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From: sceetech <ps_yaroze@interactive.sony.com>
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Subject: Re: How will the 3D objects work...  .. .
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 09:44:59 +0000
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Jim wrote:
> 
> sceetech wrote:
> >
> > Jamie Stanley wrote:
> 
> > > i'll be doing the characters within 3D-Studio... and have all the limbs
> > > 'joined' together so that i can move a whole arm etc... will this be
> > > allowed when the file has been converted...???
> > >
> > > or will i have to have all the limbs and the main body as separate
> > > objects...  .. .
> > >
> 
> >
> > I'm afraid you'll have to use separate objects, however, there are
> > hierarchy structures on Yaroze, so once the objects are put in the
> > hierarchy moving a whole arm as one is still possible.
> 
> One problem you may find is that 3ds does not export pivot points to
> dxf.
> If you check out my home page http://www.playstation.co.uk/~Sig1LL you
> will find the 3ds file format.  It could be quite possible to write a
> converter to take 3ds to rsd preserving the pivots.  You may even be
> able to export colouring and texture detail as well.
> Which could save a lot of time.
> 
> Hope this is of some help
> 
> Jim

TMDs and RSDs don't contain pivot point information as such, although
the object can be moved so the pivot point coincides with the origin.

Stuart