A question about bod-Files

[XIshtar]

Hallo Im new to x2 mod and I have a little question.
I wrote a small script that import the body with vertexes and faces to Blender and if I take a look into a bod-File (for example 00233.bod - Goner temple pylon) I wonder why are so many vertexes in a body with the same coordinate.

In my case (the pylon above) in the last bodypart 3 there are 16 vertexes for 6 faces (a double 3 sided pyramid) - I think 5 vertexes are enough to make that figure.

Thanks Ishtar

[nuclear_eclipse]

What you are seeing is multiple LODs (Levels of Detail). Each LOD is specified in the BOD by a specific numbering pattern (I don't remember what, but it's in the Modder Kit GFX How-To). Each LOD is specified for a different amount of detail/texturing/etc so that the in-game AQC system can scale back distant objects or to keep frame rates up.

[XIshtar]

Hallo

Yes LOD its not the problem, lets say other: on the last LOD the pylon of the goner temple are only a double 3 sided pyramid - with 6 faces.

You need only 5 vertexes for this - 1 top / 1 bottom / 3 in the middle.

Why are 16 vertexes defined (and many of them have the same coordinate) - is that not waste of memory?

Bye Thomas

[XIshtar]

ok it looks like, some of you have interest in a ex-importer for Blender, thats the reason I save the documentation and scripts on this adress
http://www.buschhardt.de/x2blender
Cooperation is welcome. Thanx

[XIshtar]

Hallo, a new version its here

http://www.buschhardt.de/x2blender/

Changes in this version:

- all LOD's are shown
- UV coordinateserror fixed

Ciao XIshtar