DirectX ASC to BIN

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Billamu

(Posted 2004) [#1]

Are there any DirectX ASC to BIN converters out there? I want to convert some .x ascii files to see if I can get the animation in my file working.

And before you say Blitz3d doesn't run .x animations, the Markio character is a .x file.

Yan	(Posted 2004) [#2]

I want to convert some .x ascii files to see if I can get the animation in my file working.

Blitz will load ASCII .X files, and whether they're ASCII or binary shouldn't make any difference to their animations.

And before you say Blitz3d doesn't run .x animations, the Markio character is a .x file.

Blitz supports the older 'retained mode' animated .X files. The newer DirectX 8 boned format is not supported however (only the mesh is loaded AFAIK).

Here's an example of an animated ASCII .X model for you to try...

xof 0303txt 0032

// DirectX - from MilkShape3D

Frame joint1
{
    FrameTransformMatrix
    {
        1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
        0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
        0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,
        2.000000,2.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
    }

    Mesh joint1Mesh
    {
        20;
        -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;,
        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;,
        -1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;,
        1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;,
        -1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;,
        1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;;
        12;
        3;0,2,1;,
        3;1,2,3;,
        3;4,6,5;,
        3;5,6,7;,
        3;8,10,9;,
        3;9,10,11;,
        3;12,14,13;,
        3;13,14,15;,
        3;12,6,16;,
        3;16,6,17;,
        3;18,19,13;,
        3;13,19,7;;

        MeshNormals
        {
            6;
            0.000000;0.000000;-1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;1.000000;,
            -1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;-1.000000;0.000000;;
            12;
            3;0,0,0;,
            3;0,0,0;,
            3;1,1,1;,
            3;1,1,1;,
            3;2,2,2;,
            3;2,2,2;,
            3;3,3,3;,
            3;3,3,3;,
            3;4,4,4;,
            3;4,4,4;,
            3;5,5,5;,
            3;5,5,5;;
        }

        MeshTextureCoords
        {
            20;
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;;
        }
    }
}
Frame joint2
{
    FrameTransformMatrix
    {
        1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
        0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,
        0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,
        0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
    }

    Mesh joint2Mesh
    {
        20;
        -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;,
        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;,
        -1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;,
        1.000000;1.000000;-1.000000;,
        -1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;,
        1.000000;-1.000000;-1.000000;;
        12;
        3;0,2,1;,
        3;1,2,3;,
        3;4,6,5;,
        3;5,6,7;,
        3;8,10,9;,
        3;9,10,11;,
        3;12,14,13;,
        3;13,14,15;,
        3;12,6,16;,
        3;16,6,17;,
        3;18,19,13;,
        3;13,19,7;;

        MeshNormals
        {
            6;
            0.000000;0.000000;-1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;1.000000;,
            -1.000000;0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;-1.000000;0.000000;;
            12;
            3;0,0,0;,
            3;0,0,0;,
            3;1,1,1;,
            3;1,1,1;,
            3;2,2,2;,
            3;2,2,2;,
            3;3,3,3;,
            3;3,3,3;,
            3;4,4,4;,
            3;4,4,4;,
            3;5,5,5;,
            3;5,5,5;;
        }

        MeshTextureCoords
        {
            20;
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;1.000000;,
            1.000000;1.000000;,
            0.000000;0.000000;,
            1.000000;0.000000;;
        }
    }
}
AnimationSet AnimationSet0
{
    Animation joint1Animation
    {
        {joint1}

        AnimationKey
        {
            2;
            3;
            0;3;2.000000,2.000000,0.000000;;,
            14;3;-0.004009,2.000000,0.000000;;,
            29;3;-2.000000,2.000000,0.000000;;;
        }

        AnimationKey
        {
            0;
            3;
            0;4;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;,
            14;4;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;,
            29;4;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;;
        }
    }

    Animation joint2Animation
    {
        {joint2}

        AnimationKey
        {
            2;
            1;
            0;3;0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;;
        }

        AnimationKey
        {
            0;
            1;
            0;4;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000;;;
        }
    }
}

YAN

Billamu

(Posted 2004) [#3]

Hey wicked, the file works! This'll give me something to tutu (meddle) with!