Rogad Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Just trying to figure out if I can use this in Visual Basic 2010 Express ? It said somewhere it comes as a DLL. Not really sure where it is coming from at the moment as I couldn't find any VB examples. Does anyone here use it in VB.NET and can shed some light. Like do you do the scripting in Visual Studio or is it it's own editor. And it comes with an animation editor right ? Sorry for being so vague, I've been looking for a decent 3D engine for the past ten hours and my eyeballs are about to fall out. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardia Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I think you can use the C#.NET headers with minor changes in VB.NET too. Quote ■ Ryzen 9 ■ RX 6800M ■ 16GB ■ XF8 ■ Windows 11 ■ ■ Ultra ■ LE 2.5 ■ 3DWS 5.6 ■ Reaper ■ C/C++ ■ C# ■ Fortran 2008 ■ Story ■ ■ Homepage: https://canardia.com ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 It certainly will work with VB.NET but it's up to you to retrieve the function pointers from the DLL. Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macklebee Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 and no, LE does not have an animation editor. thats the second time ive seen that question and i think its because of this post: http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/topic/3507-multitrack/page__view__findpost__p__31863 that is a screenshot of ultimate unwrap 3d which many use here. will update the post to reflect that. Quote Win7 64bit / Intel i7-2600 CPU @ 3.9 GHz / 16 GB DDR3 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 LE / 3DWS / BMX / Hexagon macklebee's channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogad Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Thanks for the replies, I had a break for a while and don't feel so despondent So Josh, I think you are saying I can add it as a reference in my VB project, but it's up to me to figure out the way to use the library...through a mix of using the intellisense to see what everything does - I guess from that I could consult your documentation and read between the lines ? It's been a while since I did any VB, so please forgive me.. I don't know where I saw the bit about animation - it wasn't that particular topic though. Is there a link to a list of supported mesh formats any place ? Many thanks I'll keep digging ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macklebee Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Is there a link to a list of supported mesh formats any place ? Despite what others here will tell you, LE can only load a proprietary model format called GMF, but there are several format converters available inherently in the SDK (ie. obj2gmf, fbx2gmf, etc). Also UU3D has a plugin to export to GMF, and a forum member has graciously created an exporter for 3dsmax. Essentially there is a way to basically convert almost any model format to GMF, but the ease of use is dependent on what steps the user is willing to go through. Quote Win7 64bit / Intel i7-2600 CPU @ 3.9 GHz / 16 GB DDR3 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 LE / 3DWS / BMX / Hexagon macklebee's channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekindled Phoenix Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Just trying to figure out if I can use this in Visual Basic 2010 Express ? Yes you can. It is recommended that your libraries be using .Net 4 It said somewhere it comes as a DLL. 'Leadwerks.Net' Wrapper can be used to access the Leadwerks engine. (Located HERE) 'LE.Net', is an alternative library, but is only a direct export of the Leadwerks API without events or strongly-typed inheritance. (Located HERE) Add either DLL as a reference to your project. VB.Net can call methods from any managed library using the Microsoft's CLR (Common Language Runtime): C#, Visual C++, and even *shudder* F#. Not really sure where it is coming from at the moment as I couldn't find any VB examples. Take any C# example and paste it into this online converter:Developer Tools Converter Does anyone here use it in VB.NET and can shed some light. Like do you do the scripting in Visual Studio or is it it's own editor. Leadwerks is a very flexible engine, extensible for scripting both within code, and within the editor. This all depends on your programming style, and whether you wish to learn Lua (which I'd highly recommend). I tend to use a mix of both. I have the most experience on the forums when it comes to VB.Net, and will be more than willing to answer any questions you may have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogad Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Thanks for the information guys, that is really helpful. Still digging around, but it sounds doable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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