Working on a 3d Modeller in irrlicht

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:22 pm

Here are a couple shots (just 5 minutes of messing around):

It works similar to Z-Brush, allowing you to deform a high polygon mesh using simple tools (like working with clay). The goal is to allow you to create a low polygon model from the high polygon model and automatically generate the bump (or paralax map, whatever) for you.

Saving and loading are already working in my own format. I hope to make it so it can load any of the formats that irrlicht can already load. I don't think I will have time to make it fully featured (with animation, etc), but it would be cool if you could at least use it to generate some nice models that you can import into other programs to do that.

needforhint · Post by **needforhint** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:38 pm

WAW, can't wait to test it

vermeer · Post by **vermeer** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:03 pm

wow...I'd test it...

but...you need at least OBJ loading...

Eternl Knight · Post by **Eternl Knight** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:46 am

Very nice. Similar in fashion to what I am using Irrlicht for - although my editing functions are in a completely different vein (texture conversions and mesh fitting, rather than ZBrush-like features!)

Thinking of releasing any code or just the EXE?

And OBJ import/export would be a must I reckon...

--EK

dawasw · Post by **dawasw** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:54 pm

Excellent, this face-ball reminds me character creation in TES IV: Oblivion.

Very good work.

WhiteNoiz · Post by **WhiteNoiz** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:14 pm

Thanks guys,

I may release the source code, we'll see. Currently it requires some modifications to the base irrlicht code to support more than 65536 triangles and also allow per vertex colorings in OpenGL. I'll post a version for testing once I add some more features. It needs a few more things before it's really usable.

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:17 pm

at the very least I'll release code to allow model loading in irrlicht.

JPulham · Post by **JPulham** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:11 pm

It looks great...bout time something like this was made with irrlicht!!!
I can't wait to try the demo.

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:00 pm

Here's a couple more shots:

I added subdivision (note the extra detail I added in clay7.jpg) - you can choose which areas you want to be more detailed. I also made the smooth brush work much better.

The next two big things: undo and loading and saving to other model types.

vermeer · Post by **vermeer** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:23 pm

looking great, man!

keep at it

I'll be glad to test when loading and saving objs is done

How performance goes with it ? I'm a zbrush registered user, also amorphium, and know the problem tends to be perfornance. Selective subdivision, or similar solution,is a clever thing to do.

Nezumi · Post by **Nezumi** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:22 pm

Release coming soon?
It's great !

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:58 pm

Once I get undo and loading/saving other formats done I'll probably release a beta for testing. I'm working on undo now. Loading shouldn't be too difficult - I just need to take models that irrlicht can already load and convert them to my mesh type. Saving will be more difficult.

Performance is pretty good so far. It helps to have a good video card and PC. Some operations will need optimizing but for the most part I have tried to keep it fast and only upate what needs to be updated and not more. I've been testing on meshes that have 65000-100,000 triangles. I'm sure I will need to do some more work to optimize things when using very large meshes (1-2 million polys). Maybe you'll have to hide parts that you aren't working on. Selective subdivision should help a bit because then the artist can choose where more detail is needed.

JPulham · Post by **JPulham** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:59 pm

any news? When will it be out?
I can't wait...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:22 pm

I see this is an irrlicht app, are there any other .dlls you use? Keep it that way,,, it will be possible to load every thing irrlicht can load right?

cool, I have seen buttons for punch, brush... and Map.. what I am looking for at most about it is mapping. There is always a mess with loading a normal map layer properly on the color layer , with the coordinates you prefer....(charakter for example),. If you model and map both texture layers, you can in rrlicht create a normal map from the 2nd layer, yes, but it will be ugly, the filtered normal map can be renderend easily, it can be done by a shader,....ok but what about exported highpoly maps? .... if you map them on an animated mesh.... how? it will be just a picture you need to fit with lowpoly? with a little transparency, this tool will be the solution...

needforhint · Post by **needforhint** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:24 pm

yeah, it was me... remote computer