Another one : clean root folder

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2023-01-23 at 11:43 am #59762

NaxosCG
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Hello again,
Is there an ellegant way to clean up the application’s root folder ?

I mean, when i export gltf from 3dsmax, it copys all used maps into the root folder, even if they are nativelly in one dedicated “maps” folder.

I thought about starting the app with an empty scene, and “append” scene from a subfolder (so with all maps in this one), but it is not elegant solution.

Did i miss something about textures maps ?
Regards.

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2023-01-24 at 7:29 am #59784

kdv
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NaxosCG wrote:

and “append” scene from a subfolder (so with all maps in this one), but it is not elegant solution.

On the contrary, it’s a good solution. For example, one of my apps folder

All files exported from Blender are in the scene folder

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2023-01-24 at 9:38 am #59786

NaxosCG
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kdv wrote:

On the contrary, it’s a good solution. For example, one of my apps folder

Ok, so the main gltf is some empty scene and puzzle goes to append other files ? Or just you changed some urls in the html ?

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2023-01-24 at 9:59 am #59787

kdv
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NaxosCG wrote:

so the main gltf is some empty scene and puzzle goes to append other files ?

This variant is also used in some apps. The app starts with the empty scene and then the main 3D model is appended from the scene folder via puzzles. The V3D addon creates a good scene with the good camera/HDRi light. The glTF 2.0 exporter creates good, fast, small .glTF files with compressed geometry. That’s why this structure is used sometimes.

In the first example the app loads the initial .gltf right from the scene folder

Puzzles and JS. Fast and expensive.

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2023-01-24 at 10:06 am #59789

NaxosCG
Customer

Ok i see.
As i have some parts that will be the same across all the billards tables, i’ll do the append scene solution : this way i’ll have to do it once.

BUT : what about the puzzles ? before you append scene, the materials / objects are not present in the main scene, so tu puzzles can’t be set with those names ?
There is only one .js / .xml for the main gltf…
How does it goes ?

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2023-01-24 at 10:10 am #59790

kdv
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The append puzzle has the when ready do slot. You’ll have the full access to objects/materials after the appended scene is loaded.

Puzzles and JS. Fast and expensive.

If you don’t see the meaning in something it primarily means that you just don’t see it but not the absence of meaning at all.

2023-01-24 at 10:11 am #59791

NaxosCG
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kdv wrote:

You can. The append puzzle has the once ready do slot. You’ll have the full access to objects/materials after the appended scene is loaded.

I mean, when i want to create puzzles…

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2023-01-24 at 10:13 am #59792

NaxosCG
Customer

I think (maybe i’m wrong) that i have to create the whole puzzles with all in the main scene, so the mtl / obj are listed in the puzzle sections, then separate all into different gltf / subfolders ?

Or is there anyway to tell the puzzle editor that we will use this append scene and so we need to access it’s mtl/cam/obj lists ?

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2023-01-24 at 10:14 am #59793

kdv
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all objects/materials are also available in the dropdown lists after the scene is appended. but a little later, in several seconds.

Puzzles and JS. Fast and expensive.

If you don’t see the meaning in something it primarily means that you just don’t see it but not the absence of meaning at all.

2023-01-24 at 10:15 am #59794

NaxosCG
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kdv wrote:

all objects/materials are also available in the dropdown lists after the scene is appended. but a little later, in several seconds.

Ok, so when we set an append scene, puzzles editor knows it even if not triggered yet… clever !

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2023-01-24 at 10:16 am #59795

NaxosCG
Customer

Or maybe i need to append first, create my puzzles, then make the append command trigerred with a clic or something ?

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2023-01-24 at 10:18 am #59796

kdv
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When you open the puzzles editor it runs all your puzzles and loads files. If you just added the append scene puzzle then save and reload the puzzle editor to see objects from the appended scene.

Puzzles and JS. Fast and expensive.

If you don’t see the meaning in something it primarily means that you just don’t see it but not the absence of meaning at all.

2023-01-24 at 10:19 am #59797

NaxosCG
Customer

As i think using the load / unload demo scene, i have to append first, then create puzzles, then i can manage the trigerring of the append.

You confirm that ?

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2023-01-24 at 10:22 am #59799

kdv
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NaxosCG wrote:

You confirm that ?

Just start coding and you’ll see all the nuances.

Puzzles and JS. Fast and expensive.

If you don’t see the meaning in something it primarily means that you just don’t see it but not the absence of meaning at all.

2023-01-24 at 10:27 am #59802

NaxosCG
Customer

until the append did not occur, the mtl/obj are not availables in dropdown lists.
As the append scene is trigered with a clic / menu, we have to triger it (play within the puzzle editor), then we can find all mtl/obj in lists… Of course when scene is unloaded, the names remains in place, but it appears in red… until append again.

So, to help future guys to get the method :
– Main scene (quite empty), some gltf exportyed in subfolders;
– code asap the append scene in the main one;
– play in the puzzle editor, so the append scene is done;
– create all other puzzles that are for the append parts;
– save and voilà.

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