[OPTing] XWA OPT Editor

[JeremyaFr]

The illumination is done by selecting which colors are illuminated.
You select a color (by clicking on the texture or via the combo box) and a tolerence. Then you click on Make illuminated".
You can see which part of the texture by selecting the palette 0 or by comparing the result on several palettes.

[Driftwood]

Getting this error again. Can't seem to find the errant file.

Everything appears to be either .png or .jpg at the moment (scratchhead)

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JeremyAnsel.Xwa.Opt
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C:\Users\\Documents\Opting Files\Opts\Blender Working Files\t-85-x-wing\T85Xwing.obj

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: fileName
   at JeremyAnsel.Xwa.Opt.Texture.FromFile(String fileName, String fileNameAlpha, String fileNameIllum)
   at OptObjConverter.Converter.ObjToOpt(String objPath, Boolean scale)
   at XwaOptEditor.ViewModels.MainWindowViewModel.<ExecuteImportObjCommand>b__99_0(Action`1 dispatcher)
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OK
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I can also send you the files if you're able to fix whatever this error is. I'm not seeing the problem.

[JeremyaFr]

Yes, you can send me the files.
This will help.

[Trevor]

Bug Report:

An8 export has inside-out models.

Open an opt, export to an8, open in an8 and all faces are inside-out, to fix select all and press shift+n

Can you fix the export to output normal faces?

Trev

[Bman]

Trevor you reminded me, will Steve's editor be able to import modern day .lwl LightWave, 3D Studio Max, blender, and other popular file formats for existing models?

[Trevor]

At present no.
An8 supports

IN/OUT
obj, 3ds, stl (bin), lwo

OUT (using plugins from https://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php/topic,1705.0.html)
c, Celestia (.cmod),Orbiter Mesh (.msh),Roblox (.mesh),VRML (.wrl),x

Trev

[JeremyaFr]

UPDATE

Hello,
I've updated XwaOptEditor.

Changelog:
- There is the mesh index in the meshes list.
- The exporters export flightgroup colors.

[Darksaber]

Tried exporting an Awing.opt using 3dm twice, XwA Opt editor crashed both times

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Faulting application name: XwaOptEditor.exe, version: 1.0.77.0, time stamp: 0x5ea99144
Faulting module name: WindowsCodecs.dll, version: 6.2.9200.22551, time stamp: 0x5b8616b3
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000001297a0
Faulting process id: 0x2dc4
Faulting application start time: 0x01d61e506d685fd9
Faulting application path: I:\&XWA\@XwaOptEditor\XwaOptEditor.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsCodecs.dll
Report Id: c0fac478-8a43-11ea-8019-001d7d002f67

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Application: XwaOptEditor.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.AccessViolationException
   at System.Drawing.SafeNativeMethods+Gdip.GdipSaveImageToFile(System.Runtime.InteropServices.HandleRef, System.String, System.Guid ByRef, System.Runtime.InteropServices.HandleRef)
   at System.Drawing.Image.Save(System.String, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo, System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameters)
   at JeremyAnsel.Xwa.Opt.Texture.Save(System.String)
   at OptRhinoConverter.Converter.OptToRhino(JeremyAnsel.Xwa.Opt.OptFile, System.String, Boolean)
   at XwaOptEditor.ViewModels.MainWindowViewModel.<ExecuteExportRhinoCommand>b__102_0(System.Action`1<System.Action>)
   at XwaOptEditor.Services.BusyIndicatorService+<>c__DisplayClass2_0.<Run>b__0()
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteWithThreadLocal(System.Threading.Tasks.Task ByRef)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteEntry(Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()

Exporting to Obj didn't crash

Exporting to An8 Crashed

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Faulting application name: XwaOptEditor.exe, version: 1.0.77.0, time stamp: 0x5ea99144
Faulting module name: WindowsCodecs.dll, version: 6.2.9200.22551, time stamp: 0x5b8616b3
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000001297a0
Faulting process id: 0xedc
Faulting application start time: 0x01d61e51018d3649
Faulting application path: I:\&XWA\@XwaOptEditor\XwaOptEditor.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsCodecs.dll
Report Id: 5968ed68-8a44-11ea-8019-001d7d002f67

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Application: XwaOptEditor.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.AccessViolationException
   at System.Drawing.SafeNativeMethods+Gdip.GdipSaveImageToFile(System.Runtime.InteropServices.HandleRef, System.String, System.Guid ByRef, System.Runtime.InteropServices.HandleRef)
   at System.Drawing.Image.Save(System.String, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo, System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameters)
   at JeremyAnsel.Xwa.Opt.Texture.Save(System.String)
   at OptAn8Converter.Converter.OptToAn8(JeremyAnsel.Xwa.Opt.OptFile, System.String, Boolean)
   at XwaOptEditor.ViewModels.MainWindowViewModel.<ExecuteExportAn8Command>b__104_0(System.Action`1<System.Action>)
   at XwaOptEditor.Services.BusyIndicatorService+<>c__DisplayClass2_0.<Run>b__0()
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteWithThreadLocal(System.Threading.Tasks.Task ByRef)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteEntry(Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()

[JeremyaFr]

UPDATE

I've updated XwaOptEditor.

