Papervision3D Exporter for Blender

Software Package: 

pv3d_export-1.0.0.tgz

The Papervision3D exporter will export your Blender models into native ActionScript classes for Papervision3D.

Features

• Export numerous object types including:
  • Cameras
  • Empties
  • Meshes
• Automatically convert quads to triangles on the fly. No need to convert to triangles before export.
• Automatically export vectors in the correct order to display as single-sided meshes in Papervision3D.
• Export single objects or entire scenes.
• Scale object vectors automatically.
• Export UV coordinates for mapping meshes.
• Export objects with convenience function for getting object width, height, and depth.
• Automatically converts from native Blender Z-Up to Papervision3D Y-Up.
• Examples included in the package.

Installation

To install, simply copy the src/pv3d_export.py script from the archive file into your blender scripts directory. If Blender is currently running, you must restart it.

• In Linux, you will find this under .blender/scripts in your home directory.

To Use

The Papervision3D Exporter is simple to use:

• Model your scene including any necessary UV maps.
• Select Papervison3D Export (.as)... from the File -> Export menu.
  • Toggle "Selection Only" if you only wish to export the objects currently selected in the scene.
  • Enter the package name for your objects in the first text box.
  • Choose a path to export the objects to.
  • Specify a Vector Scale, or simply use the default.
  • Press the "Export" button.

Several ActionScript class files will be exported into the directory specified.

Tips

The following tips will help you to make effective use of this utility.

• Apply rotation and scaling to your objects in Blender (CTRL-A). Otherwise, your objects will be exported with the base values. The Suzanne model (monkey) is created with a rotation that is not applied.
• Subclass the objects rather than modifying the exported classes. This will make it a snap to export new versions of the model in the future. See the example included in the package.
• For realistic textures, bake and export your textures from Blender. There is an example of this in the package. Open the model file in Blender.
• In Blender, have your camera target an empty. You can then have your exported camera object target the same empty for a perfect 1-to-1 scene mapping.
• In Blender, the positive Z-axis is up. In Papervision3D, the positive Y-axis is up. The script will translate the vertices, but be aware if you attempt to rotate or translate the model.