I would be very surprised if the compiler doesn't still support SMD for legacy reasons.
Suppose I better brace myself for the inevitable flood of emails asking me when I'll add DMX support to my plug-ins... - Jed 2009/9/21 Andrew Ritchie <gotta...@gmail.com>: > Unreal Tournament 2003 shipped with a version of Maya, the PLE, so there may > be something similar still available. > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Tom Edwards <t_edwa...@btinternet.com>wrote: > >> The release of the Heavy model sources (which is excellent BTW) has >> confirmed that Valve's modellers now use Maya, and revealed the >> quasi-binary DMX format as the successor to SMD. >> >> What does this mean for XSI support, particularly the Mod Tool? Its >> exporter has needed updating for a long time, mainly in terms of UI but >> also core functionality. I'm sure the Maya plugin is an improvement on >> all fronts but it's no help to most modders, as Maya doesn't have a free >> Mod Tool equivalent. >> >> I'm also a little wary about DMX, since it can't be easily understood by >> someone wanting to write a new exporter. Can we (and by we I mostly mean >> Jed of course) see a spec for it? Does it support new features that SMD >> does not? >> >> The good news is that there's a new Blender exporter out >> <http://dvondrake.com/scripts/blendersmd> that does everything except >> VTA. Blender may have to become the new modder's choice for Source, >> which, as much as I like it, isn't ideal given the exotic UI. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
