TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
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TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
How much would you charge to create a version 1 Softimage XSI TSX based exporter plugin for my exclusive use? I would want the source code and the plugin itself to be my property at the end of the contractual agreement. 1. Can it be done? 2. I need a cost estimate of the code and the plugin itself. You can contact me at lppena@hotmail.com. The basic requirements are the plugin be fully compatible with Truespace 6 and must include export support for animation, and 2x2 texture squaring. If interested please let me know with any details that need to be discussed. Thanks, BNG.
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Re: TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
$150,000 - $250,000.
Re: TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
Doesn't Ultimate Unwrap3D work with TS formats and XSI format? I never tried to convert those specific formats, but 50.00 is far cheaper than hiring a programmer to do it...
Just a thought.
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Re: TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
Ouchy! Guess that one's a no brainer. Plan B would be to attempt to compile a TSX myself with maybe FreeBasic or Visual Studio C++. Is there any way to extract model infomation using the Python scripter in TS 6? Thanks for the feedback. BNG.chamaeleon wrote:$150,000 - $250,000.
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Re: TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
I think you can read face, vertex and uv information of a mesh using Python. I've never done it myself, but all the pieces seem to be in place for it. The first step would be to define exactly what you need beyond the basics. What kind of animation translation, rotation, vertex animation... Is there any information on the XSI version 1 file format available? What kind of material transfer did you have in mind?BNG wrote:Ouchy! Guess that one's a no brainer. Plan B would be to attempt to compile a TSX myself with maybe FreeBasic or Visual Studio C++. Is there any way to extract model infomation using the Python scripter in TS 6? Thanks for the feedback. BNG.chamaeleon wrote:$150,000 - $250,000.
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Re: TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
I can say for sure that it's a standard ASCII text based format very similar to the DirectX text version. Here's a simple 2 cube model in the old XSI Version 1 format. I would most likely be happy with simple move and rotate animation. Only basic texture support would be required. The format in no longer supported by Softimage's current XSI format. I have access to the basic available Here Perhaps you could browse it to let me know how to extract this information and format it using the Python scriptor or some other means. Thanks.clintonman wrote:I think you can read face, vertex and uv information of a mesh using Python. I've never done it myself, but all the pieces seem to be in place for it. The first step would be to define exactly what you need beyond the basics. What kind of animation translation, rotation, vertex animation... Is there any information on the XSI version 1 file format available? What kind of material transfer did you have in mind?BNG wrote:Ouchy! Guess that one's a no brainer. Plan B would be to attempt to compile a TSX myself with maybe FreeBasic or Visual Studio C++. Is there any way to extract model infomation using the Python scripter in TS 6? Thanks for the feedback. BNG.chamaeleon wrote:$150,000 - $250,000.
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xsi 0101txt 0032
SI_CoordinateSystem coord {
1;
0;
1;
0;
2;
5;
}
Frame NoName_1-0 {
FrameTransformMatrix {
1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
}
Frame Cube-1 {
FrameTransformMatrix {
1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
}
Mesh CubeMesh {
8;
1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;,
1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;,
