Yet another NWN exporter - pymdl2mesh

[SiENcE]

@ppClarity: not 100% true. look at our project: http://zwischenwelt.org/trac/iris/brows ... loader.cpp

The problem with *.gr2 is, that it's a technology and not truely a fileformat. developers can change the output format as they need/want.

NWN2 *.mdb Fileformat Docu: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/MDB_Format

[vgx]

Btw in 1-2 weeks i consider release few my scripts for extraction data files like tga's or mdl's packed in NWN resource files, does anyone have interest in these ... ?

Yes! I am very interested!!!

Ok, in week, or so, there will exporting scirpt on svn, i will keep informed you ...

[vgx]

Semi-working NWN files ripper is ready. Due its current no need to use it more proper way, its use is limited in these ways
- usage only in unix based OSes, no big problem - only needs some reworking of script concept
- supports only mdl and tga files
- its overall usage is rather cumbersome
- in fact it is only short crappy script in python
- it needs openknights nwntools nwnmdlcomp to work adequatly

You can download it here:

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http://kuro.spiralia.org/svn/pymdl2mesh/unbif.tar.gz

[vgx]

I wonder whether is even someone using pymdl2mesh - I myself at this moment have actually lost reason to continue with its development, I simply dont need it anymore ... Not to mention that amount of received feeback is bit unsatisfactory ...

[spoot]

I was probably going to use it to convert a few more models for my current project from hell.....but haven't had time to play with it.

[SiENcE]

Yeah i also use it to convert custom made NWN2 models from the NWN community.

But i think an import/exporter for grn2 would be more spectaculous.

[vgx]

NWN2? I am afraid that NWN2 model format my exporter sorta doesnt support

[SiENcE]

I meant NWN1 but it would be more better to support NWN2 with grn skeletons.

[cloud]

Thanks vgx.

I don't know what I'd do for artwork without you and Borundin!

[vgx]

Good to hear ...

Well, if someone have some problems/feature requests with script functioning, write them here, i can possibly do something with them .... Except this cases, i do not plan develop pymdl2mesh actively - but also i dont have intent to cease development permanently because code features handling certain nwn model format data relations documented nowhere ...

[SiENcE]

You should maybe add a python dll and a batch file as an example how to use your converter. And a readme.txt

I think, more people would use this tool, but they have no exp. with python anyway.

[vgx]

I think readme is bit useless, some batch files too - in my opionion is average ogre user able to find out how to install python and how to use script. At least no one complained so far . But what comes to my mind is to do some ogre wiki entry - here in showcase forum is pymdl2mesh little lost (number of pymdl2mesh related links found by google is quite uncomparable to mdl2mesh )

[SiENcE]

Yes a wiki entry would be the best.

[vgx]

After uneven but in the end victorious fight with wiki is pymdl2mesh entry done .

You can find it here - http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Pymdl2mesh

[zapgun]

Hi all,

Hmm.. tried for a few days now and http://kuro.spiralia.org/svn/pymdl2mesh/trunk doesn't seem to be active.

Does anyone have a copy of this script they can share?

Thanks,

Zapgun

[vgx]

Hi, machine where is repository hosted had some sort of hardware failure and i dont know when will be online again. In attachment are (hopefully) latest revisions of scripts.

[zapgun]

Thanks VGX.

Cheers,

Zapgun

[zapgun]

Hi VGX,

I noticed all the models I've tried from the NWN sample downloads have the wrong facing (they should be facing 'forward' in the VECTOR:UNIT_X direction, but seem to be rotated 90 degrees). Is that just a problem with the NWN sample files, a script issue, or am I doing something wrong?

Cheers and thanks again the script. Otherwise its working great!

Zapgun

[vgx]

Hi,

I am not too sure what exactly do have in mind. I've tried convert sample iron golem model and view it in cegui mesh viewer few moments ago. Golem is standing by default with his back facing directly to viewer camera. It is that? Or something else? If is this only problem, I recommend to do additional rotation of model via meshmagick tool(http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/MeshMagick). My NwN conversion script itself isnt written too well and fixing this issue would probably break some other things as well.

[tanliyoung]

Hello vgx,
I do believe this is a amazing tool. However, I am totally new to python program. Would you please give me some short hints how to run this script? I input the cmd such as:

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python pymdl2mesh.py -input_file Bat.mdl

But, nothing's happened. (BTW, I write a "hello.py" to print the text, and it works well, so I think the python working enviroment is OK)

Do I miss something?
Thanks.

[vgx]

Hi,

You have to also specify destination path for converted model and its data.

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python pymdl2mesh.py -input_file Bat.mdl -destination_path c:\models\

[tanliyoung]

Hi,

You have to also specify destination path for converted model and its data.

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python pymdl2mesh.py -input_file Bat.mdl -destination_path c:\models\

Thank you for quick reply. I have tried again, and it did not work neither. However, the massconvert.py works fine.
Any way, I got the mesh and skeleton files finally and right now I am doing some tests.

Your job is quit helpful~ thanks again.