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From: Sandro Canavezzi de Abreu (sandroid_at_gmail.com)
Date: Mon Nov 17 2008 - 07:58:08 CST

hi John,

I tried exporting obj. format using a program called Sketchup (from google).
I can open it with no problems with Blender and MAX/MSP/JITTER. The latest
one, MMJ, actually is the software that I intend to use VMD with. with this
software I can handle the obj. file and change its properties in real time
(which is the main issue for me). As an artist/architect I work on
developing "unusual" interfaces, using gestures, sound, voice, etc to
command images and simulations. Now I am in a project with the university of
sao carlos (I am Brazilian) and we intend to manipulate the models from VMD
(for educational purposes). In the first moment, the idea is just manipulate
the views from a model. Later on, we intend to really change the VMD model
on the flow (I saw that NAMD could be a option for these purposes?).
Anyways, now for me would be important to grasp the model: I have a patch
that I made where you can navigate thru a object using the wiimote (the
remote control from NINTENDO) and I would like to use it to navigate thru
the VMD model.
back to the issue: do you have tried exporting a obj. file from VMD and then
open it in another modelling software? if so, could you point the software
to me. I would like to try it out.

thanks a lot for your attention,
greetings,

sandro

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:46 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:

>
> Hi,
> Does blender give any specific error, or just fails silently?
> Since the blender I/O modules are python scripts as I recall, it may
> simply be that the wavefront import doesn't handle all of the primitives
> that VMD is using in its wavefront export module.
>
> John
>
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 06:07:36PM -0200, Sandro Canavezzi de Abreu wrote:
> > Does anybody have some experience on rendering into obj. s files?
> > I am under windows and everytime I try to render I have a message saying
> > that " true" is not a command accepted. but it does render it into a obj.
> > file and when I open it with a text editor I can see that I have some
> data
> > inside. Then I tried to open it using "blender" but no success.
> > does anybody has any clue?
> >
> > thanks a lot,
> > s.
> >
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