[mmm99]

I need help geting POF models to blender and blender to pof.
I have read the faq and can't understand it. And one of the links to the DAE pof exe is broken.
I have both pof and blender 2.49

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Find the latest PCS2 in Spicious's sig and just save as .dae.  Any program with collada .dae support should be able to import it.

[headdie]

Broken link confirmed.

Spicious link http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~samm/pcs2.7z
you might also need this http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~samm/dlls.7z also out of Spicious sig

importing from pof to blender is as simple as
open pof in PCS2
File ->save ->
enter the filename you want to use
select dae from the drop menu below the filename line
hit save
open blender
file -> import -> collada 1.4
find the file and hit open
done

there is an issue where it will create blank scenes on import; you can (and are better off doing so) deleting these, opening a view in outliner mode will make this easier.

Blender to pof
make sure your Lods are called detail# (where # replace with 0,1,2,etc) and that all subobjects are parented to the correct lod, using capitals has cause problems for me in the past)
file-> export -> collada 1.4
set your save path and file name
set these options; Triangles, Disable physics, Use UV Image Mats
export or export and close
open in PCS2
setup your special points, turrets etc
file -> save
find the model's folder for your mod
enter the model name (i think PCS2 defaults to Pof but check to be safe)
hit the save button

all that leaves is tabling up your ship/weapon

[mmm99]

Thanks guys much appreciation for your help.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Don't applaud just finish models.

[mmm99]

ok downloaded both the exe and the dlls and put them in my POF folder but I still can't save as a .dae file. I can save as .pof .pmf and .cob no .dae what should I do?

[FUBAR-BDHR]

OK so you have PCS2 installed where?  C:\program files\pofcs203?  Are the .dll files in that same directory?  When opening a pof or .dae are you sure it's the right version of PCS2?  Try right clicking and browsing to the exe. 

[mmm99]

Ahhhhhh

thank you imensly still had the wrong exe in the folder.

[mmm99]

ok now i have converted a model into .dae but blender thinks i don't have the right version of python I have vesion 2.7.

here is the system info.

=====================================
=  Blender 2.49 System Information  =
=====================================


Built on 2009-09-01 02:11:26, Rev-    Version win32 dynamic

Platform: win32
========

Python:
======

- Version: 2.6.2 (r262:71600, Jun 14 2009, 18:15:05) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]

- Paths:

C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender
C:\IBMTOOLS\utils\support
C:\IBMTOOLS\utils\logger
C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\python26.zip

C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender
C:\PROGRA~1\BLENDE~1\Blender
C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts
C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\bpymodules

- Directories:

 Blender home dir:
  C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender

 Default dir for scripts:
  C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts

 Default "bpydata/" data dir for scripts:
  C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\bpydata

 User defined dir for scripts:
  <NOTICE> -- not found

 Data dir "bpydata/" inside user defined dir:
  <NOTICE> -- not found

 Default config data "bpydata/config/" dir:
  C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\bpydata\config

- Modules: all basic ones were found.

OpenGL:
======

- Renderer:   Intel 915GM
- Vendor:     Intel
- Version:    1.4.0 - Build 4.14.10.3984

- Extensions:

GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_multitexture
GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp
GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_window_pos
GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate
GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_cull_vertex
GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs
GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_env_add
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
GL_EXT_texture3D GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_NV_blend_square
GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_WIN_swap_hint


- Simplistic almost useless benchmark:

Redrawing all areas 10 times took 0.3142 seconds.

..

(*) Found 2 notices, documented in the text above.

[FreeSpaceFreak]

Blender 2.49 works on Python 2.6.2. At least mine does.

[mmm99]

don't have 2.6.2 and python dosn't have it for download

[Scotty]

Yes they do.  Google search for "Python 2.6.2" (without the quotes) and you'll find it.

[Blackace]

Ok i tried it how described at top but get a blender error:

FEEDBACK: Illusoft Collada 1.4 Plugin v0.3.162 started
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\Programme\Blender\.blender\scripts\bpymodules\colladaImEx\cstartup.py
", line 681, in ButtonEvent
    onlyMainScene, applyModifiers)
  File "D:\Programme\Blender\.blender\scripts\bpymodules\colladaImEx\translator.
py", line 120, in __init__
    self.__Import(fileName)
  File "D:\Programme\Blender\.blender\scripts\bpymodules\colladaImEx\translator.
py", line 127, in __Import
    documentTranslator.Import(fileName)
  File "D:\Programme\Blender\.blender\scripts\bpymodules\colladaImEx\translator.
py", line 307, in Import
    self.colladaDocument.LoadDocumentFromFile(fileName)
  File "D:\Programme\Blender\.blender\scripts\bpymodules\colladaImEx\collada.py"
, line 75, in LoadDocumentFromFile
    doc = parse( filename )
  File "D:\Programme\Python\Lib\xml\dom\minidom.py", line 1917, in parse
    from xml.dom import expatbuilder
  File "D:\Programme\Python\Lib\xml\dom\expatbuilder.py", line 32, in <module>
    from xml.parsers import expat
  File "D:\Programme\Python\Lib\xml\parsers\expat.py", line 4, in <module>
    from pyexpat import *
ImportError: DLL load failed: Das angegebene Modul wurde nicht gefunden.

blender: 2.49b python 2.6.1

any ideas?

[MatthTheGeek]

Any 2.6 version of python is good. I got it to work with 2.6.6.

[Blackace]

same error with version 2.6.6

[Blackace]

no one?

[Kopachris]

Now, why hasn't anyone made a POF import/export script for Blender yet?  It's Python--it can't be that hard to write, especially with so much documentation on the file format.

[headdie]

While it is an annoyance to go through an intermediary format, it isn't the end of the world, and certainly to 2.49 i have not had an issue with it.

[Spicious]

Now, why hasn't anyone made a POF import/export script for Blender yet?  It's Python--it can't be that hard to write, especially with so much documentation on the file format.

Write it then.

[Kopachris]

Now, why hasn't anyone made a POF import/export script for Blender yet?  It's Python--it can't be that hard to write, especially with so much documentation on the file format.

Write it then.

Maybe I will!