Blender import / export plugins

[Leopotam 10]

Discontinued.

Edited March 9, 2013 by Leopotam
Arma3 is crap. Sorry, but its true.

[[aps]gnat 28]

Thats just awesome!

GJ Leopotam! Thanks for the contribution.

I don't use Blender, but now I'm wishing I did ;)

[SLAYER_RF 0]

At last. I was waiting it so much. Thanks for your work, Leo!

[[aps]gnat 28]

Leopotam,

I seem to have a problem with the script(s), it doesnt seem to want to activate.

I also "Install Addon" from the menu (in Add-Ons), but that didnt seem to help

I now have 2 files in the 2.53/Scripts/Addons/ directory

Your file with .py, and a new one with .pyc

Sorry, new to Blender, and I cant see the problem.

Edited July 21, 2011 by [APS]Gnat

[deltaGhost 10]

what its blender LOL ? :)

a kind of 3d max? , free or not free thats the questionX D

[Leopotam 10]

[APS]Gnat, very strange. Both plugins activated? Are you sure, that checkboxes marked? If there are any errors - blender dont allow marking. Try enable import plugin only. If checkbox marked - new exporter will be installed in "File > Import".

UPD: Delete all copies of my plugins (search your profile too) and copy (NOT INSTALL through button on prefs panel!!!) again in scripts/addons.

deltaGHost, http://tinyurl.com/25utno9

Edited August 16, 2010 by Leopotam

[Leopotam 10]

I recomend use one of the last blender builds (http://graphicall.org). For example:

x64: http://www.graphicall.org/builds/builds/showbuild.php?action=show&id=1492

x86: http://www.graphicall.org/builds/builds/showbuild.php?action=show&id=1525

Edited August 17, 2010 by Leopotam

[TRexian 0]

OMFG OMFG

Going to do some immediate testing with this!

REALLY hoping this works! :)

Edit:

Holy shitake mushroom, Batman! I was on 2.49(stable) and just grabbed 2.53. What a helluva difference in the GUI!

Edited August 17, 2010 by TRexian

[[aps]gnat 28]

Thanks Leopotam, works now. Maybe because I loaded the lastest x64 version per your link.

I assume theres no texture mapping with your plugin ..... or is it I don't know how to use Blender yet?

[Leopotam 10]

[APS]Gnat, hm, you right, bug...

[TRexian 0]

I can get the scripts to show in the addons (this is with the zipped x32 2.53) but when trying to import/export, they are not accessible. They do show up as "enabled" though in the addons screen.

The DOS window suggests there's at least one error that looks consistent:

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'filepath'

[Leopotam 10]

v 0.2:

* Fixed bug with invalid uv on export

* Fixed bug with no uv on import

Links the same (First post)

---------- Post added at 03:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:02 PM ----------

TRexian, try trunk build (http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1721168&postcount=7)

[TRexian 0]

Bingo! Alpha builds FTW! :) Tested the import and seems to work well!

And... wow... UV mapping from .p3d to Blender appears saved, too.

Out-f'n-standing so far. Will need to wait and test the .blend -> .p3d workflow, but this is... REALLY exciting....

[[aps]gnat 28]

Thanks Leopotam, but seems I still cant find any references to mapped texture files, or get any of the views or renders to show textures. Again, could be just me, new to Blender.

My models arent mapped with O2's UV map. I just "flat" map my models. I dont know if that makes a difference.

[TRexian 0]

Gnat-

I'm working up a quick how-to on this (since I wanted to know myself, too). Will have pics, but here's what I think you need to do:

- split the main screen into to parts, by grabbing the little diagonal bit in the upper right hand corner

- on the right side, in the lower left of the pane, there will be a button tha tpulls up all sorts of views, select the UV/Image Editor

- you should see UV mapping projected onto an empty space basically (first right click object on left side, then go to editor mode instead of object mode)

- in that right side pane, there is a button for Image, hit that and navigate to where the texture is

---- keep in mind, I don't think Blender recognizes paa, so I used png, but I think tga will also work

---- the texture should show up in that pane

- at the bottom left, there should be a button to change the bottom pane, select Properties

- more buttons should appear alongside, including a red/white checked one for Texture, hit that

- You should be able to select Type -> Image or Movie and from there navigate to the texture you selected above

- Then, up in the center pane, on the right next to the Object Mode button, there should be button that lets you select Textured/Solid/Wireframe/etc. Select Textured.

