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kaetemi, 02/25/2012 08:06 pm


Pipeline 3D Export Tool Requirements

This page lists the requirements for creating export tools for 3D data which can be used by the pipeline.

Export modes

shape 1 -> many shape; anim; tga (lightmap)
ig 1 -> many ig
skel 1 -> 1 skel
clod
cmb
pacs_prim
swt
veget
zone

shape

Exports:
  • All shape nodes with lod (shape_with_coarse_mesh/nodename.shape)
  • All shape nodes without lod (shape_not_optimized/nodename.shape)
  • Animations per shape if any (shape_anim/nodename.anim)
  • Generates lightmaps (LM) if required per shape per lightgroup (shape_lightmap_not_optimized/filename_nodename_lightgroupid.tga & filename_nodename.txt (log))
    • We might want to modify this to export the data required for a lightmap generation tool only to a data file, and run a lightmap generation tool outside of the 3d export process, that uses the exported shape and light information from the data file. See calc_lm*.* files under nel_mesh_lib.
Does not export:
  • Accelerator
  • Zone quad patch
  • Particle system
  • PACS Primitive
  • Node properties DONOTEXPORT checked
  • Node properties COLLISION checked
  • Node properties COLLISION_EXTERIOR checked
Shapes may be:
  • Particle system (???)
  • Wave maker
  • Node properties USE_REMANENCE checked
  • Flare
  • Triangle object
Triangle object may be:
  • Water shape
  • Shape with lod
  • Shape without lod

ig

Exports:
  • All instance groups for IGNAME used in node properties (igname.ig)
Instance groups contain:
  • All shapes (by name)
  • All lights
  • All helpers

skel

Exports:
  • One skeleton containing node tree in reference position starting from node Bip01 (filename.skel)