Collada Importer - Revision history

Nx: /* LODs */ some non-obvious pitfalls, hope this is the appropriate place

2010-07-09T16:20:53Z

LODs: some non-obvious pitfalls, hope this is the appropriate place

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	===LODs===		===LODs===
	detailX, where X ranges up from 0 at top level.		detailX, where X ranges up from 0 at top level. Don't forget to apply transformations. detail0's center should be at (0,0,0), otherwise paths will be incorrectly aligned in FS2 (even though PCS2 shows them correctly).

	===Subobjects===		===Subobjects===

Chief1983: Added link to 2.0.3 based DAE build

2009-03-20T15:24:44Z

Added link to 2.0.3 based DAE build

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	[http://www.collada.org/owl/index.php?login=1&failure=1 COLLADA Test Model Bank]		[http://www.collada.org/owl/index.php?login=1&failure=1 COLLADA Test Model Bank]

	[http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/pcs2.7z Spicious' PCS2 Dev Build with Collada support] [http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/libcollada14dom21.7z libColladaDOM DLL for this build] [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en VC2008 SP1 Runtime for this build]		[http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/pcs2.7z Spicious' PCS2 Dev Build with Collada support] [http://scoobydoo.freespacemods.net/Completed/Misc/pcs2.exe Last known DAE PCS2 Build based on 2.0.3] [http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/libcollada14dom21.7z libColladaDOM DLL for this build] [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en VC2008 SP1 Runtime for this build]

	[[POF Constructor Suite 2]]		[[POF Constructor Suite 2]]

Chief1983: Fixed a typo

2008-11-21T06:31:21Z

Fixed a typo

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	==How to Get Collada Support==		==How to Get Collada Support==
	You need POF Constructor Suite 2.0.3 (link below), and Spicious' latest development executable (link below). This executable has to more dependencies, the libColladaDOM DLL and VC2008 runtimes, also linked below. Install PCS2, backup pcs2.exe in the install folder, copy the new one from Spicious' archive to your PCS2 folder, copy the libcollada dll to the install folder, and install the VC2008 runtime. You should be good to go from there.		You need POF Constructor Suite 2.0.3 (link below), and Spicious' latest development executable (link below). This executable has two more dependencies, the libColladaDOM DLL and VC2008 runtimes, also linked below. Install PCS2, backup pcs2.exe in the install folder, copy the new one from Spicious' archive to your PCS2 folder, copy the libcollada dll to the install folder, and install the VC2008 runtime. You should be good to go from there.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Chief1983: Added How to Get... section

2008-10-29T15:52:11Z

Added How to Get... section

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	==Converter Requirements==		==Converter Requirements==
	Must output a PMF compliant with the structure utilized by the PMF importer of PCS2.		Must output a PMF compliant with the structure utilized by the PMF importer of PCS2.

			==How to Get Collada Support==
			You need POF Constructor Suite 2.0.3 (link below), and Spicious' latest development executable (link below). This executable has to more dependencies, the libColladaDOM DLL and VC2008 runtimes, also linked below. Install PCS2, backup pcs2.exe in the install folder, copy the new one from Spicious' archive to your PCS2 folder, copy the libcollada dll to the install folder, and install the VC2008 runtime. You should be good to go from there.

	==External Links==		==External Links==
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	[http://www.collada.org/owl/index.php?login=1&failure=1 COLLADA Test Model Bank]		[http://www.collada.org/owl/index.php?login=1&failure=1 COLLADA Test Model Bank]

	[http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/pcs2.7z Spicious' PCS2 Dev Build with Collada support] [http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/libcollada14dom21.7z ~~Libcollada~~ DLL for this build] [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en VC2008 SP1 Runtime for this build]		[http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/pcs2.7z Spicious' PCS2 Dev Build with Collada support] [http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/libcollada14dom21.7z libColladaDOM DLL for this build] [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en VC2008 SP1 Runtime for this build]

	[[POF Constructor Suite 2]]		[[POF Constructor Suite 2]]

Chief1983: /* External Links */ added and tweaked links to PCS2-Collada and its requirements

2008-10-29T15:42:40Z

External Links: added and tweaked links to PCS2-Collada and its requirements

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	[http://www.collada.org/owl/index.php?login=1&failure=1 COLLADA Test Model Bank]		[http://www.collada.org/owl/index.php?login=1&failure=1 COLLADA Test Model Bank]

	[http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/pcs2.7z Spicious' PCS2 Dev Build with Collada support] [http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/libcollada14dom21.7z Libcollada DLL for this build] [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?~~FamilyID~~=~~9B2DA534~~-~~3E03~~-~~4391~~-~~8A4D~~-~~074B9F2BC1BF~~&displaylang=en VC2008 Runtime for this build]		[http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/pcs2.7z Spicious' PCS2 Dev Build with Collada support] [http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/libcollada14dom21.7z Libcollada DLL for this build] [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en VC2008 SP1 Runtime for this build]

	[[POF Constructor Suite 2]]		[[POF Constructor Suite 2]]

Chief1983: /* External Links */

2008-10-29T15:37:19Z

External Links

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	[http://www.collada.org/owl/index.php?login=1&failure=1 COLLADA Test Model Bank]		[http://www.collada.org/owl/index.php?login=1&failure=1 COLLADA Test Model Bank]

			[http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/pcs2.7z Spicious' PCS2 Dev Build with Collada support] [http://the158th.hard-light.net/spicious/libcollada14dom21.7z Libcollada DLL for this build] [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en VC2008 Runtime for this build]

	[[POF Constructor Suite 2]]		[[POF Constructor Suite 2]]

TopAce: category

2008-09-24T17:24:37Z

Spicious: /* Insignia */

2008-09-20T12:40:42Z

Insignia

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	===Insignia===		===Insignia===
	~~Name starting with "insignia"~~; triangulated UV-mapped mesh at top level; ~~LOD assumed to~~ be ~~0 pending suggestions on dae format storage~~		insigLODXX-YY; triangulated UV-mapped mesh at top level; texture will be included in the texture list unless its name begins with "insignia".

