Exported LOD don't match LOD in ShowTool
by Dieko · in Artist Corner · 10/20/2007 (1:15 am) · 3 replies
Hi all,
I'm new at this so I started with the "Simple Shape" tutorial in the Torque Game Engine Documentation
http://www.garagegames.com/docs/tge/general/ch08s03.html
But I can't get the LOD to work properly.
I made the sphere model with the following LOD:
detail2 = 8 tris
detail64 = 48 tris
detail128 = 224 tris
From what I understand this should show the 48 tris model when it has a height of 64 to 128 pixels on screen. When I load my DTS in Torque ShowTool and zoom out, it switches from the 224 tris model to the 48 tris model at "Pixel Size" 14.692 (Cur Dist: 183.97) !?! Not at all at 128 or 64.
Any ideas what might be wrong here?
I can't find anything different from the tutorial I followed.
Cheers,
Dieko.
I'm new at this so I started with the "Simple Shape" tutorial in the Torque Game Engine Documentation
http://www.garagegames.com/docs/tge/general/ch08s03.html
But I can't get the LOD to work properly.
I made the sphere model with the following LOD:
detail2 = 8 tris
detail64 = 48 tris
detail128 = 224 tris
From what I understand this should show the 48 tris model when it has a height of 64 to 128 pixels on screen. When I load my DTS in Torque ShowTool and zoom out, it switches from the 224 tris model to the 48 tris model at "Pixel Size" 14.692 (Cur Dist: 183.97) !?! Not at all at 128 or 64.
Any ideas what might be wrong here?
I can't find anything different from the tutorial I followed.
Cheers,
Dieko.
#2
01/02/2008 (8:46 am)
This is a common problem with one of the exporters. If you want working LOD you need to find the OTHER one, (obviously the one your NOT useing...) and remove the one your useing then install the OTHER one. But the exporter with working LOD have a small list of its own bugs. Anytime i export a mesh, and some function that is advertised as working (like IFL animated textures, LOD, some of the NON bone animation types, LOS boy i could go on and on here....) I switch to the OTHER exporter and dick with it for untold amount of extra wasted time untill i get it to work. All depends on what functions your willing to give up to get other functions you need to work. Of course this have been my ONE and only complaint about GG for well over a year now; bad art exporters.... really bad.... so bad its sad... oh so sad..... Wish i knew what hell it was long time ago.... wonder if its to late to get my money back....
#3
Download it at here:
http://www.garagegames.com/docs/tge/general/ch08s02.php
More information at here:
http://www.garagegames.com/docs/tge/general/ch08s04.php
04/06/2008 (10:01 am)
After export, You can fix this problem by using UnMessDts.bat and UnMessDts.exe.Download it at here:
http://www.garagegames.com/docs/tge/general/ch08s02.php
More information at here:
http://www.garagegames.com/docs/tge/general/ch08s04.php
Torque 3D Owner Viren Thambidorai
me too having the same problem.
appreciate if you could share the solution