	0.9098	0.9098
		*LIGHT_INTENS 1.2500
		*LIGHT_ASPECT 1.0000
		*LIGHT_HOTSPOT 43.0000
		*LIGHT_FALLOFF 45.0000
		*LIGHT_TDIST 0.0000
		*LIGHT_MAPBIAS 1.0000
		*LIGHT_MAPRANGE 4.0000
		*LIGHT_MAPSIZE 512
		*LIGHT_RAYBIAS 0.0000
	}
}

> I'm guessing that no game creators store lights in the model files.
> It doesn't look too hard to add though.

correct. pretty easy. ssg already has an ssgLight entity.

> I would vote for having
> light loading added if possible.
>

just a matter of time before someone adds it.  if you have time, take a try
and send me the patch.  it might be a while before i could get to it.

thanks,
-- Dave McClurg
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