Text-based 3D model formats besides .obj and .x?

[xdaniel]

So there's the Wavefront .obj format, which everyone's using but is rather limited, there's the DirectX .x format, which is interesting but actually looks a bit intimidating to try and parse, so what else is there? Are there any other 3D model formats that are well supported by 3ds Max, Blender, SketchUp, etc., that support things like ex. vertex colors and are preferably text-based?

[Zeth Ryder]

What about Collada? .dae? Its pretty open source and seems to work pretty well, Max, Blender and Sketchup export it. Not only that but it also allows for bone hierarchies to be put in a model too(perhaps later on down the road for object/npc models)

[kyrin64]

i think .dae might work most of them support it but what do i know

[xdaniel]

I totally forgot about Collada! I had briefly looked into it with the Mega Man Legends stuff, but that kinda stalled... That's something worth looking into again later, although getting the basics down is more important for now...

[Antidote]

Well, .dae is xml iirc, so it'll be trivial to implement with C#, infact i think there is a library for it....

Yep, this one uses SlimDX, but it shouldn't be too difficult to use it with OpenGL.

http://sourceforge.n.../slimdxcollada/

 

EDIT:

It's not 100% complete but it's better than nothing, and it's at least a good example of how to do it. The code is pretty clean and easy to understand.

[SoulofDeity]

The only text-formatted ones I know of are wavefront obj, valve smd, valve .dmx, directX .x, collada .dae, vrml, lightwave .lwo, doom md2, doom md5mesh / md5anim, and .psk.

 

.smd, .x, .dae, .md5, and .psk all support skeletons. .md2 doesn't use skeletons, but supports vertex animation.