Construct 3 3DObject Plugin

Devlog

• Feat (bones) update to support for 64 bones
  December 19, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Feat (bones) update to support 64 bones for GPU Skinning. If you see issues with vertices in GPU skinning, ensure that bones are < 64 in the model... Continue reading
• 3DObject showcase: Syder Studios
  November 26, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Some excellent and exciting games and game templates using 3DObject. Well done! https://portfolio.sydergames.com/... Continue reading

  
• Add 3D Effects affine texture support (PS1 retro)
  November 22, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Add 3D Effects affine texture support (PS1 retro) https://danielilett.com/2021-11-06-tut5-21-ps1-affine-textures/... Continue reading
• fix (addon) fix corrupted addon
  November 05, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Apologies, if the addon was corrupted for you; use safe mode to uninstall the addon: https://www.construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/addon-sdk/guide/safe-mode... Continue reading
• fix (accessors) add support for sparse accessors in gltf
  November 05, 2024 by kindeyegames

  fix (accessors) add support for sparse accessors in gltf... Continue reading
• Fix (node-disable) fix node disable without skinned node
  October 15, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Fix (node-disable) fix node disable for models without skinned nodes. This may also fix other ACEs that use node names without skinned nodes. Thanks to the bug reporters for providing example projects... Continue reading
• fix (node-disable) regression
  October 09, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  fix (node-disable) regression... Continue reading
• Fix (playable Ad)
  September 28, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Fix playable ad export (renaming classes at top level)... Continue reading
• fix (worker) correct animation blend for worker (translation)
  September 10, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  fix (worker) correct animation blend for worker (translation) Thanks to Feder1co for the bug report and project to test against... Continue reading
• fix (opacity)
  September 05, 2024 by kindeyegames

  If opacity is set to 0, do not draw object (save CPU and GPU)... Continue reading
• add (sample) sample gpu-skin with phong light
  August 23, 2024 by kindeyegames

  add (sample) sample gpu-skin with phong light This sample project requires the 3D effects addon ... Continue reading

  
• fix (gpu-skinning) fix regression for worker mode
  August 23, 2024 by kindeyegames

  fix (gpu-skinning) fix regression for worker mode with gpu skinning, thanks to Foozle for the bug report... Continue reading
• fix (light) fix for simple phong orientation
  August 22, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Use GPU Skinning + Phong Lighting when possible. Seems to have the best orientation for normals. Y+UP in Blender. If you see issues with GPU Skinning and Phong, please send model for me to look at... Continue reading
• Add simple phong lighting support
  August 21, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Also requires the latest version of 3D Effects (2.6.0+) Add simple phong lighting support for static geometry and gpu skinning modes. Use 'Set Fragment Light...' ACE to control phong... Continue reading
• fix (zelevation) handle layer zElevation
  August 20, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Correctly include layer zelevation for total zelevation calculation (one impact is on rotation.)... Continue reading
• fix (texture) add support for uv rotate and offset with static/gpu-skin
  August 19, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Fix (texture) add support for uv rotate and offset with static geometery and gpu-skin... Continue reading
• fix (logging) remove debug logging
  August 17, 2024 by kindeyegames

  fix (logging) remove debug logging... Continue reading
• Update ACE language files and categories
  August 17, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Great update courtesy of F3der1co : Updated language files Add categories for ACEs This is a much appreciated Pull Reuqest (PR), I am definitely open to more PRs for 3DObject! https://github.com/Mikal... Continue reading
• GPU Skinning fixes and Guidelines
  August 16, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  GPU Skinning fix and guidelines. Thanks to feedback from early testers (Dokse, III, Foozle, etc.), I have fixed some rendering issues with worker and interactions with other C3 rendering objects. GPU... Continue reading
• Fixes in progress for GPU skinning
  August 16, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Fixes are in progress for two cases: bounding box size and more complicated vertex shader interaction (eg tiled object and 3dobject, likely reflecting in no animation) Bounding box fix is done and bei... Continue reading
• Fix (worker) fix worker mode
  August 15, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Fix worker mode (w/o gpu skinning)... Continue reading
• Thanks to Construct community funding - GPU Skinning
  August 15, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Thanks to the following contributors and Construct Community Collective for funding the release of a major update: GPU skinning support for worker animation and non-worker animation. Adamantium : Skym... Continue reading

  
• Fund raising for large animation improvement and tutorial video
  August 10, 2024 by kindeyegames

  For those interested. I am fund raising on the Construct Collective for finishing and releasing a large improvement for animation. The improvement is based on moving the majority of animation calculat... Continue reading

