Collada to AN8 Converter (For converting Google's 3d model)

[animtime]

Hello all
longtime no coming here since last year

Today I would like to introduce a new software that I have just created.

It is a Collada Converter
You can use this tool to convert Google's 3d model into Anim8or.

Google Sketchup allows its model to be exported to Collada format only.
Finding 3d model that can read Collada is very hard.
Therefore I'm interested to create one for my self.

How this tool works:
Convert your model from Sketchup into Collada
Use this tool to convert Collada into An8

Work only for Sketchup 7

Google really protects their model, so they don't give specification
for their format. and They don't like if anyone create a converter for their models. That's why this tool will work only for Sketchup 7 because every version of Sketchup has different format specification.

Download here:
http://www.4shared.com/file/175879779/8bcabbfc/soft_collada.html

[Pincho]

Well Sketchup can export 3DS, so you could import into Anim8or. But I have not heard good things about sketchup's 3DS export so good work.

[texel]

Good work. I will test it.
i am also writting a file converter for collada (importer and exporter) for Anim8or.

i use Free SwirlX3D Viewer for my test
http://www.pinecoast.com/swview.htm

i also use Blender, but i don't know how to display textures of models in Blender.

[TheRetroZombie]

I'll go check it out.

[TheRetroZombie]

do i need winrar to download?

[RudySchneider]

Not to download it, no.  But you'll need winrar or 7-Zip (free) to extract it.

[animtime]

I'm using winrar because it produces smaller file than ZIP
this converter still have bugs in texture. the bugs will be skewed

[TheRetroZombie]

can you make a tutorial on how to use it?

[TheRetroZombie]

ok, when i try to browse for Sketch files they dont appear.

[animtime]

this tool only convert collada file.
you need to convert your sketch to collada first
I already give the example files

note:
if your model have component then you need to explode them all

[TheRetroZombie]

what is a collada?

[hihosilver]

http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US303&ie=UTF-8&q=collada+file

It's called google, it will be very helpful in learning for a lot of 3D.

[TheRetroZombie]

where do i get collada?

[animtime]

collada can be exported from google sketchup

[lppena]

what is a collada?

Collada, is a newer model format that has a .DAE file extension. I believe the format is an Autodesk format. Don't know much else about it, but apparently it is being used quite a lot. Her's a sample cube model exported from truespace and it looks like it works with XML. As you all can see it's human readable so I would imagine an Anim8or export could be written as well. Anyone know if there's a model viewer for DAE models?