	==Converter Requirements==		==Converter Requirements==

Spicious: /* DAE File Prerequisites */ Added glowpoints and insignia

2008-08-16T05:38:37Z

DAE File Prerequisites: Added glowpoints and insignia

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	===Paths===		===Paths===
	Grouped as children of a node with name starting with "firepoints" which is a child of the subsystem, submodel or dockpoint helper node.		Grouped as children of a node with name starting with "firepoints" which is a child of the subsystem, submodel or dockpoint helper node.

			===Glowpoints===
			Grouped as children of a node with name beginning with "glowbank" which is a child of the submodel of the glowbank. Texture name should be stored as a property "$glow_texture=<texture name>". Timing, type, normals and LOD are ignored pending suggestions on dae format storage

			===Insignia===
			Name starting with "insignia"; triangulated UV-mapped mesh at top level; LOD assumed to be 0 pending suggestions on dae format storage

	==Converter Requirements==		==Converter Requirements==

TopAce: typo fix +
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2008-08-06T09:50:30Z

typo fix + <br>s

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	This is the WIP page to document the design and ~~implemenation~~ of a Collada to POF model converter. This article was created in response to [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,54757.html Cash prize for Collada - POF support!]		This is the WIP page to document the design and implementation of a Collada to POF model converter. This article was created in response to [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,54757.html Cash prize for Collada - POF support!]

	==Background==		==Background==
	The goal of this project is to create a stable import system with which to convert the open-standard Collada (DAE) XML-based model format to the ~~Freespace~~ POF binary model format. Many other export options exist, but each has its flaws ~~and none seem to work flawlessly~~. Using a cross-application format such as Collada and a community-developed converter should help address many of the existing issues. The conversion application [http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/POF_Constructor_Suite_2 PCS2] already has COB->PMF, PMF->POF, and the reverse of both. We have access to the specifications for POF through Volition's documentation but the format is difficult to work with directly. We have access to the PMF specification through the source code to PCS2, but better documentation (in a more human-readable format) for this could be useful. However, PMF is designed to be an easily-accessed format to be used in between other formats and the PMF->POF conversion routines in PCS2. Currently the plan is (barring serious objection by the community) to create a library of routines to convert a DAE file to a PMF file. This library could then be utilized in PCS2 using its existing PMF->POF support, or that functionality could be utilized in another standalone converter. With that in mind, the following are the requirements and specifications a converter and the models must adhere to. As for working with the Collada format, one such possibility is the [http://www.feelingsoftware.com/content/view/62/76 FCollada] library, a free set of routines to interface with Collada.		The goal of this project is to create a stable import system with which to convert the open-standard Collada (DAE) XML-based model format to the FreeSpace POF binary model format. Many other export options exist, but each has its flaws. Using a cross-application format such as Collada and a community-developed converter should help address many of the existing issues. The conversion application [http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/POF_Constructor_Suite_2 PCS2] already has COB->PMF, PMF->POF, and the reverse of both. We have access to the specifications for POF through Volition's documentation but the format is difficult to work with directly. We have access to the PMF specification through the source code to PCS2, but better documentation (in a more human-readable format) for this could be useful. However, PMF is designed to be an easily-accessed format to be used in between other formats and the PMF->POF conversion routines in PCS2. Currently the plan is (barring serious objection by the community) to create a library of routines to convert a DAE file to a PMF file. This library could then be utilized in PCS2 using its existing PMF->POF support, or that functionality could be utilized in another standalone converter. With that in mind, the following are the requirements and specifications a converter and the models must adhere to. As for working with the Collada format, one such possibility is the [http://www.feelingsoftware.com/content/view/62/76 FCollada] library, a free set of routines to interface with Collada.

	==DAE File Prerequisites==		==DAE File Prerequisites==
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	===Subobjects===		===Subobjects===
	Subobjects should be set as children of their desired parent object. Turret barrels should be a child of their turret base.		Subobjects should be set as children of their desired parent object. Turret barrels should be a child of their turret base. <br>
	Helpers should be grouped as children of a child of the subobject with a name starting with "helper".		Helpers should be grouped as children of a child of the subobject with a name starting with "helper".

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	===Subsystems===		===Subsystems===
	subsystem<subsystem name>, no <>, at top level.		subsystem<subsystem name>, no <>, at top level. <br>
	Helpers should be grouped as children of a child of the subsystem with a name starting with "helper".		Helpers should be grouped as children of a child of the subsystem with a name starting with "helper".

	===Engine Glows===		===Engine Glows===
	Grouped as children of a node with a name starting with "thrusters".		Grouped as children of a node with a name starting with "thrusters". <br>
	Should be a child of a helper node if linked to a subsystem or at top level otherwise.		Should be a child of a helper node if linked to a subsystem or at top level otherwise.

	===Dockpoints===		===Dockpoints===
	Grouped as children of a node named "dockpointXX" at top level.		Grouped as children of a node named "dockpointXX" at top level. <br>
	Helpers should be grouped as children of a child of the dockpoint with a name starting with "helper".		Helpers should be grouped as children of a child of the dockpoint with a name starting with "helper".

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	[[Styxx's POF Conversion plugin for 3D Studio Max]] - The basis for the DAE model conventions		[[Styxx's POF Conversion plugin for 3D Studio Max]] - The basis for the DAE model conventions

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