A representation of an object in 3D space.
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How are 3D models created in video games?
As the title says, how are 3D models in games designed and displayed? Is it all-code? Drawn on paper, then on a 3D graphics software, then... what?
Of course, game programmers won't define every ...
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Xna (temp. perma) spawn / terra forming [closed]
Im a bit new in XNA 3D working and got a problem by spawn new models in game ...
Im trying to spawn a kind of Wall behind me, while moving in a direction. That wall should just follow me everywhere ...
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XNA 4.0 - Why does using a RenderTarget2d cause transparency on models?
I have been working through Riemers ShadowMap tutorial and everything was going well until the section on drawing to a separate rendertarget. I am using a different model and quads but I assumed the ...
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InputLayout handling [duplicate]
Where are you supposed to store InputLayout?
Suppose i have some basic structure like.
class Mesh
{
List<MeshPart> MeshParts
}
class MeshPart
{
Effect Effect;
VertexBufferBinding ...
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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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Is there a game not using meshes for models? [closed]
Traditionally, models consist of lots of vertices connected by triangles. That forces the use of a high amount of vertices for detailed organic shapes or makes models kind of blocky. Even though ...
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How to import big scene in 3ds Max to Shiva game engine?
I downloaded some 3ds Max scene models, and I want to use these scenes in ShiVa 3D game engine.
For example, I have this scene, and when I tried to use some tools to export the scene and loaded it in ...
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1answer
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Models with more than one mesh in JMonkeyEngine
I’m a new jmonkey engine developer and I’m beginning to import models. I tried to import simple models and no problems appeared, but when I export some obj models having more than one mesh in the ...
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How to transform a 2d drawing in a 3d model in easy steps? Where to start?
I have a great draftsman, but I don't know how to take his drawings to 3D
My basic notions guide me to get a front picture and a side picture and then
put in a cross in a z-axis and give them ...
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How do I create a cel-shaded cartoon look?
I am interested in everything related to this kind of effect (modeling, game engine, animation). What sort of stuff is needed?
Here are some sample images of what I mean:
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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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How to know if a model is composed of a group of models?
I've downloaded a model, and try to ungroup the model and learn how this model was made. However, the big model in the image below can not be ungrouped anymore.
I feel that this model is composed of ...
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1answer
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UV mapping: Untextured faces?
Im currently trying to texture a (transparent) cylinder. I want the texture image to wrap sideways around the cylinder but not the top and bottom faces, they are supposed to just stay untextured (so ...
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How do I remove control points from imported curve in Maya?
When I create a path from an Illustrator file, it adds extra control points for bezier handles for each point in the AI file, even though I don't drag out the handles in Illustrator. All my points in ...
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2answers
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Need help drawing obj file! [closed]
I'm using GLFW and I want to draw a obj file. How are they drawn? I know how to draw 3D in OpenGL but when I open the obj file I see "v"s, "vn"s, "f"s, "vt"s, what are these? I don't know how to read ...
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How to correctly create bullet rigid from custom .mesh in Ogre?
Being new to 3d programming and bullet physics in particular, I am wondering how a 3d model or the mesh generated out of it effects the accuracy of bullet physics simulation.
I have written a ...
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1answer
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Looking for pre-broken models/meshes for use in a unity project [closed]
Hi guys for my final year project I'm working on comparing the difference between a few destruction techniques for a game environment, based on looks and computational efficiency. I intend on ...
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Is it legal to reuse a 3D model as long as it has a new texture?
If I create a 3D model and texture for a client, say a house. Can I reuse that same 3D model, but apply a new texture and then legally use that in my own game? Is that enough of a difference?
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What are some common 3D modeling tools? [closed]
I'm horrible at 3D modeling but I want to get better. Now the problem is that I have yet to find a good program that's easy to use. I want to be able to find one that's not just easy but also not ...
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Solidworks (3D model) import help
Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm also not sure where else to ask. I have a 3D model in Solidworks that is imported from a STL file. Solidworks imports the file ...
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2answers
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OBJ model loaded in LWJGL has a black area with no texture
I have a problem with loading an .obj file in LWJGL and its textures.
The object is a tree(it's a paid model from TurboSquid, so I can't post it here,but here's the link if you want to see how it ...
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1answer
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Animated rig improperly imported, unsure how to fix [closed]
In the following screenshot I have the elbow of a rigged human model in 3d studio max, as you can see it looks natural: http://i.imgur.com/CFozg.png
Here it is in Unity: http://i.imgur.com/ltGib.png
...
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How to convert Blender models for XNA
I am creating my first game, I'm using Blender to create character models, is there any tutorial or guide to tell me what steps to convert a model into something animated and usable in XNA?
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Size of an image imported with FreeImage
I'm having abit of a brainfart and I can't quite grasp what I'm doing wrong.
It's quite simple, I am importing an image with FreeImage (http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/) which has a method ...
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1answer
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Texture not carrying over to game correctly?
