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[deathevor]

Hi,
Looks like there were no posts for more than 24 hours. So will do one

The problem I'm facing is that it doesn't look like Open Collada is updated often. Their last update for windows platform was on 2011-01-15.
And they originally support only max 2011 till now (however 2012 works as well), and there are 2013 software versions here already.
http://opencollada.org/news.html.
It might be not so common problem at the moment, but looks like this difference will always exist.

Some people already requested Open Collada 2103 support few month ago. But still there's no much movement.
https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenCOLLADA/issues/109

Also probably the most common soft for building creation is  SketchUp (I mean they have the biggest building library and easiest way of creating them).
This way Outerra could get a lot of Static content. Few my things that I could bring from there:
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2183/3dbuidings.png
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5575/3dbuidings2.png

I know that now I can do it, by downgrading max at least to 2012 (and for me is problematic, due to work). And reconverting everything.
But with time more and more people will face it.

So it would be nice to have some more common and stable format for Outerra's Importer.

[cameni]

Why don't you export Collada from Sketchup directly?

[deathevor]

Hmm... Last time I've tried to import Sketchup Collada, Outera crashed. Was thinking that it's not supported (same as Autodesk Collada).
Will check again. Thanks

[angrypig]

We are going to add support for FBX format soon...

[deathevor]

Nice. Thanks a lot.

By the way - SketchUp Collada worked. But maybe due complex object, it didn't work straight away. 1 of 3 times Outerra freezed.
Here's a result - this is 103 Series Soviet House (built somewhere at 1989):







Those kind of buildings are made from blocks (so they are widely spread over post soviet countries, but in different shapes) and if anybody needs, I have separate blocks modeled (Straight and 2 way turns),
So any shape house can be constructed.

[seppen]

We are going to add support for FBX format soon...

Great!
FBX is integrated into almost all Adesk products, so will be useful.

[seppen]

Nice. Thanks a lot.

By the way - SketchUp Collada worked. But maybe due complex object, it didn't work straight away. 1 of 3 times Outerra freezed.
Here's a result - this is 103 Series Soviet House (built somewhere at 1989):







Those kind of buildings are made from blocks (so they are widely spread over post soviet countries, but in different shapes) and if anybody needs, I have separate blocks modeled (Straight and 2 way turns),
So any shape house can be constructed.

Looks very useful, are they modelled in Sketchup?

[deathevor]

I think I've modeled them in 3D Max. But sure can export in load of formats.

[krz9000]

fbx support is great news!
another question i have regarding dataformats...alembic is a big hype right now...did you look int that? it seems to be extremly memoryfriendly.

[foxfiles]

another format I was not aware of    -  so many formats out there 

[C. Shawn Smith]

Been away too long, dealing with personal issues.

FBX support will finally allow me to import Lightwave models without going through multiple programs for conversion!  WOOHOO!

(Now to just get a PC up and running again that can play with Outerra without wigging out!)

[KelvinNZ]

Is there any update on FBX compatibility?

[angrypig]

Not yet, I'm finishing animations so there is no time for that now...

[deathevor]

Sad. Stuck in max 2013
And SketchUp good for me only for buildings.
Somehow it didn't like my plane from max.

However animation is great news!

[ddenn]

Not yet, I'm finishing animations so there is no time for that now...

Is it by some miracle a vertex animations?