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Jeremy Alessi   (Oct 05, 2005 at 07:30 GMT)

Nice man ... that ride sounds like a lot of fun!

Vashner   (Oct 05, 2005 at 07:40 GMT)

Wow that Max 7 tool looks great. They are about to ship Max 8.. (grr)..

Matt Summers   (Oct 05, 2005 at 07:44 GMT)

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shortly after Max 8 comes out the exporter will be updated work with it...

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:)

Adrian Tysoe   (Oct 05, 2005 at 08:31 GMT)

hey nice car, I love taking mine out on the country routes. I'm on my second miata now. And cool about the max plugins :) about time they got an overhaul.

Neil M.   (Oct 05, 2005 at 13:14 GMT)

Can you script the exporter with max script so that no dialogs need to come up?

Magnus Blikstad   (Oct 05, 2005 at 13:22 GMT)

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Can you script the exporter with max script so that no dialogs need to come up?

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I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to say (so if I'm out of line, feel free to remove this post and spank me or something =).
But, well... there's actually no need to really script anything. Once the model is set up properly (this can be done with either the above interface or manually, or with your own scripts if you want to) all you need to do to export it is to use the regular File->Export... menu. You can of course do the same from a script too (this works in the old exporter too by the way).

Neil M.   (Oct 05, 2005 at 13:35 GMT)

Well my script that I have right now doesn't require the user to press any key in max. I drag the file onto the max icon and it launches, prepares the mesh and exports the dts then exits. I just export the whole shape currently but it would be nice to be able to only export dsq's and stuff without dialog boxes.

Magnus Blikstad   (Oct 05, 2005 at 13:42 GMT)

If you can do it with the old exporter, it's doable with the new one. You may have to adjust your setup scripts slightly, but the process when doing things manually is more or less the same.

Thomas Shaw   (Oct 05, 2005 at 17:00 GMT)

Excellent! I can't wait for both the MAX and XSI exporters; although I admit I have been dreaming at night of having an XSI exporter for a very long time. Good work Matt!

Alex Rice   (Oct 05, 2005 at 17:42 GMT)

@Matt- you should have told your girlfriend to get up on the hood. :-)

just kidding. Looking forward to testing & buying the XSI exporter. I'm sure it will be excellent!

Ryan   (Oct 05, 2005 at 19:13 GMT)

Dito as above except for really looking forward to that Max Exporter.. can't wait to see that released!!

Willbkool   (Oct 06, 2005 at 02:52 GMT)

I've been waiting for a Torque exporter for XSI before I buy it, it looks like there will be another license sold soon. Thanks for contributing to the Torque experience.

Jackie Hayes   (Oct 06, 2005 at 03:27 GMT)

Thanks Matt...Glad to see your close. I just updated my XSI to 5.0 today.

Joe Bird   (Oct 08, 2005 at 12:44 GMT)

Thank you for developing an XSI exporter that is compatible with 5.0. I will be one of your first customers!

Mr. Bree   (Oct 13, 2005 at 06:01 GMT)

Just want to thank you for your work on the XSI Exporter and I anxiously await its release!

Ron Hasson   (Oct 21, 2005 at 04:23 GMT)

Hi Matt,

Would you be able to share the expected dates for the XSI and Max exporters? Also, how much for them? I understand there's a free lite version for XSI. Thanks.

Adrian Tysoe   (Oct 23, 2005 at 06:15 GMT)

Something that I was thinking of doing that might be handy would be a maxscript that exported a text file including name and transform info to a .mis compatible file for cut and paste. Might be too specific to my needs, as it's primarily for building levels in 3dsmax and exporting instances of levels constructed of destructible object states. Woudl be interested to know if anyone else had a use for a tool like this.

Anything that simplifies the DTS export process is going to be useful for sure :)

Neil M.   (Oct 24, 2005 at 12:56 GMT)

I'm actually working on something like that right now but it's pretty specific to what I'm working on. You want to export datablocks to a .cs file right? I'm not sure how well it could be generalised though.

Jim Evans   (Nov 19, 2005 at 07:03 GMT)

Any update? Its past IGC

Keith   (Nov 27, 2005 at 18:07 GMT)

Haven't heard about this in awhile. Is there any news?

-Keith

Dieter Eichert   (Dec 13, 2005 at 16:54 GMT)

Hi Matt,
I use XSI 4.2 essential and Im interested in beta testing your exporter. Would you drop me a mail?

Apparatus   (Jan 08, 2006 at 01:42 GMT)

I am all a cold sweat; if you don't release this exporter I will come after you and...and .. and...buy you a drink !

Louis Dargin   (Jan 11, 2006 at 03:18 GMT)

I'll pay for the second drink.

Marcel Boule   (Jan 28, 2006 at 00:36 GMT)

Hi Matt,
I have to decide for my modeling and animation tool, I would like to use XSI, but as I want to export quadruped, I would like to know if the animation export will work.
I also have to release this year, so I can wait for the exporter, but only a few months, do you think is feasible with your planning.
I can take the risk to use the beta for my production.
Please, can you drop me a mail ? I have to decide this month...

Alex Rice   (Mar 03, 2006 at 00:57 GMT)

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Shortly after IGC we will be releasing the beta of the free lite version of the XSI exporter

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any news Matt?

Apparatus   (Jun 10, 2006 at 11:16 GMT)

Any chance we can get our dirty hands on your XSI to Torque exporter Matt? My project is moving fast now and I really need to set up a decent dts pipeline. Write me an email (office@pixelweaver.org) and tell me what exactly do we need to do to actually have acces to your exporter.

