[Gambas-user] sge component and md2 file modeling software

[Randall Morgan]

Misfit, Fragmotion, and Quake 2 Model Editor (native support)
Blender, Cenima 4D, and Studio Max (all with plugins)
Marvelous Designer (for character clothing development)

Checkout: https://dev.metaio.com/content-creation/3d-animation/format/md2/

GameDev ought to have some info as well....


On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 9:13 PM, Kevin Fishburne <
kevinfishburne at ...1887...> wrote:

> Using the example program as a reference I was able to successfully
> render one of its included md2 models. If anyone needs a very spartan
> starter tutorial, my basic code looks like this:
>
>    ' Model array declared at beginning of Render module.
>    Public Model[32768] As Md2Object
>
>    ' Model loading procedure test (index 500 is arbitrary).
>    Dim TempModel As Md2Model
>    TempModel = Md2Model.Load(BasePath & "/model/test/md2test.md2")
>    TempModel.Texture = LoadTexture(BasePath & "/model/test/md2test.jpg")
>    Model[500] = New Md2Object(TempModel)
>
>    ' Render command after OpenGL matrix has been set.
>    Model[500].Draw
>
> I've been having a hell of a time finding decent modeling software that
> can export to the md2 format, as it is very old (though quite nice for
> my needs). I created an untextured cube in Misfit Model 3D (1.3.7, stock
> Kubuntu 13.10 repo) and exported it to md2, but my code raises sig 11
> when it tries to execute the Draw method.
>
> Does anyone have any insight into what modeling applications exist that
> can export to md2 format? I'd love to learn Blender, but all the md2
> export scripts I found failed. I think they were designed for older
> versions. Maybe I should look for an old Blender version...or contact
> the Nexuiz team. Any advice is appreciated, and to whoever wrote the sge
> component, thank you.
>
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