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Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485101] Wed, 01 January 2014 03:46 Go to next message
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Is it possible to convert animated .w3d files to other file formats easily?

Ideally, .x format.

For static objects, is it possible to easily convert them to .x, .obj, .3ds or any other format that's commonly used?



Re: Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485103 is a reply to message #485101] Wed, 01 January 2014 07:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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right now, no, I don't know any type of converting for that, you need to reverse engineer.

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Re: Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485104 is a reply to message #485103] Wed, 01 January 2014 09:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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sla.ro(master) wrote on Wed, 01 January 2014 09:45

right now, no, I don't know any type of converting for that, you need to reverse engineer.


So you can't even open the w3d file in say GMAX or something, and then export it so another program can open it? Darn!

Thank you for the reply.



Re: Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485105 is a reply to message #485101] Wed, 01 January 2014 09:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Import the W3D file (assuming it imports correctly/completely) into 3DSMax, then export using 3DSMax to the DirectX format.

You can download the DirectX plugin here: http://www.andytather.co.uk/panda/directxmax_downloads.aspx
Latest W3D importer atm: http://www.cncmods.net/files/w3dimport.zip


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Re: Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485107 is a reply to message #485105] Wed, 01 January 2014 15:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Omar007 wrote on Wed, 01 January 2014 18:54

Import the W3D file (assuming it imports correctly/completely) into 3DSMax, then export using 3DSMax to the DirectX format.

You can download the DirectX plugin here: http://www.andytather.co.uk/panda/directxmax_downloads.aspx
Latest W3D importer atm: http://www.cncmods.net/files/w3dimport.zip


he probably wants the animation too. With that you can only extract W3D file without animation.


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Re: Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485108 is a reply to message #485101] Wed, 01 January 2014 19:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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reborn wrote on Wed, 01 January 2014 11:46

For static objects, is it possible to easily convert them to .x, .obj, .3ds or any other format that's commonly used?

This allows him to do just that.

Animations is just not possible atm as the W3D importer does not work with animated W3Ds yet.


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Re: Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485109 is a reply to message #485101] Thu, 02 January 2014 01:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thank you very much Omar and sla.ro(master).


Re: Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485110 is a reply to message #485108] Thu, 02 January 2014 03:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Omar007 wrote on Thu, 02 January 2014 10:22

reborn wrote on Wed, 01 January 2014 11:46

For static objects, is it possible to easily convert them to .x, .obj, .3ds or any other format that's commonly used?

This allows him to do just that.

Animations is just not possible atm as the W3D importer does not work with animated W3Ds yet.

Ummm, I can confirm that the importer DOES do animations. What I cant gaurantee is that it will import every single animation correctly (hence my request for files where it does not import the animation correctly)


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Re: Converting w3d files to other file formats? [message #485114 is a reply to message #485101] Thu, 02 January 2014 05:19 Go to previous message
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It does? Surprised
I must have missed something (been a while since I used any of this stuff Razz ). I thought animations where still mostly broken. Good to know that is not the case!


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