Blender import / export plugins

[angryalbatross 10]

Question:

I can not find the 'lod distance' box in blender 2.5. Is it by chance the same as the 'custom properties' dialogue?

If yes do I make new custom properties for each lod named after that lod and at the distance specified in the wiki? (i.e. geometry, fire geometry, view cargo...)

P.s. Thank you a TON leopotam, this makes work with vbs2 far easier

[Leopotam 10]

angryalbatross, blender is not a modeling tool for arma only. Are you sure, that p3d-plugins installed and activated? When you activate p3d-export plugin, new "arma properties" rollout will be added to properties panel (N).

If yes do I make new custom properties for each lod named after that lod and at the distance specified in the wiki? (i.e. geometry, fire geometry, view cargo...)

Yes, mass and lod distance (custom or from predefined list).

Edited June 13, 2011 by Leopotam

[angryalbatross 10]

Leopotam, I am very aware blender is not for arma only haha. I realized I was looking in the wrong menu (i was looking in the object data rollout where there is a section called 'custom properties' that looks like it could have been what you were saying to use) , I have more experience with 3ds max then blender, and the guys here at the office and I are really tired of using oxygen.

one last question I just thought of, how do I add proxys for vehicles in blender?

Edited June 14, 2011 by angryalbatross

[Leopotam 10]

As far as I know, proxies - "point with 2 vectors" groups looks like triangles. You can create single triangle and mark it with correct selection name.

[angryalbatross 10]

I have encountered one problem.

If I export my blender file as a p3d and put it straight into the game (vbs2 which is based off of arma) it doesn't work, but if I open it in oxygen, save it, and then put it in the game, it works. I would love to be able to just go straight from blender, but if this is impossible it is not a big deal.

[Leopotam 10]

Maybe, this? http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1732653&postcount=53

[angryalbatross 10]

Yea that's what I have been doing, it works fine

[Leopotam 10]

Exporter v0.3.11:

* Compatibility with r37702 (2.58).

Importer v0.2.7:

* Compatibility with r37702 (2.58).

Uses only standard releases, not tested with trunk builds.

First post updated.

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[florion 10]

Hey

I use Blender 2.58 with a very simple model.

After exporting, in O2, the top view shows the left side of the model while the front view shows top the and the left view shows the front view of the model.

Also the scale of the y axis is not right, it's way too small (it's not proportional to the others dimensions of the model).

Any clue on how to fix this ? Thanks.

[Leopotam 10]

Florion, http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1722408&postcount=26

P.S. This is not blender's help thread, use skype group.

[florion 10]

Hey

Thanks Leopotam, left and front view in O2 are still inverted but proportions are good.

That could be nice to quickly sum all the issues/answers in your first post, that would save -us and you- a lot of time reading hundreds of post/asking/answering/linking.

Thanks again.

[Leopotam 10]

Strange, need time to test. May be, "usual" api change :)

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All correct - blender coordinate system differs from O2 - blender's up-axis is "Z", O2's up-axis is "Y". Just use blender for modeling and forget about axies.

Axies convertation when export (Blender -> O2):

X -> X

Y -> Z

Z -> Y

[Leopotam 10]

Tested with 2.58a (r38019).

[Leopotam 10]

Tested with 2.59 (r39307).

[VonNexus 10]

Hi Leopotam, a lot of users said me that you should be an expert in modelling and animation making, that's why I'm bugging you :).

I just created a simple animation with Blender. With your plugins, I converted the blender file into .p3d , and then I tried to export it into O2. But it gives me an error, saying it can't load. Why? Should I attach to my anim the BIS skeleton?

[Leopotam 10]

expert in modelling and animation making

They lies. :)

Animation store in special RTM-files, not in p3d. As you can see, only p3d can be exported (lods and selections). There are no ways to export animation from blender nowdays.

[VonNexus 10]

They lies. :)

Animation store in special RTM-files, not in p3d. As you can see, only p3d can be exported (lods and selections). There are no ways to export animation from blender nowdays.

OK Then. I know that RTM files can be created with O2, or something like that. True?

[pathetic_berserker 4]

Tested with 2.59 (r39307).

Crazy, I've had 2.58 installed less than a week. Will check it out when I get home.

[Leopotam 10]

OK Then. I know that RTM files can be created with O2, or something like that. True?

Yep, move selections for all lods frame by frame :)

[Leopotam 10]

Exporter v0.3.12:

* Compatibility with r44136 (2.62).

Importer v0.2.8:

* Compatibility with r44136 (2.62).

First post updated.

[[aps]gnat 28]

Glad you're still updating Leopotam.

Thanks !

[Pillord 10]

Hi Leopotam,

i checked the importer. and i got errors that the script can´t assign vertices to the vertexGroups. so i wrote me a fix and i want to share it with you.

You can fix that by using replacing this line 79 > obj.vertex_groups.assign(vert, vg, 1, 'ADD') < with > vg.add([vert.index], 1.0, 'ADD') <.

Greets Pillord.

EDIT: I changed the script. Now all LOD's an selections will be displayed in Blender and each LOD is in one Layer. This only works with .p3d Files <= 20 LOD cause Blender have only 20 selection fields.

Here the link to the .py file. http://78.46.48.235/downloads/addon_leopotam_import_p3d_mlod.py

I hope you will use and publish this.

(This was my first phyton script)

Edited April 5, 2012 by Pillord

[Pillord 10]

Sorry I wan't to tell all people that Blender with that importer/exporter ist the best 3D-Editor. The tools to edit mashs are more than great!

Leopotam your work open a great possibility to create the hole 3D-Model in Blender with all Lod's. This work with proxys too, but only with 40 letters, cause Blender don't allow more.

All UV-Maps can be created in Blender in exported by your tool, many thx to Leopotam, caues with that tool you can create 3D-Models in one month.

The last think for me, is to name the Lod's with the Lod_type names. I hope it's possible with this description: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/P3D_Model_Info

Edited April 5, 2012 by Pillord

[Leopotam 10]

Importer v0.2.9:

* Additional compatibility with r44136 (2.62) (patch from Pillord).

First post updated.

This only works with .p3d Files <= 20 LOD cause Blender have only 20 selection fields.

I had the same thoughts, but just look at this: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/P3D_Model_Info#Resolution_Values

For example, vehicle with driver/gunner/cargo has at least 20 parts (for one distance lod), so I forgot all about blender layers. :(

The last think for me, is to name the Lod's with the Lod_type names. I hope it's possible with this description

You can create 1-1000 visual lods for your model (without system lods) - how will you name them?

btw, Pillord, you're the first alive "importer" user. :)

Edited April 6, 2012 by Leopotam

[Pillord 10]

Importer v0.2.9:

btw, Pillord, you're the first alive "importer" user. :)

And I hope I'm not the last one, cause now you can export your Arma2 O2 Models to Belnder, working on LOD's and details needed in Amra3 or TOH.

And I don't saw any model with more than 15 Lod's in Arma2.

I build one german chopper and now the C-160 in Blender an it's very helpfuly to export them to Blender.

It's one click to separate parts of the model to create a engine hood, door or other parts, that are used in TOH or VBS2 and I think in Arma3 and after that I feel it easy to create the new UV-Maps in Blender.

In all BIS Models are 6-8 Distancelods, 2 Shadowlods, 1 Memorylod, 2-3 geometrylods, Hitpoints and Landcontactlod. This names are allways used and I think the most important Lodnames.

Edited April 6, 2012 by Pillord