  
• Dirok, ESports game from Spain using 3DObject
  July 21, 2024 by kindeyegames

  Interesting and nice looking game, check it out: https://gamez-studio.com/dirok/... Continue reading
• Add static geometry support for worker mode
  July 20, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Based on a commission from jomego, added static geometry support for worker animation mode and also support for animation in general. If the animation rate is below the refresh rate (e.g. 60Hz refresh... Continue reading
• Improved static geometry performance, vertex color support
  July 17, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Support color vertex for 3DObject. 3DObject must include vertex colors in the gltf/glb New effect parameter: enable vertex color New 3DObject ACE: enable vertex color A new main.js is required in proj... Continue reading
• Cool new project which uses 3DObject - Bunny Log Jumper
  July 09, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  https://dokse.itch.io/bunny-log-jumper... Continue reading

  
• (fix) mesh size multiple of batch size
  July 09, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Fix for this issue: https://itch.io/post/10243639 thanks to OP for report and test case... Continue reading
• Static geometry - no orphan buffers
  June 22, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  This should give a perf boost for the case with many smaller 3DObjects... Continue reading
• Static geometry optimization - use vao
  June 21, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Internal change to use VAO (Vertex Array Objects) for render, depending on environment, could be a smaller performance increase. Instance models also work so far with static geometry, one caveat, if u... Continue reading
• Microjam game by SavageMinds using 3DObject
  June 20, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Very cool style, nice work! https://savageminds.itch.io/novas... Continue reading

  
• Static geometry - 10X+ performance increase
  June 20, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  This is still an experimental change. Only supports webgl2 and non-worker animation (no need to use worker animation for static geometry.) Optimizations are done for static geometry, such that data tr... Continue reading
• (fix) Experimental optimization, part 2
  June 15, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Update to fix static geometry optimization, more corner cases. It is not recommended to use for main production without a lot of testing across multiple platforms. Please report back results with stat... Continue reading
• (fix) Experimental optimization
  June 14, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Fix issue with static geometry optimization. This is still very experimental, do not use for main projects. Test feedback appreciated!... Continue reading
• Experimental - optimization for static models
  June 13, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  This is an experimental optimization for larger models that are static (no animation). Optimization only works in webgl. If you try this experimental, expect bugs and visual issues when testing the op... Continue reading
• Add support for webGPU fragment lighting
  March 13, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Add support for webGPU fragment lighting, also in worker mode. In terms of performance, I have not yet discovered the details, but webGPU renderer seems to take more CPU performance than webGL2. Addit... Continue reading
• A bunch of for sale game templates using 3DObject
  February 27, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Some cool C3 projects that use 3DObject (the projects are for sale and there are preview links to see them in action.) https://codecanyon.net/user/zupga (not all games use 3DObject) Pocket Drift Previ... Continue reading

  
• Add frag light support for Worker mode animation
  February 27, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Add frag light support for Worker mode animation. Use enable frag light ACE also to enable the frag light effect... Continue reading
• We need your votes to support 3d fragment lighting
  February 21, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  We are very close to getting official support for 3d frag lighting with effects with the latest beta. We just need one more change to make it all work and then we'll have nice dynamic 3d frag lighting... Continue reading

  
• Frag Light experimental now works C3 Objects (constrained)
  February 09, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  This is pretty experimental, but it adds support for a project which patches the C3 runtime to enable per fragment lighting for 3DObject. The project is included here. Currently only works with non-wo... Continue reading

  
• Frag light effect support for experimental frag effect
  February 08, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  This is pretty experimental, but it adds support for a project which patches the C3 runtime to enable per fragment lighting for 3DObject. The project is included here. Currently only works with non-wo... Continue reading

  
• Add support for loading material from a sprite
  January 21, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Add load material ACE to support assigning a material a sprite instances current texture, including support for animation on the sprite. The sprite needs to be on the same layout, but does not need to... Continue reading

  
• fix (texture) image texture property
  January 10, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Fix to use the image texture as the texture for the model. The image texture can be loaded and edited with the C3 image editor. Only a single texture for the 3DObject can be currently used. It is advi... Continue reading

  
• chore - remove some debug logging
  January 07, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  chore - remove some debug logging... Continue reading
• Add support for webp texture sources
  January 06, 2024 by kindeyegames

  This texture format is also supported in Blender. It has better compression compared to jpg (lossy) and png (lossless)... Continue reading
• Now Free and Open Source
  January 04, 2024 by kindeyegames

