[Bf-committers] GSoC 2016- Interoperability Enhancement in blender

[Campbell Barton]

Hi Daniel, have been mailing with Jalaz's directly,

He's interested to work on an importer, so this makes things a lot
simpler to plan for.

Nevertheless, I think the exporter could still work as a GSOC project,
as long as there are large enough areas that aren't planning on being
finished in the next few months.

On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Daniel Stokes <kupomail at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jalaz,
>
> A web based IRC client might work for you. There are several out there
> including Freenode's[1] web client and Kiwi[2].
>
> I think a glTF importer could be a good GSoC project, but I think it would
> be a good idea to get in touch with Campbell to confirm some of the scope
> and goals of that project (or whoever put it on the list).
>
> Regards,
> Daniel
>
> [1] https://webchat.freenode.net/
> [2] https://kiwiirc.com/
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 8:27 AM, Jalaz Kumar <jalazkumar1208 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Actually I am facing some difficulties using IRC on free node server,
>> probably my institution's authorities have blocked IRC. Can I contact with
>> the possible mentors of this project through their personal emails or the
>> mailing list, which one would be more convenient?
>>
>> Yeah, I am somewhat familiar with the glTF specifications and I am
>> gathering more and more information regarding the format specification.
>> Regarding the project, Since the Export support is under development
>> already and much of that add-on will be done by the time GSoC coding
>> starts. I was thinking of keeping my project domain only for Extending
>> Import glTF file support in blender.
>> Will it be a decent and quality project to work upon?
>>
>> Thank You
>> Jalaz
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Daniel Stokes <kupomail at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Greetings Jalaz,
>> >
>> > As a heads up, that could be a strange project since that addon is likely
>> > to see more development before GSoC coding begins. This could make
>> writing
>> > a proposal and planning a project difficult. As the idea page mentions,
>> > importing could still be useful since the addon is not planned to support
>> > that in the near future. I would recommend getting on the #blendercoders
>> > IRC channel on the freenode server to talk with the people listed as
>> > possible mentors. The IRC handles that I know are mont29 (Bastien
>> > Montagne), ideasman42 (Campbell Barton), mogurijin (Mitchell Stokes), as
>> > well as kupoman (myself). I am not sure what Jeroen Bakker's IRC handle
>> is.
>> > There will need to be some discussion as to what some of the goals of
>> that
>> > project should be.
>> >
>> > How familiar are you with the current glTF specification?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Daniel Stokes
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Jalaz Kumar <jalazkumar1208 at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hello everyone,
>> > >
>> > > I am Jalaz Kumar, 2nd year Undergraduate student in Computer Science
>> and
>> > > Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (India).
>> > > I have been doing Object Oriented Programming for the last 3 years and
>> I
>> > am
>> > > quite comfortable with C, C++ and python.
>> > > As a part of my syllabus, learnt Computer Graphics and OpenGL and made
>> an
>> > > open-source Gaming Console project using OpenGL library in C++, link:
>> > > https://github.com/jaykay12/Tikinoid.git
>> > >
>> > > I am a beginner on blender and have seen some introductory video
>> > tutorials.
>> > > I successfully compiled the blender code on my workspace and had a
>> quick
>> > > look of the documentation part. Now I am trying to get more familiar
>> with
>> > > the functionality of blender.
>> > > I am a GSoC aspirant too, and would like to apply for GSoC 2016 under
>> > > Blender Foundation.
>> > >
>> > > While going through the idea list for GSoC 2016, one idea that stroked
>> me
>> > > to work upon is the one related with the Interoperability feature
>> > > enhancement of the blender code in which Extended Import/Export support
>> > is
>> > > sought for glTF file format. I found this project idea quite
>> fascinating
>> > > and want to work on this project.
>> > > I scanned over the exporter add-on project available at link:
>> > > https://github.com/Kupoman/blendergltf.git and would like to
>> contribute
>> > in
>> > > the project.
>> > >
>> > > Moreover, I wish to get in contact with the possible mentors of this
>> > > project so that further guidance can be sought from them.
>> > >
>> > > Thank you
>> > > Jalaz
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