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losey · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:48 am Post subject: Loading .x files

I am using an example from DirectX8Tutorials that loads a .x file. when I change from the .x file that they supply with the tutorial to one created with DeleD, the program fails at

Set Mesh = D3DX.LoadMeshFromX(App.Path & "\atower.x", D3DXMESH_MANAGED, D3DDevice, Nothing, mtrlBuffer, nMaterials)

with an error$ as "CodeAutomation error". atower.x is a file I exported from DeleD Pro

Any words of wisdom out there?
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losey · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:51 am Post subject:

Forgot to mention that this is using VB6
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jwatte · DeleD PRO user Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 513

Does the "output" window (debug output) say something?

I don't know VB6, but if App.Path is the path of the executable, does the actual .x file live in the same directory as the executable?

Which exporter did you export with; mine or the built-in? Does the .x open in the DirectX Viewer?

Last: isn't it time to upgrade to VB.NET? :-) (VB.NET Express is probably still a free download AFAIK)

losey · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:47 am Post subject:

Thanks - lets try and sort this out.
I output the Error$ to Debug and it is "CodeAutomation error". with a hex error code of hex 80004005.
The X file is in the correct directory, the same as the program.
To create my .X file I used the included DeleD Pro menu command, File - Export DirectX .X file. I do not know what your exporter is, but certainly willing to try.
I am not certain where to find a DirectX viewer.
Interestingly, when I try to use DeleD Pro to load the x file that I created with DeleD Pro, using menu command Plugins - X Importer, results in a DeleD Pro error "ImportXfileListindex out of bounds (-1)" .

RE VB.NET, I am trying to add some 3D options to a large project written in VB6. Too big a time investment to change a stable project now.
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trucker2000 · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:13 am Post subject:

If it's not importing back into deled, then the x file has a problem. It most likely wasn't exported properly. Here's a link to the directX viewer
It can sometimes fix small problems. I used to have to open up directX files in it, and resave so that they would work in Irrlicht. Give it a try and see if it works for you.
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losey · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject:

Got the viewer and it will not load my file either, but it loads others just fine. Looks like DeleD Pro makes an error when creating the X file. I guess I will make a bug report.
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jwatte · DeleD PRO user Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 513

If you go to plugins, there is a separate exporter there for X files, which I wrote. It does some things the DeleD one doesn't (like scales the geometry to your specification, and creates sharp angles).

You might want to try exporting with that exporter instead.

losey · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:52 am Post subject:

Thanks, I'll give it a try. The Delgine one is working, more or less, but still not doing materials correctly.
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losey · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:01 am Post subject:

jWatte:

Windows would not open nuxporter.msi. Said it was not a valid installer

Jeroen:

when loading a Deled .x file into DX viewoer, it loads now but fails to find many materials that I have defined and used and uses defaults instead.
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Paul-Jan · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:57 pm Post subject:

Losey: What you are seeing are probably warnings about missing "effect instances", right? I.e. warnings like this:

losey · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject:

With DXViewer, the file loads, but none of the materials are represented. With the VB6 tutorial program, the graphics never display anything, an error is generated and the program fails.
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Paul-Jan · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:48 am Post subject:

Ok, thanks for the heads-up, that's strange then. I just downloaded the latest version (October edition) of the DirectX 9.0c SDK, and used the viewer to check out some .X files exported by DeleD (the default maps, i.e. castlesiege etc.). Apart from the warnings mentioned above, they show up just fine (including all textures).

Could you do a manual check (Windows Explorer) to see if the textures actually ended up in the same folder as the .X file after export? And if they are, could you send me (paul [at] delgine [dot] com) that particular .X file so I can take a look at it? Thanks!

I'll do some testing myself with various .X importing application, time to find the blanks in that compatibility matrix and check them off... Smile

losey · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject:

I found 2 problems. Only materials in the system folder were being exported and a material that I added with only a color layer was referrred to in the .x file as the hex number of the color.jpg and the file did not exist anywhere. I then named it "red" and added a texture in layer 2 but I still have no file that I can find named red.jpg
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Jeroen · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject:

losey · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:37 pm Post subject:

I can make that work now so long as I select Textures as well as Materials in the export routine.
Perhaps I also misunderstand the materials editor. I dont see a way to attach a screen shot so I will send it to your email.[/img]
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