List of VS object conversion scripts and tools

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List of VS object conversion scripts and tools

Post by jackS »

Not intended to be complete, but rather to start the compilation of such a list:
  • Mesher utility: Converts from/to Wavefront .obj+.mtl, xmesh(es), and BFXM file formats.
  • ucsv.py: Conversion script for turning .xunit files into rows in units.csv format
  • 3ds2xml: perl script for converting .3ds files into .xmesh format. Doesn't appear to do axis translation properly, known to be somewhat flaky.
I know there are some python scripts designed to manipulate the milkyway.xml file, but I'm not familiar with their use.
There are also some tools designed to find approximate volumes of models, but these have become out of date with existing formats and need to be rewritten.
What else have I forgotten?
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Post by etheral walker »

there is too the wings3d converter and the lightwave one :
Lightwave
http://www3.telus.net/csbh/vegastrike/index.html
wings3d
http://members.chello.at/stefbuer/vegastrike.html
I see dead polygons....
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and the WIP cockpit exporter, from Pontiac
http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/users ... ckpit_obj/
I see dead polygons....
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Post by etheral walker »

If we use mesher utility, is there another tool to put engines, guns and turrets on the meshe, something like the good old texturizer? or should we still go trough wings3d?
I see dead polygons....
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Post by peteyg »

I've just been loading the OBJ in Wings, and picking out XYZ coords to use for the engines and weapons and stuff.
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Post by CubOfJudahsLion »

Import script for Blender3D, WIP.
- Loads a single XMESH file with the annotated image files and correctly applies UV texturing.
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thats an old & dead link

Post by ShoCkwaVe »

etheral walker wrote:there is too the wings3d converter and the lightwave one :
Lightwave
http://www3.telus.net/csbh/vegastrike/index.html
that link Etheral Walker posted
for the lightwave 3D model plugin is *old* & not working..

heres the working link to get it:

http://www.talisiorder.ca/template.php? ... trike.html

just thought i would help.
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Post by dandandaman »

Configuration Parser (file: objconv/configparser.py in vegastrike CVS)

This little script goes through the source tree and produces a config file (pygrap.config at present) containing every variable *used* in game, every possible command to bind to keys, and every colour definition that can be specified.

There are one or two known bugs to be squashed, and a big cleanup and feature list to go through, but it works, and is pretty damned useful if you're looking for an undocumented tweak you remember hearing about ;-)
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Post by Halleck »

List now located at Development:Scripts & Tools on the VSWiki.

Please check the info I put up there, and add anything that's missing. Also, the description format needs to be standardized.
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Post by private_lock »

Hello

I found the InternetExplorer 6 being quite a nice tool to view xml files.

It features Syntax-Highlight along with folding. And it should be save to recommend to end-users, since they cannot modify anything and thereby break their VS installation. Please have a look at the pic.

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PS: If IE6 shows the files in black plaintext for you, you must edit the file association:

Application: "C:\Programme\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
DDE: check
DDE-Message: "file:%1",,-1,,,,,
Application: IExplore
DDE app not active:
Theme: WWW_OpenURL

You could also add more extension like *.system and *.xmesh
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Post by loki1950 »

and if you wish to edit the file try Peter's XML editor found it on tucows it's free-ware for XP,and kxmleditor under linux the gnome XML editor Conglomerate is not yet fast enough.

Enjoy the Choice :)
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Post by Halleck »

Pfff, IE6. Firefox can do the same thing, AND tell you if your XML is valid or not.
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