Package com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.client.models.smd

Class ValveStudioModelLoader

java.lang.Object
com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.client.models.smd.ValveStudioModelLoader
public class ValveStudioModelLoader extends Object
This loads Valve SMD models via an initialization file with extension '.pqc'. PQC stands for 'Pseudo QC' where a 'QC' file stands for 'Quake C", which is what Valve's Studio Model Compiler uses to compile an SMD model into a MDL model. Since the pqc's that will be used here function like qc files, but aren't actually qc files, they're being referred to as 'pqc' files.

Currently the SMD features that are supported are:
1.Bones
2.Animations
3.Smoothing groups (sharp/smooth edges)

Unfortunately, bone weights are currently not factored-in: if a bone even has 1% influence over a vertex, it acts as though it has 100% influence. Luckily though, there does not yet seem to be much of a demand for bone weights. They WILL get implemented soon, though. In actuality, the bone weight values are currently being loaded and even sent to DeformVertex(DeformVertex) the} methods that move the vertices, but are as of now, being ignored.

How to use the SMD loader:
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp A "PQC" text file should be created with commands on each line. These are the commands currently supported:
$body <SMD Geometry File Name>: the main model to be used
$anim <animation keyname> <SMD Animation File name>: defines an animation. Animations are not required - if none are specified then the model will just be non-moving. Animations with the keyname "idle" will be automatically initialized as the starting animation for the model. The keyname should be used when calling ValveStudioModel.setAnimation(AnimationType)}