About the "export" function of "Text" of

thomas1234 · Post by **thomas1234** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:43 pm

Hello. I am new to Irrlicht and need help from yours again this time. Recently, I draw a 3d model with 3DS Max and export to .obj format. Most of the things including the materials seem showing well except the "text" that I made in 3DS Max cannot show with Irrlicht engine.

Here is the link of photo for rendering of 3DS Max

http://ihome.ust.hk/~eg_ich/render_3ds.jpg

and the link for the screenshot of my application written with irrlicht

http://ihome.ust.hk/~eg_ich/irrlicht.jpg

In fact, I just import the .obj file and add the light and shadow with irrlicht. But you can see that the "text" of the 3d model in 3Ds max are disappeared.

Anyone can help me ?

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:04 am

Looks like the text layer wasn't exported from 3ds, maybe just try to bake it onto the texture.

skumar · Post by **skumar** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:47 am

The text in 3ds max is not meshes ...its splines

splines will not be imported directly to irrlicht in such a manner...

The solution is that..use the extrude modifier to the text so that it will become a mesh...

Then export and it will work

thomas1234 · Post by **thomas1234** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:20 pm

Thanks for the reply of hybrid and skumar. The idea of skumar seems good. Let me try it tonight.

thomas1234 · Post by **thomas1234** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:50 pm

hybrid wrote:Looks like the text layer wasn't exported from 3ds, maybe just try to bake it onto the texture.

At the moment , I try to use skumar's method but I find out that it will use up the memory when there are numerous of words/text.

I would appreciate it if anybody could teach me how to bake the text onto the materials with using 3DS max.

skumar · Post by **skumar** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:46 am

hi

Texts have moderately complex geometry to make smooth curves and other details. So it will surely have good polygon count...

Please specify what you exactly want..then i can give you good advice on that...

thomas1234 · Post by **thomas1234** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:38 pm

skumar wrote:hi

Texts have moderately complex geometry to make smooth curves and other details. So it will surely have good polygon count...

Please specify what you exactly want..then i can give you good advice on that...

Sorry for my poor english

and thanks for your help.

Actually, I want to mark some words on the 3D box with 3DS max such as the picture below:

http://ihome.ust.hk/~eg_ich/MARK.jpg

and import with Irrlicht.

skumar · Post by **skumar** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:43 am

Ya i got it!!

For such things its better to use some textures with the text and then bake it....

You can make such textures in some other image programs and then do uvmapping on your models....its a bit of trial error thing...you may take some time according to your skill...

if you want the text to have bump as well...please refer this tut

http://www.game-artist.net/forums/spotl ... pping.html

thomas1234 · Post by **thomas1234** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:34 am

skumar wrote:Ya i got it!!

For such things its better to use some textures with the text and then bake it....

You can make such textures in some other image programs and then do uvmapping on your models....its a bit of trial error thing...you may take some time according to your skill...

if you want the text to have bump as well...please refer this tut

http://www.game-artist.net/forums/spotl ... pping.html

Thanks, man. Let me take a try according to the tutorial.