Getting model from Blender to Irrlicht

counter123 · Post by **counter123** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:49 am

Hi,

I'd like to create models with Blender and then use them in my Irrlicht-Engine-based game. However, there are several export formats in Blender which are supported by Irrlicht, too. (for example .X and .3ds and .obj)

Which of these formats is recommended? Which one will keep the converted model as close to the original as possible? I've tried some different ways (sometimes converting to some format with blender, then converting to some other format with milkshape3d). Some ways didn't work at all, some worked quite well, but I never managed to preserve my UV texture. Is there some tutorial how to get textured models from Blender to Irrlicht without losing anything?

Thanks for any help.

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:24 am

There have been several long postings on this topic. Please do a search on the forums. You will have to use the latest bug fixes for Irrlicht, though, to get better support of all features of the file formats.

Pazystamo · Post by **Pazystamo** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:32 am

I use .x exported from gmax or blender and then resave with mview (from directx SDK) it allways worked!

counter123 · Post by **counter123** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:12 pm

Pazystamo wrote:I use .x exported from gmax or blender and then resave with mview (from directx SDK) it allways worked!

Thanks, this seems to work reasonably well, at least if you choose the right export options in blender.

There's still something strange: When I do setMaterialFlag(EMF_LIGHTING,true); the Texture disappears and the model seems to be all white. With lighting disabled it looks fine. The material type is EMT_SOLID.

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:23 pm

Try exporting normals as well, or let Irrlicht calculate them. Also with latest .x loader you can skip the intermediate conversion with the dxviewer inmost cases.