-1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;,
-1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;,
1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;,
-1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;,
-1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;,
1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;;
12;
3;1,3,2;,
3;0,1,2;,
3;2,5,4;,
3;0,2,4;,
3;2,3,6;,
3;5,2,6;,
3;1,7,6;,
3;3,1,6;,
3;4,5,6;,
3;7,4,6;,
3;4,7,1;,
3;0,4,1;;
MeshMaterialList {
1;
12;
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0;
SI_Material {
0.776471;0.776471;0.776471;1.000000;;
44.000004;
0.100000;0.100000;0.100000;;
0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
1;
0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
TextureFilename {
"Simplexsicubecombo_0.bmp";
}
}
}
SI_MeshNormals {
6;
0.000000;0.000000;1.000000;,
0.000000;-1.000000;0.000000;,
-1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;,
0.000000;1.000000;0.000000;,
0.000000;0.000000;-1.000000;,
1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
12;
0;3;0,0,0;,
1;3;0,0,0;,
2;3;1,1,1;,
3;3;1,1,1;,
4;3;2,2,2;,
5;3;2,2,2;,
6;3;3,3,3;,
7;3;3,3,3;,
8;3;4,4,4;,
9;3;4,4,4;,
10;3;5,5,5;,
11;3;5,5,5;;
}
SI_MeshTextureCoords {
6;
0.000000;-0.345278;,
1.000000;-0.345278;,
1.000000;-1.000000;,
0.000000;-1.000000;,
1.000000;-2.000000;,
0.000000;-2.000000;;
12;
0;3;0,1,2;,
1;3;3,0,2;,
2;3;2,4,5;,
3;3;3,2,5;,
4;3;3,0,1;,
5;3;2,3,1;,
6;3;5,3,2;,
7;3;4,5,2;,
8;3;2,3,0;,
9;3;1,2,0;,
10;3;3,0,1;,
11;3;2,3,1;;
}
}
}
Frame Cube_1-2 {
FrameTransformMatrix {
1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,
-0.001375,1.526345,0.001375,1.000000;;
}
Mesh Cube_1Mesh {
8;
0.528389;-0.528389;0.528389;,
0.528389;0.528389;0.528389;,
-0.528389;-0.528389;0.528389;,
-0.528389;0.528389;0.528389;,
0.528389;-0.528389;-0.528389;,
-0.528389;-0.528389;-0.528389;,
-0.528389;0.528389;-0.528389;,
0.528389;0.528389;-0.528389;;
12;
3;1,3,2;,
3;0,1,2;,
3;2,5,4;,
3;0,2,4;,
3;2,3,6;,
3;5,2,6;,
3;1,7,6;,
3;3,1,6;,
3;4,5,6;,
3;7,4,6;,
3;4,7,1;,
3;0,4,1;;
MeshMaterialList {
1;
12;
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0;
SI_Material {
0.776471;0.776471;0.776471;1.000000;;
44.000004;
0.100000;0.100000;0.100000;;
0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
1;
0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
TextureFilename {
"Simplexsicubecombo_0.bmp";
}
}
}
SI_MeshNormals {
6;
0.000000;0.000000;1.000000;,
0.000000;-1.000000;0.000000;,
-1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;,
0.000000;1.000000;0.000000;,
0.000000;0.000000;-1.000000;,
1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
12;
0;3;0,0,0;,
1;3;0,0,0;,
2;3;1,1,1;,
3;3;1,1,1;,
4;3;2,2,2;,
5;3;2,2,2;,
6;3;3,3,3;,
7;3;3,3,3;,
8;3;4,4,4;,
9;3;4,4,4;,
10;3;5,5,5;,
11;3;5,5,5;;
}
SI_MeshTextureCoords {
16;
0.236493;-1.000000;,
0.764882;-1.000000;,
0.764882;-1.345948;,
0.236493;-1.345948;,
0.764882;-0.235118;,
0.764882;-0.763507;,
0.236493;-0.763507;,
0.236493;-0.235118;,
0.235118;-1.345948;,
0.235118;-1.000000;,
0.763507;-1.000000;,
0.763507;-1.345948;,
0.236493;-0.764882;,
0.236493;-0.236493;,
0.764882;-0.236493;,
0.764882;-0.764882;;
12;
0;3;0,1,2;,
1;3;3,0,2;,
2;3;4,5,6;,
3;3;7,4,6;,
4;3;8,9,10;,
5;3;11,8,10;,
6;3;12,13,14;,
7;3;15,12,14;,
8;3;11,8,9;,
9;3;10,11,9;,
10;3;3,0,1;,
11;3;2,3,1;;
}
}
}
}
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Re: TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
You have a lot of work ahead of you. The file format isn't documented anywhere I could find, so it's going to be a reverse engineer job.BNG wrote:
I can say for sure that it's a standard ASCII text based format very similar to the DirectX text version. Here's a simple 2 cube model in the old XSI Version 1 format. I would most likely be happy with simple move and rotate animation. Only basic texture support would be required. The format in no longer supported by Softimage's current XSI format. I have access to the basic available Here Perhaps you could browse it to let me know how to extract this information and format it using the Python scriptor or some other means. Thanks.
