Creating object in OpenGL

bdenboer · 2000-09-07T15:57:01

Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me how to create or model objects that can be placed in an OpenGL scene? I have several modelling tools/programs like 3dstudio and lightwave but I have no idea how to export them to an OpenGL format. I do have the utility 3DWin and it can export lightwave and 3dstudio formats to CPP files. But these files consist of about 10,000 lines of code for a relatively simple object. So my question is: Is there a way to import 3DS/LWO/OBJ files directly into OpenGL code?? How do game designers handle these objects? Thanks! BRam.

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Started by bdenboer August 31, 2000 04:25 AM

11 comments, last by bdenboer 24 years, 5 months ago

zedzeek

529

September 01, 2000 08:28 AM

did it! then it is a good program, ill use it in future with me demo programs

Captain Courgette, eat more veg

drBones

123

September 05, 2000 05:58 AM

quote:
Original post by lunasol
there is an easy way.

what I ment was there is no easy way such as : glLoad3dsFile("name.3ds")
you always have to write some code, and what is more ase, x files or OGL(done by 3dexpl.) are huge...

Am I right ?

Pet

Holden

122

September 07, 2000 03:57 PM

About this 3Dexploration, It only produces a display list as I understood.
Is there a way to save the 3d data (with 3Dexploration) so it can also be manipulated later, for gaming use?

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