Yet another question, How do I make egg files?

General Discussion
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Sorry about all the questions lol, Im really new.

So i have my editor set up and i am ready to program, but how do i make egg files? I want to have an envoirment, So i make my own in Cinema 4D (a 3d modeling program.) So how do i make those usable egg files?

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export your model to .egg file, just like any other model
panda3d.org/manual/index.php/Model_Export

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Thanks, but it doesn’t mention convertions with Cinema 4D

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From panda3d.org/manual/index.php/L … xecutables it looks like Panda has command line converters for Maya, Lightwave, and Direct X formats, as well as a few other formats that probably only work for static meshes. If you can export to one of these formats you can probably convert the model using one of these tools.

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x->egg supports aniamtion… used it befor chicken was written.
if cinema4d allows to write your own exporters it’s also possible to write one.

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The Direct3D .x export from Cinema4D works pretty well, with some nice options that make the generation of clean egg files easier than with the 3DS Egg exporter

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well i have the file as a .x but i dono how to get it to a .egg

I had some x2egg things. and a cmd box popped up and scrolled through some stuff. and i donno if it worked cause i cant find the .egg file.

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OK;
If you use Windows:
Firstly, put the .x file in some directory, like c:\temp
Open up the command prompt (start > run > cmd.exe)
Change the cwd to the directory where your x file is located
for example, type: cd “c:\temp”
Now, call x2egg like this:
x2egg myfile.x myfile.egg
When it’s done, there should be a myfile.egg file in c:\temp.

If you use Linux:
Firstly, put the .x file in some directory, like /usr/home/temp/
Open up your favorite terminal.
Change the cwd to the directory where your x file is located
for example, type: cd “/usr/home/temp/”
Now, call x2egg like this:
x2egg myfile.x myfile.egg
When it’s done, there should be a myfile.egg file in /usr/home/temp/.

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For that purpose under windows, File menu tools (lopesoft.com/en/fmtools/info.html) is really useful, since it enables nice commands in the explorer context menu, such as “Open shell here” or “Copy absolute path”.

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Hi I used Cinema 4D for the eggNbowl physics demo on the scripting thread to create the meshes then exported out an OBJ file…that worked well for me too.