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[KB114]3D DirectX Converters

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HMI
14 years ago
By RM
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Applies to:

PcVue version 8.00 onwards.
Summary:

This article suggests converters for re-formatting objects in various formats into DirectX format.
Details:

Converters

Tool

Source

Features

Deep Exploration

Right Hemisphere: Software Informer

From various formats including VRML. Minor editing (colour, material). Optimising 3D models.

PolyTrans

Okino Computer Graphics: www.okino.com

To import, export and batch convert 3D objects.

3DS Max (formerly 3D Studio)

Autodesk: usa.autodesk.com

Needs a free plug-in called Panda to convert the output to DirectX.

PcVue only accepts DirectX objects as 3D models. In PcVue, a 3D model is made of as many Graphical elements as the meshes of the original 3D Model. Complex 3D Models can be made up of thousands of meshes.

Normally in PcVue, only a few graphical objects are animated. It would be extraordinary to have hundreds or thousands of graphical elements. In that situation we advise you to do the following:

  • Convert a complex model into a simpler one by grouping the meshes into a single mesh.

That will optimize 3D performance, since each 3D object will be loaded faster and will consume fewer memory resources.

Created on: 29 Oct 2010 Last update: 13 May 2024