I have created my map for my game using 3DS Max. I have then applied textures to the map within 3DS Max, where the textures all show correctly. I export the map as a .fbx file to use within an XNA ...
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2answers
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XNA model texture maps [closed]
Is it possible to make a texture maps for XNA .fbx models? Just one texture file for the whole model.
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2answers
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XNA change a specific color of a model to another
Is it possible to change a specific color of a model to another?
Example:
Everything that's blue should be red or something like that.
And is it possible to do this without the use of effects? I ...
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1answer
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Automatically generate low detail collision meshes
I lately integrated Bullet Physics into my little game engine, but for now I only use basic shapes as spheres or boxes for collision checks. For more realistic physics I need collision meshes for all ...
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1answer
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What uses are there for multiple UV maps on a model?
I'm trying to think of some reasons why there might be more than one UV map on a mesh. Usually I just unwrap the model, and the same UV map works for both the diffuse color texture, the bump map ...
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Blender move single UV point
Texturing in Blender and when I am moving UVs around in the UV/Image Editor I'm finding that I can't move a single UV point without moving all other UVs that are connected to the vertex.
This seems ...
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Blender 2.6: UV-Matching on Non-Image-Textures
Situation:
I want to model a piece of wood in Blender (2.63.0). In order to do this I use a set of Noise and Clouds textures on a brown material. But these textures are warped and shown in the wrong ...
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1answer
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Blender Texture Seam
I am trying to follow this tutorial to create a brushed metal "start" button. (I am very new to all of this) I want the button to look nice when rendered in a game engine.
For some reason I can not ...
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Is it possible to use industrial models in games? [closed]
Now days major of models in games only have outward appearance. E.g. autocars in action games usually have chassis, shell, tires. Some of them also have seats designed. But rarely one has engine, ...
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after I translate a model in relation to another and I rotate it both models change
I am trying to translate the world model but when I rotate the world model it rotates about its origin, the origin that I moved in relation to the model that the viewport is supposed to follow.
...
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1answer
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How to let game characters enter existing 3D buildings model in my own game? [duplicate]
I want to use ShiVa 3D game engine to build a 3D RPG game. And I want to load other people's 3D models into my game so that I wouldn't need to draw these things myself.
Here's a building model I ...
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1answer
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Level Modeling Workflows in Maya for Unity
I'm wondering what the standard workflow for modeling static levels for Unity (or for that matter, other High-Level engines) is? My somewhat limited knowledge tells me that the best process is ...
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XNA draw model partially
Is it possible to draw a model partially (along the X, Y or Z axis) to make an extending barrier or something like that? (Scaling doesn't work because of the textures)
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Changing textures on a Model messes up antialiasing? (XNA)
Here is a code sample:
blockModel = game.Content.Load<Model>("Models/Cubes/Cube"); //this is a .fbx file, made in blender
absoluteBlockTransforms = new ...
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1answer
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Gravity/collision problems: models jumping
I'm pretty new to Unity3D game engine and game development, so don't judge me strictly. I import a model of the rail track, add rigid body component (with mass 1 and use gravity flag) and box collider ...
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1answer
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How to merge two objects in Blender
What I've Done
I created a Cube object with Subdivision Surface modifier in order
to model a spehere.
I created a cuboid object looking like a angled, longish baton.
What I Want to Do
I want to ...
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2D animation: Animated 3D models or sprites with animation frames?
Starting out with new project, I am stuck choosing between:
3D textured model animated directly through the renderer
2D sprites and drawing each animation frame
The game will be 2D platform, I ...
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1answer
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How attach a model with another model on a specific bone?
I meet a difficulty attached to a model to another model on a "bone" accurate.
I searched several forums but no result. I saw that many people have asked the same question but no real result see no ...
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1answer
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Dynamic model scaling
Imagine a (3D) game like Railroad Tycoon 3. Player selects a rail track, clicks LMB and drags the mouse to the end position. During this drag, the rail track model scales and adopts to the landscape, ...
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How to draw millions of cubes without idle , model instancing in XNA?
I work for a project in the style of game "Minecraft".
I started using the "Model Instancing" in order to generate a large number of cubes possessing an identical model.
So far so good.
My problem is ...
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votes
1answer
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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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Which sketch-to-3D-model software is available? [closed]
I picture this: I paint a 3dmodel from the front, side and top - more or less to scale.
Then I take a photo of it and give it to the software. The software then tries to figure out which part of it ...
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1answer
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Model View Controller linking dynamic model to view
I currently an implementing a game roughly using a model-view-controller setup. A single game controller instantiates a model and view. The model and view then instantiate child models and views, ...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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Apply bone tranforms when importing FBX in XNA
Preconditions: I have some models, that does only contain some meshes and one texture. There is no animation within the model. An example: a model of a table.
I want to draw the Model with a custom ...
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1answer
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Best way to develop a level from Top down image using 3dmax
I have to create a game level from a top down view of an area. I used a plane converted to an editable poly to do the job. I used edges to create the top view of roads, walkways and parks so that i ...