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  Thank to our wonderful big supporters Samuel and PixelMetal 3DObject Addon is now free and open source! Additional donations welcome, but not necessary. The itch project is now free and I will start w... Continue reading
• Add simple SS3D flashlight and roving light example
  December 31, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Some simple screenspace spotlight lighting. It can be difficult to find the right z, since it does not match the traditional Z settings. In this case I am using 20000+ as the spotlight z source. If yo... Continue reading
• fix (log) remove some of the loading logs
  December 06, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  fix (log) remove some of the loading logs... Continue reading
• Update set local center for integration 3 3D Physics Addon
  November 17, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  See details here: https://kindeyegames.itch.io/construct-3-cannon/devlog/637085/initial-direct-3do... Continue reading
• fix set quat in worker
  November 12, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  fix set quat in worker... Continue reading
• add (quat) enable quaternion and set quaternion
  November 03, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  add (quat) Enable quaternion to be used for rotation Set quaternion w/ angle offsets (quaternion must be JSON array string format) To be used with the rotate 3d behavior on 3d shape, so the can sync t... Continue reading
• Create an animated halloween scene with free 3D assets.
  October 25, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Attached is a very basic example. If you make something, please share the results in this thread. Here are some free assets to use (there are glb models included, link is included in the video comment... Continue reading

  
• fix (load) - create alerts instead of crash for more loading issues
  October 22, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (load) - create alerts instead of crash for more loading issues: malformed or missing gltf/glb missing or incorrect folder structure for external textures (See project properties, export type shou... Continue reading
• fix (LightLayer) - update to work w/ example project
  October 18, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (LightLayer) - update to work w/ example project. Thanks to Davit and uDevah for the bug report... Continue reading
• Add support for project texture files (Kenney 3D Models)
  October 13, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add support for project texture files (for example in some of Kenney 3D Models). Thanks to https://twitter.com/DavitMasia for the question about this. https://kenney.nl/assets/mini-dungeon For example... Continue reading

  
• ACE for blend mode testing - need C3 update
  October 11, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  FYI - I worked on adding an ACE for setting blend mode, but it does work well with how C3 handles it now. It applies the mode during 3D render, but not after blitting from the 3D image to the C3 canva... Continue reading
• Add effect ssaocolor
  September 23, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  This effect is similar to ssao, but can mix a color as the ssao 'shadow', with some limits and a power parameter to make the effect range non-linear. Done on request of one 3DObject's biggest and best... Continue reading

  
• Fix (timeline) add support for editor preview of timeline for rotation<x,y,z>, scale<x,y,z>
  September 22, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  In conjunction with the earlier runtime support for using C3's timeline to control the 3DObject rotation<x,y,z> and scale<x,y,z> properties, the addon also supports doing preview of the timeline in th... Continue reading

  
• Update to SSAO effect, added in noise mix parameter
  September 19, 2023 by kindeyegames

  Update to the SSAO effect (helps 3D become more defined with very fake lighting) It now has a noise mix parameter (replaces noise enable) which can be used to tune the amount of dither/random noise in... Continue reading
• Runtime timeline support for *Angle and *Scale properties
  August 30, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Added timeline support for [xyz]Angle and [xyz]Scale properties. Note that this will only take effect at runtime, not during editor preview. Working with Scirra on why editor preview does not work. ht... Continue reading
• Mobile game with 3DObject released
  August 25, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Interesting android game from @BINFikri released on android, check it out below: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kancaplay.agustusgame... Continue reading

  
• Add retro vertex rounding ACE
  August 25, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add ace: Set Vertex Rounding This ACE will round vertexes to values based on the Rounding setting. Typically use integers in the range of 1-10. Similar to the effect of the old PS1 which rounded verti... Continue reading

  
• fix (ss3dlights) fix color swizzle in effect
  August 02, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  fix (ss3dlights) fix color swizzle in effect (typo caused green and blue to swap!) Also removed tonemap, the look flattens out colors too much, I'll look for a different version for the tonemap formul... Continue reading
• fix (skins) skins w/ a root rotation, translation, scale
  July 23, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix a special case where the gltf/glb model has a skinned mesh that needs to be transformed by the root rotation, scale, translation. This is a somewhat experimental fix, I've tested with a number of... Continue reading
• Fix (worker) offscreen spawn and worker light regression
  July 19, 2023 by kindeyegames

  Fix for worker offscreen spawn issue and a regression where flat lighting did not work for worker (it was disabled during the worker GC testing phase.)... Continue reading
• Update ss3light with tonemap
  July 15, 2023 by kindeyegames

  Add a tonemap to help with colored lights saturating to white too easily / quickly. Will likely need to update lightColor / brightness and ambient color for existing projects... Continue reading
• Vote for C3 change to enable fragment lighting
  July 15, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  There is a change in C3 which would allow us to do fragment (instead of face) based lighting for both 3DObject _and 3DShapes. Please vote for the change below and if it is implemented, we will be able... Continue reading

  
• Bug fix for editor zElevation render
  July 14, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Bug fix for editor zElevation render. See https://kindeyegames.itch.io/c3-3dobject-alpha/devlog/560185/change-to-zelevatio... for the other changes to the z elevation property. Thanks to Fhenris for t... Continue reading
• Change to zElevation property, update projects
  July 14, 2023 by kindeyegames

