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Droid803: /* Modelling basics */ rinku

2011-09-17T03:25:02Z

Modelling basics: rinku

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	==Modelling basics==		==Modelling basics==
	The community currently uses a wide range of modelling programs, from [[Blender]] to Lightwave to 3D Studio Max and others. Converters to the .POF format, as used by Freespace 2 is available via a plug in for 3D Studio Max or via the Pof Construction Suite program for .cob and .dae (OpenCollada) files. Any models to be made need to be converted to one of these formats. It is recommended to use Collada, as the 3D Studio Max plugin is prone to creating POFs with lighting and collision errors, while COBs tend to lack proper smoothing data.		The community currently uses a wide range of modelling programs, from [[Blender]] to Lightwave to 3D Studio Max and others. Converters to the .POF format, as used by Freespace 2 is available via a plug in for 3D Studio Max or via the Pof Construction Suite program for .cob and .dae ([[Collada_Importer\|OpenCollada]]) files. Any models to be made need to be converted to one of these formats. It is recommended to use Collada, as the 3D Studio Max plugin is prone to creating POFs with lighting and collision errors, while COBs tend to lack proper smoothing data.

	==Limits and Guidelines for Model Making==		==Limits and Guidelines for Model Making==

Droid803: /* Modelling basics */ edited with 150% more bias for great justice.

2011-09-17T03:23:34Z

Modelling basics: edited with 150% more bias for great justice.

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	==Modelling basics==		==Modelling basics==
	The community currently uses a wide range of modelling programs, from [[Blender]] to Lightwave to 3D Studio Max and others. Converters to the .POF format, as used by Freespace 2 is available via a plug in for 3D Studio Max or via the Pof Construction Suite program for .cob (~~[[Truespace]]~~) files. Any models to be made need to be converted to one of these ~~two~~ formats.		The community currently uses a wide range of modelling programs, from [[Blender]] to Lightwave to 3D Studio Max and others. Converters to the .POF format, as used by Freespace 2 is available via a plug in for 3D Studio Max or via the Pof Construction Suite program for .cob and .dae (OpenCollada) files. Any models to be made need to be converted to one of these formats. It is recommended to use Collada, as the 3D Studio Max plugin is prone to creating POFs with lighting and collision errors, while COBs tend to lack proper smoothing data.

	==Limits and Guidelines for Model Making==		==Limits and Guidelines for Model Making==

TopAce at 19:08, 25 June 2010

2010-06-25T19:08:19Z

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	In addition the the LODs, it is possible to add further detail models to you ship using the [[Detail box]] feature.		In addition the the LODs, it is possible to add further detail models to you ship using the [[Detail box]] feature.

	===[[Subobject and ~~Subsystem Properties~~]]===		===[[Subobject and subsystem properties]]===

	===[[Turret setup]]===		===[[Turret setup]]===

TopAce: Turret Setup

2010-06-25T19:03:31Z

Turret Setup

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	===[[Subobject and Subsystem Properties]]===		===[[Subobject and Subsystem Properties]]===

	===[[Turret ~~Setup~~]]===		===[[Turret setup]]===

	[[Category:Modding]]		[[Category:Modding]]




	''Update ongoing by Flipside''		''Update ongoing by Flipside''

Wanderer at 04:05, 30 May 2010

2010-05-30T04:05:45Z

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	In addition the the LODs, it is possible to add further detail models to you ship using the [[Detail box]] feature.		In addition the the LODs, it is possible to add further detail models to you ship using the [[Detail box]] feature.

	===[[Subobject Properties]]===		===[[Subobject and Subsystem Properties]]===

	===[[Turret Setup]]===		===[[Turret Setup]]===

Wanderer: added links to new articles

2009-07-08T11:42:37Z

added links to new articles

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	In addition the the LODs, it is possible to add further detail models to you ship using the [[Detail box]] feature.		In addition the the LODs, it is possible to add further detail models to you ship using the [[Detail box]] feature.

			===[[Subobject Properties]]===

			===[[Turret Setup]]===

	[[Category:Modding]]		[[Category:Modding]]




	''Update ongoing by Flipside''		''Update ongoing by Flipside''

TopAce: header hierarchy

2008-12-02T15:30:50Z

header hierarchy

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	=Modelling basics=		==Modelling basics==
	The community currently uses a wide range of modelling programs, from [[Blender]] to Lightwave to 3D Studio Max and others. Converters to the .POF format, as used by Freespace 2 is available via a plug in for 3D Studio Max or via the Pof Construction Suite program for .cob ([[Truespace]]) files. Any models to be made need to be converted to one of these two formats.		The community currently uses a wide range of modelling programs, from [[Blender]] to Lightwave to 3D Studio Max and others. Converters to the .POF format, as used by Freespace 2 is available via a plug in for 3D Studio Max or via the Pof Construction Suite program for .cob ([[Truespace]]) files. Any models to be made need to be converted to one of these two formats.

