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Template:COLLADADocumentExporter

Description

Document exporter plug-in which is able to export the scene into a COLLADA (*.dae) format file.

What this plug-in support

• Hierarchy and Transformations
  • Translation
  • Scaling
  • Rotation
  • Skewing
  • Static object instantiation: Instances of static objects. Such an object can have multiple transforms
• Scene Data
  • Cameras
• Mesh geometries

What this plug-in don't support yet

• Loading of texture files into a corresponding Bitmap plugin (jpg, png, tiff, bmp)
• Parenting
• Texture-mapping method: A texture-mapping method (cylindrical, spherical, etc.)
• Transparency / reflectivity: Additional material parameters for transparency and reflectivity
• Materials and Textures (Baked Procedural Texture Coordinates, PHONG, LAMBERT, etc.)
• Animation
• Lights (semi-implemented still on development)

How to use it

This is an application plug-in type. It can be loaded from the Export button on the top menubar. To export a scene into a COLLADA format file simply open the Export file chooser.

File->Export

On the file chooser there will be a combo box of the type of file to export, select collada and choose a destination for the exported file.

Pointer to test

Pending...

Link to further reading

User guide

Specification

ToDo

Basically all �What this plug-in don't support yet� section.