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xsi 0101txt 0032
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SI_CoordinateSystem coord {
1;
0;
1;
0;
2;
5;
}
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Frame NoName_1-0 {
FrameTransformMatrix {
1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
}
Frame Cube-1 {
FrameTransformMatrix {
1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,
0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
}
Frame Cube-1 is the first cube
The FrameTransformMatrix is where the rotation, location and scale will go in matrix format
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Mesh CubeMesh {
8;
1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;,
1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;,
-1.000000;-1.000000;1.000000;,
-1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;,
1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;,
-1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;,
-1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;,
1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;;
12;
3;1,3,2;,
3;0,1,2;,
3;2,5,4;,
3;0,2,4;,
3;2,3,6;,
3;5,2,6;,
3;1,7,6;,
3;3,1,6;,
3;4,5,6;,
3;7,4,6;,
3;4,7,1;,
3;0,4,1;;
12=number of triangles, "3;" no idea, but following numbers look like vertex index from the vertices list above it
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MeshMaterialList {
1;
12;
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0;
SI_Material {
0.776471;0.776471;0.776471;1.000000;;
44.000004;
0.100000;0.100000;0.100000;;
0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
1;
0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
TextureFilename {
"Simplexsicubecombo_0.bmp";
}
}
12 = count of triangles using the material
list of 0 shows each face using the first material(only material)
0.776471;0.776471;0.776471;1.000000;; looks like rgba(red,green,blue,alpha) values, other numbers are a mystery
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SI_MeshNormals {
6;
0.000000;0.000000;1.000000;,
0.000000;-1.000000;0.000000;,
-1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;,
0.000000;1.000000;0.000000;,
0.000000;0.000000;-1.000000;,
1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
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12;
0;3;0,0,0;,
1;3;0,0,0;,
2;3;1,1,1;,
3;3;1,1,1;,
4;3;2,2,2;,
5;3;2,2,2;,
6;3;3,3,3;,
7;3;3,3,3;,
8;3;4,4,4;,
9;3;4,4,4;,
10;3;5,5,5;,
11;3;5,5,5;;
11;3;5,5,5 means triangle at index 11, mystery "3", first vertex uses normal index 5, second vertex uses normal index 5,third vertex also uses normal index 5
I didn't see any nornal export via python so you'll have to calculate all your own normals
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SI_MeshTextureCoords {
6;
0.000000;-0.345278;,
1.000000;-0.345278;,
1.000000;-1.000000;,
0.000000;-1.000000;,
1.000000;-2.000000;,
0.000000;-2.000000;;
12;
0;3;0,1,2;,
1;3;3,0,2;,
2;3;2,4,5;,
3;3;3,2,5;,
4;3;3,0,1;,
5;3;2,3,1;,
6;3;5,3,2;,
7;3;4,5,2;,
8;3;2,3,0;,
9;3;1,2,0;,
10;3;3,0,1;,
11;3;2,3,1;;
}
}
6 unique uv values
list of u and v values
12 triangles
list of each triangle vertex pointing into the uv(SI_MeshTextureCoords) list
and then the second cube
Like I said. You have a lot of work ahead of you. You will need to get as many sample XSI files as you can get to reverse engineer the file format.
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Re: TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
I don't know anything about XSI format but here is something I found searching the web. Maybe useful maybe not.
http://www.bz2md.com/fishdotxsi/xsi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.bz2md.com/fishdotxsi/xsi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: TSX plugin developer needed to make XSI exporter.
Good find. It has some version 1 info mixed in with the newer version info. It also shows that the mystery 3's are for the number of vertices in a face. The one sample above had cubes made of triangles so I thought the xsi 1.0 format was only for triangles.Finis wrote:I don't know anything about XSI format but here is something I found searching the web. Maybe useful maybe not.
http://www.bz2md.com/fishdotxsi/xsi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Wow, that information is quite extensive, but should help me to set things up. I have a python based Blender 2.39 XSI V1 export script written by another programmer that got it mostly working. Unfornunately the poor guy got side tracked before it was completed but it could export/translate most of the model information minus textures or animation.clintonman wrote:Good find. It has some version 1 info mixed in with the newer version info. It also shows that the mystery 3's are for the number of vertices in a face. The one sample above had cubes made of triangles so I thought the xsi 1.0 format was only for triangles.Finis wrote:I don't know anything about XSI format but here is something I found searching the web. Maybe useful maybe not.
http://www.bz2md.com/fishdotxsi/xsi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Question: Can this XSI PY script be adapted/modified for Truespace usage? I know they're different but is it possilbe using the 7.61 SDK information to change the script itself so that Truespace can either read it or perhaps even somehow extract the same model information as the Blender equivelent?
modeling softwares, but know they both share some common
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