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Roland: Updated OpenCollada link

2013-04-16T11:46:10Z

Updated OpenCollada link

Panovr at 13:42, 30 November 2011

2011-11-30T13:42:24Z

Volker: direct link to settings images

2011-11-01T14:14:36Z

direct link to settings images

Volker: integrate exporter setting images into wiki

2011-11-01T14:11:16Z

integrate exporter setting images into wiki

Roland at 13:44, 25 October 2011

2011-10-25T13:44:20Z

Marciano at 16:42, 3 January 2010

2010-01-03T16:42:15Z

Marciano at 16:41, 3 January 2010

2010-01-03T16:41:47Z

Marciano: New page: NOTOC == Textures == Horde3D can load textures from standard image formats (TGA, JPEG, PNG, BMP, PSD, HDR), so virtually any image editing software can be used to create textures. Not...

2010-01-03T16:22:33Z

New page: __NOTOC__ == Textures == Horde3D can load textures from standard image formats (TGA, JPEG, PNG, BMP, PSD, HDR), so virtually any image editing software can be used to create textures. Not...

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== Textures ==

Horde3D can load textures from standard image formats (TGA, JPEG, PNG, BMP, PSD, HDR), so virtually any image editing software can be used to create textures. Note however, that some more exotic features of these formats like progressive JPEGs are not supported.

Besides the mentioned formats, Horde3D can directly load DDS (Direct Draw Surface) textures. DDS files can store less common texture types like cube maps or volume textures. They can also store data in a DXT compressed format which is understood directly by the graphics hardware. Since no decompression is required, loading DDS files is usually much more efficient than loading compressed JPEG or PNG images.

The following tools are especially useful for creating DDS files:

* [http://developer.nvidia.com/object/nv_texture_tools.html NVidia Texture Tools]
* [http://developer.amd.com/gpu/cubemapgen/pages/default.aspx ATI CubeMapGen]
* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee417856%28VS.85%29.aspx DxTex.exe (in DirectX SDK)]

== Models and Animations ==

Horde3D uses Collada as source format for 3d assets, so it supports a wide range of modeling applications. However, since Collada is a complex format which provides several ways to store the same data, the Collada output that a DCC tool produces may have some slight incompatibility with Horde's ColladaConv. Luckily, these problems are usually easy to fix and in fact the range of supported applications has already increased a lot over time. If you have a Collada file that is not working with Horde, feel free to give a shout in the forums.

=== Collada Compatibility Matrix ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DCC Tool
! Exporter
! Notes
|-
! 3D Studio Max
| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMax] || Very well tested. Full support for static and skinned meshes with animations and morph targets.<br> Always enable '''animation sampling''' and '''triangulation''' in the export options.
|-
! Maya
| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMaya] || ColladaMaya uses the same code base as ColladaMax (FCollada), so the support should be good as well.
|-
|-
! Modo
| || See [[Collada_-_Modo]]
|}

''This table is not complete. The Collada output of many more DCC applications is supported, however someone actually working with them should please add reliable information about the level of support.''

=== Special Exporters and Converters ===

In general, using Collada should be preferred over having custom exporters. The reason for this is that ColladaConv does a fair amount of data conditioning and optimization which would have to be implemented for each exporter individually. However, some modeling tools don't have proper Collada export, so custom tools are required for them.

==== Blender Exporter ====

Blender has basic support for exporting Collada but skinning and animations are not working properly. For that reason, a direct [[Direct Export from Blender|Exporter for Horde3D]] is available.

==== AC3D Converter ====

jimbo has written a converter to bring AC3D .ac files to the Horde3D format. The converter with full source code can be downloaded from [http://www.daansystems.com/ac3d2horde3d here].

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 ** Notes:
 *** Autodesk Collada Exporter PlugIn of 3D Studio Max 2011 and 3D Studio Max 2012 does't support grouped objects, you should use the OpenCOLLADA exporter below.
-**  The [http://code.google.com/p/opencollada/downloads/list OpenCOLLADA exporter] version 1.3.1 was successfully used to export static and skinned meshes which included morphtargets on top of the skinned geometry. Small problems occurring in the morphtarget naming scheme can be solved by editing the .dea file in a texteditor.
+**  The [https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenCOLLADA/wiki/OpenCOLLADA-Tools OpenCOLLADA exporter] version 1.3.1 was successfully used to export static and skinned meshes which included morphtargets on top of the skinned geometry. Small problems occurring in the morphtarget naming scheme can be solved by editing the .dea file in a texteditor.
 *** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:Opencollada.png|x100px|link=http://www.horde3d.org/wiki/images/a/ad/Opencollada.png]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).
 * '''Maya'''

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 ** The included Autodesk Collada Exporter works for static and skinned meshes using biped, cat-rigs, and bones. Make sure to use the latest FBX Plug-in version (latest testet version using 3DsMax 2011 is plug-in version 2012.2).
 *** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:autodeskcolladaexporter.png|x250px|link=http://www.horde3d.org/wiki/images/c/c9/Autodeskcolladaexporter.png]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).
 **  The [http://code.google.com/p/opencollada/downloads/list OpenCOLLADA exporter] version 1.3.1 was successfully used to export static and skinned meshes which included morphtargets on top of the skinned geometry. Small problems occurring in the morphtarget naming scheme can be solved by editing the .dea file in a texteditor.
 *** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:Opencollada.png|x100px|link=http://www.horde3d.org/wiki/images/a/ad/Opencollada.png]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).

