Loading a model for use.
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| Hello again, Ive created a model in AutoCAD. The files saved are .dwg. However AutoCAD can export into .3ds files to. I also really like anim8or but it sometimes saves bad .3ds files when they originate in AutoCAD. Up untill my need for more complex shapes I have just designed my own primatives using gl lists. I would like to load my creations for use and then be able to draw them with their textures. My questions: -Do I have to compleatly parse my files into my program to use them? -Do I need a library to load and draw these models? -What is the best format to save models into that will be used in OpenGL? |
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| 1.Yes (or see 2). 2.No but it's easier. 3.The one that suits your needs and your working path. It would be a good idea to check minib3d module, especially the extended klepto's version which can load .3ds, so you see how it's made. |
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