[Timstone]

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:

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Originally posted by Timstone:
I would like to see a beautifull graphical game. With shipmodels made with an AutoCAD-like program. That way I can make some cool shipmodels. AutoCAD-like programs are the thoughest programs to get a fileconverter for.
Anyway, I would like to contribute to the modding community by making ships and I need an AutoCAD-like format to do that.

No, no you don't. You just need a program capable of doing rendering from your AUTOCAD files.

And if they are the toughest format to get a converter for AND don't seem to have a freely available Version..sounds like a bad choice to me.

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As I understood it SE V will be COMPLETELY 3D. This means the ships will be in 3D. The models are made with some kind of program. I hope there won't be mere artwork displayed from a ship. I would like to shoot down enemies in 3D.

The choice of AutoCAD like programs might be bad, but there are some formats which can be converted relatively easily. But the DoGa stuff they now use is bad for me. I can't find a converter anywhere. I already asked the maker of SolidWorks if they have a converter, but as to now they haven't responded.

So I wish to see a format which is easier to convert for me.
I'll put up a list here from the formats I can make directly with SolidWorks.

Edit: This is the list of formats I can handle with SW 2k4:
STEP (.STEP)
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (.IGS)
STL (.STL)
ACIS (*.SAT)
Parasolid (.X_T, .X_B)
VDAFS (*.VDA)
Pro/ENGINEER files (.PRT, .ASM, .XPR, .XAS)
VRML (.WRL)
RealityWave (.ZGL)
Catia Graphics (.CGR)

I don't know every single file format, but these I assume are from 3D programs. I hope MM can use one of these.

[ March 31, 2004, 10:14: Message edited by: Timstone ]