Topic: Batch .3ds to .X converter (helpful for frame-by-frame animation) (Read 7787 times)

chebob69 · « **on:** January 24, 2010, 04:04:30 PM »

Further to my finding a bug with the PandaXporter in conjunction with my maxscript in a previous thread (and since kwxport refuses to work properly for me), I've found another way to create a sequence of meshes with little effort.

A sequence of .3ds models can be batch converted to .x with the attached program (the default settings work for 3Drad). This could also be helpful for any Poser users (exports a sequence of 3ds files).

Extract the 3 files into any folder and run winconvx.exe

chebob69 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2010, 05:36:03 PM »

I believe this could also be achieved with fragMOTION batch convert!

lap202 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2010, 08:36:50 AM »

wow... u help to much =P im gohna end up putting u in the credits =P

chebob69 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2010, 08:54:57 AM »

Haha I'm not always that helpful. I'm just in a very boring lecture and already know it all!

Molten Games - Kroltan · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2010, 11:03:35 AM »

Does it convert animations?

chebob69 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2010, 11:52:57 AM »

Your question doesn't make sense in this context. 3ds files don't support animation. The entire point of these links are to convert a series of separate 3ds files into .x files resulting in a frame-by-frame animation. So in a sense, yes.

Molten Games - Kroltan · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2010, 02:23:29 PM »

SORRY! i didn't knew that! billions of "sorrys"!

chebob69 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2010, 02:48:37 PM »

Don't be silly. There's no such thing as a stupid question!

Joe · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2010, 04:07:54 PM »

Wow. I'm more confused than ever now. lol.

Ok i downloaded some free artwork from 3drt to try out...each item comes in a folder with one .3dr and one .max thing. I downloaded and installed RadImp and discovered that it apparently only works with .x extension things. So... if download this converter program also, will it produce the .x file i need to load into RadImp and then finally import into 3D Rad? or is there a simpler way?

I'm also confused by what you mean by animation with .x because all i'm after is like a space ship model, not trying to animate it.

but on the subject i guess you make a series of .x files to put together kind of like a series of art pics making a .gif? That might come in handy for making a moving tank tred, if it saves some memory.

Joe

Quote from: chebob69 on March 06, 2010, 11:52:57 AM

Your question doesn't make sense in this context. 3ds files don't support animation. The entire point of these links are to convert a series of separate 3ds files into .x files resulting in a frame-by-frame animation. So in a sense, yes.

chebob69 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2010, 04:24:11 PM »

You should read through all the RAD documentation as it'll probably clear things up for you. I'll try and summarise:

3drad only supports .X files as models. The .X file format supports animation (see the andro model). RAD either supports this bone animation (all in a single .X file), where every vertex in a model is rigged to an animated skeleton OR frame by frame animation (which is very similar to a series of pictures making an animated gif as you said).

The program I showed in this thread was meant for people who had a sequence of .3ds files and wanted to convert to .x files for a frame by frame animation. You could use it for a static mesh (your spaceship) too. I can't remember the settings I used with this program that RAD liked so I'd actually recommend using fragMOTION instead. The following settings export perfectly for 3drad (you can then import with radimp)

Joe · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2010, 05:36:57 PM »

I reading thru the docs again. I downloaded Fragmotion etc and it is working and I'm getting a mesh, but not the skin. frustrating to be such a noob.

chebob69 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2010, 05:51:39 PM »

if you're importing a .3ds into fragmotion and the texture is in the same folder, it should work. upload it here if you want me to check it out.

Logmyster · « **Reply #12 on:** May 30, 2010, 07:46:12 AM »

Quote from: chebob69 on February 16, 2010, 08:54:57 AM

Haha I'm not always that helpful. I'm just in a very boring lecture and already know it all!

your not boring but "interesting".

chebob69 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 30, 2010, 10:57:03 AM »

what?

jestermon · « **Reply #14 on:** May 30, 2010, 01:33:47 PM »

no comme ....(smack!!) No! bad girl, sit.

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