Here is Python script for exporting 3DMLW from Blender

kaspar · **Joined:** Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:20 pm **Posts:** 8

See the file attached.
Have fun with testing and please send some feedback!

For exporting 3ds files go into Blender directory and copy/symlink file .blender/scripts/3ds_export.py to .blender/scripts/export_3ds.py

jamesghansen · **Joined:** Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:23 am **Posts:** 2

I have an issue with this python file.
windows 2000
Most recent python verion.

It say missing export_3ds file does not exist.
I would this is the file: export_3ds.py and it does exist?

Help Anyone?

trepan · **Joined:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:47 am **Posts:** 2

jamesghansen wrote:

I have an issue with this python file.
windows 2000
Most recent python verion.

It say missing export_3ds file does not exist.
I would this is the file: export_3ds.py and it does exist?

Help Anyone?

Did you copy file <BLENDER DIRECTORY>/.blender/scripts/3ds_export.py to <BLENDER DIRECTORY>/.blender/scripts/export_3ds.py? That's necessary because Python can't import files, if file name begins with number.

jambay · **Joined:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:14 am **Posts:** 3

Tres Cool

Makes breaking (crash) 3DMLW too easy, but, makes a great outline for a project.

The texture images have to be put in the target directory manually, but that's fine, keeping those organized are up to the blenderer (artist/developer).

On export it prompts to overwrite each file so the user should (and will learn to) delete all files they intend to replace and make copies of any they have modified manually they want to keep.

Regardless, very useful, glad to see blender in this arena.

abab · **Joined:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:20 pm **Posts:** 2

I am not sure why textures has vanished when I open the exported file in browser.

Thanks

trepan · **Joined:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:47 am **Posts:** 2

abab wrote:

I am not sure why textures has vanished when I open the exported file in browser.

Thanks

Did you copy texture images to folder containing the 3dmlw file? Currently, exporter script doesn't automatically copy texture files.

abab · **Joined:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:20 pm **Posts:** 2

trepan wrote:

abab wrote:

I am not sure why textures has vanished when I open the exported file in browser.

Thanks

Did you copy texture images to folder containing the 3dmlw file? Currently, exporter script doesn't automatically copy texture files.

They are all there. I created a cube. Added UV texture and exported as 3ds as well as 3dmlw. The texture pic is in the same folder 3ds and 3dmlw files are. It still would not recognise. I am trying to figure out now why?

Aigars

SOrted. It seems like it did not like the format - even though it was jpeg. Strange.