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Importing lightwave obj

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gfxman 2002-01-31 19:16:58 UTC #1

Hi, a new question for you today. I want to import an lwo obj ( polys ) in xsi, but i don't even knwo from where to start. I don't need to mantain texture or surface ( for now... ) only to import geometry. Any idea ?
Thx !

richard-sher 2002-01-31 19:34:16 UTC #2

Use this lightwave plugin to export it to .HRC from within lightwave. http://www.dstorm.co.jp/dslib/plg56.html http://www.dstorm.co.jp/dslib/plg56.html Then use Import>SI3D scene/model to get it into XSI.

If that is not a possibility, then take it into Softimage3D and export it as HRC or .XSI.

gfxman 2002-02-01 08:25:00 UTC #3

Thank you very much ED ! I will try it ! I hope i don't need Softimage ( cause i don't have it! ).

It's my impression or XSI ha a few possibility to import other software data ?

richard-sher 2002-02-01 15:00:41 UTC #4

Glad I could help.

You are right, XSI does not import as many file types as other software does. As far as I can tell it only imports: IGES, EPS, HRC, dotXSI, Emdl, and SCN. There is an XSI Obj import plugin on my site. http://www.edharriss.com/SoftXSI_tools.htm http://www.edharriss.com/SoftXSI\_tools.htm But it's pretty picky about what types of objs you give it.

As for exports, it seems that you can only get IGES, OBJ, dotXSI, Emdl, and SCN out of XSI. I think that everyone would like to see, at least, a 3ds, an OBJ and maybe a DXF exporter implemented as a core function of XSI. However, there is a dotXSI plugin for 3dsmax http://sourceforge.net/projects/dotxsi4max/http://sourceforge.net/projects/dotxsi4max/ and one in development for Maya. http://sourceforge.net/projects/dotxsi4maya/http://sourceforge.net/projects/dotxsi4maya/

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