Re: [PyOpenGL-Users] Importing 3D Models into Python

[Shane H. (IEEE) <sha...@ie...>]

Yury,

I haven't gotten a chance to wrap 3DS files, but I do have a good start 
on loading the geometry from Lightwave Object 5.0 files and Wavefront 
OBJ files.  They're covered by a BSD style license, so you should be 
able to use them wherever you want.  Right now, I have a tessellation 
problem for large polygons; I simply haven't had the time to update the 
code to use the GLU tessellator objects.  Also included in our toolbag 
is a triangle stripification algorithm.  See if you like it.

http://techgame.net/projects/Runeblade/browser/trunk/RBRapier/RBRapier/Formats/

http://techgame.net/projects/Runeblade/browser/trunk/RBRapier/RBRapier/Tools/Geometry/Analysis/

Hope that helps you (and maybe some others!)

I'd love patches, too, if you have time to create them.

Thanks,
-Shane

Y S wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am a long time programmer, but just recently started working with 
> PyOpenGL. I am designing an isometric 3D (true rendered 3D) game. I ran 
> into a road block and would like some suggestions. I need to import 3D 
> models from files and render them. I have had very limited success. I 
> did some research and found several utilities. A small 3DS loader, but I 
> do not really want to use 3DS files as I am not a huge fan of 3D Studio 
> Max. In addition, I had trouble getting it to work. I also found 
> PyCal3D, but apparently that's been dead for a while. I managed to grab 
> a copy of the source from archive.org, but I would prefer to use 
> something that is still being developed or completed, rather than dead 
> in early alpha.
> 
> If anyone has any suggestions about a good way to import 3D models to 
> use in Python with PyOpenGL, I would appreciate the feedback. Thank you.
> 
> -Yury
> 
> P.S. Is PyCal3D really dead? If so, why? I did an extensive search, but 
> found nothing.