Octaga Exporter

Octaga Exporter is a very useful tool for users of Autodesk 3D Studio Max. It helps you to ease the process from design of 3D models to real-time 3D presentation. It directly exports visual effects created in 3D Studio Max into VRML and X3D which can then be viewed in Octaga Player. Octaga Exporter is available for 3D Studio Max versions 2009 and 2010. 

   
sun-shadow simulation according to time, date and location. 

Octaga Exporter is an extended version of the standard VRML-exporter in 3D Studio Max. This plug-in enables export of VRML-encoded X3D nodes for use with Octaga Player. By using standard features in 3D Studio Max it is now possible to export content such as multi-textures, bump maps, reflection maps, shell materials, spray particle systems, animated transparencies and animated diffuse colors.

Test scene for Octaga Exporter 

 Download the zipped 3ds max scene and textures

Features

• Multi-texture: Use the features Mix and RGB Multiply materials in 3ds max to create real-time multi-texture effects. A very useful feature which lets the designer blend multiple textures applied to a model.
• Bump and Reflection: The bump and reflection options in the maps roll out works to add bitmaps as bump and reflection maps.
• Shell material: Use shell materials in 3ds max to ease the use of advanced texturing effects such as "Render to texture" and export for use in real-time.
• Shadow node: Add shadow effects by using a shadow helper node. Pick a light source, occluders and shadow receivers.
• Spray particle systems: Add textured particle systems to create new effects in a real-time model.
• Triangle strips: The Octaga Exporter can optimize models by converting geometry into triangle strips, which are more efficient for real-time rendering.
• Animated transparency and color: Use the extended possibilities for exporting animations to create effects with color and transparency.
• Animated normals for coordinate interpolators: Create animations of mesh modifications while preserving the smoothing properties of the object.
• Octaga playback framework: The exported model will be embedded in a playback framework which is useful for testing animations.
• Octaga sun simulator: The exported model will be embedded in a sun simulator framework which simulates the sunlight at a given location at a given date and time. Useful together with a shadow node to observe sun/shadow behavior.

Purchase/ Download

Octaga Exporter is free to try with limited functionality while in evaluation mode. (Every 10th polygon is removed from the exported scene)

After purchasing a license and registering you will turn the evaluation version into a fully operating retail version. Price €49. 

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