hi
I want to import models into my game or game engine.
it should support animation.
which one is better? FBX or COLLADA? why?
FBX or COLLADA.
FBX has an SDK to help you load the data and it can evaluate nodes as they are run through a simulated animation, allowing you to easily extract data at keyframes and even between them.
However, it has no support at all for any custom data and very few options related to materials.
COLLADA allows custom data to be implanted into the file and can include physics data but there is no SDK for loading the file. You will either need to roll your own or use Assimp. If you use a 3rd-party library you may not be able to access any of that custom data so rolling your own is a safer bet, although a pain in the ass.
My solution is to use FBX for model data and then create a secondary file with the same name but different extension which contains custom data.
This way you get the ease of an SDK for loading everything out of the FBX file plus full customization support, without being limited by the tools you use.
L. Spiro
However, it has no support at all for any custom data and very few options related to materials.
COLLADA allows custom data to be implanted into the file and can include physics data but there is no SDK for loading the file. You will either need to roll your own or use Assimp. If you use a 3rd-party library you may not be able to access any of that custom data so rolling your own is a safer bet, although a pain in the ass.
My solution is to use FBX for model data and then create a secondary file with the same name but different extension which contains custom data.
This way you get the ease of an SDK for loading everything out of the FBX file plus full customization support, without being limited by the tools you use.
L. Spiro
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http://assimp.sourceforge.net/
assimp imports COLLADA . I think assimp is excellent. (assimp doesnt import FBX DIRECTLY).
but it removes Mesh Subsets.it creates independent meshes from subsets. I dont know if its good or bad.but I think there is no choice for programmers who use assimp.
secondly , if we cant use our own importer , we rely on others. like assimp or FBX SDK.
years ago I just worked with XFiles.directly. Like what L. Spiro said ,
My solution is to use FBX for model data and then create a secondary file with the same name but different extension which contains custom data.
If I needed extra data beside my models , I had to create another file. but as we know , Microsoft stopped supporting it.(and indirectly
suggests using FBX. )
the best choice , I think , is to create my own data format . but I should first import from other formats . I choose FBX or COLLADA .this is the story.
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