ModelToSprite

[gamescore]

For my 2d game engine (WIP) i needed a programm to convert my 3d models to an animated 2d sprite sheet.
I found some at thegamecreators, but i did not want to spend money on this, so i started programming my own one
Links to thegamecreators:
http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=view_product&id=2302
http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=view_product&id=2301

For now it is very simple, but I am satisfied
The programm is totaly free !!!



Freatures:
-loading models

• supported formats: - 3D Studio (.3ds)
  - Blitz3D (.b3d)
  - COLLADA 1.2/1.3 (.dae, .xml)
  - Cartography shop 4 (.csm)
  - DirectX (.x)
  - DeleD (.dmf)
  - Maya (.obj)
  - Milkshape (.ms3d)
  - My3D (.my3D)
  - OCT (.oct)
  - Ogre3d (.mesh)
  - Pulsar LMTools (.lmts)
  - Quake 3 levels (.bsp)
  - Quake 2 models (.md2)
  - Stanford Triangle (.ply)
  - Stereolithography format (.stl)

-loading textures (supported formats: .jpg .png .pgm .psd .bmp .rgb .pcx .ppm .pbm .tga .wal .rgba)
-move rotate and scale objects with hotkeys and controll windows
-change the background-color of the big preview window (512x512)
-very simple animation system
-saving spritesheet (animated or current frame)
-skip frames while exporting (for example just export every second frame)
-transparent textures
-exporting alpha (create alpha from background-color)

DOWNLOAD:
http://mediadesign.about.lc/files/model ... %201.0.zip

please report bugs and post tipps for the next version.

[CuteAlien]

Hm, I guess I'll have to try it on Windows (Wine complains because I don't have MSVC-dll's installed on Linux). But I like the idea a lot as such a tool makes a lot of sense for 2d games.

[hybrid]

I think we already had such a tool here on the forum...

[REDDemon]

hmm. I remember a guy who posted a similiar tool on "Tools & FaQ" but it was asking for money.. would be nice having a 2D sprite loader wich automatically bind a line of a sprite set to the same animation's enum for animated meshes. using XML of course

[mongoose7]

I think Lonesome Ducky did it for free.

[XXChester]

Yeah Ducky created one. It had some bugs but I have been using it for some of my projects. I will try out this one.

[gamescore]

hmm. I remember a guy who posted a similiar tool on "Tools & FaQ" but it was asking for money.. would be nice having a 2D sprite loader wich automatically bind a line of a sprite set to the same animation's enum for animated meshes. using XML of course

i don't get what you mean

Other question, is there an animated sprite menager in irrlicht?

[CuteAlien]

IGUISpriteBank is the only sprite-support in Irrlicht so far.

[gamescore]

So what about my programm. Any feedback?

[REDDemon]

that's good. I didn't know about the one of Lonesome anyway. I'll try both. (didn't really need sprites for now)

[shadowslair]

On XP crashes looking for msvcp100D.dll and msvcr100D.dll. As for rendering sprites from 3d I`d use 3d max with some plugins/scripts, but of course a free tool may also meet someone`s needs.

[gamescore]

reuploaded WITH the two .dll's

[Nadro]

msvcp100D.dll and msvcr100D.dll? Did You compile it in debug mode? I think that next version should be compiled in release mode

[gamescore]

i compiled my code in release mode and updloaded it with the new .exe

[Lonesome Ducky]

This looks to be far more functional and has a much nicer ui design than mine