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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: blowfish on January 16, 2008, 08:53:04 pm

Title: Freespace Models as 3ds files
Post by: blowfish on January 16, 2008, 08:53:04 pm

I know this has come up before, but I can't seem to find anything that works.  Does anyone have a bunch of Freespace models as textured 3ds files, and if not, is there any way of converting them that doesn't force you to manually rename everything and outputs a file that doesn't work anyway?

Title: Re: Freespace Models as 3ds files
Post by: IceyJones on January 17, 2008, 01:42:02 am

you will not have a chance without retouching the textures/materials of the ship, as 3d-exploration messes up the materials.....

i found no other way

Title: Re: Freespace Models as 3ds files
Post by: Kazan on January 17, 2008, 11:21:13 am

if i could get a coder familiar with the .3ds format and 3D Studio it would be easy for them to add support to PCS 2.1 - my biggest problem is i know NOTHING about .3ds/3D Studio

Title: Re: Freespace Models as 3ds files
Post by: IceyJones on January 17, 2008, 11:41:26 am

hmmm....you have knowledge of cinema 4d?!

 ;7

Title: Re: Freespace Models as 3ds files
Post by: NGTM-1R on January 17, 2008, 01:08:15 pm

Quote from: blowfish on January 16, 2008, 08:53:04 pm

I know this has come up before, but I can't seem to find anything that works.  Does anyone have a bunch of Freespace models as textured 3ds files, and if not, is there any way of converting them that doesn't force you to manually rename everything and outputs a file that doesn't work anyway?

Herc II and Orion models have been made publically available. Don't know about any others.

Title: Re: Freespace Models as 3ds files
Post by: blowfish on January 17, 2008, 01:29:28 pm

Quote from: IceyJones on January 17, 2008, 11:41:26 am

hmmm....you have knowledge of cinema 4d?!

Yes, especially the fact that it is expensive.

If there was a way to accurately apply textures in Blender from the UV coordinates in a COB file then I would probably be OK.  Does anyone know how to do this?