Difference between revisions of "SWB FBX Tools"
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**MESH_radar - reserved for radar mesh | **MESH_radar - reserved for radar mesh | ||
*'''CMP_name''' - .cmp top level | *'''CMP_name''' - .cmp top level | ||
| − | *{MESH/CMP/LOD}_name - child appearances (written before) | + | **{MESH/CMP/LOD}_name - child appearances (written before) |
| − | *Collision nodes | + | **Collision nodes |
| − | *MESH_radar - reserved for radar mesh | + | **MESH_radar - reserved for radar mesh |
| − | *CMP in its final implementation is a little bit trickier as we want to ignore global evaluation of transform - can gloss over this for the moment. It highlights the difficulties in referencing also. | + | **CMP in its final implementation is a little bit trickier as we want to ignore global evaluation of transform - can gloss over this for the moment. It highlights the difficulties in referencing also. |
*'''LOD_name''' - . lod top level | *'''LOD_name''' - . lod top level | ||
**Test/write shape meshes - bounding volume and test volume for dPVS (MESH_test, MESH_write reserved names) | **Test/write shape meshes - bounding volume and test volume for dPVS (MESH_test, MESH_write reserved names) | ||
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*'''Materials''' | *'''Materials''' | ||
| − | + | **'''eftFileName''' - The effect file name to be used by the material. e.g. 'effect/theeffect.eft' | |
| − | *'''eftFileName''' The effect file name to be used by the material. e.g. 'effect/theeffect.eft' | ||
'''On referencing:''' | '''On referencing:''' | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 28 August 2018
FBX import hierarchy
Appearance nodes:
NB. hardpoints need only live on the top level
- MESH_name - .msh top level
- HPNT_ - hardpoints
- MESH_radar - reserved for radar mesh
- CMP_name - .cmp top level
- {MESH/CMP/LOD}_name - child appearances (written before)
- Collision nodes
- MESH_radar - reserved for radar mesh
- CMP in its final implementation is a little bit trickier as we want to ignore global evaluation of transform - can gloss over this for the moment. It highlights the difficulties in referencing also.
- LOD_name - . lod top level
- Test/write shape meshes - bounding volume and test volume for dPVS (MESH_test, MESH_write reserved names)
- MESH_radar - reserved for radar mesh
- {MESH/CMP/LOD}_name - child appearances (written before)
Collision nodes:
- EXT_type_name
- EXT_SPHR_, EXT_BOX_, EXT_MSH_, EXT_CYLN_
- COL_type_name
- Same types available as with extents just one used for collision one used for bounding
- FLOR_name
Portals:
- POB_name - .pob top level
- CELL_name
- PRTL_name - portal list (max one)
- PRTL_name - portals, look at the geometry to determine doors attached
- COL_name - collision root node
- FLOR_name - optional floor
- LGHTS_name - lights list
- LGHT_name
- {MESH/CMP/LOD}_name - appearance
- PRTL_name - portal list (max one)
- CELL_name
Custom attributes
Custom attributes will be used to control the more swg-specific aspects of importing. This is mostly unimplemented, currently support attributes are:
- Materials
- eftFileName - The effect file name to be used by the material. e.g. 'effect/theeffect.eft'
On referencing:
- Assume we want to re-use a model in multiple files, say a door used on multiple pobs. How does that work?
- Best idea so far is simply to rely on naming - onus is on the user to manage their source files appropriately and name nodes in larger creations appropriately so as not to generate disjointedly named duplicates.
- In terms of local (to file) referencing fbx has the notion of instancing and we should harness that. It should be relatively simple to support.
