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Game Editing => idTech Editing Hints & Tips => Topic started by: kat on June 25, 2015, 04:55:10 PM

Title: Export check list for game models
Post by: kat on June 25, 2015, 04:55:10 PM
Run through this general list of steps when encountering problems exporting models out from Blender 3D. Bottom line is to do as much of the work prepping the model beforehandrather than relying on the export scripts to do the work because not all of them are set up the same way or will do the same 'autopilot' mesh preparations. When exporting try and and use a minimal number of 'filters' as possible, or those that are used try and work out which ones are relative to 'low poly' work, for example when exporting and OBJ file the option to use "High Quality Normals" is usually useful for high polygon meshes used to bake normal maps; usually "Normals" is all that's needed for game content.

Additional Reading
The following are links to useful resources for use when making content for use in games;