[Direct X] *.x format documentation?

sama.van

I am doing a little attempt creating an *.x exporter from Maya with Python,

I am also using Darkbasic to have quick preview of the model.


Does someone know if there is any documentation about the *.x format? Then I can understand a little more the content?

I check on google and I do not know Direct X then... maybe not lucky in my research.



For example if I list only the front triangle without Uvs information, the model load well.
But once I list the uvs, some parts of the model get destroyed O_o....
Then why do the Uvs info affect the triangle construction?


I also would like to understand more about the MeshNormals {} content, because number of normal doesn't match with vertex count or triangle count...

Thanks....

Eric Chadwick

Some format info
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=directx+mesh+file+format

Check out Jon Watte's exporter too, open source...
http://www.kwxport.org/
He was very helpful when I was looking into .X a couple years ago.

Lamont

Do you need one or just doing this for knowledge? There is a DirectX exporter for Maya using Python already. You can take a look at what he's done and it also does bones.

sama.van

@EricChadwick: oh thanks for the doc, I will check out that right now!

@Lamont : Yup purely challenge again and wishing to learn new stuff.
I will give a look at the Maya-Python exporter once I`ll done mine!

DrunkShaman

This is what I read every now and than...It have the startup tutorials for directx.

http://www.toymaker.info/Games/index.html

Also, try msdn.com search engine for d3d / x file tutorials.