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 * '''3D Studio Max 2010 and newer'''
 ** The included Autodesk Collada Exporter works for static and skinned meshes using biped, cat-rigs, and bones. Make sure to use the latest FBX Plug-in version (latest testet version using 3DsMax 2011 is plug-in version 2012.2).
-*** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:autodeskcolladaexporter.png|x250px]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).
+*** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:autodeskcolladaexporter.png|x250px|link=http://www.horde3d.org/wiki/images/c/c9/Autodeskcolladaexporter.png]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).
 **  The [http://code.google.com/p/opencollada/downloads/list OpenCOLLADA exporter] version 1.3.1 was successfully used to export static and skinned meshes which included morphtargets on top of the skinned geometry. Small problems occurring in the morphtarget naming scheme can be solved by editing the .dea file in a texteditor.
-*** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:Opencollada.png|x100px]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).
+*** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:Opencollada.png|x100px|link=http://www.horde3d.org/wiki/images/a/ad/Opencollada.png]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).
 * '''Maya'''
 ** Recommended exporter: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMaya]

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 * '''3D Studio Max 2010 and newer'''
 ** The included Autodesk Collada Exporter works for static and skinned meshes using biped, cat-rigs, and bones. Make sure to use the latest FBX Plug-in version (latest testet version using 3DsMax 2011 is plug-in version 2012.2).
-*** Successfully used exporter settings can be found [http://imageshack.us/f/718/autodeskcolladaexporter.png/ here].
+*** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:autodeskcolladaexporter.png|x250px]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).
 **  The [http://code.google.com/p/opencollada/downloads/list OpenCOLLADA exporter] version 1.3.1 was successfully used to export static and skinned meshes which included morphtargets on top of the skinned geometry. Small problems occurring in the morphtarget naming scheme can be solved by editing the .dea file in a texteditor.
-*** Successfully used exporter settings can be found [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/508/opencollada.png/ here].
+*** Successfully used exporter settings:<br>[[Image:Opencollada.png|x100px]]<br>(click on image to enlarge).
 * '''Maya'''
 ** Recommended exporter: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMaya]

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 === Collada Compatibility===
-* '''3D Studio Max'''
+* '''3D Studio Max 2009 and older'''
 ** Recommended exporter: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMax]
 ** Notes:
 *** Very well tested. Full support for static and skinned meshes with animations and morph targets.
 *** Always enable '''animation sampling''' and '''triangulation''' in the export options.
 * '''Maya'''
 ** Recommended exporter: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMaya]

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 Horde3D uses Collada as source format for 3d assets, so it supports a wide range of modeling applications. However, since Collada is a complex format which provides several ways to store the same data, the Collada output that a DCC tool produces may have some slight incompatibility with Horde's ColladaConv. Luckily, these problems are usually easy to fix and in fact the range of supported applications has already increased a lot over time. If you have a Collada file that is not working with Horde, feel free to give a shout in the forums.
-=== Collada Compatibility Matrix ===
+=== Collada Compatibility===
-{| class="wikitable"
+* '''3D Studio Max'''
-|-
+** Recommended exporter: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMax]
-! DCC Tool
+** Notes:
-! Exporter
+*** Very well tested. Full support for static and skinned meshes with animations and morph targets.
-! Notes
+*** Always enable '''animation sampling''' and '''triangulation''' in the export options.
-|-
+* '''Maya'''
-! 3D Studio Max
+** Recommended exporter: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMaya]
-| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMax] || Very well tested. Full support for static and skinned meshes with animations and morph targets.<br> Always enable '''animation sampling''' and '''triangulation''' in the export options.
+** Notes:
-|-
+***  ColladaMaya uses the same code base as ColladaMax (FCollada), so the support should be good as well.
-! Maya
+* '''Modo'''
-| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamaya/ Feeling Software ColladaMaya] || ColladaMaya uses the same code base as ColladaMax (FCollada), so the support should be good as well.
+** See [[Collada_-_Modo]]
 === Special Exporters and Converters ===
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 jimbo has written a converter to bring AC3D .ac files to the Horde3D format. The converter with full source code can be downloaded from [http://www.daansystems.com/ac3d2horde3d here].