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[texmurphy]

Hi,

Just downloaded WME, and have been reading through the manual.

I have a question about .3ds files and a problem that might mean i can't use it.
Under the section where it says,

"this hidden geometry has to be created in some 3D modeling software and then saved in the 3DS format. 3DS is the only format WME accepts as scene geometry. This format is very popular and you should be able to export is from most 3D packages."

and

"The hidden geometry file contains the following components:

Walk-planes
Blocked objects
Waypoints
Lights
Cameras "

I don't own 3DSMax, but own GameSpace, TrueSpace6 and sometimes use Blender.

After asking on the GameSpace and TrueSpace forums about setting up my camera's, the makers of GameSpace and Truespace, tell me that the only package that can export lights and cameras to .3ds files is 3DSMax 

Blender,GameSpace and TrueSpace will only export the model (the geomitry) to .3ds but no lights and cameras 

So if i don't own 3DSMax, which 3D packages support exporting cameras and lights to .3ds files??

They told me i would need a special exporter written by you if i want to export anything other than models 

So my question is do i need to own 3dsmax to use WME? or can i use others and which ones?
Can you  explain to me exactly what packages WME supports and what i need to do, because most of all this is over my head, i'm not really a programmer and more of an artist 

Thanks,

Tex.

[Jerrot]

Blender,GameSpace and TrueSpace will only export the model (the geomitry) to .3ds but no lights and cameras 

About Blender - I extended some 3ds exporter to export cams and lights. You can find it here:
http://forum.dead-code.org/index.php?topic=767.0

[texmurphy]

8 hours of my life i won't get back 

Thanks Jerrot, unfortuanately i don't use Blender that much for the rendering now (don't really like it that much tbh) and use GameSpace and TS much more lately, so i don't think i will bother with Blender, thanks anyways.

So apart from a dodgy python script for Blender, are there any other options for me? i.e other packages than 3DSMax?

Not being rude (as WME is free) but you should really change that part in the manual.

3DS is the only format WME accepts as scene geometry. This format is very popular and you should be able to export is from most 3D packages

I wasted a lot of time finding out that this isn't the case.

So before i give WME a miss, can one of the developers just confirm IF and what packages i can use at the moment please???
or if there are any plans for any in the future.

Thanks,
Tex.

[Mnemonic]

As Jerrot mentioned, there's a customized Blender exporter, Cinema 4D is capable of exporting cameras (although there are some glitches), I believe someone's using Strata 3D and converts the geometry through VRML. I'd expect the professional packages such as Maya to support complete 3DS as well, but I'm not familiar with them (and that's probably not what you're looking for).

[candle]

Poser will export to 3ds .

[Mnemonic]

Poser will export to 3ds .

I'm not sure Poser exports lights&cameras, though.