Export a animation for a game (flightsimulator)

Holgi

Hi,

I use sketchup for modeling sceneries for a fliegt simulator (Microsoft Flight Simulator X). Now I came across the sketchyphysics plugin which can animate an object. Now my question. Is there a possibility to export my object + animation as collada file or something similar which can be used for the flightsim?

Thank you,
Holger

Rich O Brien

Nope...

Try Blender for export of animations.

Holgi

What a pity ...

Thank you for the hint with Blender. Seems not easy to handle. If I import a collada file all my textures are gone? Also I added a easy animation and exported it as a collada file but the animation seems not to be included. I guess it is more complicated!?

Thanks!

iichiversii

Convert to fbx using "autodesks fbx converter" then import to blender, or use the .obj exporter plugin, your textures will import into blender that way

Holgi

Thank you,

it works! But when I export the file again as collada again the textures are gone!?

Holgi

Okay,

exporting as obj includes the textures but not the animation. Is there a step missing?

iichiversii

It will not export the animation, the animation in sketchup only works in sketchup, you will need to re-animate outside sketchup, I was just giving you an alternative to getting ur model with texture into other 3D applications

Holgi

Hmm,

probably I did not make my intention clear. What I want is to create a model in Google Sketchup. I want this model for use in my flightsim which already works very fine (after converting to a bgl file). What I now want is to add a animation to this model (a windmill e.g.).

So I thought that I can ...

export my model from Sketchup (as collada or wavefront file)
import to Blender
add a animation with blender
export from Blender as collada or wavefront file (including the animation)
convert to9 flightsim file (bgl)

no way?

Krisidious

Yes way...

Holgi

But which way?

My described way doesn´t work. After exporting (collada or wavefront) the animation is missing. I only was able to export the animation as a video file.

Krisidious

Oh you want the animation out of SU and into Blender? Ummm no. just the modeling... Maybe talk to the sketchyphysics guy and see if he has export yet, or check that thread. I don't know of export of animation for SU.

I thought you meant doing the animation in blender.

Holgi

No you misunderstood. I think it is due to my bad english

To say it in short terms ...

I want do the animation in blender and there after I want to safe it (export) as an collada or wavefront file. That´s all.