Re: [TuxKart-devel] Getting Started.

[Caleb S. <gam...@gm...>]

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:42:59 -0500, Steve Baker <sjb...@ai...> wrote:
> 
> Ryan Flegel wrote:
> 
> > Maybe some of these effects (that are in the comments) should be
> > stored into separate config files, instead of loading a model straight
> > up, load the config file which will include these comments, plus the
> > path to the model.
> 
> Actually, some of them are.  The '.loc' file does some of that.  The
> problem is that some effects need to be attached to a specific node
> in the database tree for the 3D model.  If you have something like
> a volcano model with lava running down the sides, you want moving
> texturemaps on the lava polygons but not on the rocky mountainside.
> 
> It's hard to locate those specific nodes from an external config
> file - so you tend to need to use some kind of ASCII string attached
> to the node to identify it.  Well, if you can do *that* then you
> might as well put the config data right into that ASCII string in
> the model file.
> 
> This is a much easier way to work - and somewhat guarantees that when
> you rearrange the model's heirarchy for some reason, that the config
> data stays attached to the correct parts.
> 
> The '.loc' file tends to have things of a more 'global' scope that
> affect the whole model file.
> 
> > Also, since AC3D seems to be missing some useful features, is there
> > any other format blender can export to that might suit our needs a lot
> > better?
> 
> That would be a useful experiment to try.
> 
> The PLIB library (which is what is actually doing the file loading) supports
> about 20 different file formats.  Some of these are well supported (AC3D
> is a good one - because I maintain it!) - others are flakey because someone
> implemented just enough of the format to get some job done - and then
> contributed a half-baked solution.
> 
> All format are ALWAYS missing some teeny-tiny detail though.  Doing
> utterly generic and *complete* 3D loaders is extremely difficult.

would md2 be an option?
or is that to hidden and closed source?


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