  To accurately represent changes to the "Z elevation" property in the editor. I have enabled the default C3 SDK "z elevation" support. The original z elevation implementation was done before the formal... Continue reading
• Screen Space 3D Lights addon
  July 04, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  A new version of the Screen Space 3D Lights addon. Remember that these lights are all placed in screen space, NOT world space, so as the view changes, the light locations and directions will change in... Continue reading
• fix (gltf)
  June 28, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (gltf) reading gltf file with bytestride in buffview, but no byte offset in accessor. Thanks to Fhenris for the report and ahuyahayahey for helping out with a workaround (import to blender and exp... Continue reading
• fix (init) some more offscreen fixes
  June 12, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (init) some more offscreen fixes, probably not the last one though... Helps for both worker and non-worker. Also - note that if update lights is disabled, back face cull will also be 'baked', so r... Continue reading
• fix (worker) enable first render, even if offscreen, update light
  June 11, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (worker) enable first render, even if offscreen in worker mode Fix (worker) update light control feature for worker mode... Continue reading
• fix (worker) offscreen animation
  June 10, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  fix (worker) offscreen animation, thanks cristo1 for the report... Continue reading
• fix (worker) fix worker mode to respect back face cull property
  June 09, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Ffix (worker) fix worker mode to respect back face cull property It appears that some models are not using CCW vs CW ordering of vertices, so they will not work with back face culling when in worker m... Continue reading
• Remove debug logging for culling
  June 09, 2023 by kindeyegames

  Remove debug logging for culling... Continue reading
• Flat light and back face cull worker mode
  June 08, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add support for per face lighting and back face culling in worker mode. For larger models, this can offload a lot of calculations to another thread. Typical systems have 4-8 cores / threads to distrib... Continue reading
• Game made w/ 3DObject wins award!
  June 05, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Congrats to @chev360 for winning their schools Spring 2023 game competition (1st place)! https://cheva360.itch.io/pookies https://educate.stemfuse.com/arcade/competition/hall-of-fame... Continue reading

  
• fix (worker) material offset and rotate support
  May 21, 2023 by kindeyegames

  Fix (worker) material offset and rotate support for worker animation In general worker animation is useful for higher poly animated objects (500+ polys)... Continue reading
• fix (worker) no animation, non-worker morph animation
  May 19, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  fix (worker) if no animation on model, non-worker morph animation... Continue reading
• fix (morph) allow manual morph w/o morph animation channel
  May 18, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  fix (morph) allow manual morph w/o morph animation channel... Continue reading
• Override Morph Weights and Morph functions for worker animation
  May 18, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Added a new ACE to manually override morph target weights for a node. The morph targets use index numbers, which you may need to view in the original model in Blender, etc. Set node morph target weigh... Continue reading
• Update SSAO effect to include znear/zfar parameters
  May 11, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  These should be set to the current znear / zfar of the 3D Camera object. Others have found that on mobile (android) that this effect will work better if the project znear is set to 50-100 and zfar at... Continue reading
• Fix (texture) release texture when instance model destroyed
  May 08, 2023 by kindeyegames

  Fix (texture) release texture when instance model destroyed... Continue reading
• Add AnimationSpeed expression, On animation <name> finished
  May 06, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add a couple of ACEs for QoL: Add AnimationSpeed expression Add On animation <name> finished condition... Continue reading
• Add Set ambient color for the light functions.
  April 30, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add Set ambient color for the light functions. The ambient color is added to the final face tint and the final face tint is clamped to full [1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0] Support appreciated:... Continue reading
• 3DFaceLight - add Set ambient color ACE
  April 28, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  3DFaceLight - add Set ambient color ACE, applied to all shapes. Adds the specified color ti final light value... Continue reading
• Fix bug if LightEnable set w/o LightUpdate ever being set
  April 28, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix bug if LightEnable set w/o LightUpdate ever being set Now forces a light update, if there is nothing baked yet... Continue reading
• Proof of concept: 3DFaceLight addon
  April 28, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  If you want to support further light experiments, etc. please consider: 3DFaceLight - this is a proof of concept addon to light some of the C3 native objects like 3D Shape and Meshes. Warning! 3DFaceL... Continue reading

  
• Add another light example
  April 27, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add another example from a model created by Townscaper. Very fake global illumination (see notes in project) Some of the railing don't seem to light correctly, something to investigate. If you create... Continue reading
• Add features to light
  April 27, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Light changes Change the spotlight cone control to be based on degrees of the cone and portion of the cone size for edge (e.g. 0.2 is 20%) This is a change in behavior - please update the values in pr... Continue reading
• Fix (lights) fix Enable Light (name) ACE
  April 25, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (lights) fix Enable Light (name) ACE. Still experimental!... Continue reading
• Experimental world space per face lights, with baking
  April 24, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  This is a very experimental feature, I am releasing it to get feedback and see if it will have a mode that is useful or there is a reasonable use case in a production game. For now, I suggest _not_ us... Continue reading
• 3DObject in action: Outer Terror 3 released
  April 23, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Outer Terror released (used 3DObject for a lot of the environment objects and some bosses). Congrats to the dev Salt & Pixel, the game looks great and is a lot of fun. Steam link: https://store.steamp... Continue reading
• C3 experimental webgpu compatabilty
  April 18, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  I have updated the addon to support the C3 webgpu experimental mode. See more details about webgpu mode here: https://www.construct.net/en/make-games/releases/beta/r337 (you actually need to use r338,... Continue reading

