Loading a DTS model into TX3D

#1 You can add a DTS via the scene file (XML).

for static DTS:

First add an object type -under the node.
YourDTS
Next add the materials that are located in your DTS - under the node-

datahere
datahere
Datahere
10
PerVertex



Now add your actual data

false


data/shapes/dtsName.dts



xpos
ypos
zpos






Of course - this is the quickest - down and dirty and the x,y,z, pos are difficult to get - but there are work around!

Sean

#2 Here's pretty much the same thig in just plain code. For example, after the scene loads in the Game.cs file, you can add the following.

TorqueObject objPlayer = new TorqueObject();
 
T3DTSRenderComponent componentRender = new T3DTSRenderComponent();
componentRender.ShapeName = @"data\shapes\sphere.dts";
 
T3DSceneComponent componentScene = new T3DSceneComponent();
componentScene.Position = new Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Vector3(1024, 1024, 300);
componentScene.RenderObjectBounds = true;
 
objPlayer.Components.AddComponent(componentRender);
objPlayer.Components.AddComponent(componentScene);
 
TorqueObjectDatabase.Instance.Register(objPlayer);

John K.

#3 That seemed to work well for me John. I was testing it out myself earlier, and got the render component peice, but was missing the scene component! I also noticed it seems to work with some DTS, and not others. I am not sure why yet, i get a nodeindex error in the shapeinstance _RenderMesh function. Shows up fine in the torqueshowtoolpro though. Thanks for the code and thank you sean for the xml peice!

#4 Starting from one of the Torque X3d start kits if you have a player code where do you implement code?

Thank you for all of your help