Author Topic: Ok, for the good of the code (Read 9228 times)

Kazan · **on:** June 09, 2001, 09:31:00 am

I'm not going to do the 3DS conversion code myself. I don't use 3DS studio max, and I don't like the documentation for the file format.

What I am going to do is im writing code right know that will make it so people ran write Conversion Plugins.

These DLLs will have a set API so my program can use them, but it will be able to load as many as are written.

Ok... i just set the basic API - the basic functions you must include are

const char* GetFormatInfo();
int CountFormatExt();
const char* GetFormatExt(int ExtNum);
const char* GetAuthorInfo();
int Capabilties();

int ConvertToPof(const char* Inputfile, POF &PCinst);
int ConvertFromPof(const char* Outputfile, POF &PCinst);

I'll write full documentation on writing plugins at a later time.

The Plugin SDK's PCSApi.h has comments that expain each of the functions
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Snipes · **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2001, 11:22:00 am

That's great Basil, but what does it all mean?

Pez · **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2001, 11:28:00 am

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Originally posted by Snipes:
That's great Basil, but what does it all mean?

Whoo....that rolling text is weird and annoying

Snipes · **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2001, 01:26:00 pm

it's called < marquee >

hehe

I forgot that HLP had HTML on

Jabu · **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2001, 04:51:00 pm

If you didn't understand that, it pretty much doesn't apply to you

Sandwich · **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2001, 06:04:00 pm

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Originally posted by Snipes:
it's called < marquee >

hehe

I forgot that HLP had HTML on

You have done well, my Padawan learner...

Hehe - HTML + stylesheets:

STARReturn Of The Jedi

WARS

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Snipes · **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2001, 06:19:00 pm

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Originally posted by sandwich:

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Stories

hehe, that's too much html

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Kazan · **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2001, 06:26:00 pm

pls stay ON subject

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Pez · **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2001, 06:36:00 pm

Yeah, let's stay on the subject. I don't quite follow you here Kazan.

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What I am going to do is im writing code right know that will make it so people ran write Conversion Plugins.

While I be able to use this in 3DS Max or are these DLL files something that someone else must finish writing and then they are complete?

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Kazan · **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2001, 06:40:00 pm

I dont feel confident writing the code for 3DS since I don't use 3DS so I'm writing a plugin support into POF CS so people can write plugins to do different file types such as 3DS

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Snipes · **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2001, 08:44:00 pm

and LWO?

Kazan · **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2001, 09:12:00 pm

prolly not because i can barely use lightwave - but you will be able to write a plugin.. im about to zip up the 'Framework' MSVC++ project

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DragonClaw · **Reply #12 on:** June 09, 2001, 09:39:00 pm

STARThe Loser Generation

TREK

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Kazan · **Reply #13 on:** June 09, 2001, 09:49:00 pm

Growl what did i say about ON TOPIC

Setekh · **Reply #14 on:** June 09, 2001, 11:36:00 pm

Nice work Kazan - hopefully this will help the dude who is writing the 3DS->POF plugin.

Where's wEvil?

Kazan · **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2001, 10:51:00 am

It's a plugin SDK for writing plugins into POF CS.. but it does have the BSP handling code...

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Sandwich · **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2001, 05:02:00 pm

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Originally posted by Kazan:
Growl what did i say about ON TOPIC

Sorry for starting it (actually it was Snipes, as usual

), but at least I didn't continue the OTish-ness...
And since all this coding stuff is waaaayy over my head (and I'm a tall guy...) I'll forget this topic exists. "Have fun storming the castle!"

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Sandwich · **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2001, 05:03:00 pm

What the heck happened to my post?!? Kazan, you bloodied it!

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Pez · **Reply #18 on:** June 10, 2001, 05:17:00 pm

Kazan, as always. Great work, hopefully this will be to some good for us 3DS Maxers out there some day.

And Sandwich. Your siggie is wrong, it should be: "....doesn't mean they're not after you".

Pez

Kazan · **Reply #19 on:** June 10, 2001, 05:30:00 pm

a good 3DS modeller and programmer could write a 3DS plugin

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