  
• Add ACE Is playing (check if animation is playing)
  April 14, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add ACE Is playing (check if animation is playing), new condition... Continue reading
• Add scripting interface *Angle, *Scale, animationBlend
  April 13, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add scripting interfaces for *Angle *Scale animationBlend Support continued development:... Continue reading
• Add example - 3DObject + C3 Example Drift
  April 12, 2023 by kindeyegames

  Drift example + 3DObject + Ghost Car recording of best time (including 3D tree and rock models) Models: https://quaternius.com/... Continue reading
• Add script interface for model data
  April 05, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add script interface, so JS scripts can read model data. Note that it is not settable, should be used for read only. Also note that is only available a tick or two after the model is loaded, before th... Continue reading

  
• Add animation blend time ACEs
  March 21, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Add ACEs to set animation blend time: - Set animation blend time (action) - AnimationBlendTime (expression) Includes sample project... Continue reading
• 3DObject in action: Mr Hopps 3 released
  March 17, 2023 by kindeyegames

  Congrats to Moonbit Studios! Great use of C3 3D built-in capabilities and 3DObject in a retro 3D horror/puzzle game. Check It out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2176450/Mr_Hopps_Playhouse_3/... Continue reading

  
• fix (model) handle model w/o samplers
  February 28, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (model) handle model w/o samplers, but does include textures, repeat is used for edge clamping in this case... Continue reading
• Fix (files) fix crash when incorrect gltf/glb file path is used
  February 23, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Fix for 2-36-5 not handling subfolders correctly (would not handle duplicate filenames in different subfolders). Fix to not crash c3 editor when an incorrect filename is used for the gltf/glb file (e... Continue reading
• Updated project file to use subfolders in editor and runtime
  February 17, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  This requires use C3 version 330 or higher (as the posting of this devlog it is a beta version.) https://editor.construct.net/r330/ This uses a new C3 SDK which now fully supports subfolders for both... Continue reading
• Add morph target animation support
  February 09, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Added morp target animation support. No ACEs added, if path 'weights' exist in the animation channels along with morph targets for the meshes, morph target animation will be used. This is typically us... Continue reading
• Fix (project files) - workaround for C3 SDK issue
  January 27, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  Created a quick workaround for the C3 issue mentioned in the last post. So, gltfPath with subfolders will work for both editor and runtime. One caveat is that for the editor side to work, the final fi... Continue reading
• Known issue with C3 project folders
  January 26, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  There is a known issue with using project folders and 'export as folders' project settings. I think the C3 SDK has a bug between editor usage of folders and runtime usage of folders. For now I recomme... Continue reading
• fix blend animation performance
  January 11, 2023 by kindeyegames

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  fix (blend) only store the minimum data for lastTarget for blend and double buffer the lastTarget. Previously a lot of extra data was converted and stored on start of the blend causing a large perform... Continue reading
• fix (texture wrap, worker animation)
  January 09, 2023 by kindeyegames

  fix (wrap/node) Use gltf specified sampler wrap modes for textures, not just repeat. For worker animation mode, wait for first animation data before returning valid values NodePointPosition() expressi... Continue reading
• fix (animation) fix animation blend for worker animation
  December 31, 2022 by kindeyegames

  Fix issue with animation blend for worker animations... Continue reading
• Example Node Enable / Disable
  December 29, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Example of node enable/disable. You can download the gltf and import it into blender to see the node naming. You can also enable debug property on the model and look at the console, you can explore th... Continue reading
• Worker Animation - remove debug hooks
  December 25, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Remove the console logging and debugger hooks left in the Worker Animation release... Continue reading
• Holiday Gift - Experimental Worker Animation!
  December 24, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Version 2.34.0 includes a new property for 3DObject - worker animation! Now the CPU work for animating complex models can be done on a separate thread/CPU from the main C3 runtime thread, allowing for... Continue reading
• Example prefab project
  December 05, 2022 by kindeyegames

