[Bf-python] Quake Map export script

[Campbell Barton]

Their is functionality in both that the other dosnt have. It may be 
worth merging them.

(Brushes are a number of planes defined in 3d ( fast n-sided convex 
shape)  that can be compiled into a BSP very efficiently)

Differences are from looking at the script.
Vincents can do better texture mapping and supports portals (seems to 
support quark spesific stuff?, I tested mine with gtkradient instead)
(Im sure theres stuff I missed, Vince, you may want to speak for yourself)

Mine can evaluate a mesh and extract the brushes writing non brush data 
as brush-per face  - so it possible to use it to create more efficient 
levels I assume. can also export nurbs patches.

Both are not THAT efficient for different reasons, mine does a lot of 
mesh evaluation to extract brushes, Vinces could do with some simple 
fixes, len(me.faces) rather then a function to count them.
however I dont think speeds the most important thing. its unlikely 
people will export hi poly models with this.

- Can Vincent join the list and discuss?

A general note that there seems to be many slightly different 
implimentations of the Map format, When testing I was able to make 
brushes quark could import and gtkradiant couldnt.  Maybe we need to 
define a target - quake 3 for instance?, after that we can set presets 
for other engines.


PERIN Jean-Baptiste wrote:
> The most efficient Quake (map) Exporter ever done is
> here:
>
> http://www.dragonheadstudio.com/down/map_export.py
>
> Kent Mein has recently joined Vincent Billet (the
> author) to propose him to include this script into
> Blender bundle script list.
>
> John-Baptize (as named by Ton)
>
>
>
> --- Campbell Barton <cbarton at metavr.com> a écrit :
>
>   
>> Hi, Just wondering if we could have my Quake  Map
>> exporter  reviewed for 
>> inclusion in the Blender scripts.
>>
>>
>>     
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/cjbarton/export_map.py
>   
>> We have quake model export so why not export a quake
>> level?
>> It supports some different types of quake primitives
>> as well as Nurbs 
>> (patches) , some people seem keen to make levels in
>> Blender.
>>
>> It might be a good script to test the "Script
>> Review" process, I'll 
>> probably need to make some small changes as well as
>> writing docs.
>>
>> If theres some interest, Ill go ahead and write the
>> docs.
>>
>> - Cam
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