Q3D V-2.4 [3D Physics + Skeletal Animation UPDATE]

DKinGer

Did you download the plugin files and install them in the plugin and behavior folders (the standard procedure for any third party plugins)

QuaziGNRLnose

Ermm...

Where would I find the plugin files on their own?

Honestly I'm not very familiar with running third party programs, so I'm pretty friggin confused...

DKinGer

You should have gotten an email when you purchased the plugins, where you can download the files from. You unzip the download and follow : https://www.scirra.com/manual/69/plugins

QuaziGNRLnose

Did all that just now...

Tried to open Construct 2 and:

Unable to load plugin in 'C:\Program Files\Construct

2\exporters\html5\plugins\Q3D\': Cannot open file 'C:\Program

Files\Construct 2\exporters\html5\plugins\Q3D\common.js'

This plugin will not be available in the editor.

(Sorry I haven't responded in a couple days.)

QuaziGNRLnose

Did all that just now...

Tried to open Construct 2 and:

Unable to load plugin in 'C:\Program Files\Construct

2\exporters\html5\plugins\Q3D\': Cannot open file 'C:\Program

Files\Construct 2\exporters\html5\plugins\Q3D\common.js'

This plugin will not be available in the editor.

(Sorry I haven't responded in a couple days.)

This is what I have in my Construct 2\exporters\html5\plugins folder. Is this what you are seeing too?

I'm having some probems with Z sorting 3D files in Q3D. Even if I palace things on different layers they seem to have Z errors. Thought that the order creation would place them on top but no luck. Any ideas? Or am I missing something here. Tried Scirra z order, and Q2D sort order but they still display wrong.

Cheers,

http://www.liquid-glass.com/123/test.capx

greenleafvt

This section is for completed addons. Your post is obviously not an addon, but a question.

Hi, Zenox

Ok did you move it to the correct thread? Sorry thought I was asking a question about a completed C2 plugin. What's the proper location?

I'm having some probems with Z sorting 3D files in Q3D. Even if I palace things on different layers they seem to have Z errors. Thought that the order creation would place them on top but no luck. Any ideas? Or am I missing something here. Tried Scirra z order, and Q2D sort order but they still display wrong.

Cheers,

http://www.liquid-glass.com/123/test.capx

Q3D exists in its own parallel universe from the C2 z-sorting. In order to visualize which things are going to appear in front, you need to keep track of the object.xw, object.yw, and object.zw, and the camera x/y/z, as well as where the camera is pointing. This is similar to how things work in a 3D program like Blender. Unfortunately, neither C2 nor C3 can do the necessary z-sorting for this in the editor, so it will take tweaking the x,y,z position, then preview, then tweaking the x/y/z position, then preview, then tweaking, etc. until everything looks right.

Hi, Zenox

Ok did you move it to the correct thread? Sorry thought I was asking a question about a completed C2 plugin. What's the proper location?

I've merged with the original Q3D thread, as it seems the best place for you to get useful responses.

Thanks.

Hi cjbruce,

Well, I found that Q3D like you said doesn't behave like C2. In short, if I give every object a unique name I can then sort the z order. Creating items based on a 3d file all fall on the same z level making the procedural level generation I was hoping for near impossible. The amount of objects quickly becomes impossible to handle if they all need a unique ID to sort z location.

http://www.liquid-glass.com/123/test2.capx

Hi cjbruce,

Well, I found that Q3D like you said doesn't behave like C2. In short, if I give every object a unique name I can then sort the z order. Creating items based on a 3d file all fall on the same z level making the procedural level generation I was hoping for near impossible. The amount of objects quickly becomes impossible to handle if they all need a unique ID to sort z location.

http://www.liquid-glass.com/123/test2.capx

Hmm. I take it you are mixing 2D with 3D? Can you post a working link showing what you are attempting?

I won't be able to look at the .capx until thursday.

I might have a few ideas for how to solve it...

The new version (2.4) is now uploaded !

Q3D V-2.4

a 3D plugin suite for Construct 2 powered by three.js

Is in plans migrating to Construct 3?

Hi, it's been a while. To anyone who knows the answer to this question (I've searched). But to setup the context, lets say we have an .obj with three cubes.

I see the "SYSTEM --> For Each child" and upon iteration, the .idPicked property shows unique numbers. Great.

But applying something like "Q3DMaster --> Set object visible" to false doesn't seem to have any effect.

QUESTION:

Does the "System --> For Each child" work for loaded .obj that has children (the three cubes in this case) at all?

Or is it only useable for Q3DModels instantiated/created in C2?

WHY:

ThreeJS's Object3D.traverse(callback) seems to fit the bill for this type of useage. Just asking

https://threejs.org/docs/#api/core/Object3D

Hi, it's been a while. To anyone who knows the answer to this question (I've searched). But to setup the context, lets say we have an .obj with three cubes.

I see the "SYSTEM --> For Each child" and upon iteration, the .idPicked property shows unique numbers. Great.

But applying something like "Q3DMaster --> Set object visible" to false doesn't seem to have any effect.

QUESTION:

Does the "System --> For Each child" work for loaded .obj that has children (the three cubes in this case) at all?

Or is it only useable for Q3DModels instantiated/created in C2?

WHY:

ThreeJS's Object3D.traverse(callback) seems to fit the bill for this type of useage. Just asking

https://threejs.org/docs/#api/core/Object3D

Super interesting question! One of the limitations I have been living with is a low object count. If I try to do lots of objects, I quickly overload the CPU. Being able to do instances of objects like you can in Babylon3d would be great. QuaziGNRLnose, is this possible with Q3D?