NadeoImporter [update 2019/10/09]

[xrayjay]

thx for your help and the explanation

I´ve to test more around, first test with the same shape as on your pics ain´t work for me But i´ll keep testing to get it work

[jui]

Suggestion:
make rotation with <Pivots> possible. Something like that

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<Pivots>
  <Pivot Pos="0 0 0 Rot="0 0 0"/>
  <Pivot Pos="0 0 0" Rot="180 0 0"/>
</Pivots>

[MPotK]

Hello,

I started using Nadeo Importer a few days ago (I hope one day we will have an a easier software than this one, perhaps even integrated with the editor and some comprehensive documentation for noob like me - with perhaps a small tuto on blender please).

I have made an embedded metal cube the size I (nearly) wanted, good.

1) Now I want an embedded cube with the baseground texture but I can't find the link for this texture in the Lib file.

code of my meshparam file (??? is the link I want).

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<MeshParams MeshType="Static" Collection="Storm" Scale="0.01">
<Materials>
 <Material Name="_TDSNEM_BL2Test" Link="???"/>
</Materials>
</MeshParams>

2) Can I use any name for material name or do I need this kind of naming convention (_TDSN..._...)

Thanks in advance, LotK

[Electron]

Hello LotK

1) Now I want an embedded cube with the baseground texture but I can't find the link for this texture in the Lib file.

I've created no embedded objects so far and therefore no experience with links to library materials. I can't help here.

2) Can I use any name for material name or do I need this kind of naming convention (_TDSN..._...)

You can use any name. The shading model is defined by the new Model attribute and the physical type of the material by the PhysicsId attribute:

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<Material Name="CarBody" Model="TDSN" BaseTexture="Texture\CarBody" PhysicsId="Metal"/>

But you can name the material "_<Model>_<Name>_<PhysicsId>" to be backward compatible with older versions of the NadeoImporter:

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<Material Name="_TDSN_CarBody_Metal" Model="TDSN" BaseTexture="Texture\CarBody" PhysicsId="Metal"/>

In case of library materials all attributes are defined in-game. But it looks like you can at least change the PhysicsId (see the advanced options of the Convert Assistant tool).

[MPotK]

Thanks for the answer Electron and for the link to the assistant tool, I'll check it later.

As I had understand, embedded items need to use games textures, that's why you need to use the link param. Hope someone can help me here.

Both Baseground and TechGround doesn't work :

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NadeoImporter 2014-10-22_12_37
Material link not found in lib : BaseGround

or

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NadeoImporter 2014-10-22_12_37
Material link not found in lib : TechGround

and Tech create the gbx mesh but create the item with the Tech Safe texture (If I am correct).

File for the Mesh in that case (CubeTest2.meshparams.xml) :

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<MeshParams MeshType="Static" Collection="Storm" Scale="0.01">
<Materials>
 <Material Name="_TDSNEM_BL2Test" Link="Tech"/>
</Materials>
</MeshParams>

and File for the item (CubeTest2.item.xml) :

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<Item Type="StaticObject" Collection="Storm" AuthorName="LotK">
<Phy>
 <MoveShape Type="mesh" File="Meshes/CubeTest2.Shape.gbx" PhysicsId="Metal"/>
</Phy>
<Vis>
 <Mesh File="Meshes/CubeTest2.Mesh.gbx"/>
</Vis>
</Item>

Textures of are in Work/Item/Texture/Storm (textures were before just in Work\Texture but it doesn't seem to cause any problem to have them in a sub-folder).

I want this specific texture (Baseground) because I want to do a simple arrow panel to put on walls and the texture of this arrow must be team coloured and react like a team coloured block, meaning became blue when connected to the blue team pole(s)/spawn(s)/block(s) and red when connected to the red team pole(s)/spawn(s)/block(s).

I have read a lots of this topic(65 pages so far) and docs in doc.maniaplanet.com and I haven't noticed anything about this kind of texture. I am not good in 3D (I haven't time to learn more that I know) and I just want this special kind of item.

Questions : Is it possible at least to do a team coloured custom item ? If it is, how ? I fear I can't do it and only team coloured skins are possible.

@Nadeo : If not, do you plane to add this possibility later ?

EDIT : I have manage to have the material BaseGround on my cube by adding the following in NadeImporterMaterialLib :

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Material(BaseGround)
		DSurfaceId	(TechGround)
		DUvLayer	(BaseMaterial	, 0)
		DUvLayer	(Lightmap		, 1)
		DTexture( BaseGround_D.dds)
		DTexture( BaseGround_S.dds)
		DTexture( BaseGround_N.dds)
		DTexture( BaseGround_Mask.dds)

The texture mapping was not good (flat projection on top side instead of cube UV) but I suppose it's because of the texture was not meant for other thing that floor mapping.

The item is still a static mesh (I'll try a dynamic one later). The major flaw is that the cube doesn't take the teams colours (i.e stay grey) and I have tried adding N, S and M texture. It looks like embedded (in local game at least).

Thanks in advance,
LotK

[Miss]

I've just started out with trying to learn Blender and trying to see if I can make custom items, and I ended up with a cube that looks okay on the top, but clamped on the sides, like in this picture. (UV map on the left)

If I make the block a little bit sideways, the result is like this:


Looks like it's projected from above, or something? Not entirely sure what's going on. Any ideas?

Meshparams:

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<MeshParams MeshType="Static" Collection="Canyon">
	<Materials>
		<Material Name="A" Link="ArenaFloor" />
	</Materials>
</MeshParams>

Edit: Ah, I just noticed an older post in this thread from 2013, which explains that ArenaFloor is only for horizontal planes. I'm guessing linking materials means it will use its linked UV map? But then why does the importer mention that it requires at least 1 UV layer?

[maxi031]

Yep it is projection from above.
You can not use that material for side, use it only for horizontal faces.
Lightmap uv layer you mention is used for shadow calculations.

[Miss]

Yep it is projection from above.
You can not use that material for side, use it only for horizontal faces.
Lightmap uv layer you mention is used for shadow calculations.

Could you point me to some documentation that mentions the UV layer thing?

[jui]

Yep it is projection from above.
You can not use that material for side, use it only for horizontal faces.
Lightmap uv layer you mention is used for shadow calculations.

Could you point me to some documentation that mentions the UV layer thing?

http://doc.maniaplanet.com/creation/imp ... _mesh.html (Section 1.1)

As mentioned typically you have two (independend) UV layers.
1. a layer named "BaseMaterial" : base layer of the material, typically mapping your Diffuse texture

Here you map the visible textures to faces; every face can have a different texture or part of a texture.
To use more than 1 texture you also have to create more Materials in Blender and assign them to the faces.

2. a layer named "Lightmap" : Mandatory, needed for lightmap calculus in editor.

ManiaPlanet creates this lightmap texture when you calculate shadows in the editor. But it still needs the UV coordinates.
Here a screenshot.
http://i.imgur.com/vaCZMJe.jpg

[stuntcarracer79]

Hallo,

I have problems using stadiumwarpspotsglow





as u see, it looks distorted ingame

didn't find any hints on how to make the right uv map.

maybe i am missing something or have to make some special settings in the 3d prog for the import?

i use latest importer with convert assistent. uv channel is 0 and has no name(also tried BaseMaterial)

thx in advance

stunt