"basic" .x 3d file loader in Delphi WITHOUT directx commands?

Paul Nicholls

Delphi Developer

"basic" .x 3d file loader in Delphi WITHOUT directx commands?

2005-11-08 10:55:12 AM
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Hi all,
I wanted to find out if anyone has made a directx 3d ".x" file loader
using Delphi, but not using DirectX interface comands?
I wanted to make a simple loader using FreePascal so I can not use directX
commands to load and parse the file into my own format...
thanks in advance,
Cheers,
Paul.
"The plastic veneer of civilization is easily melted in the heat of the
moment" - Paul Nicholls.
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Paul Nicholls

Delphi Developer

2005-11-11 07:03:51 AM

Re:"basic" .x 3d file loader in Delphi WITHOUT directx commands?

"Paul Nicholls" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes

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Hi all,
I wanted to find out if anyone has made a directx 3d ".x" file loader
using Delphi, but not using DirectX interface comands?

I wanted to make a simple loader using FreePascal so I can not use directX
commands to load and parse the file into my own format...

thanks in advance,
Cheers,
Paul.

Anyone have ANY info for me?

I think I know how to deal with loading vertices and faces, but I don't know
what bits mean what for materials like material indices, values, etc.
I can not find any info on the web about this :(

Jens Gruschel

Delphi Developer

2005-11-11 02:47:09 PM

Re:"basic" .x 3d file loader in Delphi WITHOUT directx commands?

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I think I know how to deal with loading vertices and faces, but I don't know
what bits mean what for materials like material indices, values, etc.
You could examine the DelphiX source code. Take a look at

turbo.gamedev.net/delphix.asp (or
www.yks.ne.jp/~hori/index-e.html which is the original Author's
home page, but it is from 2000). I have used it years ago and IIRC it can
read .x files, but of course I don't know how much of it is handled by
the DirectX API directly. www.wotsit.org/search.asp
might also be useful.
Jens
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Paul Nicholls

Delphi Developer

2005-11-14 06:08:40 AM

Re:"basic" .x 3d file loader in Delphi WITHOUT directx commands?

"Jens Gruschel" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes

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>I think I know how to deal with loading vertices and faces, but I don't
>know what bits mean what for materials like material indices, values,
>etc.

You could examine the DelphiX source code. Take a look at
turbo.gamedev.net/delphix.asp (or
www.yks.ne.jp/~hori/index-e.html which is the original Author's
home page, but it is from 2000). I have used it years ago and IIRC it can
read .x files, but of course I don't know how much of it is handled by the
DirectX API directly.
Thanks for the info :)

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www.wotsit.org/search.asp might also be useful.

Interesting, I did try searching on wotsit previously but nothing turned

up!! I must have missed it somehow!
cheers,
Paul.