Difference between revisions of "NIF Importers and Exporters"

948 bytes added ,  04:09, 5 September 2006
Added Maya plug-in and fixed NifTools forum link. Fixed name of Blender Nif Scripts. Also organized things into categories based on modeling program. Hope no one minds!
imported>Omzy
m (better DL link)
imported>Shon
(Added Maya plug-in and fixed NifTools forum link. Fixed name of Blender Nif Scripts. Also organized things into categories based on modeling program. Hope no one minds!)
Line 1: Line 1:
<BR>
== 3ds Max ==
== 3DS Max:  NifTools "MAX Plugins" for Oblivion (WIP) ==
 
=== Civilization IV - Max-Tools ===
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100" | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
This is a NIF exporter for 3D Studio Max, designed for use with Civilization 4. It can be used to create models for Oblivion, but it uses an older version of The NIF format and not everything can be realized (e.g. no collision-data and Havok-physics)
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
[http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ4/utility/CivilizationIV-MaxTools-v6.zip Exporter for 3DSMax v6]
 
[http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ4/utility/CivilizationIV-MaxTools-v7+.zip Exporter for 3DSMax v7+]
|}
 
 
 
=== NifTools "MAX Plugins" for Oblivion (WIP) ===
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Description
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|  
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
3D Studio Max Importer/Exporter for Oblivion that supports collision mesh generation.
3D Studio Max Importer/Exporter for Oblivion that supports collision mesh generation.


Line 13: Line 30:
|-
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Links
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Links
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|  
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|


[http://niftools.sourceforge.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 Niftools Forum]
[http://niftools.sourceforge.net/forum/index.php NifTools Forum]


[http://www.silgrad.com/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=2477 Tutorial]
[http://www.silgrad.com/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=2477 Tutorial]
|-
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|  
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149157&package_id=195073 Latest MAX Plugins Download]
[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149157&package_id=195073 Latest MAX Plugins Download]
|}
|}




<BR>
==Blender==
== 3DS Max:  Civilization IV - Max-Tools ==
 
=== NifTools Blender NIF Scripts ===
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Description
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|  
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
This is a NIF exporter for 3D Studio Max, designed for use with Civilization 4. It can be used to create models for Oblivion, but it uses an older version of The NIF format and not everything can be realized (e.g. no collision-data and Havok-physics)
Blender is a free and open source software program for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering. The Blender NIF scripts enable Blender to import and export NIF files. The current scripts require Blender version 2.41.
|-
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|  
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
[http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ4/utility/CivilizationIV-MaxTools-v6.zip Exporter for 3DSMax v6]
[http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/NIF_File_Format_Library_and_Tools#Blender Blender NIF Tools]
|}


[http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ4/utility/CivilizationIV-MaxTools-v7+.zip Exporter for 3DSMax v7+]
|}


==Maya==


<BR>
=== NifTools Maya NIF Plug-in ===
== Blender:  Blender NIF Tools ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|-
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Description
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;"  width="100"  | Description
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|  
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
Blender is a free and open source software program for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering. The Blender NIF scripts enable Blender to import and export NIF files. The current scripts require Blender version 2.41.  
Maya Importer/Exporter for NIF files.  It does not support animation or collision, but it can open and export static NIF files compatible with Oblivion.
 
Binaries require Maya 6.5 or 7.0 for Windows.  Source is availiable to attempt to build for other platforms and versions.
 
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Links
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
 
[http://niftools.sourceforge.net/forum/index.php NifTools Forum]
|-
|-
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
!style="background:#ffdead;border-bottom:1px solid;" | Download
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|  
|style="background:#ffeded;border-bottom:1px solid;" colspan="2"|
[http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/NIF_File_Format_Library_and_Tools#Blender Blender NIF Tools]
[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149157&package_id=166115 Latest Maya Plug-in Download]
|}
|}


Anonymous user