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Falcon 4 3DS to LOD Exporter
Falcon 4 3DS to LOD Exporter by WaveyDave
This file is a command line utility to convert .3DS models to a Falcon 4 standard LOD files.
The exporter is made up of a number of different plug-ins. There is the export plug-in, this takes the geometry data from the scene and saves it in Falcon 4 format. In addition to the export plug-in a number of modifiers and helpers were created, these are used to emulate some of the functionality of the Falcon 4 file format so it could be exported by the exporter.
The exporter is compatible with 3D Studio Max versions 4 and 5.
Features
- Nested DOF's.
- Extended DOF support.
- Switch and XSwitch.
- Per vertex colour.
- Colour match, matches RGB to Falcon colour.
- Texture coordinates.
- Texture list added to root node.
- Smoothing groups used the generate shading normals.
- Model layout shown in schematic view.
Usage
Check out these video guides by WaveyDave.
Checking plugin installation and setting up MAX
Setting up a model with Root and DOF's
These video tutorials can be found in this page.
Also download User guide and Setup guide PDF files from WaveyDave's page.