That should make the textured model show up in the main pane. It sounds more complicated than it really is. Like I said, I'll try to post some pics. Oh, and this is for importing a p3d into Blender. Haven't tested exporting to p3d yet.

Also - I guess this is a request - is there some way to hard-set the path to the texture? For instance, I typically dev in a folder different than the one I make into the pbo. I use the O2 mass texture rename tool when I'm done to set the pboprefix path that will be used in the final build. I'd like that same ability - to type in/navigate to the path where the folder will be, using a relative path, if that makes sense.

Thanks!

Edit:

Ok, it is actually a bit easier than I first described.

Open Blender and delete the box (that's kinda an old-school Blender thing):

Import your p3d, in this case, a desk that I made.

Split the pane into 2, with that little diagonal corner thingie:

Until it looks something like this:

(Split into 2 posts.)

Edited August 17, 2010 by TRexian

[TRexian 0]

(continued from previous)

Change the right side to the UV/Image editor:

Select the object on the left side by right clicking (it should turn orange):

Change to edit mode:

Load the texture in the Image button:

(still too many)

[TRexian 0]

(and finally...)

Then select to view the Textured mode:

Hope that helps. I'm still learning stuff about 2.53 - it is quite a departure from the previous versions.

And some smilies because I have some extra img tags to use up for this post.

:) :) :) :)

[Leopotam 10]

Gnat;1721697']I still cant find any references to mapped texture files

I dont want to export material textures, because no importer in O2 for them (Or I dont know about it).

UPD: reuploaded exporter - forgot remove debug testing :(

Edited August 18, 2010 by Leopotam

[Leopotam 10]

Exporter v0.3:

* Export material name (or 'EmptyMaterial' if not set)

* Export texture name for faces (or 'EmptyTexture' if not set). For example, texture from uv editor, saved or not.

Same link in first post.

Edited August 17, 2010 by Leopotam

[TRexian 0]

Excellent! Thanks!

Was playing with this more, and found that in the object properties, there is the ability to set LOD distance? Does that work? :) And, can you explain how to achieve the named selections, also? So, for instance, if I created a fireGeometry in Blender, how to make that export, or is that possible? :)

[Leopotam 10]

found that in the object properties, there is the ability to set LOD distance? Does that work?

All custom object properties can be viewed and changed in 'Properties' roll-panel. 'Lod Distance' one of them. Just doubles.

And, can you explain how to achieve the named selections

Select vertices or faces, add vertex group with your name (user selection name, without '#') and link selected parts through press button 'assign'.

And look at example export video (attached to first post): I created custom selection with name 'LeftEye' and assign vertices and faces.

if I created a fireGeometry in Blender, how to make that export, or is that possible?

Find your correct distance here: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/P3D_Model_Info#Resolution_Values

And insert in lod distance param.

Edited August 17, 2010 by Leopotam

[TRexian 0]

OMG - all these years in ArmA, and I'd never found that wiki page! :)

Outstanding.

And yes, in my excitement, I forgot to watch the vids. :doh: Sorry!

[Leopotam 10]

Exporter v0.3.1:

* Add exception wrapper for situation without UV-data.

Same link in first post.

[[aps]gnat 28]

Whoah! awesome.

You guys are workin far to quick for me lol ...

Thanks Leopotam

And thanks TRexian, great tutorial

[TRexian 0]

hehe

Well, don't thank me until you get it to work. ;)

Also, Leopotam, I've played with this a bit, and have a problem with a model. It seems like in converting it to p3d, it gets rotated VERY awkwardly. However, this is Blender model I started about 3 years ago and recently came back to. There could be any number of issues with it. I'll play with it a bit more, and if I can't make any sense of it, I'll zip it up and upload it someplace for you. Still loving what you're doing though! :)