.emdl and .scn file formats are not open or published. It's been a gripe of
users since day one.
To get these files into another application you'll need to import/export
using an existing file format, or write your own translator using the SDK
and construct your own file format. I have been doing the latter for the
past few months to salvage some old work. It's possible. Ability to do it
is dependent on your specific needs.
If you insist on using the .emdl and .scn file formats natively, you'll need
to hack the files to figure them out. What makes the issue more complicated
is the file formats use COM/OLE concepts to store data. You'll need to
understand COM/OLE to a limited degree to figure all of it out. Years ago
Luc-Eric did mention a compound file viewer that could be used to view the
contents of .emdl and .scn files, and I remember trying that out, but even
with that viewer it was not trivial to understand. Finding someone with
expertise in this area, as well as 3D, will be difficult.
I would advise writing your own translator, or hiring somebody else to do it
for you.
Matt
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:07:58 -0500
From: Tim Crowson <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Writing custom loaders for .emdl and .scn files in other
apps
Let me clarify... obviously I'm not asking about the I/O SDKs for other
apps... I'm asking about info on XSI's native I/O formats.
On 6/2/2015 11:19 AM, Tim Crowson wrote:
Where would I go to find information on writing loader plugins for
other apps for loading .emdl and .scn files? Not having much luck in
the SDK, unless I just missed it...
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