I am willing to pay in advance for it. For now we don;t need character animation, simple animations will do or even simple dts shapes exported correctly to Torque..

Regards

Alex Rice   (Jun 10, 2006 at 15:37 GMT)

@Apparatus not sure if knew it but you can use obj2dts to export shapes from xsi to dts. animation is not supported though, and things like multiple meshes can get complicated.

Apparatus   (Jun 10, 2006 at 19:44 GMT)

ime really not interested in a tool that would enlarge our pipeline. xsi - torque that's all I need.

Ive used the obj2dts succesfully but it requires too much handling so, no, an exporter will do the job. Ime no programmer but I would pay one to make me that darn thing cause I master XSI more or less and I am happy with its price too. Max or Maya is 3k more, so...

Jorgen Ewelonn   (Jul 05, 2006 at 21:07 GMT)

I know you really can't bump plans, blogs or resources but it makes me feel a little better :)

*bump*

I'm also willing to pay for a XSI .dts/.dsq exporter, hopefully this is still in the works ..

Jackie Hayes   (Jul 23, 2006 at 20:43 GMT)

@Matt...@Adrian, the miata looked so cool I had to buy one. I absolutly love it!




Can't wait for the release of the new XSI Exporter.

@Matt. I know you are on vacation but I sent you an email last week.

Adrian Tysoe   (Jul 25, 2006 at 06:59 GMT)

hey nice new MX-5 and a really cool colour :). One thing I like about the new ones is that the roof comes down nice and tidy, and only requires one latch.

BTW have you seen the superb electic folding metal roof that they are are bringing out for the new one towards the end of the year. It's really slick but a bit more expensive. really nice though and doesn't take up any extra trunk space :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNxLsRBlrgQ
Edited on Jul 25, 2006 07:05 GMT

Jackie Hayes   (Jul 25, 2006 at 22:26 GMT)

Yea, That's pretty cool. It's a 2006. I bought it about two months ago. That video was also pretty cool. I really liked the electric fold down hard top. You can get a standard hard top to replace the convertable top but it cost around $3500.00 but I like it just the way it is. I wonder how much that will increase the over all cost.

Michael Niedda   (Oct 28, 2006 at 05:27 GMT)

Just wanna check up here. Whats the status on the XSI exporter?

Stephen Cook   (Dec 29, 2006 at 10:36 GMT)

Say do you still need help with that exporter for XSI?
I have been waiting for the release.
I just graduated from college and a few of us are starting our own company. We do have a programmer on staff and I also know how to code. If you need help let me know cause I will do it on my spare time fro free just to get it up and running.

I hope all is well.

Stephen

Matt Summers   (Dec 29, 2006 at 15:55 GMT)

@Stephen:

I am currently back to work on writing the user interface for the XSI exporter. The core exporter is really only missing material properties which will be added once I finish writing the material manager in the exporter UI. In the next few days I'll be posting an new .plan with an update and making the latest build of the XSI exporter available for download.

Later...
Matt

Apparatus   (Feb 13, 2007 at 22:43 GMT)

these are some good news... december 06, february 07 - could it be these days you would let us use our favorite app for dts export? :)

Matt Summers   (Feb 14, 2007 at 16:02 GMT)

Just a heads up the latest beta version of the XSI exporter is available for download here also check out the public XSI exporter forums.

Apparatus   (Feb 17, 2007 at 04:25 GMT)

I am totally satisfied to this point, can't wait to get the UI too so I can manipulate materials and animations. Thanks Matt!

Fy if you need real feedback on exporter, drop me a line - I was a technical artist for a good period of time with a company developing games with and around Softimage|XSI so I know the drills.

Matt Summers   (Feb 18, 2007 at 09:22 GMT)

If you add a null named "sequence_run" (where "run" is the name of your sequence). then add custom parameters to the null using the appropriate names for sequence properties you can add everything thats needed to export animation. (see any of the current exporters docs for more details on sequence properties, Max Maya, etc.) This will of coarse be alot easier when the UI is completed.

This build of the XSI exporter also reads .cfg files as well so you can controll node export if needed. The only major feature missing is material properties, which will be added as soon as I figure out the best way to manage them from the exporter UI.

More stuff to come, and yes, Id love any feed back you have so far on the exporter.

Apparatus   (Feb 18, 2007 at 18:48 GMT)

So far it's perfect, I give you that. I can give you some ideas on the UI design and workflow but ime not sure about your approach. It'll be cool to have shader presets in the Material tab of the exporter's UI but thats a far stretch for now, useful for TGEA users. I haven't been able to export a model with a transparent texture. Is there a workaround for now to be able to do this?

I love XSI and the way I can customize it. Maybe sometime in the future we can see Torque running in the Custom Display Viewport :D

I can't wait for the UI release and I will be very happy :)

Andrew Seyderhelm   (Jul 18, 2007 at 03:30 GMT)

Also looking forward to seeing the finished XSI exporter - any updates/pictures on the UI and all related support?

Cheers

Andrew

Robin Boling   (Apr 24, 2008 at 10:09 GMT)

Loving XSI so far (Max user), any word on the finished exporter?

Robin
(First post :)

Darren Cook   (May 21, 2008 at 12:40 GMT)

Wow, I hope this didn't fall off the face of the Earth... Is this thing still coming or what? Please don't let this project die.

Sean Brady   (May 28, 2008 at 23:02 GMT)

Matt you have saved alot of developers additional headaches by submitting this resource.

Nice one. :)

Sean Brady   (May 28, 2008 at 23:03 GMT)

Sorry i forgot to mention, nice interface by the way!

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