  This is an example project from pixelmetal showing how to use load from file and load from prefab ACEs. As pixelmetal mentioned to me, this basically enables 3d model mod support, in terms of adding t... Continue reading
• Load model from prefab instance
  November 30, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  A new ACE has been added, Load model from prefab instance. This is used for only instance models of the same object type (instance property checked). It allows for other instance models to be loaded f... Continue reading
• Fix bounding box expressions for non animated models
  November 30, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Fix to update bounding box expressions on load for paused animation or non-animated models. Thanks to pixelmetal for the bug report... Continue reading
• fix gltf/glb load for some models
  November 11, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  This release implements a fix for loading of some gltf/glb files. The loading function now correctly uses the materials texture index's source image index to reference the images. In general if you ha... Continue reading
• Some nice 3DObject 3rd party games
  October 25, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Some great 3DObject use cases (good use of a lot static 3D assets with a few animated 3D assets.) Games done by Moonbit and StarCoffey. https://moonbit.itch.io/mr-hopps-playhouse-3-demo https://gamejo... Continue reading

  
• Add expressions for node/mesh vertex
  October 14, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  - Add expressions to get x,y,z of one of the vertices of a node's mesh. NodeVertexPosition(nodeName, index). Returns a JSON string which can be parsed by the JSON object {x:<number>, y:<number>, z:<nu... Continue reading

  
• Add materials expression
  August 26, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Add 'Materials' expression, which will return a JSON string with the instance's current material names and paths (if the material was loaded during runtime from a file or URL.) Example return string:... Continue reading
• Add wireframe and node UV offset features (commission)
  July 31, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Added two new features based on a commission from another developer (thank you PixelMetal). If you are interested in commissioning a feature, contact me via Twitter - @kindeyegame or the Construct Dis... Continue reading

  
• fix (textures) allocate one set of textures per model
  June 10, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Fix a race condition when many of the same model instances are on the same layout. Previously texture memory was allocated for all of the model instances if they were all present at the start of the s... Continue reading
• Add 'set bounding box scale' ACE and script function
  May 18, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Add 'set bounding box scale' ACE and script function. This can help keep the bounding box visible as the orientation and location of a 3DObject moves within the viewport. I have found scales of 1.5-2... Continue reading
• fix (gltf import) - add support for image data URIs
  May 06, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  fix (gltf import) - add support for image data URIs as embedded textures... Continue reading
• fix (glb import) - fix special case import Blockbench glb
  May 06, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  fix (glb import) - fix special case import Blockbench glb The issue was the first bufview did not have a byteOffset parameter, which actually implies a byteOffset of 0. Additionally, I noticed that th... Continue reading
• Added disable/enable render per node
  May 05, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Added disable/enable render per node. This should enable changing weapons or other simple attachments to a model. One method for a weapon for example would be to have multiple different weapons on the... Continue reading
• FXAA effect added
  May 04, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  This can be useful to smooth out model edges when you are using a lower resolution viewport and low-quality fullscreen scaling. When at high-resolution viewport and/or high-quality fullscreen scaling... Continue reading
• Example: in-game player texture editing
  April 26, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  A quick example of in-game edit of texture, is player-generated texture during runtime... Continue reading

  
• fix (editor) preview zElevation changes, handle incorrect filename
  April 21, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Editor fixes: fix (editor) preview zElevation changes in the editor, handle incorrect model filename in the editor without crashing editor. Thanks to users for reporting issues and providing example p... Continue reading
• Fix (load) handle gltf/glb files with images without names
  April 18, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (load) handle gltf/glb files with images without names... Continue reading
• Rocket Cannon example, fix setCannon bbox
  April 07, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Rocket Cannon example, including adding a collision listener to the cannon sphere body, which in turn triggers a C3 function that can change the 3DObject after collision with the ship. Fix setCannonBo... Continue reading
• 3DObject and cannon-es.js Construct 3D and 3D collision and physics
  April 05, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  A simple example integrating 3DObject with cannon-es.js (javascript 3D physics library.) Since C3 does not have a 3D physics/collision system, we can leverage an external library to implement it. The... Continue reading

  
• Fighter dynamic rotation example
  April 02, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Add dynamic rotation perf test example (rotation on GPU). Requires LightLayer3D effect available in downloads... Continue reading

