New OBJ importer/exporter (exports UVs)

#12

Ok, I just tested my latest version against 10.0n and 10.0m (both the dongle and CD versions). Everything is working fine. I even deleted my 10.0 installation and installed fresh, and using my web browser to download the obj10.hxt plugin. It works. So there must be something else wrong, either a corrupted download - that is cached, or some sort of system thing that is not appearing on my system. The file size of obj10.hxt should be 229k (233,552 bytes size/233,984 bytes on disk). You should be able to rt click on the hxt file and goto Properties to see relevant information.

If you don’t have this size, or suspect a corrupted download: Clear your browser’s cache and download again.

This is PC only, and my system specs are:
P4 600 Mhz Intel
Windows 2000 Professional SP (whatever is the latest)
384M memory
GeForce 4 Ti4200 (with the very latest drivers)

Make sure you put the obj10.hxt in the HXT subdirectory…

#13

OK, I uninstalled all occurences of Animation Master off of my computer. I then went through my registry and removed anything that was Hash, Inc. and then shut down. Once I started up again I installed AM v10n. I doublechecked my obj10.hxt and made sure it was the same file siz as you mentioned, it was. I placed the obj10.hxt file in to the hxt directory. I started up AMv10 and the obj plugin was still missing. I rebooted and retried, same outcome, the new hxt doesn’t show. Just for the heck of it I removed the obj10.hxt and put in your last obj.hxt, which worked perfectly.

Here is the OBJ10.hxt that I have been using. Can you see if this one works for you? If it doesn’t, that would mean the obj10.hxt I have is corrupted. If it does work then maybe there is something on your machine that you have that I do not. Is the machine you use the one you developed the plugin on?

I appreciate you taking the time to sort this out

#14

I’ve done the same thing as MyFault and same result. This thought occured to me. I’m on Windows XP home edition. Any chance that’s the cause?

Sean

#15

Woops, forgot to mention, I’m on:

P4 2.53Ghz Mhz Intel
Windows 2000 Professional SP (whatever is the latest)
1024MB memory
GeForce 4 Ti4200 (with the very latest drivers)

#16

I just tried your version, and it works… hmmm…

Did you use the OBJ10.hxt with 10.0m or earlier versions? If so, did it work? Yes, I am using it on the same machine that I developed it on. I can try a different machine, but most have my development environment on them.

What could be happening is that hash (in the 10.0n install) updated one of the msvc dll’s. It wouldn’t install on my machine, since I have the latest and greatest, but it might on yours. That might cause the problems, but I can’t see why an earlier version of the plugin would work…

I will try to test with a different computer, and also try to find the corresponding dll’s that are needed. Did you try installing the v10stuff.exe file from the hash ftp site?

Very strange…

#17

walasek
I tried to import obj files as props directly into the choe, but if I attach maps or anything it directly crashes, should your plugin also work for that, because I think it’s a great thing to import and use as original polygon models for excample for background images, but if I cant import textures or so and only can render it with a white texture I can’ use is…
thanks for replay…!

#18

Pablo,

Could you send me the model & maps that cause it to crash. Also, what program created the OBJ file in the first place? Please send em to awalasek@attbi.com…

thx…

#19

Installed the v10stuff.exe and it still doesn’t show. Maybe I’ll see if I can update the msvc dll’s and see if that fixes anything.

#20

I may know what the problem is. I compiled this newer version in debug mode - that what was up there on my website. I put a newer version (one that is compiled in release mode) up there now.

Go ahead and download the OBJ10.hxt file again - should be smaller this time (around 96kb). Just delete the bigger 229kb version and put this one in its place.

The older one might need the microsoft debugging dll’s which most people dont have. That could be the cause…

Let me know if it works now… (sorry for the problems).

#21

And we have a winner!!!

Thanks a heap for taking the time to sort this out… now to go play with it :stuck_out_tongue:

#22

Does anyone have a work around for 5point patches that don’t export? I guess I can turn them into quads with hooks but I’d rather not have to alter the mesh at this point.

Thanks to Arthur for the most recent plugin!!

#23

You may or may not know, but the obj importer doesn’t work with the latest version 6 of 10.5 beta. Even with no maps on it, it loads the object then crashes.
Should you use the v10stuff exe with it?

#24

My first message (I think bullet #2) says that it doesn’t work with 10.5 (I did say exporting, but I assume that importing would be broken as well).

Hash has not yet gotten back to me on this. Actually, all my plugins crash in 10.5 and I am using their new SDK. Hopefully I will hear back from them soon…

#25

Ahh…OK. I just thought it weird having it as an option if it crashes the app. But then again I guess it’s only a beta still.

#26

I don’t know if these have been mentioned else where or they have solutions but here are my experiences:

It’s possible to get an obj into 10.5 beta. First import it into 10 and save the project. Open the project in 10.5 and the obj should still be there.

I find in 10 and 10.5 that after positioning the obj in the chorography window there’s a problem when you save the project. In saving and then re-loading the proj, the obj has complete disappeared from the choreography window. Quite annoying…has anyone else experienced this? Is there a solution?

cheers!

#27

I have had wackyness in Choriography mode too. Especially with layers. I have also had constraints muck up. I havn’t managed to replicate it yet but if anyone can get it to happen consistantly then send it in to Hash as it is an important one.

#28

Hey,

I was wondering if you could import a .obj from Wings and set UVs in AM?

thanks,

#29

Originally posted by tjnyc
I was wondering if you could import a .obj from Wings and set UVs in AM?
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Should be able to no problem…

#30

Just to answer myself…

If you find the obj is disappearing out of the choreography when you reload the proj, just save it as a .mdl first! A simple enough work round :slight_smile:

#31

Hi Walasek!
First I would like to thank you for a great Plug-In!
…it has been quite a while since the last post in this topic, so I would like to ask you if you solved problems with new SDK and if Plug-In is compatibile with v.10,5 yet? (or even 11 alpha)

Regards

Dusan