topic Re: Computer games walk throughs in Visualization

Computer games walk throughs

eldhead — Thu, 11 May 2023 14:02:15 GMT

Im trying to export my ArchiCAD model into a computer game engine like Quake. If the violence of the game is removed there is a very nice way to let people, (architects) walk trough the building. Let us know if You have knowledge.

eld...

Re: Computer games walk throughs

stefan — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 09:08:34 GMT

If you have access to 3ds max, then it is rather "easy" (OK, not so easy).

Very simplistic approach to load files into UnrealEd
(the editor for Unreal Tournament).

There is a free version available of the authoring environment (without the game tools and resources, but with the full graphical engine).

From ArchiCAD -> save as *.3ds file from the 3DWindow.

Import this into 3ds max and adjust as necessary.

Export as an *.ase file and open that in UnrealEd as a static mesh.

From the editor you can directly run the level in the game environment.

Links:
Unreal Runtime Environment (free for non-commercial use):
http://udn.epicgames.com/Powered/UnrealEngine2Runtime
or buy the full game at about $50 😉

From CAD to Unreal (not that easy... as you'll see)
http://udn.epicgames.com/Content/MAXtoUnreal

From 3ds max to unreal (pretty workable)
http://udn.epicgames.com/Content/MAXtoUnreal

My short overview & list of links to techniques
http://www2.asro.kuleuven.ac.be/asro/English/HOME/SBs/tutorial/3dcourse/VR/realtime.htm

Re: Computer games walk throughs

stefan — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 07:44:01 GMT

By the way, the Unreal Runtime Environment comes without players & guns, so the violence is removed by default!

I got around moving an ArchiCAD drawing into Unreal, but I still have some scaling problems. And the player-model is too big to fit through the doors and this is not so easy to solve...

Re: Computer games walk throughs

eldhead — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:09:16 GMT

Thanks for the information, lots of new stuff to learn. First I have to create a simple world and then Ill try to export some buildings. The VRML-solution is not working with those BIG models.

/Johan

Re: Computer games walk throughs

vfrontiers — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:23:43 GMT

You guys are aware of ArchiSHOCK? It's a [relatively] new plug-in to convert ArchiCAD native into SHOCKWAVE format. It may still be in beta, I'm not sure.

Re: Computer games walk throughs

Ben Odonnell — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:44:40 GMT

ArchiShock has been out for quiet a while now. 1.5 is on the way. I belive that it will be done by mid February .

It's quite a funky little addon.

Re: Computer games walk throughs

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:13:43 GMT

http://www.fast-code.com/virtualhome.html

Walk through like first person shooter game. Easy to use, export by one touch. Various options available...

Re: Computer games walk throughs

stefan — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:00:48 GMT

vfrontiers wrote:
You guys are aware of ArchiSHOCK? It's a [relatively] new plug-in to convert ArchiCAD native into SHOCKWAVE format. It may still be in beta, I'm not sure.

Does it directly publish into a viewable format (shockwave) or is it in a format that you need to import into Macromedia Director before you can turn it into anything viewable?

Re: Computer games walk throughs

vfrontiers — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:40:18 GMT

yes, dbl-clk and it opens up EXPLORER for viewing