Now you can save and replace the illumination of textures with ilumination maps.

[Darksaber]

It's still crashing with the same errors I posted above

Is this a win7 thing?

[Vince T]

The lightmap function works nice and easy but there are some issues ingame, cuased presumably by the MIP maps. With the new method, the illuminations are only loaded when you're getting really close, and then, in some cases they seem to load up face-by-face which looks extremely odd. If you check the images below, the engines are first unlit and only partially light up as I'm getting closer.

illumination1.png

illumination2.png

Also, is there anything to consider when creating the lightmaps? Do they need black or transparent background?

[Trevor]

*Drool*…
That looks amazing!!! cant wait for it.

Trev

[Bman]

Nice. If you added a low level LOD mesh in the core with it's own E.G.'s, would that work in the transition ?

[Vince T]

I'm not adding any more meshes or faces to this beast. Last I've deleted a whole bunch of them in an attempt to safe my framerate. Also, it wouldn't really help with the glowing windows, as you can see in the upper picture.
I think the solution has to be in the OPT. If you use "conventional" illumination à la OPTech or OPT Enhancer it works perfectly fine from any given distance.

[Bman]

At present no.
An8 supports

IN/OUT
obj, 3ds, stl (bin), lwo

OUT (using plugins from https://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php/topic,1705.0.html)
c, Celestia (.cmod),Orbiter Mesh (.msh),Roblox (.mesh),VRML (.wrl),x

Trev

Thanks for posting that link Trev. Will come in handy. Haven't been on his site for a year or two, but .obj format seemed to be the best universal format when bringing into XWAOptEditor from Anim8or. This is my favorite and easiest modeling program to use, and it's very precise. Only thing I can't stand is the texturing tools. Especially the UV wrapping circle and square tool. Applying textures and knowing how to scale them perfectly onto a mesh face is a pain for me. Wish someone could just create an easy stitching tool that allows you to zoom in and select/click or type the X,Z coordinates of a single pixel on an image file into a box, and then you choose which vertice on a mesh to staple that pixel location to. Then repeat for next 3 or 4 pixels to anchor your full image map precisely onto a mesh face or more. I've not seen any tools on net that can precisely and easily do this. And then scaling it; making image sharper or blurry once you have texture mapped on the mesh(es) the way you want.

[JeremyaFr]

It's still crashing with the same errors I posted above

Is this a win7 thing?

It is not related to your system.
I'm able to reproduce the crash.
There is a bug in my opt library. I will fix it.

[JeremyaFr]

I've updated XwaOptEditor.
Can you try if the crash still occurs?

[JeremyaFr]

Also, is there anything to consider when creating the lightmaps? Do they need black or transparent background?

Black pixels and transparent pixels are considered as not illuminated.

[Darksaber]

Obj and 3dm are fine now, they soon exported the files
An8 extracted and didn't crash but it took a lot longer than the other 2 to export the files, really slow

[Vince T]

Also, is there anything to consider when creating the lightmaps? Do they need black or transparent background?

Black pixels and transparent pixels are considered as not illuminated.

Do the lightmap images need to be monochrome or does it accept colors?
Also, any news on the mip mapping illumination distance issue?

[JeremyaFr]

An8 extracted and didn't crash but it took a lot longer than the other 2 to export the files, really slow

Fixed

[JeremyaFr]

Do the lightmap images need to be monochrome or does it accept colors?
Also, any news on the mip mapping illumination distance issue?

It accepts colors in lightmaps. The alpha channel is used for illumination.

I will take a look to the distance issue.

[Darksaber]

Fixed

Just tested, much faster well done

[Bman]

Thanks!

[JeremyaFr]

UPDATE

Hello,
I've updated XwaOptEditor.

The lightmap function works nice and easy but there are some issues ingame, cuased presumably by the MIP maps. With the new method, the illuminations are only loaded when you're getting really close, and then, in some cases they seem to load up face-by-face which looks extremely odd. If you check the images below, the engines are first unlit and only partially light up as I'm getting closer.

Please retry.