posted 04-19- 07:47 PM               

Ok, I've noticed a (mega?) problem with the LOD export on some files. It seems to double or triple vertices on some models.

Like the sliding canopy for the Ki-61 is 284 vertices. Now when I export it everything seems ok till I open the newly created LOD file in a tex editor. Now it's telling me I have 864 vetices and not 284 like I had when I optimized it.

Now when I import the part back in it tells me I have 864 vertices till i optimize it again, but when I export it, it goes back to 864.

Is there some way we can see about trying fix this since I think this is hurting my FR's on the planes I make.

Another note, the b-26 fuse only has 500 vertices but after exporting I have 1956.

I'm not the only one to see this, Pachy has also noticed the doubling problem.

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Tony "Razer" Martin
FS Hangar

posted 04-20- 06:25 AM               

Optimising vertices helps control the problem, but it can be a real pain!!!

posted 04-20- 01:13 PM               

When you "optimize" you are sharing the verts in AC3D - this guarentees that the shared verts will have the same vertex normal and hence "smooth shading."

The verts need to be split out (not shared) because each vert has its own texture coordinate.

I don't understand every apect of this - but this is more or less how it works. The bottom line is that it is NOT a bug, it should work like that. You do need to be aware of this approach though - for times you import, alter, and then re-export a LOD. Don't worry about the vert count (or sharing) - it is of no consequence, but DO worry about the vertex normals and how they were calculated (smooth shaded or flat shaded)

So "optimizing" is not for SDOE, but for AC3D. You are not saving any verts by optimizing because when you export it always must export each and every vertex.

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-Sv

Wings with Wires