[Bf-committers] Updated VRML Exporter

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi Bart,

The notes below sound all very good!
 From open source management perspective, what interests me most is how  
to improve the accessibility and maintenance of our import/export  
scripts project.

Until now, Willian has proved to be the central contact for it (like  
providing release notes). In bug tracker reports on import/export, I  
usually also assign it to him. Still, most development on this happens  
a bit hidden, behind the scenes (on the bf-python list?).

Since we release the scripts as integrated Blender functionality (and  
since it's an extremely important feature to have) I guess we should  
formalize this a bit more? Like:

- appoint Willian as 'module owner' for import/export scripts
- decide & promote which mailing list is the central communication on  
import/export issues (bugs, fixes, proposals)
- have a good documented section on our website on this
- create a 'regression testing suite' for all files we support

-Ton-


On 8 Mar, 2005, at 15:10, Bart wrote:

>
> Two times i submitted patches for the VRML exporter of Blender too Rick
> Kimball but i did not get an answer. I hate it working for the trash  
> and
> so starting developing next version of the VRML Exporter.
>
> What i have done so far:
> - correct naming of the standard in "VRML97" instead of "VRML 2.0"
> - cleaning up the script of to much comments and developer infos
> - fixed various rounding bugs (intensity, creaseAngle etc.)
> - on export dialog correct hanging on of extension for the file (.wrl)
> 	if python installed
> 	asking about overwriting existing files
> - correct export of the camera information - now supports fieldofview
> 	(lens in Blender)
> 	depending of the aspect ratio given through the render image
> 	size X and Y
> - added feature of exporting the
> - support for exporting textures and colors for Background node
> 	using informations of Blenders world object
> - after we got a full funtional text editor support for exporting any
> 	hand written code of the text editor
> 	if the text is named "vrml" to the end of the exported file
> - support for placing VRML objects into the scene using empties and  
> give
> 	them a name of a valid VRML node
> - support for exporting Fog node using setting of Blenders world object
> - better emissive color support using material emit and ambient color  
> of
> 	Blenders world object
> - added support for inline nodes via different scenes in the blend file
>
> I started writing help pages too. What i'd like too add to this reöease
> too is:
> - real creaseAngle support
> - FaceModes collision, billboard, halo as nodes Collision and Billboard
>
> After that add these features too the X3D exporter of Adrian Cheater
> (stoping development too) that is GPLed too. So Blender 2.37 could
> released/ bundeled with better VRML/ X3D support.
>
> If someone will text the new vrml script:
> http://www.neeneenee.de/blender/x3d/vrml97_export150.py.txt
>
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