Plan for Matt Summers
by Matt Summers · 07/27/2004 (10:09 am) · 4 comments
We've started beta testing the next version of the DTS exporter for gameSpace and trueSpace. This version is a complete rewrite of the exporter from the ground up using the DTS SDK Plus. Because of this the entire setup process has been completely redesigned and it is now nearly identical to the Max and Maya exporters.
The exporter no longer uses layers but you can still use them to organize your scene. Setup now uses a DTS hierarchy with detail markers, sequence markers, etc.
Here is an example of the hierarchy setup:
All of the properties that are stored as custom object attributes in Maya or Max are stored in object notes in gameSpace. (note: because of this we cannot support older versions of trueSpace)
This version is feature complete including: IFL, Ground Transform, Vertex and Texture animation, .cfg files etc.
I'm writing the docs and creating several sample scenes to go with the exporter. Depending on how the testing goes and the time it takes to finish up the docs will determine the release date. I'm hoping for this weekend, but no promises.
Clark's great work on the DTS SDK plus has made this exporter twice as good as the last version. Special thanks to Clark and Joe from Brave Tree and Pavol from Caligari their help and insight.
The exporter no longer uses layers but you can still use them to organize your scene. Setup now uses a DTS hierarchy with detail markers, sequence markers, etc.
Here is an example of the hierarchy setup:
All of the properties that are stored as custom object attributes in Maya or Max are stored in object notes in gameSpace. (note: because of this we cannot support older versions of trueSpace)
This version is feature complete including: IFL, Ground Transform, Vertex and Texture animation, .cfg files etc.
I'm writing the docs and creating several sample scenes to go with the exporter. Depending on how the testing goes and the time it takes to finish up the docs will determine the release date. I'm hoping for this weekend, but no promises.
Clark's great work on the DTS SDK plus has made this exporter twice as good as the last version. Special thanks to Clark and Joe from Brave Tree and Pavol from Caligari their help and insight.
#2
07/27/2004 (1:02 pm)
Many Thanks! This will go a very long way toward making GameSpace a viable "one stop" low cost modeling pipeline for Torque.
#3
%Thanks, nice work so far!
07/27/2004 (1:42 pm)
Hey, I think I asked you in that one forum, but you didn't respond, I was wondering if you could tell me whether since you do not use layers, that you would support truespace 5.5?%Thanks, nice work so far!
#4
trueSpace 5.5 doesn't support object notes and its animation system is slightly different than trueSpace 6.x, because of this it would a fair amout of work to support version 5.5 and would require a special version written just for it.
We are making the exporter for the tools that we are using at the moment and probably won't be writing a version for 5.5. However the source for this exporter will be available in case someone else would like to do so.
07/27/2004 (2:35 pm)
Cameron,trueSpace 5.5 doesn't support object notes and its animation system is slightly different than trueSpace 6.x, because of this it would a fair amout of work to support version 5.5 and would require a special version written just for it.
We are making the exporter for the tools that we are using at the moment and probably won't be writing a version for 5.5. However the source for this exporter will be available in case someone else would like to do so.
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