Herra Tohtori: /* SCP Team Recommendations */

2008-12-02T01:25:41Z

SCP Team Recommendations

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	:1) Use as few textures per model as is possible, optimization is the key, for fighters and bombers you should only need a single 512 x 512 map for the model. Capital ships can use more textures, but the less textures and the less memory they take up, the better.		:1) Use as few textures per model as is possible, optimization is the key, for fighters and bombers you should only need a single 512 x 512 map for the model. Capital ships can use more textures, but the less textures and the less memory they take up, the better.

	:2) Unless it is absolutely vital, use the .DDS format for storing your images. These format files are compressed and are automatically decompressed by your video hardware, so they take up far less memory, thus improving performance. FreeSpace 2 also supports .TGA format files, but these should only be used where .DDS files are causing noticeable compression errors on your texture (this can happen most noticeably with semi-transparent textures). ~~Even then,~~ it is better to use ~~the~~ DDS ~~file format than TGA - just without the DXT compression features, saving them as either uncompressed~~ u888 or u8888 ~~files, latter only if you need alpha channel in the file, which is the case with shinemaps and glass diffuse maps. Even though the filesizes of uncompressed DDS files are usually drastically larger~~ than ~~RLE compressed~~ targa files, ~~they will actually have slightly better performance since both require same amount of video memory (excluding the mip map memory requirements of~~ DDS files~~), but the GPU's~~ can ~~use the DDS file directly~~ while TGA ~~file needs to be uncompressed before caching to video memory, which consumes processor cycles and system memory. In addition, uncompressed DDS~~ files ~~have the same mip mapping capabilities as compressed DDS files, which targa files don~~'t ~~have~~.		:2) Unless it is absolutely vital, use the .DDS format for storing your images. These format files are compressed and are automatically decompressed by your video hardware, so they take up far less memory, thus improving performance. FreeSpace 2 also supports .TGA format files, but these should only be used where .DDS files are causing noticeable compression errors on your texture (this can happen most noticeably with semi-transparent textures). Although if DXT compression is giving problems it would be technically better to use uncompressed DDS files (u888 or u8888) rather than targa files, mainly because uncompressed DDS files can store mipmaps while TGA files can't.

	:3) For highly detailed ships, it is better, from a memory point of view, to use one large texture than several smaller ones.		:3) For highly detailed ships, it is better, from a memory point of view, to use one large texture than several smaller ones.

Herra Tohtori: /* SCP Team Recommendations */

2008-12-02T01:23:22Z

SCP Team Recommendations

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	:1) Use as few textures per model as is possible, optimization is the key, for fighters and bombers you should only need a single 512 x 512 map for the model. Capital ships can use more textures, but the less textures and the less memory they take up, the better.		:1) Use as few textures per model as is possible, optimization is the key, for fighters and bombers you should only need a single 512 x 512 map for the model. Capital ships can use more textures, but the less textures and the less memory they take up, the better.

	:2) Unless it is absolutely vital, use the .DDS format for storing your images. These format files are compressed and are automatically decompressed by your video hardware, so they take up far less memory, thus improving performance. FreeSpace 2 also supports .TGA format files, but these should only be used where .DDS files are causing noticeable compression errors on your texture (this can happen most noticeably with semi-transparent textures).		:2) Unless it is absolutely vital, use the .DDS format for storing your images. These format files are compressed and are automatically decompressed by your video hardware, so they take up far less memory, thus improving performance. FreeSpace 2 also supports .TGA format files, but these should only be used where .DDS files are causing noticeable compression errors on your texture (this can happen most noticeably with semi-transparent textures). Even then, it is better to use the DDS file format than TGA - just without the DXT compression features, saving them as either uncompressed u888 or u8888 files, latter only if you need alpha channel in the file, which is the case with shinemaps and glass diffuse maps. Even though the filesizes of uncompressed DDS files are usually drastically larger than RLE compressed targa files, they will actually have slightly better performance since both require same amount of video memory (excluding the mip map memory requirements of DDS files), but the GPU's can use the DDS file directly while TGA file needs to be uncompressed before caching to video memory, which consumes processor cycles and system memory. In addition, uncompressed DDS files have the same mip mapping capabilities as compressed DDS files, which targa files don't have.

	:3) For highly detailed ships, it is better, from a memory point of view, to use one large texture than several smaller ones.		:3) For highly detailed ships, it is better, from a memory point of view, to use one large texture than several smaller ones.

BlueFlames: Undo revision 16886 by PasliRocaa (Talk) - Vandalism

2008-07-11T19:19:06Z

Undo revision 16886 by PasliRocaa (Talk) - Vandalism

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