144 | | After creating your model, select it in object mode and go to File > Export > COLLADA (.dae). Then click the 'Export COLLADA' button after giving the .dae file a name and selecting the export directory. That's it, hopefully a 0AD compatible model/animation file has been saved.[[BR]][[BR]][[BR]][[BR]]Generally following these rules will help the collada files open in 0AD:[[BR]][[BR]]1) '''You should only export 1 object per collada model.''' If your file has multiple objects, select only 1 for export and activate the 'Export only selected' option in the Collada Exporter options panel.[[BR]]2) '''Your mesh should be UV mapped'''. A simple unwrap can be done by selecting all faces in edit mode and going to Mesh > UV Unwrap... > Unwrap[[BR]]3) '''Your object should only have 1 material, otherwise the model will not import'''. Delete unnecessary materials using the Material tab while the object is selected in Object mode. |
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146 | | '''Bug - choppy animations[[BR]]'''While most skeletal animations do work in 0AD, you may find rotation animations aren't imported smoothly into 0AD - this is easiest to see in wheel motion animations where the wheels don't turn as constant speeds. If this happens to you, please post on the forums and let us know. |
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148 | | '''Useful 0 A.D. Blender links'''[[BR]][[BR]]__[http://trac.wildfiregames.com/ticket/461 pmd2collada]__ - Converter by Matt Minton - Use to convert Pyrogenesis PMD format 3D models to the Blender compatible DAE Collada format. Currently only works with static models.[[BR]]__[http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=13321&view=findpost&p=212192 Collada fixscript]__ - Python script that fixes Collada static models for use in Blender 2.5x |
| 144 | After creating your model, select it in object mode and go to File > Export > COLLADA (.dae). Then click the 'Export COLLADA' button after giving the .dae file a name and selecting the export directory. That's it, hopefully a 0AD compatible model/animation file has been saved.[[BR]][[BR]]Generally following these rules will help the collada files open in 0 A.D. -[[BR]][[BR]]1) '''You should only export 1 object per collada model.''' If your file has multiple objects, select only 1 for export and activate the 'Export only selected' option in the Collada Exporter options panel.[[BR]]2) '''Your mesh should be UV mapped'''. A simple unwrap can be done by selecting all faces in edit mode and going to Mesh > UV Unwrap... > Unwrap[[BR]]3) '''Your object should only have 1 material, otherwise the model will not import'''. Delete unnecessary materials using the Material tab while the object is selected in Object mode. |
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| 146 | '''[[BR]]Importing collada models from 0 A.D. into Blender[[BR]]'''If a collada model doesn't import into Blender try the following:[[BR]][[BR]]1) Open the DAE file in Notepad[[BR]]2) Find the line <diffuse>[[BR]]3) Delete the entire <diffuse> element. It'll look something like this:[[BR]][[BR]] <diffuse>[[BR]] <texture texture="Map!__123-image" texcoord="CHANNEL0">[[BR]] <extra>[[BR]] <technique profile="MAYA">[[BR]] <wrapU sid="wrapU0">TRUE</wrapU>[[BR]] <wrapV sid="wrapV0">TRUE</wrapV>[[BR]] <blend_mode>ADD</blend_mode>[[BR]] </technique>[[BR]] </extra>[[BR]] </texture>[[BR]] </diffuse>[[BR]][[BR]](Delete everything from <diffuse> to </diffuse>)[[BR]]4) Save the file (don't change the DAE format)[[BR]]5) Try to import it again |
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| 148 | '''[[BR]]Bug - choppy animations[[BR]]'''While most skeletal animations do work in 0 A.D., you may find rotation animations aren't imported smoothly into 0 A.D. - this is easiest to see in wheel motion animations where the wheels don't turn as constant speeds. If this happens to you, please post on the forums and let us know. |
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| 150 | '''[[BR]]Useful 0 A.D. Blender links'''[[BR]][[BR]]__[http://trac.wildfiregames.com/ticket/461 pmd2collada]__ - Converter by Matt Minton - Use to convert Pyrogenesis PMD format 3D models to the Blender compatible DAE Collada format. Currently only works with static models.[[BR]]__[http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=13321&view=findpost&p=212192 Collada fixscript]__ - Python script that fixes Collada static models for use in Blender 2.5x[[BR]] |