Posts by iBlueYonder

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iBlueYonder
There is a plugin (python) for Blender that supports AC3D files - and AC3D format is supported by FS2 (Rodeo is testing adding AC3D objects into scenery in another thread here in this forum). If we can import FSX/P3D scenery objects and export to the AC format, we can see them in FS2!! AC3D itself could also be used - it costs about $100 USD - but Blender is Shareware. I don't know if both 3D modelers have the same capabilities.

EDIT: OOps, I forgot - we do need AC3D right now so we can export to the Aerofly FS2 TGI format which then is converted for final use by the SDK content converter. But still, Blender could be used for modeling, then AC3D for conversion to TGI?? Maybe IPACS or one of us could figure out a direct export to TGI from Blender.

@IPACS, is the TGI format proprietary?

Here is the github for the AC3D plugin - https://github.com/majic79/Blender-AC3D
I have a dialog with the Dev of the plugin going right now for some changes to the plugin (maybe you could help test and improve it)
- https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=13442&p=306475#p306475

Could you please supply the FSX/P3D(BGL) plugin?

Dave

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For that matter, Arno Gerretsen's ModelConverterX - a tool that most FSX/P3D developers will be familiar with - can read/write/convert files to the AC3D format as well. I downloaded the AC3D exporter for Blender and am trying it out now. This could be a promising avenue for porting content to FS2.

Bill

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It might help, what we really need is a sample export plugin for Blender that is written in C or C++, then it would be much easier for us.

I believe all export/import plugins for Blender (as well as all other plugins) are written in Python. I could be wrong, though.

Would it help to have the source code for a Blender tool set that exports to FSX/P3D? There's open source code available for that, and I can happily provide it. Speaking as a developer of addons for FSX/P3D, I'd very much love to have the option to export my work for AFS2 as well. It's a great looking sim, and I've got projects that I'd happily port to it, but I don't have access to 3DS Max/C4D, nor the means to acquire such access.