[SOLVED] Getting mesh from Model

[amit]

Hi,

Just starting with leadwerk after a long time.

What I am trying is to load a scene(a small building) from 3ds max.

 

The scene contains 15 odd meshes in it and 6 materials, including 1 glass type material.

 

I am exporting is to 3ds format, and then usinf 3ds2gmf.exe converting it to a .gmf file.

 

Now I am using c/c++ for coding an loading the .gmf file using LoadModel().

 

My idea is now to assign material to different meshes in it, which I can not as there is no function to getsurfaces from TModel type.

 

I think is suppose to be TModel<-TMesh<-TSurface, while getting Surface from mesh is possible, but getting mesh from model ... I do not know.

 

Any suggestion?

[Rick]

Look into GetChild() or GetParent() I believe. Once of those passing in an index of 0 or 1 will get the mesh from the model. I always forget the exact direction.

 

Probably GetChild(model, 1) though. At work currently so can't test it.

[amit]

Yep its, GetChild(model, index=1), thanks a lot.

 

Any text/Manual/Guide i can refer to for such kind of info?

[Rick]

On top menu Support/Wiki is what I generally use to view all functions and info about them (most of them anyway)

[amit]

That there, but not as structured or detailed as would have wanted it.

 

Anyways thanks for the help up there, really worked for me.

 

Now, I am stuck somewhere else. Only 5 surfaces exported from 3ds max. Time to get support.:-)

[amit]

Ok, now I know, how to mark it solved :-)