Importing 3D Models - Ulead COOL 3D User Manual

Importing 3D models

Import DirectX (*.X) and 3D Studio (*.3DS) models for immediate use in your project or for
further editing in COOL 3D.
To import 3D models:
1 Select File: Import 3D Model.
2 Then select the 3D model type DirectX
Model or 3D Studio Model.
3 The Open dialog box is displayed for you to
select your file.
4 Select C3D data type to import the model
without color or texture attributes, if you
prefer to customize these later. Or select
D3D data type to import the model with its
inherent color and texture attributes intact.
5 Select Scale to proper size so that the
height and width of the 3D model will be
adjusted properly to fit your window.
Otherwise, it will be imported in its original
size.
6 Click Preview to view your selected file. The
model preview should be shown in the
Information Area.
7 Click Open.
You can also export COOL 3D models as Direct X (*.X) and 3D Studio (*.3DS) files and work
on them in other modeling environments. To export a 3D model, select File: Export 3D Model
and select DirectX Model or 3D Studio Model.
The Open dialog box is displayed for you to
select your file. Under Export object at,
choose whether to export at the current frame
or other frames ranging from 1 to 10. Click
Apply mesh plug-ins to include the mesh
plug-ins. In the case of DirectX, you need to
choose between Text mode and Binary mode
as the DirectX output method. Select
Compress to decrease the size of your output
file.
User Guide
Objects in the X file format, as C3D data
type (top), and as D3D data type
(bottom)
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