3D Models

[Freetimecoder]

Hi,

OK I searched quite a lot time for it. So there either is nothing or I am dumb ()
I'm working with Blender and using Blender2Crystal for the models. I already exported a nice Map and managed to walk around like in a FPS. Well for an FPS I need a gun. My Problem: I didn't managed to export my weapon model from Blender, so that I can use it as an own object.

First try:
I exported my gun-szene like a world map. I tried to load the gun with the factories in the exported .zip (because there is a directory called "factories"). This failed.

Second try:
In the first tutorial is code to load a object:

Code:

  csRef<iMeshFactoryWrapper> imeshfact (loader->LoadMeshObjectFactory (
        "/lib/std/sprite1"));
  if (imeshfact == 0)
    ReportError("Error loading mesh object factory!");
  // Add the sprite to the engine.
  csRef<iMeshWrapper> sprite (engine->CreateMeshWrapper (
        imeshfact, "MySprite", room,
        csVector3 (-3, 5, 3)));

So I tried:

Code:

  csRef<iMeshFactoryWrapper> imeshfact (loader->LoadMeshObjectFactory (
        "/lib/shotgun/library"));
  if (imeshfact == 0)
    ReportError("Error loading mesh object factory!");
  // Add the sprite to the engine.
  csRef<iMeshWrapper> sprite (engine->CreateMeshWrapper (
        imeshfact, "MySprite", room,
        csVector3 (-3, 5, 3)));

Error: crystalspace.maploader.parse.map:  File '/lib/shotgun/library' does not seem to contain a 'meshfact'!
and

Code:

  csRef<iMeshFactoryWrapper> imeshfact (loader->LoadMeshObjectFactory (
        "/lib/shotgun/factories/genBody"));
  if (imeshfact == 0)
    ReportError("Error loading mesh object factory!");
  // Add the sprite to the engine.
  csRef<iMeshWrapper> sprite (engine->CreateMeshWrapper (
        imeshfact, "MySprite", room,
        csVector3 (-3, 5, 3)));

Error: crystalspace.maploader.parse.map:  File '/lib/shotgun/factories/genBody' does not seem to contain a 'meshfact'!
This failed too...

Third try:
Somewhere I found this code:
   VFS->ChDir ("/lib/shotgun");
   if (!loader->LoadLibraryFile ("library"))
    ReportError("Error couldn't load shotgun!");

  csRef<iMeshFactoryWrapper> MyGun (loader->LoadMeshObjectFactory (
        "/lib/shotgun/factories/genBody"));
  if (MyGun == 0)
    ReportError("Error loading mesh object factory!");
  csRef<iMeshWrapper> sprite (engine->CreateMeshWrapper (
        MyGun, "MyGun", room,
        csVector3 (-3, 5, 3)));
All possible errors occurred -.-


Now I don't know what to do. Maybe the code above is just ...hum... silly. I don't know. But my first thought was that I maybe used b2cs wrong. So I searched for a better tutorial how I can get objects into CS. All I found were tutorials about maps. But I already have a running map...

I know I'm a newbie atm ^^
Hope you can help me.

[res]

First of all, since you're repeatedly using the VFS path /lib/shotgun, I assume you have correctly set up a VFS mount for that?

Third try:
Somewhere I found this code:
   VFS->ChDir ("/lib/shotgun");
   if (!loader->LoadLibraryFile ("library"))
    ReportError("Error couldn't load shotgun!");

  csRef<iMeshFactoryWrapper> MyGun (loader->LoadMeshObjectFactory (
        "/lib/shotgun/factories/genBody"));
  if (MyGun == 0)
    ReportError("Error loading mesh object factory!");
  csRef<iMeshWrapper> sprite (engine->CreateMeshWrapper (
        MyGun, "MyGun", room,
        csVector3 (-3, 5, 3)));

In that snippet, the first three lines should work - after all, you have your model in a library. However, to obtain the correct factory, you're trying to load it again - this is wrong. In fact, the factory is already loaded, you just have to fetch it via engine->FindMeshFactory.

[Freetimecoder]

Thanks a lot. Now it works... But I am still learning, so be prepared for more questions