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
    <COLLADA xmlns="http://www.collada.org/2005/11/COLLADASchema" version="1.4.1">
    <asset>
        <contributor>
            <author>Leroy, Pena</author>
            <authoring_tool>trueSpace 7.6 | trueSpaceCollada v1.1 </authoring_tool>
            <comments>Collada trueSpace Export options: exportGeometry=1;exportLights=1;exportCameras=1;exportRig=1;
                      exportAnimations=1;exportTriangles=0;exportHoleFacesTriangulated=1,exportNormals=1;exportTexCoords1=1;
                      exportTexCoords2=1;exportVertexColors=1;copyTextures=1;skinScaling=0</comments>
            <copyright>
            </copyright>
        </contributor>
        <created>2012-06-13T13:04:14Z</created>
        <modified>2012-06-13T13:04:14Z</modified>
        <unit meter="1.00" name="meter"/>
        <up_axis>Z_UP</up_axis>
    </asset>
    <library_geometries>
        <geometry id="Cube-lib" name="Cube">
            <mesh>
                <source id="Cube-lib-positions" name="lib-positions">
                    <float_array id="Cube-lib-positions-array" count="24">-1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000</float_array>
                    <technique_common>
                        <accessor count="8" offset="0" source="#Cube-lib-positions-array" stride="3">
                            <param name="X" type="float"></param>
                            <param name="Y" type="float"></param>
                            <param name="Z" type="float"></param>
                        </accessor>
                    </technique_common>
                </source>
                <source id="Cube-lib-normals" name="lib-normals">
                    <float_array id="Cube-lib-normals-array" count="72">0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000</float_array>
                    <technique_common>
                        <accessor count="24" offset="0" source="#Cube-lib-normals-array" stride="3">
                            <param name="X" type="float"></param>
                            <param name="Y" type="float"></param>
                            <param name="Z" type="float"></param>
                        </accessor>
                    </technique_common>
                </source>
                <source id="Cube-lib-uv1" name="lib-uv1">
                    <float_array id="Cube-lib-uv1-array" count="28">0.000000 0.333333 0.000000 0.666667 0.250000 0.333333 0.250000 0.666667 0.500000 0.000000 0.500000 0.333333 0.500000 0.666667 0.500000 1.000000 0.250000 0.000000 0.250000 1.000000 0.750000 0.333333 0.750000 0.666667 1.000000 0.333333 1.000000 0.666667</float_array>
                    <technique_common>
                        <accessor count="14" offset="0" source="#Cube-lib-uv1-array" stride="2">
                            <param name="S" type="float"></param>
                            <param name="T" type="float"></param>
                        </accessor>
                    </technique_common>
                </source>
                <vertices id="Cube-lib-vertices">
                    <input semantic="POSITION" source="#Cube-lib-positions"/>
                </vertices>
                <polylist count="6" material="material_0">
                    <input semantic="VERTEX" source="#Cube-lib-vertices" offset="0"/>
                    <input semantic="NORMAL" source="#Cube-lib-normals" offset="1"/>
                    <input semantic="TEXCOORD" source="#Cube-lib-uv1" offset="2" set="0"/>
                    <vcount>4 4 4 4 4 4</vcount>
                    <p>0 1 0 2 0 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 0 5 8 4 4 4 5 7 5 2 6 2 5 8 5 6 11 6 3 10 3 2 9 2 3 13 3 6 12 6 7 15 7 1 14 9 7 19 11 6 18 6 5 17 5 4 16 10 0 20 12 1 23 13 7 22 11 4 21 10</p>
                </polylist>
            </mesh>
        </geometry>
    </library_geometries>
    <library_images>
        <image id="file_0" name="file_0" depth="1">
            <init_from>C%3a/Program%20Files/trueSpace761/tS/Textures/037005560.jpg</init_from>
        </image>
    </library_images>
    <library_materials>
        <material id="Cube-material_0" name="material_0">
            <instance_effect url="#Cube-material_0-fx"/>
        </material>
    </library_materials>
    <library_effects>
        <effect id="Cube-material_0-fx">
            <profile_COMMON>
                <newparam sid="surface_0">
                    <surface type="2D">
                        <init_from>file_0</init_from>
                        <format>A8R8G8B8</format>
                    </surface>
                </newparam>
                <newparam sid="sampler_0">
                    <sampler2D>
                        <source>surface_0</source>
                        <minfilter>LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR</minfilter>
                        <magfilter>LINEAR</magfilter>
                    </sampler2D>
                </newparam>
                <technique sid="common">
                    <phong>
                        <diffuse>
                            <texture texture="sampler_0" texcoord="UVSET0">
                                <extra>
                                    <technique profile="trueSpace">
                                        <wrapU>1</wrapU>
                                        <wrapV>1</wrapV>
                                        <repeatU>1.000000</repeatU>
                                        <repeatV>1.000000</repeatV>
                                        <offsetU>0.000000</offsetU>
                                        <offsetV>0.000000</offsetV>
                                    </technique>
                                </extra>
                            </texture>
                        </diffuse>
                        <specular>
                            <texture texture="sampler_0" texcoord="UVSET0">
                                <extra>
                                    <technique profile="trueSpace">
                                        <wrapU>1</wrapU>
                                        <wrapV>1</wrapV>
                                        <repeatU>1.000000</repeatU>
                                        <repeatV>1.000000</repeatV>
                                        <offsetU>0.000000</offsetU>
                                        <offsetV>0.000000</offsetV>
                                    </technique>
                                </extra>
                            </texture>
                        </specular>
                        <shininess>
                            <float>3.000000</float>
                        </shininess>
                    </phong>
                    <extra>
                        <technique profile ="trueSpace">
                        </technique>
                    </extra>
                </technique>
            </profile_COMMON>
        </effect>
    </library_effects>
    <library_visual_scenes>
        <visual_scene id="VisualSceneNode" name="Cube">
            <node id="Cube" name="Cube">
                <translate sid = "translate">-0.009930 0.009930 1.000000</translate>
                <rotate sid = "rotateX">1 0 0 -0.000000</rotate>
                <rotate sid = "rotateY">0 1 0 0.000000</rotate>
                <rotate sid = "rotateZ">0 0 1 -0.000000</rotate>
                <scale sid = "scale">1.000000 1.000000 1.000000</scale>
                <instance_geometry url="#Cube-lib">
                    <bind_material>
                        <technique_common>
                            <instance_material symbol="material_0" target="#Cube-material_0">
                                <bind semantic="UVSET0" target="#Cube-lib-uv1"/>
                            </instance_material>
                        </technique_common>
                    </bind_material>
                </instance_geometry>
            </node>
        </visual_scene>
    </library_visual_scenes>
    <scene>
        <instance_visual_scene url="#VisualSceneNode"/>
    </scene>
</COLLADA>