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Sketchup model renders wrong in XNA

My XNA model renders wrong. It should render like that: But it renders like that: The background doesn't matter. It's just the model that renders wrong. Here is the drawing code: protected ...
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How rotate a 3D cube at its center XNA?

I try to rotate a 3D cube on itself from its center, not the edge. Here is my code used. public rotatemyCube() { ... Matrix newTransform = Matrix.CreateScale(scale) * ...
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3D Animations in XNA 3.1

Well, guys. I'm in a Game Design class at school. Before you ask "WHY ARE YOU USING 3.1 INSTEAD OF 4" -- I would like to point out that C# 2008, and .NET framework 3 is NOT my preferred environment, ...
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How do I get a Model to add a name to it's Texture(s) in the XNA Content Pipeline

I know that a texture's name is not preserved when it's loaded in. I also know that you can give it a name. For example: Texture2D texture = content.Load<Texture2D>("MyTexture"); texture.Name ...
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How stoper one annimation model on XNA?

I do not understand how to pause an animation of XNA. I can "Start" the animation of my model but not stop it. I use SkinningSample_4_0 sample dll Here is my code to use. Here is my code to use. ...
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XNA 4.0, Combining model draw calls

I have the following problem: The levels in my game are made up of a Large Quantity of small Models and because of that I am experiencing frame rate problems. I already did some research and came to ...
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Keep 3d model facing the camera at all angles

I'm trying to keep a 3d plane facing the camera at all angles but while i have some success with this: Vector3 gunToCam = cam.cameraPosition - getWorld.Translation; Vector3 beamRight = ...
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Why does unity obj import flip my x coordinate?

When I import my wavefront obj model into unity and then draw lines over it with the same coordinates in the obj file, the x coordinate is negated. I don't see any option in the importer that might ...
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Why does my 3D model not translate the way I expect? [closed]

In my first image, my model displays correctly: But when I move the model's position along the Z-axis (forward) I get this, yet the Y-axis doesnt change. An if I keep going, the model disappears ...
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Texturing voxel faces separately

I am creating a 3D level editor which should be used to generate the very basic layout (level geometry) and a few basic game-logic entities of maps used in my game. So far, I decided to use voxels (i ...
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Can someone explain this occurrence with a fbx model in xna?

Because this is kind of weird to explain, let's show you what I mean. This is in my game. When I import this base ship model, it should be at (1000,1000,1000), but the model acts like it's at ...
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Retrieving model position after applying modeltransforms in XNA

For this method that the goingBeyond XNA tutorial provides, it would be really convenient if I could retrieve the new position of the model after I apply all the transforms to the mesh. I have edited ...
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Rendering a lot of Models at once with XNA

In an hexgrid based game, I render all terrain tiles as a separate model, reusing the same texture objects on all similar tiles. The tiles is a pretty simple model. When the terrain is set to be at ...
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Creating a Model out of Math primitives

Here is a litte sample that I drew in Blender to visualize what I am planing to create: Cone with spheres sample I already have the code to generate the cone and the spheres as mentioned in my ...
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Problem displaying model

I downloaded the FBX of this free model: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/485548 Yet when i try and display it in my project foreach (ModelMesh mesh in player.Meshes) { ...
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3D models overlapping each other

I have a problem at the moment when I draw some models to teach me more about 3D game programming. The models at the moment overlaps each other from some angles witch makes sense since the game at the ...
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Rotate player to face direction it's moving in 3D space

I'm making a 3D game in XNA4.0. How do I rotate a model to face the direction that the user is pressing. I assume I need to set its look at to the direction being pressed, but can't figure out how to ...
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Model won't render in my XNA game

I am trying to create a simple 3D game but things aren't working out as they should. For instance, the mode will not display. I created a class that does the rendering so I think that is where the ...
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3d Model Scaling With Camera

I have a very simple 3D maze program that uses a first person camera to navigate the maze. I'm trying to scale the blocks that make up the maze walls and floor so the corridors seem more roomy to the ...
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Model not rendering correctly XNA

Basically i am trying to render a model yet it seems to draw polygons that should be behind something, in front of it. So i end up seeing some faces that should be behind something, totally covering ...
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Orienting a model to face a target

I have two objects (target and player), both have Position (Vector3) and Rotation (Quaternion). I want the target to rotate and be facing right at the player. The target, when it shoots something ...
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In which software do the professional game developers create 3D Model?

I am just thinking about beginning game development in xna c#. However, I don't know (and no tutorial teaches) how do professional game developers create a 3D Model/Scene. How can we create a ...
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Custom effects on Model in XNA

If I have a Model that is drawn with a different effect occasionally, what is the typical approach to this? Models have effects stored in each of their meshes, and you seem to be forced to use those. ...