.mod to .obj (and back again)

[dlh]

I searched around for information on the .mod format Armagetron uses for the non-moviepack bike. What I found was, well... lacking. *.mod is supposedly the binary version of Alias's .obj, but what it appears to be is a hacked up version of .obj. The converter was easy enough to write, I will put up a web version for those who do not have ruby.

Note:
* Make sure your model is all tri's. The converter only takes the first +three+ values, and Armagetron needs tri's anyways.
* I have no idea how to go about texturing this stuff.
* The original Armagetron models are very scaled down.

To run the script:

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convert_armagetron_model file1 [file2 ... etc]

The inputted file will be converted to the other format, and saved with the same name and other extension. You may specify multiple files to convert (like *.mod).

Edit: .obj files are very portable, and you may open them in free applications such as the modeler Wings 3d, or Blender 3D. Of course, commercial application open them too.

[Z-Man]

Umm, yeah, this was another item on WWWIA. .mod is a completely custom format without texture coordinates, they get projected from the side with hardcoded projection matrices. I intend to drop it soon enough.

And the models are not downscaled, they use meters for units.

But gj! (I assume; I haven't tested it yet.)

[Revan]

I animate 3d models for a hobby, is there any way I could get a hold of an object file? I use windows.

And would it work in 3D Max? Or Cinema 4D?

Thanks and that sound fun to mess with!