My3D Tools v.3.15 Updated

[ZDimitor]

Any time!

Waiting for yours new screens...

[afecelis]

a new question comes up!

Tree[d] trees use png for transparency, your example uses tgas. I exported my level with the trees and got them in black.

What's the procedure to add them to the level? I used Giles' Create-tree d option.

[ZDimitor]

I'm using Tree[d] to, but change texture for leafes and cross from *.png to *.tga
Irrlicht is not supports *.png textures (as i know)

[afecelis]

ok, will try that immediately.

[afecelis]

Ok, I created the trees in Giles but changed the png texture files for tgas. I checked that transparency was loading ok with tgas in Tree[d]. Placed the trees in my level in Giles, calculated lightmaps (no shadows from the trees seem to be casted) and exported to my3d.

when running the app, i get the "could not load testure2 error for the tree textures (although I'm placing the tgas in the folder with the my3d file) and all I get is some black stuff. Help!

Is there a special way of adding them? do we have to do the child geometry stuff again? Dunno if the complexity of the map has something to do.

[afecelis]

I also decided to isolate the tree in your example and create an app for it. The interesting thing is it's also showing up black; so in your example its texturing is only visible thru the use of dynamic lights. Gonna play around with the EMF_LIGHTING options.



tho in my other app I still get the "could not load texture error"

[afecelis]

that was it! I set emf lighting to false and it worked.



so now it's working with your tree, but I got problems to find textures in mine!

[ZDimitor]

2Afecelic:
Well!! I think your problem in materials names.

For new materials with you must specially name them:

1) EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL material (special for trees)
If you wants to use this material in Irrlicht you must name it in Gile[s]
or MAX like this:
AlphaChannel-*
AlphaChannel-YourMaterialName
AlphaChannel-Material_12

2) EMT_SPHERE_MAP material (for environment mapping)
If you wants to use this material in Irrlicht you must name it in Gile[s]
or MAX like this:
SphereMap-*
SphereMap-YourMaterialName
SphereMap-Material_12

This is described in file my3d_irrlicht_loader/CHANGELOG.txt

One more thing - you cant use AlphaChannel material with LightMaps!!!! (Irrlicht has no such material EMT_LIGHTMAP_ALPHA_CHANNEL)
Use dynamic lighting with them and your trees shows up with lighting.

2All who using My3D Tools:
I think we need a good tutorial of using My3DTools, I'll be happy if someone could help me with that

[afecelis]

whoa! lots of things! I'll try out the materials thing.

and I'll try to put up some tuts on my3d with max and Giles

edited:
Just checked your materials in giles and I'm getting it. hehehhee

ps. Final question Dmitri: so what would be a good approach to use trees in my level if it's completely lightmapped? Add the trees in Giles, bake the lightmap and place a dynamic light above each tree in Irrlicht?

[ZDimitor]

Dont bake your trees in Gile[s], only one diffuse texture for them.

You can create one global light source (sun) and place it in Irrlicht according to your Gile[s] global illumination. Just create it with big lighting radius and all trees in your scene will be illuminated properly.

[afecelis]

so I use the test level as reference to place the trees in Giles, but then i erase everything but the trees and export only the trees as My3d? This way I export the lightmapped level as one my3d, and then the trees as a second my3d but with emf lighting set to "true" to get my dynamic light "sun" to cast shadows with the trees?

hehehe, sounds complicated, huh?

and what about the nice tree lightmap you're getting? we'd have to sacrifice it for dynamic shadows?

[ZDimitor]

Nooo!

You can export your scene as a single .my3d file, but in Gile[s] dont add lightmaps to the trees materials. Thats all.

Tree.gls file in My3D Example is created just like i said: Floor is lightmapped and two trees is not.

[afecelis]

smart way of working!

you really know your format! checking the tree example in gls.

thnx Zdimitor!

I'll also start drafting out a tutorial on your tools.

[ZDimitor]

Very cool!

[blackbirdXXX]

Great Work.
As a linux User I want to know if I can use blender scenes with my3d.
Would be great.