  
• Fix (log) remove debug logging
  March 31, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  - fix (log) remove debug logging - fix handle 0 height / 0 width case for setting x,y origin... Continue reading
• Fix (sampling) - correct image editor texture sampling
  March 19, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (sampling) update static editor image to use correct project sampling (nearest, bi/trilinear) Thanks to jakepound for the bug report and the sample project to debug (it is very helpful to have a s... Continue reading
• Fix (bounding box), update bounding box in editor/runtime
  March 17, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Fixes for sizing the 3DObject bounding box in the editor and during runtime on rotations should help with early clipping in FPS camera view and when the 3DObject is rotating. near the edge of the scre... Continue reading
• Updated rotation/scale in editor and runtime.
  March 15, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Further development on GPU accelerated runtime rotation and scaling. Reimplemented rotation and scaling in the editor to match rotation and scaling in runtime. Note that with the new rotation method,... Continue reading
• Fix (material) update material without animation playing
  March 12, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (material) update material during runtime with or without animation playing. Change ACE Set Mesh Material to Set Node Material (uses node name, not material name.)... Continue reading
• Regressions to be fixed
  March 11, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  With the GPU rotation, there were a couple of regressions that need to be addressed, I will be working on them next week. To change material for a node/mesh, the animation must be enabled. Fixed. The... Continue reading
• Rotation optimization, GPU accelerated
  March 09, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  An experimental release, with a possible large increase in rotation performance. TLDR; Rotation will now cost minimal CPU and animation can be paused while rotation will still work. In one case it goe... Continue reading
• Add xScale, yScale, zScale editor properties
  March 07, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Add xScale, yScale, zScale properties. To stay consistent with C3 zScale, these are _divisors_, meaning the larger the value the smaller the model will be along that axis... Continue reading
• Fix (material) loading material w/o animation/rotation
  February 28, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (material) loading material w/o animation/rotation. Thanks to user VT for the bug report... Continue reading
• Add set xScale, yScale and scale and angle expressions
  February 28, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Similar to the z scale, set x scale and Set y scale are divisors (e.g. the larger the value, the smaller the model on that axis.) Also includes new expressions for x,y,z angles, and x,y scale... Continue reading
• Add 'Image texture' property - override other textures and materials
  February 18, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Added a new property 'Image texture' which uses the Object's image as the texture, instead of using embedded texture or materials. If you are using image texture now and the later versions of the addo... Continue reading
• Fix, set texture wrap default to repeat
  February 15, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  If you see texture issues because of this change please let me know. Right now I have set the default wrap mode to repeat for all textures. It works for the models I am testing and fixes a couple of m... Continue reading
• Add dynamic material (change, load texture to mesh at runtime)
  February 15, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Add aces for runtime Load material (load texture from png), Set mesh to material (set mesh to texture), Delete material (delete dynamic loaded material/texture). See the example 3DGLBLoadMaterial.c3p... Continue reading

  
• Safari / iOS compatibility fix, rotation improved
  February 10, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Fix for Safari / iOS compatability (no ImageBitMap.close() support on iOS/Safari). Also added support for a special case for rotation of skinned and unskinned nodes with x angle = -90. This makes it e... Continue reading
• Add multiple texture support, improve compatibility
  February 09, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Add initial support for supporting multiple textures embedded in a gltf / glb. I have tested a small number of multiple texture models and they work, but if you have one that does not, please send me... Continue reading

  
• Solid color support, project sampling support
  February 08, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  The first iteration of supporting solid color for meshes has been added. This is for meshes that do not contain a texture but instead use a material with a solid color. Some examples are available her... Continue reading

  
• Load model ACE (load uninitialized 3DObject during runtime)
  February 05, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  New ACE Load Model (modelName). This will only work once with an unloaded 3DObject, during runtime. The model must include an embedded texture. In the editor, make the modelName property blank (no str... Continue reading
• GLB and GLTF support with single embedded texture
  February 05, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  The addon now supports both glb and gltf embedded file formats, including support for a _single_ embedded texture. If a texture is present in the glb or gltf embedded file it will be used as the textu... Continue reading
• Add x,y bounding box size based on model size
  January 27, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  Add x, y bounding box based on the model x,y size. In the editor, the bounding box will resize based on the model scale and orientation. The y origin is at the bottom of the bounding box, the x origin... Continue reading
• Low poly models already in GLTF
  January 10, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  I found this nice source of low poly models already in GLTF. If they are useful for you, I suggest joining their patreon. Some are already in GLTF format. Don't forget to also grab the texture file. h... Continue reading

  
• Add optional procedural normal map to Light Layer 3D
  January 01, 2022 by kindeyegames

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  I added another parameter to Light Layer 3D which creates a procedural normal map of the texture which can be combined with a normal map generated from the depth. When set to 0, it has no effect, as y... Continue reading

  
• Light Layer 3D effect
  December 14, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Added an effect to play with. It automatically calculates a normal map for a layer and then provides, a single diffuse, ambient, and specular light on that layer. Works best for 3D objects and shapes... Continue reading

