Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-13 Thread Yazel, David J.
iscussion list for Java 3D API > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 10:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats > > Carl, > > I gave Milkshape a quick five minute try. I'm impressed. It has a very &g

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-13 Thread John Wright
Carl, I gave Milkshape a quick five minute try. I'm impressed. It has a very similiar look to 3D Studio Max (but obviously not as full featured - but along with that comes some simplicity too). This could very well be an excellent choice for a simple modeling program (certainly the price is ri

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-13 Thread Carl Smotricz
Hi John, At 17:25 12.09.00 , you wrote: >Where can we find "Milkshape"??? Sounds great. http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/ms3d1x/ (These folks did something right: The name of the product is sufficiently unusual that practically any web search finds relevant matches) I never heard about

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-12 Thread John Wright
Dave, Where can we find "Milkshape"??? Sounds great. Nendo ($99 - http://www.nichimen.com/) is another slick modeling program. Nendo is very easy to use. Nendo has had some nice writeups and initially we were planning to seriously use it, but we've found it unstable and have encountered a lot

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-12 Thread Yazel, David J.
> Reply To: Discussion list for Java 3D API > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 12:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats > > Yazel, David J. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > There is a simple

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-12 Thread Karl Morten Dahl
Yazel, David J. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > There is a simple little tool called Milkshape that can write out > wavefront OBJ's. This tool can read a zillion formats including Halflife > and Quake models. It also allows you to create some simple objects very > easily. It also handles n

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-12 Thread Steve Pietrowicz
>Any users of any of these programs? Furthermore, assuming everything >simply works as advertised (LOL), are there any particular recommendations >or endorsements of 3D rendering/animation tools? We've tried to support the formats to the best of our abilities, given the specifications that are a

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-12 Thread Yazel, David J.
There is a simple little tool called Milkshape that can write out wavefront OBJ's. This tool can read a zillion formats including Halflife and Quake models. It also allows you to create some simple objects very easily. It also handles normals, texture mapping and materials. It also han

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-12 Thread Ole Vilmann
If you make a search on loaders on the e-mail archive I'm sure you will find plenty users of loaders. There is a special WEB page for loaders: http://www.billday.com/Java3DArchive/index.html I don't believe the loader archive is totally up to date ??? Ole Vilmann Danish Maritime Institute -

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3d Compatable Tool 3d Output formats

2000-09-12 Thread J. Lee Dixon
I believe this would be a VERY good subject for the J3D.org FAQ. For example, just because someone has a loader, doesn't mean it is fully operational. 3DS format is the perfect example. Several of us have written our own 3DS loaders to support texturing, lighting, hierarchy, animation, etc. I p