3 replies to this topic

[meganova75]

Thanks for all your replies to my last question. I am going to jump into direct3d
immediate mode and leave RM alone. One thing
though, Direct3dRM allows you to import .x files and use animation sets with just a few
method calls. Since RM is built on top of IM,
it must be possible to import x files with IM......right????

[simon_brown75]

When you say possible, you can load .x files, but you have to do it yourself. IM and D3DX don't support any 3d file formats. There is a demo in the DX7 SDK specifically about loading .x files though, so have a look at that first.

[D]

What I do is when I create my Direct3D IM object I create an RM object too. Now when you want to load an .x file create a Direct3dRMMeshBuilder and use its load function. Then you can use the meshbuilders functions to get the vertices or any other information you need.

[Cruxis]

Well,

The simpliest would be to use:

D3DFILE

That handles the load of .x files.
Look it up, its in the .h file under
samples\d3dim\include I think.