  
• Experimental effect AlphaDiscard for 3DObject Billboard objects
  December 08, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Experimental effect for 3DObject billboard objects (e.g. a single plane with a texture) to help with transparency conflicts around transparent billboard edges overlapping with other objects. It must b... Continue reading
• New 3DObject tutorial video from FozzleCC!
  December 06, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  A great video from @FozzleCC describing details of how to use 3D models with the plug-in. If this video is useful for you, please support FozzleCC on his Patreon: https://bit.ly/PatreonFoozleCC If you... Continue reading
• Add C3 native color support, 3D type support
  December 03, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Add in the new SDK features for native color property support (per object color tint) and 3D type support (should change layer and project to 3D rendering automatically now.) This requires C3 Beta r27... Continue reading
• Improved Draw performance
  December 01, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Reduced CPU load during Draw() calls. Animation and rotation still require CPU performance, but Draw() call load has been reduced by about 50%. This is especially true for static 3D Objects (e.g. obje... Continue reading
• Add animation blending
  November 17, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Adding animation blending (new property animation blend). This is lightly tested, so looking for feedback from tests with other models and animations. Please leave comments if you see issues (and a sa... Continue reading
• Add scale and zScale expressions
  November 14, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Add scale and zScale expressions... Continue reading
• Add CurrentAnimationTime/Frame Expressions
  November 12, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  On request add expressions: This is for the primary (first channel) of animation. CurrentAnimationTime In seconds (loops if loop enabled.) CurrentAnimationFrame Rounded to the closest frame number... Continue reading
• Thanks to the big tipper and effects.
  November 03, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Thank you to the big tipper! Inspiring to keep working on and improving this project. With the recent update to the C3 effects compositor, more effects now work with the plug-in, experiment to see wha... Continue reading

  
• Optimize animation processing when offscreen
  October 20, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Optimize offscreen animation processing. Minimize processing for animation while 3D Object is offscreen. Animation continues and still triggers on animation finished, even when off screen... Continue reading
• Fix for flickering animation on animation change
  October 20, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Fix for flickering animation on animation change (thanks to FoozleCC for the bug report.)... Continue reading
• Add set z height ACE
  October 16, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Add set z height ACE. This and height and width form a rectangular box used by the renderer to determine if the 3D Object is within the viewport to render. As an example of the size of this box, set 3... Continue reading
• Animation rate fix
  October 14, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Thanks to FoozleCC for the bug report and testing!... Continue reading
• Interim update (editor crash, rotations)
  October 13, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Interim update, some partial fixes: Better gltf error recovery, instead of crashing the editor, note in the dev console the issue of loading files and throw an alert. To correct this, change the filen... Continue reading
• Fix (no animations error)
  October 09, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Fix (regression: no animations error) Release 2.4.2... Continue reading
• Multiple instance support
  October 09, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Better support for multiple instances of one object (no longer crashing when one instance is deleted, in editor view, changing angles work on the instance changed.)... Continue reading
• Add animation ACEs (condition, expression)
  October 06, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  fix (editor): refresh render after rotation angle changed feat (animation): add animation is finished / on finished ACEs feat (animation): add CurrentAnimation expression... Continue reading
• Add initial render in editor for gltf (2.3.0)
  September 29, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Also add debug check box (generally debug for plug-in development). Will speed up model loading in editor and runtime when debug is not checked (default)... Continue reading
• Add ZElevation expression, Set ZScale
  September 28, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Add ZElevation expression, Set ZScale Set ZScale can be used with new expression coming from Construct 3 Camera as described here: https://www.construct.net/en/forum/construct-3/general-discussion-7/h... Continue reading
• More animation bug fix (and non animated bug fix)
  September 27, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Currently, rotation of non-animated objects is not working... Continue reading
• Added test project for gltf format.
  September 27, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Added test project for gltf format... Continue reading
• Fixes for non animated models
  September 27, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Fixes for non-animated models... Continue reading
• Major update - GLTF and animation support
  September 27, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Major Update - now supports gltf and animations This plugin loads a 3D Model into Construct 3, similar to the new built-in 3DShape plugin, but the 3D object can be a more complicated 3D model, loaded... Continue reading
• Fix for render order issue
  September 13, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Fix for depth buffer not always being enabled (which helps with correct render order for the unsorted 3DObject Quad3Ds.) Fix was to add: RendersToOwnZPlane() { return false; } to the runtime/editor in... Continue reading
• Editor bug fixes, add choice of axes order for rotation ACE
  September 09, 2021 by kindeyegames

  Fix a few editor crash bugs (for rendering in the editor). Add an order of axes rotation to the Set Rotation ACE. This is similar to Blender Euler Mode See: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/a... Continue reading
• Add render in editor, rotation in editor
  July 21, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Add render in editor, does not appear to quite match runtime, but interested in your experience. Also include rotation in editor with properties and a setting for rotation order. Next: add xyz rotatio... Continue reading
• Add incoming fighters example to project
  June 09, 2021 by kindeyegames

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• 1.3.2 Fix more obj/parsing (accept variable spaces)
  June 07, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  1.3.2 Fix more obj/parsing (accept variable spaces). If you see other parsing related errors, let me know (look in dev console for errors). Thanks to radel1996 for the error report... Continue reading
• Release 1.3.1 - obj/mtl parsing fix
  June 05, 2021 by kindeyegames

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  Update parsing to remove whitespace, which allowed for loading of KenShape obj/mtl/png files. Thanks to newt for reporting the issue... Continue reading