Blenxy
Epic Blender 2.79 template for Super Mario Galaxy modeling (honest work).
TODO
- Redo the whole logic of the CSV BCK importer/exporter
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Features
- Custom Collada importer for SuperBMD Collada files.
- Custom Collada exporter for conversion with SuperBMD.
- Reference axis
SMG axis
shows on all 3d models to guide the visualization of a mesh in the Super Mario Galaxy coordinate system (Y up).
- Custom mesurement unit
Galaxy Unit
(or GU in short) that is used to mimic the game's original modelling environment (1 GU is 1 centimeter).
- Epic Mario model like the default cube in Blender when starting the template (truly the most important part of the template >:]).
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Installation
- Go to releases
- Locate the last release
- Download the
blenxy.zip
file
- Open Blender and go to File > Application Templates > Install Template from File...
- Search and select the
blenxy.zip
file
- The extension will download the python modules it needs in the first execution and automatically close Blender after installation (errors might happen here so open blender in CMD/Terminal to keep track of them).
- If everything went nicely, enjoy the extension!
Contribute
If you want to contribute or report an issue open a new issue in Issues. I will answer when I have time.
Thanks to
- Tarsa for the J3D Animation Editor program (JAE).
- Gabbo for pointing me out the Blender Python API reference.
- RenolY2 for J3DView and SuperBMD.
- The authors of the material I could read about BMD/BDL.
- The many stackoverflow threads (or similar forums/pages) in which Blender Python API issues/facts are discussed.
Changelog
- Collada importer/exporter updated. It still relies in Blender's default Collada importer/exporter. It is consistent enough to keep it this way for a long time.